Wednesday, 15 December 2010

Idea Powerpoint

Research about Teaser Components for chosen Genre

Soundtrack Research
We have decided that we are going to have a quiet soundtrack just in the background of our teaser trailer, we decided to include a soundtrack because it would tie all the shots we have used together a lot better, because nearly all our shots are under one second we have to decided to go with a fast disturbing soundtrack as it would fit better with our shots.

Costume and Location Research
We have decided to film half inside and half outside which helps the film feel more realistic and to make it look more like a trailer than an opening two minutes, the costumes we have used are dark to make the killer look more intimidating and also we used clothes that look old and dirty because they would fit with our storyline of the killer being neglected so he wouldn't have lots of new and clean clothes.

Actors and Props Research
We have used a blonde as one of the main characters in our film which fits into the stereotype of horror film because they are usually known as dumb and therefore is more liable to being killed. The Props that we are going to use are mostly weapons, but we are also using other props such as a candle and fake blood.

Teaser Trailer Analysis Research
I have analysed some teaser trailers and they have given me and Amy some ideas about what we should include in our one in order for it to look good and be a success.

Shot Descriptions


Chosen Idea and Synopsis of plot

We have decided to go with idea 1 for our final idea, we have decided this because we believe it would be relatively straight forward to film and we will also be able to film it quickly as it is all in the same place.

Idea 2

We have thought about other ideas we could use for our teaser trailer as we cannot decide what to include. I had an idea which used a blinking effect, that you were looking though someones eyes and seeing what was happening and when they blink the scene changes, however we wouldn't be able to do this as there isn't an effect like this on Adobe. We were thinking about having a character doing what they do in everyday life and then when they blink you can see a hooded dark figure a long way away in a dark field, and then every blink after that you see him closer and closer until he is right up close, showing some sort of weapon and thats how we would of left it. We have tried to take things from this idea to put in our final one.

Idea 1

An idea for our teaser trailer is, students go out to a nearby field to go and make a film for a piece of coursework for school. They decide to make a horror film so they decide to go out when it's dark and foggy, they joke with each other about creatures coming out of the woods and generally try to scare each other as much as they can. It then fades to black with laughter carrying on over the top but the laughter quickly turns to screams as two of the characters go to investigate what has happened to the other one, as he is laying on the floor they realise that he isn't breathing. Suddenly the student carrying the camera gets hit with something and as the camera falls to the floor we see the girl character running away into the distance.