LO3: Following codes and conventions (Jacob)

One of the main conventions of a film trailer is the build up of suspense. In our trailer we achieve this mainly through the use of a ticking noise which gradually increases in tempo. The use of quick transitions also adds to the feeling of suspense.

Another convention of a film trailer is having a bold recognisable title, often shown at the end of the trailer. We have followed this convention by overlaying a cutout of our title (in bold) over a slider shot from our film footage; we added this at the very end of the trailer so it is the last thing the viewer sees which will help them remeber the name of the film.

It is common for film trailers to introduce the main character of the film in the trailer. We have done this by including dramatic close-ups of each character with a line of dialogue from the main characters so the audience can get a feel for what they might be like without giving too much away.

One of the more forrgotten about conventions of a film trailer is its run time. The average run time for a film trailer is around 30 seconds; this is so that the trailer can give enough detail about the film without giving too much away or the audience losing interest. We have followed this convention by making our trailer just over 30 seconds long.

A convention that relates to the genre of our film in particular (action/thriller) is having the action in the trailer interupted by titles at a number of intervals. We have followed this convention by adding titles of the related production companies associated with our film in between action shots at appropriate times so the continuety of the trailer is not affected.

LO3 : Planning matching production (josh)

Planning matching production:

This post is evidence that our planning match the final product. The storyboard is the main piece of planning that demonstrates that the appearance of the trailer. 

The scenes below are both in the storyboard. The top one is a short clip of Wayne talking to Aaron. We decide that this was important to put in there as it shows that they are "friends", as there is also a shot of Andrew and Christopher. This immediately shows the characters, who's side each character is on. It fits with the conventions of a Thriller as there is very often two sides in a Thriller film/trailer. 

This is a generic shot of Christopher opening the door to his house. This shot just adds to the flow of the trailer and works well with the audio of the ticking sound. There are a lot of quick jump shots and this is just an example of one of them. Below is the shot in premier as well as the storyboard shot. We needed some shots to set up the trailer and fit in with the ticking noise. This was an example of one that also created suspense and made the audience curious of who the hand belongs to.

We ended the trailer with the title of our short film "The White Room". This is a convention of nearly every trailer, not just a Thriller film. It was done basically so everyone knows what the film is called and it was on at the end so it is the last thing that people see before the trailer ends. 

There is also an interesting foreshadowing shot where people see the balaclava in the draw but not who it belongs to. This will intrigue the audience as they will want to know who the balaclava belongs to. This links to the theme of a thriller trailer as they often create suspense and leave the audience wondering. Although the shot type isn't exactly the same it is still based off of our original planned shot, only using a slider to make it more aesthetic to watch for the audience.