Pre-liminary Trailer Task
This was our basic plan for our Pre-liminary task, which outlines the ideas, concepts and aims of our Pre-liminary trailer.
- 1.30 seconds or less
- Horror/thriller genre
- Aimed at our peers
- 6 interior shots
- 6 exterior shots
- 1 dialogue shots
- Title of Obsession in bold, white font
- Title of Coming Soon in bold, white font; the same as the name of the trailer, which therefore adds continuity
- Closing shot
- Music is fast paced, with high pitched tones to create suspense
- Deep, ominous voice over
Synopsis
A young adult boy falls in love with a girl he sees daily, but by being continuously rejected by this girl he decides to take action to make her his own. Girl finds closet area which has images of herself within, becomes scared and is then attacked by the male who loves her so deeply. He then ties her to a chair and begins to torture her in a means of if he can't have her, then nobody can.Prelim Teaser Trailer Review
This block is a simple yet productive way of showing and highlighting key elements from my Pre-liminary task and how I created a successful first attempt of filming and editing my work.
Trailer | Titles – font choice, size, colour, positioning, name of film | Camera shot type, composition, framing | Camera movement and angle | Voice over, dialogue, text titles | Music choice and pace of editing |
Obsession | Name of film & coming soon Bell Gothic Standard almost full screen size white with red shadow centre of the screen noise alpha over the top of the images to create a grainy video effect | Establishing shots close ups of Issy mid shots of Issy and Olly establish setting, situation, mood, atmosphere shots of empty room then room with Olly in it creates a strong sense of tension and apprehension | Tracking shots of Olly walking towards Issy Generally the camera is static to give the feeling that Olly is filming the girl he is obsessed with. | Voice over establishes motive and intent, deep monotone Titles simple state the situation and title of the movie | Fast paced music creates anticipation, dread and apprehension pace of editing begins slow and gains speed reflecting the music |
The Horror Thriller Genre
I used a new media technology called Wordle which allowed me to present some of my work and research in a creative manner.
Horror Thriller
Seminal films Directors
Brief analysis of Teaser Trailers
Both teaser trailers employ the conventions of horror thriller trailers using suspense, tension and excitement as key elements to create unsettling movies that attempt to elicit the emotions of dread, disgust and dismay from the audiences. With powerful tag lines such as “Believe In Him” and “Bad Things Happen For A Reason” it gives the audience a clear suggestion of what the movies are about and how the plot will unfold.
Analysis of Devil poster
Analysis of The Last Exorcism poster
The Tourist TV Spot
We watched and analysised the TV Spot for The Tourist
32seconds
Script
“It all started when I met a woman”
“Grab him”
“Why is everyone trying to kill me?”
“You were part of a plan”
“Why are you involved?”
From the producer of The Departed
“You know he will be with her”
“This is exactly why she chose him, to distract us”
“Police”
“Angelina Jolie”
“It’s going too far”
“Johnny Depp”
“Let her go”
“The Tourist” alongside title Angelina Jolie + Johnny Depp The Tourist
The tourist is an action thriller movie, following the false identity of Johnny Depp’s character whilst been hounded by antagonists and stalked by people he is unsure about trusting, the main being Angelina Jolie’s character whom he seems to be having a love affair with. The key aspects of the film are romance, betrayal and mystery, creating a powerful and dramatic atmosphere which engulfs the audience.
Research into distribution companies
Our respect and admiration of film is formed by our knowledge at the cinema. Distribution is the third part of the film supply chain, is often referred to as 'the invisible art', a process known only to those within the industry, barely written about and almost imperceptible to everyone else. Yet questionably, distribution is the most significant part of the film industry, where finished films are brought to existence and connected with an audience. The phases of production, distribution and exhibition operate most effectively when 'vertically integrated', where the three stages are seen as part of the same larger process, under the control of one company.
Research into marketing a film
The Poster campaign
Key visual analysis of film websites
Recently I have seen Devil and The Last Exorcism, personally I feel as thriller horror films they ticked most boxes which are seen to complete them as films, however there are many plot changes I would make. For instance I would give more back story to the “Devil” character in Devil and show past events he has caused and highlight all reasons as to why, similarly in The Last Exorcism it is very similar to its predecessors and could have possibly been more successful if parts were more intense and creative. In the synopsis I would include things such as information as to why both movies came about and emphasize key pivotal moments in each. Both sites for each film emphasize the horror thriller genre and have influential, powerful images which then cause the audience to become intrigued about the methods which the directors and actors may have used in the creation of the film. The visual looks of each of the website a black, red, use of the trailer. It is clear from the sites that the age range for each film are young adults and that the gender is unisex, with no indication towards it being directly aimed at one gender. However many horror thriller films are aimed towards males due to the drastic amount of gore and fear which is included and inspired. Interactive features on each site are that of links to social network sites, competitions, locating cinemas which are showing the film, watching trailers and key moments in each film and critics opinions of the films. All of these allow the audience to participate in the films and encourage interest. The website for The Last Exorcism has the opportunity to allow you to submit an e-mail address for further information on the film, where as Devil does not have anything where to submit an e-mail address. This may have been done to raise more interest into the movie, causing the audiences to go see it to find out more. Create mystery, raise interest into the film, be memorable, clear image of what the film is about.
Shouldn’t be too confusing or long, not give away everything in the film.
The Last Exorcism –
- Last hints that there’s been many before and this may be the most important or effective one
- Exorcism highlights the spiritual and supernatural elements within the film
- Devil shows clearly that it’s about a supernatural demon which has malevolent purposes and only wishes to cause pain (reflecting the general idea how Devils are seen)
Each films title were very effective at selling the film to the audience, as it allows the audience to gain full understanding of the films purpose and intentions. Both titles are reflective of their film, both in capital letters and with clear images of the film displaying constant an impression of the films intent and ideas. Images such as the lift button being a V in the title emphasize where the film is set and its malicious intent.
I would say that the key ways I would hear about a film would be through the internet, cinema, TV, radio as it’s what’s most applicable to me and interests me as a person. You can tell the quality of different cinemas through their websites, for instance cinemac has a very basic, one page black and white website which has few images and cinema listings and times.
Institutional Research
To gain successful and valid information in my research I researched studios and distribution companies using Wikipedia and IMDb, this therefore helped me to gain a vital insight which would later help me with the final production of my film.
"Blockbuster" = A movie which is a huge financial success. In common usage a "blockbuster" is a movie that has a box-office of more than $100 million upon release in North America. -IMDb
The Big Six
Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. is an American production and distribution film company, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which was founded by Joe Brandt and Jack and Harry Cohn. It released its first feature film in August 1922. Two years later went public Columbia then began to grow in the late 1920s.
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation is an American film studio, owned by Rupert Murdoch. Founded in 1935, after the combination of Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures, instant success was gained with its first movie star, Shirley Temple, who was one of the most famous actresses to come out of this studio.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is an American producer of film and television entertainment, creator of the film series’ such as Harry Potter, which is the highest grossing film series ever, and it is also accountable for the Academy Award winning “The Dark Knight”, which is the studio's highest grossing film ever with over $1 billion.
Paramount Pictures is an American film production and distribution company, founded in 1912 and is owned by Viacom, is America's oldest active film studio; it’s also the final main film studio still in Hollywood, whilst constantly ranked as one of the biggest-grossing movie studios.
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio, involved in Walt Disney Pictures and Television, the main production company for live-action feature films. Walt Disney Pictures is noteworthy as it is the only film studio to have three films that have exceeded the $1 billion mark (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Alice in Wonderland and Toy Story 3). Also Disney is the only major Hollywood studio which released two films in a single year, each gaining more than $1 billion.
Universal Pictures was established in 1912 by Carl Laemmle; it is one of the oldest American movie studios still in business. In addition to owning a large film library starting in the initial areas of cinema to more modern works, it also owns a lot of television programming’s due to NBC Universal Television Distribution.
Other American Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an American media company, involved first and foremost in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the tycoon Marcus Loew took charge of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures.
DreamWorks Pictures is an American film studio which develops, produces and distributes television programming, film and video games giving it a clear sense of vertical integration. DreamWorks is one of the most influential and rapidly grown studios by producing and distributing more than ten films which have gained box-offices grosses totalling more than $100 million each since 1994, when it was created by media entrepreneurs Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen to create a studio.
British Studios
BBC theatrical features appear from the same area accountable for particular television dramas. This has long been a source of irritation for those who want the BBC to establish a theatrical section to challenge Channel 4.
FilmFour was first launched in 1982; the UK's fourth television channel is recognized with keeping the spark of British filmmaking active in the 1980s. Its aimed to cross-subsidise British film production with television money to create not only a stream of high quality film drama to help the downward spiralling British film industry.
Working Title Films was first created by Sarah Radclyffe, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner as they were all unbeaten in creating popular, British-based films of global appeal with this company. Its first film, My Beautiful Laundrette, led to an Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay.
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