Video Shooting

Firstly my plan is for the trailer to start in a point of view, pan shot of a ticking clock following on to a teddy bear, newspaper and photos of the two young girls looking happy, showing to the audience something has happened to the pair, creating tension. Suddenly their is a jump cut to the young girl running off into darkness, a gloomy forest which creates suspense for the audience as they're unaware of why she is doing this but also what is about to happen to her, it is foreshadowing without giving the plot away fully, this will be filmed in an extreme long shot high angle to show she has little or no authority to her murdered. Another jump cut occurs to when a man, who they will later find out is her drunken father, shouting and screaming at her, again the audience is left puzzled as they don't have an idea on to why he is shouting. this scene will be filmed through the young girls eye, looking up to her father to hopefully make the audience feel in suspense and as if the father is shouting directly at them, making them feel how she must have felt, helping them connect more to the trailer itself. The scene shows the young girl against the wall hysterical because of her father actions of hitting her, it will shot in an extreme close up of her crying to show her emotion and make the audience sympathises with her. The screen will slowly fade into credits reading 'This Summer, Were fact... Becomes Reality, Based on a true story' is shown this will encourage the tension and make the viewer want to get the full experience by visiting the cinema and watching the film. An unexpected scene is presented upon the screen showing the young girl's best friend hugging her mother after she's just been told Emily (the young girl) has passed away in a mysterious death, relating back to the scene of her running into the dark, gloomy forest, this shot will be filmed at a long, high angle shot, as if Emily is looking down, watching her best friend. The next scene will be of her best friend at Emily's grave crying and upset to suddenly were the camera zooms into a close up shot of the best friends face to show her reaction of Emily trying to contact her for help of her killer so she can get justice. Suddenly a black screen appears and the writing 'COMING SOON, 2013 IN THEATRES THIS SUMMER' fades onto the screen.

Locations;
The first significant location will be the house to were Emily lives/ed, it will be a place the audience is able to connect with as it is overly realistic and normal to what they're usually used to, so they're able to connect to the trailer itself, but also will Emily the main character because of this particular scenery. It will be mainly filmed in dim light as it isn't a warming place to be in, also she gets abused by her father in this location and it creates tension for the audience as they know she feels extremely isolated hear.
The next significant place to feature within my thriller film trailer will be the forest, as it doesn't occur for long, however it has a significant part as this is were the main part of the story occurs as she is believed to have been murdered hear, and this sets the scene for the whole of the film. It will be filmed at night to create more suspense for the audience as the majority of bad situations occur at night in thriller/horror films. It is a place the audience are able to easily relate to as everyone is familiar with a forest.
The next important location of my film trailer is the grave yard as this is the first place Emily's best friend hears her seeking for help to find justice and finally rest in peace. Everyone is overly familiar with a grave yard somehow, again helping them connect to the film and make it feel more realistic for them in some way, both good and bad. This scene will be filmed round about tea time so the lighting is rather dark but there is still a light present to highlight the best friend at Emily's grave. Also this is ironic as it will signify to the viewer that something is likely to occur, but not give a clue of what it is.

Characters;
The main character of my film trailer is Emily, she will be a teenage girl who has had a rough childhood by being abused by her father and having no friends through all her school life. However she is an intelligent, polite girl. She finally makes friend with a girl and they become best friends until she is mysteriously murdered after running into the dark forest at night. However we as the viewer are unaware of who her murderer is. At the start of the trailer she will be wearing normal clean clothes that by the end, end up looking rough, raggy and dirty after being murdered. i will do this by covering them in mud and slightly ripping them, to show the audience she put up a fight from her murderer.
The next important character is Emily's best friend, she is the helper, as she helps Emily find justice from her murderer and finally rest in peace. she was always the popular girl throughout school and Emily was always jealous of her, as she was beautiful and everyone loved her. She tries her best to help her loyal best friend. throughout the trailer she will always be dressed nicely and clean.
The last character featuring within my film trailer is Emily's father, he is a drunk, abusive father who constantly mentally and physically abuses Emily. He has a rough, look to support his character role of being an alcoholic and having a nasty personality.
I personally believe the audience are able to relate to at least one of the main character within my thriller, film trailer as there is various stereotypes presented. This is important as if they feel like they're able to connect with various characters it will encourage them to come and watch the film at the cinema.


Schedule; 
I am hopefully going to start doing parts of the shoot as soon as possible, doing little bits at a time, but also testing various angles out and setting to find the best and most effect. I will hopefully have the whole thing shot in two weeks to give me time to experiment with various similar locations, angles, times of day, lighting etc.