Animatic

This post I will be writing about our anamatics. The reason for creating an animatic was to basically show the layout of our film opening. It shows sketches of our characters and the setting. However when filming we did change our setting as we didn't film in these specific locations. We had to make some changes as we were starting to run out of time to get our filming done for our trailer. We had a few problems within our group with filming schedules and relying on other people. Despite this, we haven't made too many drastic changes.

Conventions of a film trailer

Usually within the first part of trailers it will clearly show the institutions. They show the film production logo so that it creates an idea of the type of film the trailer is trying to sell. For example 'Dreamworks'. People will instantly know that they have a big reputation of creating family friendly films. The film title is in every trailer so you know what film it is that you want to watch. Sometimes they add the title in the end of the trailer so that you are more likely to remember it. As an audience they always have an idea of what the genre is and roughly have an idea of what the film is about. For example in the Hangover we have an idea that it is a comedy due to the font, colouring, and backdrop that they use. 

The film trailer that I watched was Kick Ass and the titles that they used looked comedic and bright colours were used. Whereas some horror films would have a black background and then white font which clearly shows it is based on a horror. 

Another key feature would be the music. By using the music it gives the audience an idea of what the genre and what the film trailer is about. Voice overs are mostly used in some film trailers and this is important to use because it would guide the audience throughout the film. The voice can be used on top of the footage. The voiceover can also be from sections of a dialogue. 

In every trailer they would use name captions and the captions that they use are either director names, producers names, quotes from the film and the release date. Personally I think that it is important to include the producers and directors name because some people may have a favourite producer. Which means that they will be more inspired to watch the film trailer.
Usually a film trailer would be rougly 1 minute 30 or up to 2 minutes long. But if it is a horror trailer it would be 10 seconds shorter this is because they wouldn't give too much away of the storyline. They also don't show as many titles. 
We watched many romance trailers so it gave us an idea of the duration of trailers. This then gave us an idea of how long our trailer needed to be. The time that myself and my group decided was 1 minute and 50 seconds. 
For our trailer we decided that we were going to have our title of our film which is 'Love The Second Time Round' then we were going to show each clip and then in between our clips we were going to show tag lines. Which would hint the story line to our audience. Sticking to the conventions of a trailer we were going to also include the character names, producers and directors. Also the release date will also need to be included within our film trailer. 

Conventions of a film trailer

Conventions of a Romantic Comedy

 

Using the Internet I have done some research into the conventions for a romantic comedy. Research said that the story line would be based on a typical boy who meets a girl. Then the end of the film it would show that they are in a happy relationship. But as I am completing a trailer I would show the relationship they had before and then the audience wouldn't know whether or whether not the relationship grows further.  The trailer would  also include a voice over explaining the characters and the story line. The reason for this is so that the audience know who is starring within the new film that is about to be released. They may also have certain favourites which may interest them to watch the film. Also another convention would be the trailer would be centered around a female character, the film is seen from her point of view.

Film Magazine Conventions v

Film magazine conventions: 

Image; This should reflect the audience and the style of the magazine. The main image is usually a mid-shot and the image is usually based on what the film is about. The image usually is the main character from the film. 

Masthead; This is usually a big bold text which is at the top of the page. It usually reads the words 'Empire' or 'Vogue'. This usually gives an idea of who the target audience are.

Buzz words; This is usually words that catch the audiences eye and will make them want to buy the magazine.
Anchorage text; The text that overlaps the image to tell what the story will involve, this could be a quote taken from an interview.
Banner; Gives overall information about the magazine and what will be found inside.
Barcode, date, issue date; This is needed in every film magazine

Case Study:

An example of a film magazine would be ‘Empire’. The magazine is issued every month by Bauer Consumer Media. It was first published in 1989. It has been published in many countries such as Australia, Britain, Turkey, Russia and Portugal. However in Britain it is the biggest selling magazine. 

Story Board

Character profiles

Tom was born in 1995 and grew up living in the countryside. He likes to spend his time boxing. In 2014 he met Louise online and asked to take her out on a date. This date turned into many more and they soon fell into a long time relationship. They enjoyed taking long walks together in the countryside and having romantic evenings. 

Full name: Thomas Barton

Nickname: Tom

Gender: Male 

Age: 18

Birthday: 19/12/1995

Place of birth: Kent

Lives: in the country side

Language spoken: English

Height: 6ft

Hair colour: Brown

Eye colour: brown  

Likes/ hobbies: Boxing

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