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Trailers analysis
Example One: Paroxysm
I think this trailer is successful in advertising the film as its able to show in an effective way the key moments of the film and show the narrative correctly without giving away too much. For my own short film I shall adopt the technique of dimming to black between shorts to give a more dramatic effect to the video, this also works as an effective transition between scenes.
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This trailer is from the film 'PAROXYSM', the trailer is very effective in promoting the film as it tease's the audience information in a vague but enticing way. The film maker does this as they don't want to give away the entire plot of the film, yet they want to give enough away to intrigue the audience. A common technique used is dipping to black, this is used between clips within the advert to show different moments within the film, this makes it appear more dramatic and grips the audience. At the end of the film there is a montage which shows all the key moments of the film, as an audience we get a taste of what the film is going to be about and in a way get to watch all the 'best bits'. The ending of the trailer it has the date in which the film will be aired '25th March 2016' this informs the audience on when to wait for the film to come out. This will help to promote the film and get the mass amount of people watching the film when it comes out on that said date.
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Example Two: Shok
This is the trailer for the short film 'Shok', I thought this trailer was very effective in promoting the film to a mass audience. The trailer uses typical conventions of trailers through the use of a title page in the beginning. The title states 'Based on True Events. Kosovo 1998' this beginning statement entices the audience to continue watching, the fact its based upon true events makes the film that more realistic and makes people want to watch the film more. Another thing is that people who were effected or knew about this event will be drawn to watching the film as they have some form of emotional attachment to it, thus promoting people to watch it. The trailer used a montage style through out it, to show the 'best bits' and give an idea to the audience what the film is going to be about. This is effective in showing the plot and allowing the audience to get to know the characters individually. I think by showing all the key moments within the film it make it appear more action packed and therefore more appealing to watch.
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I think this trailer is effective in promoting the film and is successful in showing the plot and enticing the audience to watch the film. For my own short film I want to add titles like this film does in order for the trailer to become more interactive with the audience. This way it is personally talking to the audience and giving them a personal tether to watch the film as they become more invested and involved with the film.
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Producing my Trailer
Discuss:
- Which parts of your video will you include and why - What additional footage/images etc will you include and why - Whether or not you will need to record additional audio, such as voiceovers. What will they be and why? For my trailer I want to keep it very vague in what I am showing, I don’t want to give away the entire plot of the film in a quick summary. Therefore, I am only to give away the necessary information in order to intrigue the audience into watching the film. This means the footage I show needs to be relevant, the clips in which I am going to pick are a lot from the bathroom scene as this involves my main character taking her pills. This will insinuate to the audience that this film is a psychological thriller and has something to do around mental health, which is a key part for the plot to be a success. Another part I want to show is the dynamic between the two main characters, Charlie and Emma, I will show footage of them together and show how Emma is more shy and in Charlie’s shadow. This will bring depth to my characters and make people want to watch my film more. Within my trailer I am going to add an additional title page stating the name of the film, ‘CHARLIE’, and I am going to add in a title page saying when the film airs, March 2018. I am adding this information into the trailer to allow the audience to be able to access the film easy and know when it comes to screen. |
These are stills shot of the 'Bathroom' scene with the pills. These are the shots I am going to use in my short film trailer.
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The end project
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Create and upload at least one promotional video for your website. Create and upload at least one promotional video for your website.
This is the end product of my short film trailer, I used my research of other short film trailers as a guide to know what to add into my own short film trailer. I added the technique of dipping to black which I saw in the trailer of 'Paroxysm'. I also added a title page, which I saw from the film 'Shok' this was to interactive with the audience and get them involved with the film a bit more. You can see more about this on my short film website. |
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Upload any behind the scenes videos/pictures that you took during production to the relevant pages/social media sites you have set up
You can access all these videos off YouTube or my official short film website. This is where I explain thoroughly my short film, who is in it, what it is about and the meaning behind it all.
You can access all these videos off YouTube or my official short film website. This is where I explain thoroughly my short film, who is in it, what it is about and the meaning behind it all.
This is the URL for the website for my short film. The start of the URL is in the fact the email address in which takes all the direct messages and contact the audience and the end part says 'charlieshortfilm'. I added this part in the end to clarify to the audience that this is the established short film website for 'CHARLIE' and thus allowing people to recognise the film. To improve this in the future I would create a separate email account dedicated for 'CHARLIE' the film to take any questions and enquiries and thus it will look more professional in the URL.
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Social Media
These are the pages I created on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram after doing research about social media via my survey. I will be posting on these accounts in order to promote my film to people who may be interested in it. Additionally, to this I also have a official short film website for my short film CHARLIE which gives a more in depth look on the film and how it was produced.