Production of the Trailer

This post will describe the different propositions that took place during the development of our trailer which will include, Setting and locations, dialogue, soundtracks, weather conditions, cast and props and what effect each aspect had on the final trailer and some original ideas may have changed because the setting that was at the location could be used for better ideas to convey the best feeling we wanted to achieve on the audience.

Setting and locations

• The main footage of the trailer was set in an abandoned factory which the group had pretty much decided from the beginning as well as various other locations. The exterior and interior of the factory worked really well with the ideas the group came up with and helped us achieve the effect we were aiming for throughout the making of our trailer. For example using establishing shots of the exterior of the factory and from inside the factory we were able to get a uncomfortable presence and use the shots well, such as POV shots etc. to put emphases on this effect.

• Northumberland park - This location worked really well as it was surrounded by trees and a path which was included in the story board for an idea we had to display the watcher. What we did not plan however, was using the underneath of a train bridge which we found at this location we worked out really well with the idea we wanted to display.

• Jesmond Dene - The setting of this location gave the impression of a forest being in our surroundings. The day we filmed the scenes at this location was also very grim which added to the effect making the trailer more creepy and effective. We used the ideas we already came up with in the story board and used this location to express them through our trailer and improved the ideas.

• St James Metro - Once we agreed on the trailer aiming to be a horror based genre one of our first ideas was to film a train sequence underground because of the dark tunnels we could use and the platforms of each station we could use our ideas for effectively. We made good use of this location as we used scenes of the metro from the inside and out.

• Jacks house - We filmed the final three scenes at Jacks house which created a cliff hanger ending making the audience reply to the trailer and want to go and see the full film. we wanted to convey an introduction to whats to come in the trailer and the last three scenes in the trailer display this very well leaving mystery and suspence as to what comes next.

dialogue

• We were uncertain wether to use diagetic sound from filming for the dialogue or to record it seperatly to place over the top of different footage during the editing stage of the trailer. The group decided on using recordings to go over the top of the trailer as it sounded better and could be understood more clearly, resulting in a bigger effect the trailer would have on the audience and making it look better as a whole.

Cast 

• The cast will include myself, Joe and Jack. We didn't feel as if we needed any more characters for the trailer production and we had the advantage of using the tri-pod of shots we wanted to include all three of us in which worked out rather well. This also meant we had full control of what the final trailer would look like as we worked well in a group together and shared our opinions for each aspect of the trailer we did helping us make it the best we could.

Props

• We didn't want to give the impression of the focus of the film being the watcher himself to be a normal person, but to give him an appearance that would be unpleasant and looked at as creepy and strange to bring mystery to this character which is why clothing was important, so we tried to hide his face as much as we could using a hoody and a long coat covering most of his body. The characters myself and Jack were playing just wore casual clothing giving the impression that we were two people just like anybody else giving an effect that it could happen to anyone, making it more realistic.

Soundtracks

We wanted to use a song that would bring suspense, tension and ambient sound to the trailer. After a lot of research of the most suitable soundtracks we decided on the two we have chosen which i thought worked really well with the film footage of our trailer and transitions.

Unfortunately neither of the group received a reply to the emails we all sent. However, thankfully the artists is unsigned and will be more than likely to welcome the use of his song and receive credit for putting his name out there. But there still remains the underlying concern of copy write infringement. 



The second soundtrack we used throughout our trailer was found accidentally whilst searching for dramatic climax soundtracks. This soundtrack included everything we needed, suspense, tension building and the dramatic emphases on footage featured in the trailer. The group decided for the original second soundtrack we were to use was Mad World - Gary Jules which we all felt allowed the images and information being displayed on the trailer to get across or take in more from this song enhancing the audiences fear.