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Distortion Trailer - Final

Representation

How have i used representation within my trailer?

- I have used mise-en-scene to construct and relay different messages to the viewer.

For example the use of props such as a bat during the fight scene immediately signifies danger and destruction. The use of the pharmaceutical equipment, the wheelchair, the oxygen, the bandages etc... allows the viewer to interpret the main character's physical and mental state as unstable and shattered.

- I have used iconography of photographs to represent memories and flashbacks, to relay a loss. 

- I have used the care home as a location to symbolise a hospital. 

creating the age rating

I created my own film age rating to appear at the very beginning of the trailer, I did this by using the tools on Keynote. First i created a shape to fill with my colour (green) i then inserted a text box and inserted the text i wanted to appear, i made this text white and used the font Helvetica. Furthermore i used white lines to create the small table to appear under the text. Within this i inserted the rating ’15’, an image i took off google and then edited in photoshop. Also i edited the small mpaa logo and inserted it into the table. One i managed this i felt the text was too thin, therefore i made some of the text bold. Furthermore the text appeared to plain and so to make it more realistic or more alike the ratings that appear in real film trailers i adjusted the shadows on the text.

I used Audacity to exclude the background from the giggling and from the leave me alone dialogue.

Hospital scene props

Hospital scene location shots

First Draft

This is the first draft of my film trailer "DISTORTION". The video would not upload in HD quality, therefore some clarity is lost in the scenes.

 

Progress: Shooting and Editing

The process of shooting has been challenging and has allowed me to experiment with different shot types. I have found that at the start of shooting i was not producing close enough shots, the consumer would feel distant from the characters, therefore i re-shot the majority of the first father-daughter scenes to add more clarity and more interest to the shots. One thing i found useful was the tripod, without it the shots i looked over seemed shaky, this was a very helpful tool in making my shots look more professional. I found that trying to stick strictly to the storyboard for the trailer was hard as i began experimenting with the shots and shooting what looked best in the moment. This is something i do not regret as although my storyboard was detailed it was a brief sketch of what i imagined and when creating the scene; certain things didn’t work out as planned, or i had to accommodate certain uncalled for disturbances, such as a change of weather etc. For example when shooting the fight scenes, a car stopped behind us while i was filming the action, however it in fact turned out to be beneficial as it was very dark and the striking head lights cast an effective light and a shadow over the two-shot. Certain things that sprung to mind when filming was the 180 degree rule...

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