Movie Trailer (First Draft)

Here’s the first draft of our film trailer, complete with sound and backing music. We showed this version of the trailer to our peers and target audience (Young adults aged 15-18 interested in gothic/dark fantasy) in order to get response on which parts worked, what they enjoyed and how we could improve the trailer. Overall it was rated quite good, with many people commenting on the music and quality of the shots. However some people also didn’t feel like certain parts didn’t work as well or as smoothly as they possibly could have done and the final ending confused many with how it was relevent to the overall trailer. We’re hoping to try and improve the pacing of the editing as well as modify the ending to make sure that the trailer is clearer to understand.

I’ll have the finished version of the trailer uploaded as soon as I can.

Planning: Storyboard

Following on from my previous post, here’s a viewable version of the finished storyboards that we’ll use for the film trailer.

EDIT: I’ve seen that the scanned images for the storyboards haven’t came out well but recently my scanner hassn’t been working so I couldn’t re-scan them. I will try to get a better version of the plans uploaded ASAP.

Planning: Film Poster

This is my design for my film poster, an ancillary task that I have to complete alongside the film trailer for the coursework (my co-worker Sean Flynn is working on the other ancillary task (to create a film magazine front cover) and will be uploaded onto the blog once he’s finished making it.)

EDIT: The original file was lost so I’ve had to upload a poorer quality version of the film poster and edited it within MS Paint to explain the reasoning behind the decisions I made.

Planning: Storyboards (text file)

I’ve been working with Sean on creating a finished version of the plans for our film trailer and we’ve finished creating a list of shots which I will be converting into a storyboard as soon as I can.

The list is as follows:

1. and 2. Union Productions and Brightdale Films shots
3. Landscape shot of Laura with “Staker Voiceover”
4. James landscapey night time shot with Staker Voiceover
5. Staker turns to camera, carrying on with voiceover
Flash to Black edit
6. James/Upir mirror scene
Flash to Black edit
7. “This Year” cloudy background
8. James Voiceover: “There’s a man who’s following my every move” (Staker Shot)
9.”Claiming to be my friend” (Victor approaching Staker on the bridge)
10. Follow on, Staker and James in same shot walking towards each other
11. James talking to Laura “he’s done…something to me”
12. On last words, Upir changes and leaps upon a man “Pick a card” line
13. Quick shot of James running
14. Upir lifts man onto bridge
15. Upir presses Staker against post
16. Throwing man off bridge scene
17. “I think our friend Mr Watson may be taking a turn for the worse.” Staker talking.
18. Staker attacking Upir fisticuffs
19. Second shot of fighting
20.Laura “James, this is something that can’t just be stopped.”
21. Laura pressed against the tree
22. “JAMES, IT’S KILLING YOU!” Laura screaming into the darkness.
23. Staker walking through underpass
24. James hits post with cane
25. Laura walking away turning and looking scared
26. Final attack as Staker and Upir strike one another.
Flash to Black edit
27. David and Staker: “I’m coming for you. I’m coming for you and nothing can stop me.”
28. Fade from Black title “The Tale of James Watson.” Cloudy background. Upir Voiceover: “Alright,”
29. “Bored Now.” Throws a card towards camera
Flash edit
30.Coming Soon on same background as the “This Year.”

I’ll keep you updated on developments with making the finished storyboard.