Scripting and Scenery Chosen

Scripting

There will be a limited amount of scripting as my film trailer will consist of action packed jumpy shots and will be explained and information will be delivered to the audience through the use of a voice over and on screen writing headers.

Scenery Chosen


I have shot still camera shots of the scenery used in my media task. I have chosen to do this, to explain and evaluate why we have chosen these areas and scenes and what happens at the different scenes and shots.

This is the drive of the house in which the film is set. The killer is filmed walking up the drive, this is done by using a long shot, medium shot and a close up, cutting from each shot to create tension and a jumpy atmosphere. I chose the drive for these shots as it seems as if the character is quick and out of the ordinary, using these shots and the way in which i used them tells the audience that this is the killer and the scary character.

This is the front of the house in which all of the action will take place, a similar picture but of the same object was used for my poster picture. With the green leaves and ivy at the front of the house this creates a spooky look to the house ideal for a horror trailer.

This is the front door of the house in which a over the shoulder shot will be took of the killer or someones hand knocking on the door, on the other side of the door a nervous and terrified victim will hear and wonder who it is at the door with caution.

This is the back patio door of the house. In this shot there will be fake blood put on the window sending the people who are in the house a message from the murderer, terrifying them and creating a prop and detailed affect to the film trailer.

This is the location of one of the dead bodies which is left laying on the floor in a pool of blood, this was an ideal scenery as because of the floor material being a surface that i could put down fake blood and easily be able to clear it up with no stains. This is a very common type kitchen with the oven, sink etc in the background making the film trailer very realistic and relatable to the audience.

Characters- Actors/ Actresses

The Characters will consist of the following:

Myself (Nick)- Victim
Mercedes- Victim
Sam- Murderer
Sally- Victim

The Ages of these characters will vary to enable a relation to the audience of all different ages, reaching and relating to a wide audience.

Different props and sceneries will be used to enable a wide range of effects and scenes to become available and hopefully create an interesting and affective film trailer for the audience.

Final Ideas- Film Trailer

With a lot of thought and pro's and con's to each initial idea, I then had to choose my final project idea in which i would film my film trailer. I also needed to complete and design the other two key elements of the coursework which are the Poster and the Magazine cover. Meaning that timing and planning was key for myself to ensure everything got completed in the small amount of time i had to initialize the ideas.

I have gone for the initial idea of the abandoned boy who seeks revenge of his parents and family who left him at 8 years of age. I have chosen this idea over the others as i believe this is the most realistic and capable idea to film and go ahead with: 

Payback- I have chosen this name as it is very simple and clearly indicates that this film will be about holding grudges and getting someone back. Allowing the audience to guess that the film will be a nervy and exciting film. 

Initial Ideas- Film Trailer

Before finally planning and setting myself on the exact film trailer i was going to produce, i thought of different plots. I needed it to be effective and original to fit the genre and create a thorough detailed trailer, it also needed to be my own and not similar to previous released movies so no copyright of any other products occurred.

My initial ideas are as follows:

No Escape

• group of teenagers/ young adults break into whats thought to be an abandoned house
• killer/ masked man lives there
• once the young adults are in the house there is no way out
• killed one by one
• audience left not knowing if anyone will escape or survive
• blood, gore
• weapons used by killer
• cruel painful detailed deaths

Payback

• Boy abandoned by original parents and family, mistreated
• Revenge wanted, Hatred for family by boy
• Crazed, unwell, neglected, dangerous
• Kills each member of the family painfully
• Blood, flashing images, jumping scenes, gore
• will he be caught or not?

Every get the feeling your being watched?

• Girl is living a normal life, when one day she notices someone following her
• Scared and confused she runs home
• Convinced by her parents she was seeing things and there is no one following her, she stops worrying about it
• The girl then starts to get newspaper letter printed letters sent to her
• She then becomes petrified to leave her house and locks herself away from everyone
• One night the girls parents go out and the girl is left at home alone
• The Stalker gets inside the house and captures the girl
• The parents do everything they can, to try and find the girl
• But is it to late? and who is the stalker?

Potential Target Audience

After completing the analysis of both the audience questionnaires and throughly looking at all the options available to me, a potential target audience for the film trailer that i am going to produce was able to be conducted.

Gender:

From looking at the results i have collected, you can see that in my audience questionnaire that half of the audience are males and half are females.

Analysing these results that i have conducted, i have noticed that there isn't much difference between the two genders, implying that i shouldn't just target a certain gender and the reactions of a certain target audience. I believe that the genre and individual aspects of the film trailer will be enjoyed by both genders, satisfying and meeting both gender audiences.


Age:

From looking at the results i have collected from question 2 from my audience questionnaire. You can see that most of the people from my sample audience who answered and filled in the questionnaire fit into the age group of '18-24'.

After analysing these results i have identified that a big proportion of people in the same size who answered my questionnaire also fit into the catogery '17 and under' and also '25-34' years old. Therefore i feel that although i will focus on aiming my film trailer at the audience of '18-24' which was the most popular. I still recognise that other age groups will still be interested in the film and we don't want to cancel out potential audiences by focusing on one age group solely. This has meant that i am targeting my film trailer at a wider audience range of people aged at '15-34'.

Conclusion


Gender: both males and females
Age Group: 15-34 years of age