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My trailer starts the green screen as normal and follows with my production company name. This production company name is accompanied by the start of the song that I have used for my trailer. This song is "Do I Wanna Know" by The Artic Monkeys. This shows the viewers the production company who created the film trailer and the film. It is accompanied by the music as this music starting before the moving images does means that the first impressions for the audience start to surface what the genre for the film is.

This second shot you can see is an establishing shot of Liverpool. This establishing shot allows the audience to see the setting in which the film will take place. Having the establishing shot showing the Albert Dock means that the audience should immediately recognise it as it is iconic and famous. Therefore the viewers will be able to establish that it is set in Liverpool.

From the last shot the trailer moves onto showing the audience the main character stumbling out of the pub. However the viewers cannot determine that he is the protagonist yet. They just see a drunk. Then in the shot to the left we see him for the first time lying down. From the early stages we see him as an alcoholic as he is in the pub at this stage. However he is having a conversation with the helper in the story Julianne. The low key lighting and the dark clothes show a lack of happiness between the two as they look down and depressed. The way that the beer stand separates the two show that they may have two different views and this is strengthened as Connor looks like he isn't interested in what Julianne is saying. The beer stand is also white and bright which may suggest that alcohol is there only happiness/escape from depression.

The next shot is introducing two more new characters to the viewers. We have the main antagonist Nikolai Piesto who is throwing the money and the second is a mobster/contracted assassin. This has also has low key lighting however this shows that there is trouble arising and that the clip suggests that the mobster is being paid to do a job. The props on the table also suggest that this is some kind of warehouse/safe house for the antagonist.

Here we have the continuing theme within the trailer of our main character stumbling out of the pub drunk. The setting and grainy editing suggest that he is drunk and is disorientated. This may show the viewers that he has a confusing lifestyle and isn't comfortable with it. This may also suggest that this is in the past compared to other shots being in colour. He is also in the pub. The use of expansion of time is used to show that he is walking somewhere. Before this shot there are couple of quick shots of Nikolai using his power. He forces a male into the chair and looks like he is about to interrogate him in some.

Before this next shot there are a few more stumbling shots of the main character and the helper Julianne leaving a building in a fast paced walk. The way in which he is leaving suggests that he is trying to get away from someone however he is not trying to look superstitious.
As you can see on your right there is a shot of gold cards being thrown down in the trailer. This shot is the 4th card being thrown. This looks like another common theme even after only two cards. This looks like a countdown being made so the viewers might feel at the end of this that something is about to happen.

From the last shot there are a few twists in the trailer as the stumbling grinds to a halt as Connor is confronted by to mobsters who are connected with Nikolai. The title screens suggest that something happened in Connors past that is relevant to what is happening now. The next few shots suggest that he is going to go toe to toe with Nikolai and try to fight of what he is about to receive.



The title screen shown just before this shot tells the audience that Connor has to eradicate the past. This suggests that there are people who have caught up with his life and have made it tough again. The shot you can see on the right is showing that Connor is fighting off the mobsters. The transition from a grainy look to real time colour suggests that he has broken away from his drunk state and is fighting back.

There are several shots following the last shot you can see above. These shots include another card shot, and the introduction of a speedo. This speedo comes in and is another theme that is present in the trailer for a short amount of time. As the speed goes p the tension builds up in the trailer from an audience perspective. The shot we can see now is an over the shoulder shot of the main character Connor who is making a phone call. The angle that the audience are at suggests that they are peeping over his shoulder and being nosey. The way in which Connor n this section says "I've got what you want" suggests that he is being used in someway to get to other things for someone else.


The speedo theme continues and finishes within the section between the last shot and the shot you can see on the right. The speedo is shown increasing in speed as the action quickens in the rest of the trailer. There are shots of Nikolai smashing through the door looking very angry and then there is this chase that you can see on the right. This is showing that you as the viewer is getting chased through a POV shot. This increases the intensity further and the fact that the lens makes it look dirty and rough means that you are very rural and looks like you have no where to turn as you are chased. This shot transitions into a car driving away. This continues the quick intensity and makes the viewers think of who is driving the car. The antagonist or protagonist and why they are driving away quickly.

This shot is of the suitcase that the mobsters where carrying earlier in the trailer. Once opened the bang matching the bad connotations of the drugs in the briefcase suggest that Connor has unearthed something that he didn't want to get back into as it is something that he has just left. The dark setting also plays a negative angle on this as it increases the negativity that is associated with this image. This point leads the trailer nicely into the introduction of the actors who are in the film. The actors names are shown individually with each of there characters shown in a shot individually that they play within the film.

After the names the final of the cards is thrown down. This card is the joker and concludes the countdown. This then cuts to Nikolai cocking the gun and shooting down the camera. The angle in which it is shot is suggesting that the viewer is in a low angle POV shot. This is showing they may be looking through a character who is about to get shot. This then cuts to the title of the film. This is done in a way that the viewers can make there own assumptions about who got shot. Cutting to the title at the peak of the intensity makes sure that the audience remembers what the film is called.

This final part of the trailer after the title. This part is in a dark room with very low key lighting. This being in a dark room suggests that something bad is about to happen and that things are hidden. This suggestion comes to the fore when Connor answers the mobile he is kidnapped. Ending the trailer on this is leaving a cliffhanger for the audience. They want to know what happens to him but to do that they'll have to go and watch the film.

Setting

The settings I have used for my magazine, poster and trailer have been used because i feel that they the best practically for what it wanted to do. All of the settings ticked the boxes for what i was looking for when it came to what kind of feel i want to get across to the audience.

This is the first setting i used for my magazine front cover and a few little parts within my trailer. This is my house and my next door neighbours house. We felt when we where looking for a house that looked a little rough but wasn't where you thought a gangster wouldn't hide out or pull suspicion we thought instantly of my own house. As i live in the middle of the street it is usually not given a second glance as all of the houses look the same so therefore we thought this would be good.

The shot above is a road that is by a rough area you could possibly say of Maghull. We have used this for the obvious purposes of it being rough and not being a road that you think wow. It is exactly the opposite. As it is dull we thought this would be quite a good place to do filming and to do my picture for my poster. The road was also chosen as it is relatively quite with hardly any cars coming at all when the filming was done.












This next two shots are off the MCA community club/pub. We thought that this was another place which we could do some filming as it is once again quite and when it is dark the setting is perfect for something that you may see in an actual gangster film. It is also been recently refurbished so we thought that it would;d be good to get shots in a new place. Finally the places where we could place the camera was another reason. The camera was put in several different positions but we used the ones we thought where most effective for the trailer as most where experimental.

The final place is that of Liverpool city centre. We shot the establishing shot at the start and another couple of little features round there as we thought that it would be good to get shots of the city where it is being set. It was really imperative that we got the establishing shot at the start as it was a vital part for the trailer. Also with the stereotype Liverpool has for crime we felt that it would be really good to it there.

Film Trailer Draft

Below is a draft of my trailer. This trailer still needs adjustments made to it however it is nearly complete. However I have received feedback from teachers and fellow students on what to change within it Throughout the procedure of creating my trailer.

 

At first I decided to make a teaser trailer and trailer but because of the amount of time I needed to put in on each I thought that it was the sensible option to drop one so therefore I dropped the teaser trailer. This decision was made as at the time the trailer and teaser trailer in comparison where similar but with the shots I had taken the teachers felt that the trailer route was the best route for me so therefore I went on to do this trailer.

 

After having all of the shots I put a trailer together which I thought looked good, and made sense however I needed to follow certain conventions from other films within my genre of gangster/action films so the trailers of Gangster Squad, American Gangster, Lawless, and Rock n Rolla where very useful for me to produce this work.

 

Once I had put this together I added music to my work. The first piece of music I chose was No Church In The Wild by Kanye West. This song didn't fit at all and we discarded this as being to slow for the action on screen. Then we added On Sight by Kanye West. This sounded well in some places but overall it didn't fit. After discussing with the teachers we settled on Do I Wanna Know by The Arctic Monkeys. This has stuck since and is my song of choice with the trailer. The connotations also that the song gives out match with the feel and the impression I want to give the audience with my trailer.

 

After further discussions with teachers and friends I have come to the trailer you can see below. This is only a draft and still needs work on as I received further feedback from the teachers and students and they have pointed out a few more things that need changing including the Patrick Lawrenson actor shot after the name, The date at the end needs shortening and the question mark on the phone at the end not being clear enough are some of the corrections that need making.

 

 



 

 

Title Ideas

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Above are the four ideas for my film title design. I have chosen these four as they match the rugged look that matches with my film scenario and genre of film. At the moment I think the top one is my favourite and best for my media trailer as it stands out as the one which meets the criteria for the style of title in a gangster film.

Letter to the Artic Monkeys

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Above you can see that I have produced a letter that I have sent to the Artic Monkeys asking if they would allow me to use their song on my trailer. I have done this to show other aspects of creating a trailer like this asking that you can legally use a song on a trailer of a famous band.



Problems during filming

During filming I have had problems with my actors not being available because of work and other things. Therefore I have had to get large chunks of filming done when I do get the chance. Another problem I have encountered is the light. The natural light time has decreased significantly and because most of the time I am in school the natural light I want to use in my film I haven't been able to. So this is a big factor in my film and now the light is limited in the film and it limits me to what time I can do my filming. Finally during my filming certain actors have been very ill so this has also limited me. I have tried the best to produce a trailer up to standard even with all of these problems.

Teaser Trailer Dropped

My teaser trailer has been in progress for a few weeks however I have had my main focus on the main objective of the trailer. Now I have had to drop my teaser trailer all together now because of the time limit and work needed to be done on my main trailer and ancillary products. I was very close to completing it however I feel that this trailer will provide a distraction to my main products in which I am getting marked on. Therefore I won't be doing anymore on my teaser trailer because of this.

Filming dates

Sunday 3rd November- Teaser trailer shots filmed.
Monday 11th November- Teaser trailer and Trailer shots filmed.
Sunday 17th November- Trailer shots filmed.

Friday 22nd November- Teaser trailer shots finished off. Poster shots taken.

Saturday 30th November- Trailer shots filmed.

Sunday 1st December- Trailer shots filmed.
Sunday 8th December- Trailer shots filmed and Magazine pictures taken.

Change of Actors

In a recent post I explained my character profiles and who would be playing them and what there background stories where in relevance to the story of my trailer. However I have had to change my antagonist actor as the one I chose was very busy around the time I wanted to film therefore I have changed it from David Lewis to Bradley Chick who will play Nikolai Piesto within my film trailer. Also because of this it has affected other characters and there actors. Therefore I have had to change Julian Brody from Harry R Hall to Henry Brindle and the thugs within the trailer to Derek Lawrenson and Patrick Lawrenson. The character profiles themselves stay the same however the actors playing them have changed accordingly.

Film Music

I have taken in to consideration many songs for my teaser trailer and my film trailer. I have decided to use No Church In The Wild by Kanye West and Jay Z because I felt that it slotted in perfectly with the feel of the end of the teaser trailer. I felt it gives the audience an idea on how the scene is set and a background feel to the film in a little snip it. I have chosen to use Do I Wanna Know by the Artic Monkeys as my song for my trailer as it covers the same aspects that I explained above. It also has the flow and the gangster feel to the song to be included in my trailer. Also I have seen this song used in a couple of gangster film trailers before so have decided to place it in.

Logline

This is my logline for my film. This is trying to sum the film up in a few lines.

Prop List

This is my prop list for my film trailer. Things may be removed or added depending on how the filming is going and if problems may occur.

Clothes List

This is my clothes list. Like my prop list it may change throughout the shooting. Things maybe taken away and some things maybe added.

Trailer Storyboard

This is my storyboard for my film trailer. Within my storyboard i have tried to look at what i want my actors to do, what the length of the cut is, what cut will happen after the cut, what is happening within the clip and what dialogue is going on during the clip.

 

Character Profiles

These are the summaries of my main three characters. These are the only three named characters within my trailer as the other characters aren't main named characters they are extras.

 

 

 

Film Synopsis

Below is my film synopsis. This is the summary of my film without spoiling the main parts.

Cast list

Below you can see my cast list for my film. I have done the actors name and the characters name next to it. I have also done nicknames for my characters. This is because in current gangster films they have nicknames.

Teaser trailer storyboard

Here I have my storyboard for my teaser trailer. I have decided to do a teaser trailer as it will allow me to add extra effect to my trailer that will follow and hopefully will give people a little (and only a little) insight into what the film could be about.
In the teaser trailer having certain effects such as the dark night and the rain being added to the car being parked in the middle of the street will add the suspense to the trailer. I will leave the rest until you see it.