Research

The genre of my film trailer will be Horror
I have decided to do this genre because it interests me more as I have loads of ideas in my head when I think of a horror trailer whereas not very many ideas come to mind when thinking of comedy or love movies.

I have been looking at some trailers of Horrors to help me with my own piece...

Research

Codes and Conventions of a Movie Trailer

Production companies logo; This symbolises the budget and who created the movie, along with encouraging people to watch it if the company is well known. The logo could also give an indication to what the genre of the movie is by how the logo looks...

Certification from the British board of film classification; This indicates to the audience how old you have to be to watch this film, this could also hint to the audience the genre as usually when a film is rated U it is a childrens film which will be fun and comical whereas when a film is rated 18 it is usually some sort of horror.

Introduction of the cast/crew/directors; This coudl entice the audience to watch it if it has well known actors in it or well known directors.

Different Paces; Fast pace editing is usually used in movie trailers to makes sure they get all the clips they want in there. However slow pace can be used at the start to create tension and build to a climax.

Shot Lengths; Overall each shot is usually only a couple of seconds long, however there will be short shots that last half a second to a second and long shots which could last longer. The short shots usually just show the audience elements that will be included in the film or they are used to scare the audience. Long shots usually give the audience more information about what the movie will be about.

Mise-en-scene; This includes elements such as lighting, props, setting etc.

Movie Title, Release Date, Music, Voice Over; These are other conventions needed for a movie trailer.

Research

After thinking about whether to do a movie trailer or a music video I have came to the decision that I will do a trailer; the reason for this is because I think making a movie trailer would be more exciting and something I would enjoy doing.

There were two types of trailers I could chose out of; a full trailer or a teaser trailer and I chose to do a full trailer whereby it would give more information about what the movie is about. I am doing a magazine front cover and a poster cover along with this.

My plan now is to research into the codes and conventions of a movie trailer so I know what I need to include.

Drafting/Planning

I have been given various briefs to choose out of for my A2 work; I am currently indecisive about whether to do a movie trailer or a music video.

I am more drawn towards doing a music video because that seems like something I'd enjoy doing and its completely different to anything I have done before whereas the movie trailer involves doing a front cover of a magazine which is similiar to my old work.

However, the movie trailer seems quite exciting also and I think trying to do the lip singing synchronising with a music video is something I'd struggle with.

I am going to think about it more and then make a final decision.