Clips.

This video is 3 different clips I have edited together to show what didn't work with a shoot. The first 2 shots are a high angled image of a tree. I used a tree as I thought that it showed vunrability because it was on its own. Both shots were too dark which made it hard to use in my video because of this I had to retake the shots and the new shot was the one I used in my film trailer. The tree's in my opinion are a typical convention of horror movie trailers that have a sub genre of action. Action usually means outdoors so showing the tree's is showing nature/outdoors. The second tree shot was still dark however I also didn't use this clip as you could see the outline of the lamp-post behind it which meant it wasn't so isolated as I wanted it to be. The 3rd peice of footage I shot was in a garage and I shot the window. I wanted to show this as I wanted to establish the setting I was in. I also panned the camera when filming this shot but I didn't think it worked aswell as I thought it would. I decided not to use this shot as I didn't think it looked professional enough and it was also to dark to use in my trailer. I decided not to reshoot this shot as I didn't think it was really relevent in my trailer.
The reason all images were dark was because of complications with timing. I realised I had to rethink what time to shoot and when myself and others were available for filming. After I had done this I planned a time when I knew all my cast where available and when it was light enough to shoot. These shots were the ones I have used in my trailer.

I have finished all my filming and am now editing my work on the programme 'Adobe Premire Pro'. I am finding the programme easy to use and the layout is simplistic yet professional. What I'm finding difficult is the timeline and how to get my clips into the order I think they should be in. However if I make a decision and want to change it the programme allows me to do this easily. My clips are all shown in the left hand corner of the screen and it is easy to get them onto the timeline as all I have to do is drag the clip were I want it to appear and it comes up. I am finding that I can get a lot of work done in the time provided in lessons. Although I haven't finished my trailer yet I think I will be able to finish it by the deadline set (17th Decemeber). I now need to upload the music for my trailer onto the programme and fit the music to the clips I have used. I also want to create my own film image so that I can use an original one at the beginning of the trailer rather than copying someone elses. This will make it more individual and will show I have put more effort into my work.

Donnie Darko poster analysis

This poster is an intersting and modernistic poster. The title of the film is the name of the character who dominates the whole movie. The main image is made up of this particular character and the other characters who star in it make up the characters face. This idea is a totally unique way of presenting a film poster and it shows the films idea yet establishes the charcters within it. The colours of the poster are black and blue and this is what establishes the genre of the film which is horror with the sub genre of thriller. The poster is symetrical and the layout is well centered. The title of the film is clearly shown underneath the main image.

Target Audience

My target audience will be for an audience aged 15 and above. This is because the material in my trailer will be quite disturbing for any person lower than that age. My audience will be people who enjoy watching films and quite often go to the cinema. I will give my trailer a 15 certification meaning that no person under this age will be able to watch the film.
Because my film has no romance involved people who like the romantic genre of film would not come to watch it. The people I will aim the film at will be people who enjoy watching horror films.
The gender for my film will be both men and woman but I think more men would like to watch my film rather than women. I think my film would be viewed mostly by partners or friends going to watch the film at the cinema. I think mostly working class people would watch this film. Working class people also make up most of the population so it would mean most of the population would be tempted to watch my film.

Film Posters.

This poster shows a close up of a well known and established character of the Harry Potter films. Ron Weasley has been in all Harry Potter films and is well known around the world. The image in this text is simplistic yet effective as it gives the audience an idea towards what the film will actually be like. The photo is dark which gives us a clue that the film won't be light hearted one like the other 6.
The close up of the character gives a serious interpretation to the film especially as the character isn't smiling on the photograph.
The text explaining the poster all together doesn't even need to be bigger than the photo itself as the image on the poster is so well known it would work without even putting text on it. The date is also extremely small on this poster but because the release is so anticipated the audience would pay attention to it.

This poster clearly shows the title of the film and the actors which star in it. The poster is quite bright and colourful which will attract the attention of the audience. The 2 characters are shown in a close up and by looking at the poster we get an idea that these two are romanticaly linked and that they are the main characters. Straight away we can see the romantic feel and because of this people who are more likely to watch the romance genre of film will be more drawn to it than people who will go to watch horror films. The colours shown on the poster are pastel colours and quite stereotypically girly. Because of this and the romantic link shown I think girls would be more likely to go and watch this film than males. However I think many females would go with their partners to watch this movie. Both characters are extremely attractive and the audience will see this too. Girls would like to realte themselves to the female character and they would also be attracted to the male. This may work the other way around with the males wanting to be like the male character and finding themselves attracted to the leading lady.

So far I have filmed in 3 locations and when looking back at my tape only one of the locations was good enough to not shoot again. This is the scene which I shot in the garage. The church location was too bright for my horror genre so I have had to reschedule a re-shoot. Also some of the shots were too shakey and I had not produced the angle I need.
The scene were I need to be in woodland has also needed to be rescheduled as when I went to film it was too dark to have good quality shots. I have had to rethink the way I want the shot to look and which angles I need to use as when looking back at my tape I realised some of the shots didn't look quite as I wanted them too.
I changed my mind on the cemetary scenes as I believe woodland would look much better and I also didn't want to disrespect anyone.

Conventions of the horror genre.

Horror films are made to scare and to panic the audience. There are different types of horror films such as psychological horror, thriller and fantasy films. When people watch horror films they are there to be entertained. When watching a horror peoples worst fears are invoked and the audiences mind is being played on.

Horror films are made to play on peoples minds; they often include a story line which the audience can relate too. Horror’s often have underlying messages and because the audience see some truth in the storyline it scares them more as they believe there is a possibility that it could happen. There are often other genres included within the horror genre. In the majority of films there is always a ‘Cinderella theme’, this is where there is a romance involved within the story. Film makers know what sells and they incorporate these themes and genres creating a sub genre.

Horror films were created at least 100 years ago and the very first horror films included fantasy creatures such as vampires and monsters. Horror films often contain sex but within the film sex is seen as wrong and the characters in these films often pay for the acts. This is another convention used within the horror genre. Previously Horror films were just based around monsters and indescribable creatures, now in the modern age these films include ‘normal’ people playing victims and protagonists which brings a reality to the film and it’s taken away from fantasy. Statistically one of the scariest horror films of all time is ‘The Exorcism’. This film shows a young girl being possessed by the devil/demons. This film had people crying and fainting because of this at the cinema. The film was that shocking to some that it was banned from England and Priests stood outside the cinema blessing people and asking people not to go and watch it. After this many film producers included religion into horrors making Religion another convention within the horror genre.

Horror films are at the top of the highest grossing genre within films and there is a new horror brought out at least once a month. The makers of these films know audiences like to be scared and this is why these films are mass produced. The majority of horrors don’t even come out at the cinema and many are just released onto DVD straight away. Jurassic Park is the highest grossing horror film so far. Although this film has many sub genres such as Sci Fi and Thriller because it also has horror as a genre it makes it the highest grossing horror film.

I have decided to use horror as my chosen genre as it is the genre most people like to watch. People love to be scared and horror conventions draw people in. The horror genre also fits in with my target audience and is my favourite type of film. Because I have watched many horror films I feel as though I can take ideas off the films I have watched and can understand the conventions and the genre more. I also think by doing a horror trailer it will be more challenging and more interesting to make. The effects I want need to be created by the camera movements, sounds and lighting I choose so I feel it will be a bigger challenge and one that communicates with the audience more.

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The garage I have chosen to shoot in is very cramped and small giving it a feel of tension when i film in it. The feeling of the protagonist bringing the victim back to 'his garage' makes the audience feel more frightened as it makes it more intimate.

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Chants cemetary is a beautiful cemetary which has an eerie element about it. I have chosen to film in a cemetary as my chosen genre is horror and this fits in with the theme. Also there is some woodland in the area and because of this i can film two different types of shots in one area and create different atmospheres within it.

Locations.

The locations I have chosen for my film trailer are: The Holy Trinity Church, Chantserland Avenue Cemetary and a home garage. I have chosen the church because it has a very old and creepy feel and is something with a lot of character in which I could film a lot of different scenes has it has so much detail. The church is located in the middle of town so will be easy to get too, i have also rang up the church and asked for their permission to film there with which they said yes.

Sound for my trailer

Because I need a soundtrack to go with my horror trailer I searched for music on YouTube to fit with the horror genre. I found a few soundtracks that i will cut and use when appropraite during the trailer. These are the soundtracks I will cut my music from

First Choice Soundtrack - Horror Soundtrack Halloween Music - Film Composer
Second Choice Soundtrack - Dvorak New World Symphoney 4th Movement Plus Others
Third Choice Soundtrack - Dramatic Movement (High Octane)
Fourth Choice Soundtrack - Dramatic Music

These sounds will be used to create a different effect on the audience for each part of the trailer. Some will be used to create suspense others for dramatic effect or to scare. At some time i may not even use a sound at all. Silence will be used in my trailer to create a creepy effect and also to create tension. I also have one sentance of dialogue in my trailer. I want to keep the speaking minimal to create a more professional look within my trailer.

Story of my film trailer..

My film trailer will be about a religious man (protagonist) who murders only women. The protagnoist does this because he blames Eve for the temptation of Adam. This is why my film trailer is called Temptation. My filming will be shot in a church and in a woods. There will also be a scene in a garage to create a dirty and vunrable effect. During the trailer the protagonist will be shown in the church and then goes on to attack the victim in the woods. The next and ending shots will be of the victim tied up in the garage and knowing there is no escape. I will use classical music to create a horror theme and a feel of tension.
I will use props for my trailer and these will be, a Bible, a rosery and ropes. I want the whole trailer to have a religious theme as that is the whole bakcground to my idea.
I will dress both actors in clothing which is approriate for the role they are playing. My protagonist will be in all black and his hair will be made greasy. His face will not be shown fully and the lighting will be dim making him appear mysterious. My victim will be dressed in rich colours such as purple and dark green. This is too give her some brightness but to also keep with the darkening theme.
When the victim is attacked in the woods I will change the effect of the camera to sepia tone and the pace of it will be faster. This is too create a tension feel and a feeling of panic to the audience.
Towards the end of the trailer I will shoot plain black shots and make them flicker fastly like a light bulb. This way it gives a feel to the audience of the position the victim is in and makes the audience realise something is about to happen. My last life shot will be of the victim tied up and looking panicked whilst you can see the shadow of the protagonist behind her.

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Analysis of a Music Video.

Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles.

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This video was one of the first music videos ever made. It was produced in 1979 and sang by a band called The Buggles. This video starts with a close up of the main singer (Trevor Horn) in the band. The colouring of the video is rather grainy and not bright. The video has graphics suurounding it which at the time would of looked revolutionary as music videos were never heard of but looking at it now it looks rather cheap. Camera angles and shots are very limited on this video, they mostly consist of close ups, medium shots and zoom. We are first shown the main singer of the band (Horn), he is shown at a close up shot. He is wearing a silver suit and white sunglasses to match. The clothing shown gives off a kind of space theme, the silver and the sunglasses seem rather intertextual to what spacemen would wear. It also gives a feeling of something new and exciting. The clothes seem to be something different and this is exactly what the music video is. The fact the sound of the song is in an almost like robotic voice shows a sense of how the technology was at the time and it seems as if they are showing off how new they are.

The camera then cuts to two women singing and a man (Geoff Downes) playing piano. This shows the audience that the song is actually performed by a band and not just the man we see at the beginning. We are then shown Horn again this time though the camera zooms out and we are seen more of the setting and surroundings. We can see the singer has a microphone in which he is singing into. This gives off the feel that the band are performing, when actually the sound is non - digectic and Horn would have been miming.

During the video many bright lights are shown in the background. Although our focus is in the foreground these lights are still visable and the fact they shine in the reflection of Horns sunglasses gives off a feel of new discovery and wonder to the auidence as the music video would have been something new to them. It makes it feel more new and productive. Whilst Horn is singing he is not only surrounded by his band mate and the two ladies but also people we assume are their audience. This 'audience' however don't seem too excited about whats going on around them. They give off the feel that what the band is doing is normal and that the surrounding is something they are used too. This makes me think that at the time the video was shot the audience were purposfully made to look disinterested as they are showing the viewers that what is being shown IS something new and exciting but also not a one off and something they should expect to see a lot of.

The women in this video are backing singers however they are shown sexually to the audience and are not shown in the back looking dowdy. The women are dressed in short dresses of the colours red and white. White represents purity and virginity whilst the red shows passion and lust. I believe this is done purposfully to attract male attention. The lady in the white dress is more covered up then the lady in red, this woman is also brown haired whilst the other is a blonde. This is done intentionally as the sterotype for beautiful women is blonde and skinny. The brunnette lady is not conventionally pretty to society and this is how she is shown in the video. The brunnette also is shorter then the blonde as constantly seems to be looking up at her. This shows superiority within the two girls.

Horn in this video is stood remotely still, he does not make any drastic movements and in fact does not hardly move at all. This fits in with the theme of the video, the space and robotic theme. He also is shown at an angle were he is not looking directly into the camera. However when the lyric 'Put the blame on VCR' is said he looks directly into the camera. This interacts with the audience and gains their attention.

The same graphic is shown throughout the video, although not constantly it is enough to relate it to the video. This graphic would of been something never done before, people would of been amazed by it as it would be something they would have never seen. This video is intertextual and based around themes such as space and new technology. The clothing Horn is dressed in gives off a sense of a robotic theme and the voice and non digectic singing of Horn gives off this theme too. I think audiences in 1979 would have been amazed by this video and suprised it could of actually been made. This also relates with the video as robots and space were once things that did not seem real or could be explored.

Analysis

Horror Trailer SE7EN
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SE7EN is a horror film which stars, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, R. Lee Ermey and Kevin Spacey. I have not seen this film so my interpretations of the trailer was based on my own findings.

This horror trailer starts with low deep bass sound which is still audiable when the dialogue begins. This isn't a sound you the would normally associate with horror films as this peice of music is a low sound if you was thinking of music for horror films you would think of a high pitched sound. The first person we see in the film is a character played by Brad Pitt it then goes on to show another major film star Morgan Freeman. This is basically selling the film and showing that its a film with big films stars in.

The lighting in this trailer is quite dark and dingy and this is how we get our first in sight that it's a horror film. We are shown Pitt in a dark room were the tint of the camera is a deep red colour. This gives off the impression of blood and we associate it with horror. It is working within the conventions. There is a lot of flash frames in this trailer, giving you a deeper insight to the film itself as it's showing clips which are in the film. By doing it in flash frame it is making the audience want to see more.

Mysterious imagery is used in this trailer, when flash frames, camera angles were you can't see someones face and dramatic sound is used. This makes the audience wonder what is going to happen next. By doing this the audience will feel curious and want to go and watch the film. By having a track throughout the trailer it gives an eerie impression subtly. However dialogue is used over the tracks and the tracks are used as background sound.

Showing Morgan Freeman in a lot of scenes through out the trailer shows that he is probably the main or second to main character in the film. Showing him in different scenarios shows he will be involved in the film doing a lot of stuff and i get the impression he is a detective. Showing him from a low angled camera gives off a sense of importance and superiority.

As the trailer goes along we are shown different characters in the film and this is introducing them to the audience. The characters in this film are movie stars we all know. By casting well known film stars it could sell the film. Some people may be big fans of the actors in this and may go and see the film just for this purpose only. When we see the character played by Brad Pitt kiss the character played by Gwyneth Paltrow we see that there is a romance within the film. This is a typical convention of all films and gives off the Cinerella narrative for part of the film.

The trailer is shot in dark and dim lighting showing that is a dark film. This shows the horror genre even though it is only lighting. When we see the yellow tape for a crime scene we get a bit more insight to the characters and because of this i believe Pitt's character is a member of the American Police. We also see him kicking open a door, the door is red and the camera is shooting the inside instead of behind Pitt. Because the door is red it stands out giving it more identity then it would if it was black. The red contrasts with the lightening of the film and it makes the door stand out more. As the shot is filmed behind the door instead of behind Pitt we get a feel of what it would be like at that moment in time but we don't put ourselves in Pitt's position as it is not shot from his perspective.

The trailer also has a voice over describing the plot of the film this covers both the dialogue of the film and the non digetic sound. This gives an audience a reality of outside the film and gives them an idea of what the plot of the film is.

Towards the end of the trailer we get an idea on why the film is called SE7EN, this is when Freeman introduces the seven sins. We get the idea that Freeman has discovered this and that the cause of these sins is what caused the crime which we saw earlier on. While he is listing these sins we see the actions of what they have caused. After these shots the camera movements are fast paced and the non digetic music gets faster these shows some action within the film and shows that it is getting intense. When the audience is shown the media publicity shots that the police department are recieving we see how important these crimes are and it makes the plot seem much more exciting and important.

As the trailer gets toward the end we get to see a shot of the antagonist. However he is shown in all black and he is not shown fully. This is showing the mysteriousness of the film and we want to find out he is. When all the seven sins are listed at the end is gives a meaning to the film and we are more likely to remember the sins. We are shown all the characters towards the end and by doing this we are more likely to think of what the effect of the crime has had on them. The voice over begins again at the end and this time he lists the characters real names. This begins to sell the film again because all these names are household names and the majority of the audience will be well aware of these people.

Analysis of a horror film trailer

Click to watch, The Exorcism

The Exorcism is a horror film from the 70's this film was banned from England as it was so scary. Infact people were that scared when watching it that they were fainting and being sick at the cinema. One person even killed themselves after watching this film.

The beginning of the trailer starts in the dark. Non digetic classical music is playing giving it a creepy feel as the tone and pitch of the music is high. The picture remians blank and black for just over 12 seconds. Then we are shown a woman from a low angle and walking with a candle. Because the person is a woman and is shown from a low angle that instantly shows inferiority and vunrabilty.
A voice over then comes onto the trailer whilst the music is still playing faintly in the background. The woman is shown still walking through a creepy looking house when something happens that makes the woman scream and the picture again goes black the voice over has just finished saying 'a world of darkness', this explains to the audience why the scream keeps going black.

The sound we hear next is screaming and then we see a woman running up a staircase. The voice thats screaming is shouting 'Mother' so we instantly know that the girl screaming is the lady who's running up the stairs daughter. The lady running up the staircase is dressed in blue because of the pastel colour it gives a feeling of calm and is not harsh. When the woman reaches the room we are shown the bed voilently shaking and the audience don't get to see what's going on which gives them a feeling of curiousity. There is also another voice which we have not heard before which makes the audience realise there is someone else in the room. The next shot is the mother. The shot is a close up and it stills for around 3 seconds in this time the audience see the shocked look on the mothers face and instantly know that something is wrong. The voice over also says 'No-body expected it'.

The next shots are fast paced and show voilence. We see what we believe is the girl in the bed attack what we assume is a police officer. The police officers are shown in a high angled shot which shows the audience they are superior. The noise shown at these shots of the trailer are screaming and we assume that the terror aspect of the film has gotten worse. The voice over continues to describe the story and he keeps repaeating the word 'It' this shows the audience that the person creating the chaos is something different to what we know.

The next shot is an over the shoulder shot in which we see a man telling someone that 'they're are no experts'. He then goes on to explain how the girl is possessed and needs an exorcism and this gives us and explanation for the title of the film. A white door is then shown and the camera pans towards it. The colour white is usually symbolised with purity and vunralabilty because the girl is 'possesed' it shows contrast between the two. As the camera is still panning the voice of the officer is still talking and then we hear a womans voice. The woman we then find out is the mother if the possesed girl.

Through out the whole trailer we are not shown the face of the girl fully. We get a 1 second close up glance at her face and that is it. Because of this it leaves the audience curious as to what has possesed the girl and the features she has. We are also not shown the face of the man who preforms the excorism. By doing this is leaves him mysterious and leaves the trailer at a cliff hanger.

Quotes.

Because my film trailer will be based around the story of Adam and Eve i wanted to take some quotes out of the Bible to give it a more religious feel. I took out The Bible from the college library and began reading the first Genesis part to get an understanding of the temptation Adam felt when Eve offered him the fruit. The quotes i found will be ones i will use for the base of my storyline to give the audience an understanding of what the trailer is about.

The whole trailer will not be focused on Adam and Eve, the temptation of the story is what i am focusing on and this is what will cause what happens in the trailer. The quotes i have chosen are

‘Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil’.

‘She gave me of the tree, and I did eat’.

These quotes i feel, give a good understanding to temptation.
the first quote explores how a man will know good AND evil and the second quote shows how he was tempted by Eve the woman.

Possible, locations, cast and props

Possible Locations.
Church, Garage, Woods, Prison, Graveyard.

These are my possible locations as i want my trailer to have an eerie and relgious theme about it. Although a prison is not necisserily religous it fits in with the ideo and narrative for my trailer.

Cast,
Mike Davies – Protagonist.
Sophie Carter - Victim

I will be using these people for my trailer because i think they cast well. I am not just choosing them because they are my boyfriend and friend i am choosing them because of their experience and their ability. Both cast members are close to me this means filming will not be awkward and there will be a lot more time for seriousness and proper shooting.
Mike has appaered in another students work from last year and has also produced his own films which he has starred in. I want him to be my protagonist as he plays well in any role he is given and is not one to mess about when things are supposed to be serious. I can also dress him to play the part and he will look exactly how i want him too and not look out of place.
I have chosen Sophie to be my victim as she scored a C at AS drama and goes to an acting academy. I feel she will fit the role well and we have already spoken about ideas and she has been enthusiastic about being in my work.
Both cast have had practises and run throughs all ready and i have no worries about them being the cast for my coursework.

Props – Bible, Rosary, Cross

These are the props i have got at the moment. These fit in with the religious theme of my trailer and are easy symbols for people to recognise.

Conventions of a horror film.

Horror films are unsettling movies that strive to elicit the emotions of fear, disgust and horror from viewers. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres. Horrors also frequently overlap with the thriller genre.

Horror films deal with the viewer's nightmares, hidden worst fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown. Although a good deal of it is about the supernatural, if some films contain a plot about morbidity, serial killers, a disease/virus outbreak and surrealism, they may be termed "horror".

Plots written within the horror genre often involve the intrusion of an evil force, event, or personage, commonly of supernatural origin, into the everyday world. Themes or elements often prevelant in typical horror films include ghosts, torture, gore, werewolves, ancient curses, satanism, demons, vicious animals, vampires, cannibals, haunted houses, zombies and masked serial killers. Conversely, stories of the supernatural are not neccesarily always a horror movie as well.

LIIAR

Language - I will be using hardly any dialouge in my film trailer. The trailer will include music throughout with only a tiny bit of dialouge shown. Because the genre of my trailer is horror the terms in it will be relevant to horror.





Institution - I am working independently. I know this is a lot harder than working in a group but for me it will be benificial to my finished product. Although funding and far away locations are not accessable i will use the sources i have to my advantage. I find if i work on my own i can work a lot better than in a group. Working individually means my work will be fully mine, i can choose what i want to do and if anything goes wrong i am held responsible. Working independently works better for me as i will have no problem with arguing over cast, locations, props ect...



Ideology - I want my audience to feel tension when they watch the trailer or even scared. The things i use to do this would be black colour imagery, mysterious use of camera angles so they cannot see my protagonists face and very little dialougue. I will use the typical stereotypes for Horror genre.


Audience - As i have already stated my film will be aimed at an audience of students and above. I will grade the certificate of my film an 18. This will suit my target audience. I feel that because my trailer is for a horror film the certificate and target audience suits with the genre of my film. I obviously will not want the film to be aimed at young children when it will be of a scary nature.


Representation - The representation of my protagonist will be someone to be scared of, i do not want my audience to feel sorry for him or to like him as a character. I will portray my protagonist in a way in which people will be wary of him EG, dressing him in dark colours, showing him in the darkness, and not showing his face properly. My victim on the other hand is someone i want the audience to feel sympathy for. I will show her in a distressed way with no sense of power which the protagonist has. I will show her tied up to show vunrability.

LIIAR

Language - The language is conventions such as images, text, music and videos.

Insititution - Companies such as Viking FM, BBC and ITV.

Ideology - Ideology is what i would be selling EG, cars, radios and TV's

Audience - Audience is who the product would be related too such as Cbeebies is aimed at 1 -10 year olds

Representation - Representation is how you see a character in say a film or a TV Show.

Idea's for film trailer

On March 5th 2002 14 Year Old Robert Cooper was held in a young offenders prison for the murder and sexual assault of a teenage girl.
Bible passages were read to the victim whilst torturing her to death.
What shocked the public most was how normal this boy seemed to be.
8 years later he’s out!
What will he do next?


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Because Eve tempted Adam

Women will pay.

This trailer will be based on the story of Adam and Eve.
The protagonist will be seen in a church to begin with and text across the screen will be shown to explain the story.
The protagonist will be shown attacking the victim in the woods.


The trailer i am chosing to do is the second option. This option seems a better idea than the first i feel i can make this trailer and film it a lot better than to first idea.

Analysis of two film magazine front covers.

As i've chosen to produce a film trailer i have to do two other peices of work to go with it. I could choose between

* A website promoting the film.

* A film magazine featuring my film on the front.

* A poster promoting my film.

From those 3 options i chose, a film magazine promoting my film and a poster promoting my film. I have decided to research both to see what i will need to include in my magazine and poster and what will look professional.

From comparing these two covers i have seen that both include a large image taking up most of the page and text to suit with the genre and style of the photos. The magazine called 'Entertainment Weekly' is a lot more symplistic then 'Empire' magazine.

Entertainment weekly doesnt display the barcode on the front and also doesn't contain much colour. Empire magazine however has bright green colours to suit with the image that the joker has. Entertainment Weekly on the other hand has bleak colours such as grey and white to suit with the genre of Sweeny Todd. This magazine cover is a lot more sombre than Empire magazine.

The close up shot of Johnny Depp on the front of Entertainment Weekly magazine is a close up shot representing the Gothic genre of the film. This photograph looks as though it has been taken from a still shot of the film were the acting is directly looking down the camera lense interacting with the audience. This shot is not necesserily representing the film but representing the actor. The fact that it invloves the audience and involves a major A list star half sells the film for the audience. Entertainment Weekly magazine knew exactly what they were doing when they advertised the shot as 'Johnny Depp' and not 'Sweeny Todd'. They know Johnny Depp is a well respected actor and that he has thousands of fans. To sell the film they do not nessicarily have to show advertise it. Many people would go see the film just because Jonny Depp is acting in it.

Empire magazine have also chosen a still from the film but we know this is not representing the actor as 'Joker' it written next to the image. The typography is an usual style which shows the villain side of the action hero comic film. Batman is a well known comic strip and has many fans. Because of this the 'Joker' is a well known villain. Thousands of people love everything to do with comics and Batman and this magazine does not have to sell the actor to make people go to watch the films. This is something the editors and producers know. Batman also has many sequels, people would have been awaiting this film as it is not a one off.

Planning.

Although my ideas are not fully formed into one whole idea yet i have a few which i will put together to create my trailer.

I've decided i don't want my trailer to be fully scripted. I feel this way it will look more professional and i will use music to cover the silences. My trailer will be based around God and religion as i find this would be a creepy element to the film. The trailer will constist of slow and fast paced camera movements and some dialouge will be added.
As the genre of the film is horror i want most of the trailer to be in the dark or rain. Red and black colour will be interpreted into the trailer as i feel these are classic horror colours.
I have a few locations in mind which i will probably use for my coursework these include, a church, a woods, a garage and a boiler room. The music i want to include in my trailer will be classical music, the sound will start of slow and soft gradually getting louder and faster. I will also use the sound of bells in my trailer as i am setting it in a church.

The casting for my trailer will be simple. I want to use one male and one female character. The male will be the dominant character in my coursework with the female being the victim. I have chose to do it this way as it shows stereotypical views of woman in society and also women in horror films.

Some parts of my trailer will be in colour, others in black and white. When it comes to the victim being attacked thats the part i want to be in black and white. The other scenes i want to be shot in the church so this is the part i want in colour as i want the outstanding effect of the colours in the church especially the reds. I will include religious symbols in my work such as the glass panes at churches, crosses and jesus. These symbols will be shown in a fast motion with a fast and loud non digectic song/sound behind it.

I've decided to do a film trailer for my coursework. The genre of this film will be horror.
I want the audience for my film to be for people aged 16 - 26 and the certificate for my film will be either 15 or 18. To prepare for making my video i have been looking at other students work and gathering a few ideas from thier work. I have also been researching the basic elements and stereotypical types of elements for horror trailers.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyna84723Dw
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Brief

In the A2 course for media, students are required to produce a video of their chosen choice. Video choices include music, film trailer, short film, documentry ect..