Project E - Trailer: Release Date

The film will be released in the United Kingdom on the 6th January 2012. This is a Friday which is when films are commonly released at the cinema. This date is in time for the award season, and since it's an independent film awards would be good promotion, if nominated. This will be the date on the trailer and the posters.

Project E - Trailer: Film Influences

The Breakfast Club - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXzlCpHK3-I
Panic Room - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkII_JShveI

Project E - Trailer: Plot/Pitch

Four strangers meet in a broken down lift, after screaming for help they calm down and share problems from each others lives, is that why they're trapped? Find out why they're trapped. What have they done? Will they get out? Will it be the same, after they share their deepest darkest secrets.

Project E - Trailer: Mood Board

Project E - Trailer: Box Office Research

I have found a website with the highest grossing drama films:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8194881/best_drama_movies_of_all_time_box_office.html

The highest grossed is Gone with the Wind (1939) making a total of $1.84 billion, the most recent being James Cameron's Titanic (1997) grossing $1.03 billion.

Project E - Trailer: Voxpop

Project E - Trailer: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Trailer

Before watching Fright Night (2011) in 3D at the cinema there was a trailer that completely amazed me, I now am trying to find out as much as possible about this film. I find the suspense, sound and cinematography of this trailer great. The film is a remake of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. Can't wait.

Project E - Trailer: Research Booklet

Old Film Trailers

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzwt7do8Mpk

Halloween (1978) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TeqMYdzQQY

Poltergiest (1982) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INTK7H2YWog

Scream (1996) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjGSwuaf20g

The Birds (1963) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP35vN3EI4Y

The Blair Witch Project (1999)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igfylTJGbjM

The Exorcist (1973) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igfylTJGbjM

The Shining (1980)  - http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1476002073/

The Silence of the Lambs 1991 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQKs169Sl0I

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs3981DoINw

The Thing (1982) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hp8SkoRwS8

Project E - Trailer: Genre & Multi-modal Text

Film genre is a concept that involves a process of categorisation and labelling of easily recognisable conventions that exist in any particular set of films.
It is used by both film producing and distributing institutions and audiences. Dudley Andrew see's a trailer as a contract between audiences.

Multi-modal texts are the way that trailers communicate with the audience. These ways are:

1. Written Text on screen
2. Spoken Language
3. Moving Images
4. Sound Effects
5. Music

Project E - Trailer: Structural Conventions

Build-up: Relationships established; development of characters and their worlds
Opening: establishes setting and introduces characters
Problem: a dilemma or series of complications: characters faced with an obstacle (or several) to overcome. There may be more than one 'problem' in the narrative.
Events: a series of events as characters try to overcome obstacles and solve problems. Further complications may arise in the process.

Project E - Trailer: Knowledge of Trailers

• The voice overs are used to tell the story and give credit information
• The stars of the film are showcased
• Key prints are sometimes conveyed through titles
• Conversation between characters often consists of one liners
• Dramatic camera angles may be chosen to show events or characters
• Action is interspersed with actor or director credits on screen
• Music plays an important role in creating atmosphere
• The film title's may not appear until the end
• Montage is often used to highlight the most dramatic, humorous or fast paced aspects of the film
• The trailer builds to a climax, where it ends
• Institutional information such as BBFC rating, production studio and distributors are often shown at the start of the trailer
• Release date

Project E: Contents Page

Trailer
13th August - Introduction
15th August - Trailer Research
16th August - VOX POP
17th August - Mind Map of my Idea
20th August - Mood Board
24th August - Plot
1st September - Audience Profiling
2nd September - Character Information
4th September - Shot List
5th September - Storyboard
6th September - Animatic of Storyboard
7th September - Production Plan - Filming, Location Shots and Health and Safety Check Schedule
9th September - Location Shots
9th September- Results of the Health and Safety Check
10th September - Picture of equipment that will be used
10th September - Microphone Experiments
13th September - How Filming went
17th September - Editing Updates
24th September - Final Cuts

Poster
1st October - Short Intro
3rd October - Poster Essentials
6th October - Annotated Posters
10th October - Sketches
11th October - Logo Design
12th October - Tagline Thoughts
14th October - Release Date Information and Why Then
17th October - Photo's for the Poster will be taken
23rd October - Editing Stages
28th October - Original Photo's
28th October - Finished Poster

Magazine Cover
1st November - Short Introduction
4th November - Annotated Magazine Covers
5th November - Title and Logo Ideas
7th November - Sketches
10th November - Logo Design
11th November - Tagline Thoughts
12th November - Release Date Information, how long from the film and why
15th November - Photographs for the Cover Story will be Taken
20th November - Editing Stages
26th November - Original Photo's
26th November - Final Magazine Cover

Project E: Introduction

New topics include creating a Trailer, Poster and Magazine Cover all based around one film idea, over the next few months I will keep updated post on pre-production activities, the filming/photo taking, editing stages and final products. The genre I have choosen is Thriller/Drama, further project development will come in further posts.

The first section of this topic I will focus on the trailer activity, then the poster and finally the magazine cover.

My next post will contain the schedule of all my posts, it will be a contents page for the blog.