Research and planning: Editing research - my micro element

I went on youtube to look at some trailers from my genre and to see the typical editing techniques used.

 

This is the trailer from Cape Fear although this is a reasonably old film, the editing techniques used are still relevant. The main editing transitions used are fade to black, dissolve, zoom in and jump cuts. Usually there is a lot of fast cutting this would mean a lot more scences will be needed and a wider range of shots.

In my editing I will have to be able to create the moving of time by using my techniques. I also thought about sound as this is something all members of the group are contributing too, I think that we will need use a voiceover throughout the trailer, that will be the interview thats going to feature in the trailer between the detective and the murderer.

Research and planning: Group roles

We had a meeting and decided that we would all contribute to sound as this was considered to be the hardest task in our genre of film trailer (crime mystery).

The role of Mis en scene is going to be taken on by Kristian O'Grady

The role of Cinematography is going to be taken on by Adam Saxton

The role of Editing is going to be taken on by Bethany Pritt (which is myself) 

We decided on these roles as we had the the most ideas personally for each of the roles we have decided to take on.

Research and planning: How to create sound for trailer

I couldn't remember how to use garage band, therefore I researched it on youtube. I am now confident that I can use garage band to help me with my sound. I now need to think about how to create natural sounds for example, keyboard tying, banging, the wind and rain in order to expand my knowledge in sound.

Research and planning: Why this genre?

We choose this genre because we all enjoy watching Crime Mystery drama series, we wanted to be able to create a film trailer that was going to appeal to the people who watch crime mystery series as well as those who watch crime mystery films. This is because we all thought that there was no film out there that had this element therefore we wanted to make a unique film that would fit this much needed slot.

Some of the Crime Dramas that inspired us are:

Research and planning: Podcast

Here is my first podcast, it just shows you my progress so far

Research and planning- Story board drawn

This is our drawn draft of the scenes in our film trailer, this will be expanded to individual shots in an animatic storyboard.

Research and planning-storyboard planning

Today we started our story boarding for our film trailer, we came up with a running order and this is how it went:

• Detective folding in a game of cards, some coloured chips next to him to show that he is low and desperate for money, low key lighting.
• He gets roughed up and thrown out of the casino. Stands back up and shakes off (raining outside) 
• He gets a message (close up of phone) the message reads 'its time to play a game.'
• Flash 6 images of victims of the murderer.
• Then calm again to show killer sat down with the victims pictures on the walls.
• Speed up flashing of 6 more victims.
• Cuts to interrogation (quite subdued talking)
• The killer goes mad throws the table over, starts yelling.
• Close up of the ace in the detective hands.