Edited.Visual.Pitch.

The following video was made on iMovie, this helped me present my pitch in a more interesting way and also challenged and developed my skills using the software. The soundtrack was added to give a suggestion of the kind of soundtrack I am interested in using for my final trailer. It has been cut down to fit the length of my pitch, however the shots are not cut to the beat of the music, it is purely to give an introductory effect to my ideas.

The Original 25.Word.Pitch for my Untitled Trailer. (cuts were made)

A love triangle. 2 girls. 1 boy. 18. Weed. Acid. Ketamine. Trips, highs and lows. Disappearances and suspicious deaths. Loving isn't cheating especially when she's a Bi-polar Schizophrenic.

Image 1

Image one contains 3 drawings of a woman figure representing my main female character, who suffers from Bi-polar Schizophrenia, by starting with the original picture surrounded by happiness and smiles, of a "normal" girl, opening out side ways to reveal the bi-polar side to her as if she was mirrored, I feel, emphasises the disorder in a creative way, as well as the black and white colours used to fill the girl, this will also be represented in my trailer through the skills of the actress. When thinking about presenting the schizophrenic side of of her personality, I thought to have it below her as if a shadow, hallucination or a delusion of which schizophrenics suffer, hence the shaded figure.

Image 2

In image 2 I wanted to experiment with creative effects to see if the programme I used had any effects suitable to possibly use in my trailer as well as getting to know the programme. The image shows a zooming motion which portrays and relates to the drug abuse that will be in my film, it also coincides with the music clip that i used.

Image 3

Image 3 shows my exploration of title effects, I did this to also portray the darkness and disturbing element of my story, by breaking and distorting the text and to have it fading in and out of focus etc escalates the trips that will be experienced by my characters and shown in my trailer. Overall using this pitch movie as a 'tester' for the effects used in my final trailer piece, I got used to the programme and have an idea of what is available to use to create a trailer.

T.A

Why is it important to consider the Target Audience?

When making a film, consideration of the target audience is essential. To know the main aimed target population for your film assists many elements of the production and distribution stages in the film industry. The knowledge of who will most commonly be seeing your product can help specify what content to include or how to advertise for example.

What is the Target Audience for the Horror/Thriller genre?

Research into Horror/Thriller audiences concludes that the most common audience member for most contemporary horror films is aged between 18 and the mid 20’s, stating that 48% of people who watch horror movies are between this age range.

Scientists have conducted a formula to prove why thrillers such as Psycho and the Blair Witch Project are so successful at scaring their audiences. Elements that audiences are fond of and look for in a horror movie, like elements of suspense, gore and being shocked to the extent of ‘jumping’, are used to measure how scary a film is.

 

SCARY MOVIE FORMULA (es+u+cs+t) +s+ (tl+f)/2 + (a+dr+fs)/n + sin x - 1. Where: es = escalating music u = the unknown cs = chase scenes t = sense of being trapped s = shock tl = true life f = fantasy a = character is alone dr = in the dark fs = film setting n = number of people sin = blood and guts 1 = stereotypes

The following quote answers the question, 'what makes a horror film scary?'

“Horror films take our deepest fears, those ideas and thoughts that are just so scary that we can’t contemplate them becoming real, and ask the question ‘what if?’. The fear of the unknown has to be the strongest human emotion and a good horror film can make us feel like we are experiencing our worst nightmare.”

What elements of a Romantic Comedy appeal to what kind of audience and why?

A romantic comedy is a story containing romance which is portrayed in an amusing and humorous way. Rom-Com’s, also commonly referred to as “chick-flicks” generally attract women ages between mid-late teens plus; emphasis on the CHICK flick. They attract women due to the romantic pursuit gained from the, frequently, good looking main characters and the happy ending brought among them at the end of the film.

 Provide a few examples of the target audiences of the films that influenced you.

Ed (Nick Frost), Shaun (Simon Pegg) and Liz (Kate Ashfield) from Shaun of the Dead.

‘Shaun of the Dead’ is rated 15, this advises that the content of the film is only suitable for those aged 15 and over, due to strong language, scenes of a violent nature and perhaps the inclusion of sexual references. People below this age may enjoy the film however is not part of the targeted audience. ‘Shaun of the Dead’, including award winning actor, comedian and film producer Simon Pegg, may appeal to those who have seen and enjoyed his previous work, for example, ‘Hot Fuzz’ and ‘Run, Fatboy, Run’.

Genre?

 

Mood Board

The image shown below is an overview of the influential material I want to include in making my teaser trailer. In each section of the mood board there are individual aspects of which I will withdraw details to completely fulfil the effect I want my project to convey.

On the top left of the mood board, a variety of pictures are collectively representing "Life in the Bi-lane". My story initially was influenced by the idea that differences in sexual orientation was abused and bullied, so, similar to other inspirational programmes or films, e.g. E4's successful series "Skins" portraying different sexualities with the lesbian couple Emily and Naomi. This also links in with my idea of a love traingle and the confusion people may go through, this kind of idea will have the appeal to young teenagers going through the same difficulty.

On the bottom left, there a large amount of different stimuli that I collected to which influenced several idea for my film and different aspects that I want to include in my trailer as mise-en-scene and props as well as stimuli to build the script and direction of my trailer. Such things include drugs, police and rebelling teenagers, intimacy between partners, parties and trouble.

On the top right are a cluster of different posters to help with the imagery I want to include in my project, for the trailer itself, the poster I will be making or the magazine cover I will also have to produce. These posters also include films that have influenced the ideas for my film.

On the bottom right are a collection of photographs I have taken myself of different locations and scenary that can influence the material for my project. The different colours seen in these images can be used symbolically and the destinations can also be used as influence in the story of my film.

Influential Trailer

Scary Movie 1 and Shaun of the Dead

The titles used in this trailer are placed over the scenes whilst still in motion, this has influenced me and is very interesting, however as I have shown below when annotating the still images from Shaun of the Dead, it is used in that trailer on a black background edited between the clips. Depending on the amount of clips I have will determine whether I place them over the images or whether I place them on a black background between clips. I am interested in the phrases that each of the movies use throughout their trailer. As my film trailer is focussing on three genres, rom-com, horror and comedy, I won't have a similar font to the text used in Scary Movie, but the font used in Shaun of the Dead interests me, as it is similar to the font I used in my pitch clip.

The presentation of the titles clearly represent the the genre of the film, this has influenced me to take a similar route in how to present the title for my film. The effect used to introduce the titles in each of the films are effective to engage the audience. Scary movie has a wave/ rippling effect getting larger as it zooms closer to a still font to clearly read Scary Movie. Shaun of the Dead give each word its own entrance, flying in from the centre of the camera, similar to the fly in effect I used in my pitch movie, as well as including a slight animation of the hand coming up and completing the 'A', this also related to the genre of the film in an original way.

Another reason Scary Movie appeals to me is due to the casting decisions, the young teenage characters relate to the characters that are going to be in my film. As well as the drug use in the film, the story lines are slightly similar including drugs, deaths and humour to resolve it.

Music, Soundtrack Ideas. Boh.

The following youtube clips represent the kind of music I am interested in using for my trailer. The main inspiration for my music choice is a youtube artist called Skrillex, who perfects the sound of dubstep and is idolised by many teenaged fans, his sound is unique and he edits popular material to increase his success. For example thissoundtrack inspired by the very popular film Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen.

The first of the two involves a young artist putting some vocals over Skrillex's musical talents. This is what I am aiming to do with an unknown artist named Danny Craft of the unknown group "The Manor", a group of older teen male rappers (aged 20-22) who are very skilled at freestyle as well as creating lyrical pieces to a certain motif. The group of boys have local fans suitable for my trailers target audience, and with a strong powerful and engaging beat similar to those of Skrillex, the music will project an attractive element for my trailer, making it more appealing to my teenage audience.

First of the Year (Equinox) - Skrillex, caught my attention because it explored a variety of different tones of music, it differentiates between a slow paced instrumental to an upbeat and very unique styled piece. The idea that, in this video, the only dialogue used is "call 9-1-1 now" gave me an idea to combine both of the video ideas, having a young unsigned artists' vocals over the soundtrack, and also contain a musical-drop into a catchphrase similar to this, could help to portray my different genre ideas. The slow element of skrillex's work could influence the music used when I want to persue the more romantic side to my storyline between the two main characters. The faster paced material of his work could then be used for the reveal of the love triangle, the drug abuse and then the cheating part of my trailer, then leading to a slow intimate build up to the phrase and the dub-drop which would signify a change in the storyline, to when the horror genre will become apparent.

Synopsis.Mao.

Main character 
- Jessie played by Melina John

Main boy
- Dominic played by Simon Murphy
(Main) Girl
- Robyn played by Chloe Byerley



Jessica Scott (John) and her boyfriend Dominic (Murphy) have been together for several years and are living together. They're group of friends are very close and vary between all aspects of the social diversities in both appearance and behaviour, but they all have one thing in common...they like to get wasted. Jessica's up for having fun and her boyfriend can't keep up, Jessie doesn't repay the consistency to Dom in their on off relationship, effecting the understanding and supportiveness of her boyfriend and things really take a turn after she makes out with their friend Robyn (Byerley). Dominic's plan to get back at Jessica back fires and results in him, and whoever else that gets in her way, having the wildest trip of their lives. I don't think her obsession with the popular artist Jessie J particularly helps either, when she believes in becoming Jessie J when experiencing trips, Jessica Scott doesn't like when she's told otherwise. This unleashes the main characters unconscious mental state, leading to chases, disappearances and ...harsh come-downs?

Shaun of the Dead Synopsis (inspiration)
Shaun is having many problems in life. His long-time girlfriend has dumped him due to their almost-daily expedition to Shaun's favorite pub, the Winchester. His temporary management job isn't going well at Foree Electronics, with his subordinates not even giving him the time of day. His deadbeat flatmates, Pete and Ed, are at each others' throats. And, oh yeah, London is overrun with multitudes of zombies. In the midst of this, he must save himself, Ed, his ex, his mom, and his precious record collection. There is a time when a hero must rise...from his couch. Written by Matt Plenert