FILM TRAILERS
CONVENTIONS OF FILM TRAILERS What do we see? What do we hear? What information do we get and how?
http://www. ifc. com/news/2009/06/50-greatest-trailers. php http://www.ifc.com/news/2009/06/50-greatest-trailers.php?page=36 GOLDEN EYE http://www.ifc.com/news/2009/06/50-greatest-trailers.php?page=26 SPEED http://www.ifc.com/news/2009/06/50-greatest-trailers.php?page=17 LORD OF THE RINGS
http://www. ifc. com/news/2009/06/50-greatest-trailers. php http://www.ifc.com/news/2009/06/50-greatest-trailers.php?page=29 RED EYE http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/scream4/ SCREAM 4 http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/vanishingon7thstreet/ THE VANISHING
http://trailers. apple http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/waitingforforever/ WAITING FOR FOREVER
Examples of trailers Rec http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAnbWCjmOkA Eden Lake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjwRjdt4DFQ The Strangers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8wGBsI33TY Kidulthood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdoKD4gTQ2c
WHAT MAKES A GOOD FILM TRAILER?
Examples of Camera Movement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcORVnhFHf0
Examples of Editing transitions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCEdSGeFCCA
VOICE OVER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOpedqT5ndg
MUSIC / SOUND EFFECTS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DcqsFDf_Gc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMzgt7T-Ut8
PREPARATION TASK The storyboard in front of you has several things missed off of it. You must decide what to fill in to the blanks to make this a great storyboard. Accurate key words Pictures that match the description Interesting voice over Appropriate Sound Effects / Music Dialogue (character’s words)
YOUR TRAILER A trailer normally features at least 10 different parts of the film. What would the 10 best parts of your film be to use, in order to give the audience an idea of what to expect and make them want to see it?
Start planning your storyboard Start with the voice over – what will he say? Then think about what we need to see and hear whilst he is talking: Text / graphics / info Scenes from the film Characters Music Sound effects