LO3: Following Codes & Conventions (Jacob)

One of the main conventions of a film trailer is the build up of suspense. In our trailer we achieve this mainly through the use of a ticking noise which gradually increases in tempo. The use of quick transitions also adds to the feeling of suspense.

Another convention of a film trailer is having a bold recognisable title, often shown at the end of the trailer. We have followed this convention by overlaying a cutout of our title (in bold) over a slider shot from our film footage; we added this at the very end of the trailer so it is the last thing the viewer sees which will help them remeber the name of the film.

It is common for film trailers to introduce the main character of the film in the trailer. We have done this by including dramatic close-ups of each character with a line of dialogue from the main characters so the audience can get a feel for what they might be like without giving too much away.

One of the more forrgotten about conventions of a film trailer is its run time. The average run time for a film trailer is around 30 seconds; this is so that the trailer can give enough detail about the film without giving too much away or the audience losing interest. We have followed this convention by making our trailer just over 30 seconds long.

A convention that relates to the genre of our film in particular (action/thriller) is having the action in the trailer interupted by titles at a number of intervals. We have followed this convention by adding titles of the related production companies associated with our film in between action shots at appropriate times so the continuety of the trailer is not affected.

LO3: Setting up production materials (Jacob)

These photos show me and other members of the filming crew setting up tripods, sliders, DSLR's and microphones as well as setting up the set.

LO3: Planning matching production (Josh)

Planning matching production:

This post is evidence that our planning match the final product. The storyboard is the main piece of planning that demonstrates that the appearance of the trailer. 

The scenes below are both in the storyboard. The top one is a short clip of Wayne talking to Aaron. We decide that this was important to put in there as it shows that they are "friends", as there is also a shot of Andrew and Christopher. This immediately shows the characters, who's side each character is on. It fits with the conventions of a Thriller as there is very often two sides in a Thriller film/trailer. 

This is a generic shot of Christopher opening the door to his house. This shot just adds to the flow of the trailer and works well with the audio of the ticking sound. There are a lot of quick jump shots and this is just an example of one of them. Below is the shot in premier as well as the storyboard shot. We needed some shots to set up the trailer and fit in with the ticking noise. This was an example of one that also created suspense and made the audience curious of who the hand belongs to.

We ended the trailer with the title of our short film "The White Room". This is a convention of nearly every trailer, not just a Thriller film. It was done basically so everyone knows what the film is called and it was on at the end so it is the last thing that people see before the trailer ends. 

There is also an interesting foreshadowing shot where people see the balaclava in the draw but not who it belongs to. This will intrigue the audience as they will want to know who the balaclava belongs to. This links to the theme of a thriller trailer as they often create suspense and leave the audience wondering. Although the shot type isn't exactly the same it is still based off of our original planned shot, only using a slider to make it more aesthetic to watch for the audience.

LO2:Shooting Schedules

I made these charts so that we as a group could make sure that we were on schedule for filming when creating our film. As can be expected when filming The White Room we were unable to follow these schedules exactly due to various obsicals and setbacks for example when filming pn the 24th of November Joe Facer was 20 minutes late as that he was caught in traffic. We decided that we would not waste this time and used it to film establishing shots and when he arrived we knew that we had an hour to create the scenes we wanted to with him. 

LO2: Release & Consent Forms (Jacob)

LO2: Storyboard (All)

These are the storyboards for the White Room trailer. This is a basic plan for what we want the trailer to slightly resemble however, although we will use some of these shots, a few may differ.

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LO2: Treatment

Target Audience

The target audience for The White Room would be men between the ages of 18 and 40 from the ABC1 groups of the NRS social scale. The target audience will already have an interest in thrillers/intense films.

Audience Profile

Mark is a 28-year-old, lower-middle-class assistant manager at a local hotel. He earns around £32,000 a year so he has an average amount of disposable income, most of which is spent on films as he loves to go to the cinema. He spends around £30 a month on film-related activities, this includes going to the cinema as well as paying for streaming services like Netflix. He owns his own car, only a hatchback but it is relatively new. He also has a fiancé, so is saving a lot of his spare money for a wedding.

When he was younger he used to dream of being a film producer, he received a small camera for his birthday one year and used it regularly to act out scenes from his favourite films like Terminator and Goldeneye. As he grew up he lost interest in working in the film industry however he never lost his love for intense films. This is where The White Room comes in. Mark hasn't been to the cinema as frequently over the past few months as he is saving money for his wedding, so when he decides to go he wants to make sure he see's something he knows he is going to like. He remembers seeing the trailer for The White Room, he remembers the suspense it created and his desire to find out more about the narrative of the film.

Purpose

The main purpose of trailer is to advertise our short film “The White Room”. The purpose of the trailer is also to cause suspense as the genre of the short film is a thriller. This will be to get the target audience want to see the short film as they will be curious to find out how the events of the short film pan out. The main point of the trailer is to make the target audience want to go and see the film without ruining the main events of the film. 

Matt

Brief Synopsis

The narrative that this trailer is aiming to portray is one about a 20 year old male who is kidnapped on the orders of a gang far bigger than them selves who us the poor and venerable to do their dirty work for them, in this case Wayne a 40+ year old war veteran left with nothing has befriended a young and good looking accomplice into his gang, Aaron. As Aaron is a new member to the gang the boss has requested that he proves himself and Chris is there to supply him with the details and make the location is secured.  

In this audio visual trailer we aim to not give to much away to the audience so we don't ruin the climax of the film. 

Chosen genre

We have chosen to work in the genre of thriller/crime/drama, As we have chosen to work in this genre we must consider the appropriate way to structure the trailer and manipulate the mise en scene to give the audience an indication of the style and genre.

The required crew

Actors

We will require actors to fill the following roles:

Antagonist - Chris

2nd Antagonist - Aaron

Protagonist- 

Side kick/partner-

Camera 

We require 2 camera operators for this production

Director

We require a clear sense of direction in this production to make the actors perform at their very best

Required equipment

• Tripod X2
• DSLR X2
• Slider X1
• Portrait lens X2
• Standard lens X1
• microphones X2
• Tie mic X1

Suggested locations

• Holland street
• Cafe creme 
• Sheffield and the surrounding areas

We must consider locations that are easy to locate and fit with the mise en scene and iconography of the narrative.

LO2: Planning the promo (Matt & Frazer)

Credit - Matt

we have chosen to do a film trailer to promote a film, documentary or program

We have decided to do a trailer for a short film called the white room, as short film about a kidnapping. We have studied the narrative and script to brain storm ideas about what we are going to make.  

We have created a mood board to encapsulate what our trailer will be about ,what it will look like and to give us inspiration

Credit - Frazer and Matt

LO2: Sourcing Actors

Actor sourcing. 

Near the beginning of this project on the 6th of November 2017 I set up a listing on a website called "Star Now" calling for actors to play the parts of "Aaron", "Andrew", "Wayne" and most importantly "Christopher." Below I have put all of the applications that we received.

   

As well as this the website allow people to state that they are interested in the roles but don't match all of the specifications. Below I have attached all of this type of applicants. 

We contacted all of the people who applied for our film and we thought would be suitable for their chosen role. We heard back from three and confirmed two for an interview while another sent us a video audition. 

Below I have embedded one of the interviews we held in collage and the video audition.

Afterword:

When our first filming date came around the actor James Barlett (shown in his video interview) said that he would be unable to attend the meeting as that a member of his family had passed away. As a contingency we had Joshua Gray (another member of the team) play the role of Andrew. Had we gotten more notice before Barlett pulled out we could have sourced another using starnow but unfortunatly he told us on the day which meant we had to use Joshua. Simmerlaly the role of Aaron had to be filled by Matthew Frost as that Michal Houghton was not able to make it and again told us on the day in which we were supposed to be filming.

LO2: Recce Forms

Above I have attached the Recce forms for our filming dates on the 26th of November, the 15th of December and 26th of January (Years 2017- 2018.)
Note: 
I have left the locations of the recess of of the actual forms. They are as follows

1) 23 Locksley Gardens, Birdwell Barnsley
S70 5SU
Cafe Creme 9 High St, Penistone, Sheffield S36 6BR 
2) 19 hawson Way, worksop
 S81 8TH

3) Rockingham Street,Sheffield 
S1 


The purpose of a recce for is to show the conditions that the filming will take place in. This includes potential hazards and limitations of the process. 

LO2: Initial Ideas (Jacob)

For this unit, I am working with Josh Gray, Matt Frost and Frazer Mclean.

So far we have found two bands that we could possibly create a music video for. The main one being a band called Evening Coffee. The band's main song is called "You're Not Invited". The music the band produce has a similar sound to a well-known band called "Cage The Elephant" so I was thinking of following a similar theme to some of their videos. I would give the video an overall vintage theme whether that be with a black and white or a sepia filter. As the video is called you're not invited

The second band we found is called Brooklin. This band are better know than the previous band, however, none of my group knows them personally so they could be unreliable. Despite this, we have decided that if we can get in contact with Brooklin we will use them for our music video.
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Brooklin didn't have a studio version of their song available until January 2018 which would have been too late for us to use. As we were running out of time to plan our unit 15 project we decided it would be best to make a trailer for a short film we were producing for unit 5. The film we are going to make a trailer for is called The White Room.


In terms of audio, we want to keep it simple yet intense. We intend to use a ticking noise along with quick cuts to create suspense.

LO2: Production Schedules (Josh)