Planning of use of soundtrack and how it will fit into script

Looking at all the copyright free music soundtracks from the websites I have found a suitable one to fit the genre of my teaser trailer.

Where did I get it from? 

http://audiojungle.net/

This was the website we found the right soundtrack for our trailer. The soundtrack is called vocal slam.

Why that particular music? 

It is a hip hop beat with this female vocalist singing. Our trailer is all about the latest technology and focuses on the modern aspects which the youth use. We wanted an up to date soundtrack to emphasize this. I feel this beat will connect to our young target audience.

How does it contribute to the teaser trailer/atmosphere of the film?

This soundtrack fits into the teaser trailer of the film due to the upbeat tempo. It brings the whole rhythm and creates a good flow to the trailer. Without it, there would be a dull mood. The atmosphere creates this sense of thinking towards the audience which is what a trailer tends to make you feel, making this as a convention for the drama genre.

This hip hop tune gives off this ‘cool’ feeling which can appeal to the teenage male target audience where it is stereotypical of boys listening to this type of genre. Overall the upbeat tempo gives off a pleasant feeling, comforting the viewers.

Evidence of drafting for layout of film poster

This is the original image taken from my camera. I will use this photograph for my film poster.    

I used Photoshop to edit this picture. I started by unsharpening the mask to give the picture more details. I then adjusted the levels, and changed the brightness and contrast to make the photograph much stronger. Then I used a ‘quick selection’ tool to select the two characters.

Then I erased the whole background leaving the two characters so I can add a different background.

I added a new background of written text about the film, coloured in grey and blue which links to the main colours of the trailer. This gives a technological feel to it.

I added the title of the film on the bottom. This is the draft of the film poster, though my final poster will look different to this one. I feel I can develop this poster for the final version.

Choice of Colour:

The colours I have decided to use for the poster are Blue, Grey, Black and White. As I am attracting a young audience who enjoy their latest gadgets, I feel that these colours connect to my audience. These colours give a feel of originality which would appeal more to a male audience.

This is a draft of what the final film poster will look like.

Number 1 shows that we will add an Ipad to act as the border of the film, to make the poster appear as if it is actually an Ipad. This will be done to get the viewer’s intention immediately. Also it connects well to what the trailer is about giving a sense that technology is a key part of the film.

Number 2 shows where the image of the two main characters will be. It is a picture of them shaking hands giving an indication of negotiations that could happen in the film. Will is holding an Ipad with ‘Twitter’ written on it, linking it to the poster as the poster acts like an Ipad.

Number 3 shows written text about the film coloured in grey and blue. We chose grey as a colour which brings the rest of the poster to life as it doesn’t stand out as much. The most important information will be coloured in blue to give an indication of what the film is about and it is the colour of Twitter. This technique will further engage the viewers as they will have to look right into the poster much more. Overall it makes the film poster seem like it’s on an Ipad representing to what the film is about.

Number 4 will show where the title of the film and reference of producers will be placed. This follows the codes and conventions of film posters. After analysing them, most of the titles were placed at the bottom of the poster with the institutional reference underneath this. This will give our poster a professional look. Also, the title connects with everything else in the poster. Twitter is coloured in blue as this is the colour associated with Twitter and stands out from the rest of the page.

Evidence of drafting for layout of film magazine front cover

This is the original image taken from my camera. I will use this photograph for my front cover of my magazine.  

  

I used Photoshop to edit this picture. I started by unsharpening the mask to give the picture more details. I then adjusted the levels, and changed the brightness and contrast to make the photograph much stronger. Then I used a ‘quick selection’ tool to select the two characters.

Then I erased the whole background leaving the two characters so I can add a different background.

This is the draft of the front cover magazine, but the final one will look different to this. I feel I can develop this further for the final magazine.

Choice of Colour:

The colours I have decided to use for the poster are Blue, Yellow, Black and White. As I am attracting a young audience who enjoy their latest gadgets, I feel that these colours connect to my audience. These colours give a feel of originality which would appeal more to a male audience.

Font:

I used the website Dafont to find myself a font to use for my Masthead. For the rest of the writing I will choose to use the Calibri font as I feel it is clear to read.

I decided to choose this one as it is simple and easy to read and due to the large font, I feel it will stand out well.

This is a draft of what the final front cover magazine will look like.

Production Schedule and Evaluation Timeline

28th September

I will have a rough draft of my teaser trailer and receive feedback.

3rd October

 I will shoot the rest of the trailer with help from feedback. I will take photographs along the way of locations used. Also I will take pictures for my film poster and film magazine.

12th October

I will have the final edit for my teaser trailer and upload this on my blog.

18^th October

I will have my final magazine front cover and my final film poster complete ready for time to do the evaluation.

14^th November

I will have completed all of the research and planning as this is the final deadline for it. Start doing a draft for the evaluation.

 28th November

I need to have done the evaluation as this is the final deadline for it.

Friday 2nd December

 I need to have completed the whole A2 media coursework with improvements on the way, ready to hand in.

Gannt Chart

List and Images of Hardware Used

I used a video camera provided by the College to shoot the teaser trailer. This was very simple to navigate with and was extremely light and small in size helping us to carry it around.

 

I used a flexible Tripod to put the video camera on. We didn’t need a big tripod because our scenes were mainly in a short distance and there were tables that we could place the camera on. The tripod came in handy to film scenes when the camera needed to be low on the floor where I tilted the tripod upwards. It made the scene look much more professional.

 

This is the Dell Inspiron laptop I used at home to do the majority of my work. I also used the computers at college during lessons to carry on with work.

 

I also used a memory stick to transfer work from my laptop to college. This was very helpful because it allowed me to move work around in order to complete things faster as well as backing up any work.

I used my iPhone 3gs to message my friends letting them know about the shoot. Also I took a few images and I found it extremely easy and very fast to transfer images to my laptop.

 

I had my Fujifilm camera which was a lot better for taking my images for the film poster and magazine front cover because I was able to change many settings in order to get the image I wanted. The photos were also much better quality than the images taken from the iPhone.

List and Images of Software Used

I learnt how to use “Adobe Photoshop” by creating my film poster and editing my photos on it. I found it very useful when placing the IPad on the image for my film poster as it was very precise. Also, I used it to take out the background leaving the two main characters for the film poster and magazine so I could put in a different background. Overall this software felt very simple and efficient to use.

 

I learnt to use “Adobe InDesign” to create my magazine for the teaser trailer. I found it very difficult and not straightforward at first, but eventually I was able to use it quite easily. It was very good for producing good quality fonts, which I found when doing other work programmes which wasn’t as good such as Microsoft Word.

 

I learnt how to use “Adobe Premiere Pro CS5” to create my teaser trailer. This software was recommended from our Media teacher and I can understand why because for amateurs like me, Premiere was very precise, full of effects to use and edit the trailer with. At first it seemed quite difficult to use, however the more you play with it the easier it becomes and towards the end I got the hang of it.

Working in a Group; Allocation of Roles

Who Did What?

Throughout the production, I have been working with Will Jewell.

Main Points:

Francois

·        Provided the camera and tripod for filming.

·        Provided camera for magazine and poster pictures

·        Edited most of trailer

·        Found suitable soundtrack for trailer

·        Initial idea of the tweeters

·        Camera man

Will

·        Provided ideas for layout of poster and magazine

·        Provided locations for trailer and pictures.

·        Contributed to type of shot to use

·        Main actor

·        Developing storyline for trailer

Shared

·        Organisation of actors

·        Shortlist for actors

·        Doing final poster and magazine product

·        Brainstorming ideas for editing of trailer

·        Script and storyline