Plan for our Trailer

Trailer Plan.

Setting: We have chosen to set our trailer in a wood on a nearby farm. Other possiblities we considered were savenake forest and colling bourne woods however we decided that it would be better to use a private location. Reasons for this are that some of the shots we require were not possible (e.g driving, and some of the props may be inapropriate)

Genre: We decided to choose horror as our genre because our film opening last year was horror and we felt more confinent than with any other genre. Also some of the techniques we used previously can be built on and improved for our trailer

Idea: we got ideas for our trailer from Severance, Blair witch project, jepardy.

Cast: Our cast will include 3 normal looking 17/18 year olds and 1 other to act as the monster/murderer

Story:  The basic outline to our trailer starts off with 4 of teenagers who are late for a party and decide to take a short cut through the woods. Due to the condidtions they crash and 1 of them stays by the car whilst the others look for help. After a while they do not return and the person by the car goes looking for them to discover that they are lost in a forest littered with deadly traps. Our story is about how they struggle to survive whos the mysterious person watching them and setting the traps.

Audience: Our trailer will be aimed at mostly teenagers aged over 15 and mostly males however females may still find it enjoyable.

Music:  We will use garage band to create music for our trailer. Using ideas from other films we have looked at we need to try and make something which creatres suspense and makes people jump.

Props: we will use our friends car, a shed, chainsaw, axe and other various weapons/traps which we havnt decided yet.

Trailers

Purpose of a trailer.

Trailers are used to give an insight to what a new film will be like. This helps attract an audience so when the film is released there will be people wanting to see it. They also help to promote the film and are often uploaded onto sites like Youtube, facebook etc to make it viewable to as larger audience as possible. The trailer will also reveal some of the main actors. This will help attract people who may not be intrested in the film itself but, however are fans of the actors/actresses and would want to see the film for that reason. Obviously trailers are designed to make the film look as good and as appealing as possible to attract as many people as possible. the trailer will also show any unique selling points (USP) for example 3D, famous actor or special effects.

Conventions of a trailer

Trailers will include release dates so that people know when they are able to see the film. also actors so that people know who is going to be in it and this may also influence their decission to see it or not if it has an actor they like. Clips of the plot and some narrative are usually given to give the audience an indication as to what the film is about and the general story behind it. Music is also used to give the trailer pace and more feel to it, this could also attract certain people. Throughout or at the end of a trailer credits are usually shown to inform the audience who was behind the making of the film.

Piranha 3D trailor analysis

Piranha 3D is a horror about an ancient species of killer piranha which come make and cause terror. The trailor informs us that they emerge from an earthquake deep at see and find their way into a recreational lake where they cause terror at a party. The films USP is that it is filmed in 3D and the trailor also gives an insight as to who the targed audience is. It shows violent shots of people being eaten by piranhas and also shots of young attractive girls at a party by the lake. This gives the idea that the film will appeal more to 18-26 year old males. The music starts calm and gradualy gets faster and more dramatic with the shots. The general pace of the trailer begins slow and increases as in gets more dramatic and action packed with short, snappy clips.