Task 3

Task 3

A. The trailer is 1:32 long. This is a good time for the trailer and what I was aiming for. The time between scene cues was quite inconsistent with the first one being 10 seconds, 20 seconds for the second one; the third one is 35 seconds, 14 seconds for number 4 and the final scene being 11 seconds.  

B. There are a total of 5 scene jumps in the trailer. A lot of the movie would take place with Ash tied to a chair so the time skipping would not be very noticeable. The scenes are in order for the most part.

C. The music that is used in the trailer is “Lust for Life” by Iggy pop. This was chosen because I liked the effect it gave the trailer. The voice for the 999 operator also had to be dubbed over. This was done by a classmate.  There was originally going to be a sound when Ash was hit with the bat but I couldn’t find one I liked. I could have done this with a microphone myself but I wanted a cartoonish noise for the hit.

D. All the footage fits together quite well with no changes to cast. The lighting for the indoor scenes matches very well but the lighting outside was noticeably worse in one shot. There is a slightly notable difference when it comes to continuity is that Ash’s facial hair (Small though it is) increases.

E. “Using the following title as a basis for your project you are asked to create a trailer and promotional poster for a Blockbuster movie. The trailer can include animation however it must be based around and show live action filming. There must be at least 2 different locations of your choice shown, with 5 scenes to make up the trailer which should be no longer than 150 seconds in length.
The movie you will be basing your work around is named ‘The First Date’. You may wish to research the genre ‘romantic comedy’ as a starting point for the brief.” – From the Brief  

The whole trailer is live action and there are a total of 3 separate locations shown. There are a total of 5 scenes shown. It will be difficult to differentiate from one another due to the fact they take part (as would a large part of the movie) in the same room. The length of the trailer is 92 seconds, which is almost 60 seconds shorter than the 150 seconds maximum.

Evaluation of filming

Filming took place in 3 sessions. The first session was by far the longest session and was about 2 hours. I spent the whole of this time duct taped to a chair. Shooting took place in an unused kitchen in the college. This was used as we couldn’t get access to due to the room being pained.  It was a long shoot and it was difficult to operate but thankfully Taliah was very helpful with the camera. For the most part it was set up on a tripod. The second session was a single shot. It was me talking on the phone to a 999 operator. This took longer than I hoped as I couldn’t get a take I liked because I couldn’t throw the phone down, I could only pretend. This was until I was lent a phone case that I could throw. Then I got a good take. The third and final session was outside. This took a few takes with me trying a few variations of shots. It was very cold outside and it was quite busy so there’s quite a bit of background noise which doesn’t really present much of a problem due to the fact its meant to be taking place in the early hours of the morning.