These are film website reviews which I have analysed carefully, in order to point out both the positives and negatives of each one. By analysing it I can work out exactly what I need to include in my own film website to make it successful which I will make later on to support the trailer I make.
Monday, 30 November 2009
Poster Analysis
These are some recent films that have been released, i have taken the posters and annotated them carefully so that i could identify exactly what is crucial to capture an audience. I will then use what i have found to help me put together the film poster to promote my trailer.
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Trailer Analysis
This is my analysis of different film trailers, two from my chosen genre horror and one from another genre to show both the similarities and differences between film trailers.
Brothers:
Genre: Drama, thriller, war,
Narrative: A young man comforts his older brother's wife and children after his brother goes missing in Afghanistan
Unique Selling Point: Shows the true reality of war, that some people may be able to relate to
Target Audience: U and above
Music: Symbols, happy beat at the start to create a happy mood but the mood changes at the loud drum beat the music then becomes darker with gunshots/drums to show to the audience the realisation that something has gone wrong - creates drama and suspense for the audience
Shot types/angles: Lots of close up shots to show the high emotion in the film and also to establish who each character is. Many two people shots to show the different relationships explored in the film and finally a power shot of the husband to show his authority/ fear that the characters have about him
Pace: Gradual pace, starts off slow to create the happy setting then pace increases as the drama builds
Dialogue: The children, mother and uncle all speak at the start to show the family environment. But when the husband returns the dialogue changes with more screaming/shouting to show to the audience that the dramatic aspect of the film
Voice over: Tells is the main storyline to establish who the characters are and what the film is going to be about
Credits and Intertitles: Shows the institution Lions gate at the beginning so the audience know who has made it. Then the name of the film and release date right at the end of the trailer to leave the audience in suspense.
The Blair Witch Project:
Genre: Horror, mystery, thriller
Narrative: Shows the doccumentary footage of three students looking for the blair witch.
Unique selling point: Doccumentary style, speculation about it being based on a true story.
Target audience: 15+ rating and older
Music: Creepy loud drums roles throughout to create drama and tension
Shot Types/angles: Close up shots of main characters show their fear, Blurry shots create a running chase sequence to show the audiuenc what to expect, Flashing shots to give the audience glimpses but leave them wanting more.
Pace: Fast pace to create fear and build up tension
Dialogue: Screaming, apologies, crying all signs of despair and desperation
Credits and intertitles: Straight away starts with reviews of what different audiences have thought of the film; all of which make the audience believe the film must be good and is worth watching.
The Grudge:
Genre: Horror, mystery, thriller
Narrative: American nurse living in Tokoyo exposed to a super natural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
Target Audience: 15+ and older
Music: Wind, breathing, hearbeat at the start to build up tension, then a burst of music when the pace quickens to make the trailer more dramatic.
Shot types/Angles: Flashes of the movie following the story along, Close up shot to establish the main character, Close up shot of eyes establish "the grudge" create fear for the audience,
Pace: Gradual pace from slow to fast to build up tension and suspense
Special effects: The flying whispers of hair breaking up the trailer to establish "the grudge" and a reminder to the reader that she is still there
Voice over: Main character speaks about her experience in the house this helps to establish who she is as a character and also gives the audience an insight into what to expect from the film
Credits/intertitles: "it never forgives, it never forgets" the tag line of the whole film, so that it catches the readers attention and draws them into watching it.
The institution my group has chosen to produce our film trailer is Lionsgate.....
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation(Sometimes stylized as LIONSGATE) is an American entertainment company that originated in Vancouver, British Columbia and now has headquarters in Santa Monica. It is the most commercially successful independent film and television distribution company in North America. It has produced a number of films but form its first big hit being American Psycho, to its most famous trilogy, Saw.
As I have chosen a horror film, my group and I looked at all the conventions of horror. We are going to follow these conventions carefully in order to make a successful film trailer that relates to the genre. Looking at all eight main conventions on this diagram, our film plot includes death/blood, isolated settings, a villian, victims and chase sequences. Therefore when we put together the trailer we can include the scary music and screams to complete the conventions.
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
In my group we have finally decided on what media project we are going to choose, we have decided on a movie trailer with a poster and web page for the movie. The genre of our movie is horror with our institution being Lions gate; who have produced such films as Saw and Psycho.
We have also set out the basis of our plot, we plan to start shooting at the end of this year or the start of the new year. The movie is going to be based in a wood, with the plot being about a prank gone wrong. A group of boys play a trick on a group of girls by scaring them in a wood however the story changes when there is a disappearance of one of the boys. The students soon realise there is someone else with them in the wood, who is out to kill them all. We are planning to call this movie 'Prank'.
