'Harry Brown' is a crime/drama/thriller film which uses extremely fast cuts throughout the film to create tension within the audience. The use of different angles in camera shots is important in every film/programme to show the audence different things through this use. Just like this, a trailer needs shots such as low angle shots to show superiority and strength along with many other shots like the trailer shown above.
Monday, 28 June 2010
Trailer Research and Inspiration Five.
'Shifty' is a low budgeted British film that was made and filmed in Hampshire, England. It has a crime/thriller genre which links in to my research as at this point i am now considering using the genres of either crime/drama/ thriller or a connection of 2 or more of them. This trailer uses non-diagetic music well throughout as it starts slow and builds up dramatically to thrill the audience and build tension. It uses establishing shots well also, to show the class of the setting and that it is very poor. It also uses the lighting very effectively aswell, as it is the majority of the time, dark and it makes the audience supsicious and nervous about what will happen. Also a good idea that they have used is through editing, as they use the colours of the poster and dvd to keep a theme and they show positive quotes said about the film. This makes the audience believe the film is brilliant and entices them to want to see what happens. Also like all good trailers, it doesn't reveal to much of the film and just allows the audience enough of the plot to get them interested further. These are brilliant ideas that i am hoping to replicate in my trailer.
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Trailer Research and Inspiration Four.
The trailer above is the hugely successful film 'Green Street' which is based on football hooligans for the east London football club West Ham United. The genre is crime/drama, which is helpful as i am looking at crime, drama, horror, thriller and a couple more as possible trailer genre's for my project. The trailer uses a voice-over to tell the story and try to sell it to the audience. Also it very much a social realism film as this does happen in everyday life, which is ideal as i might choose to use a social realism based film for my trailer. This clip uses many establishing shots to set the scene, especially when groups of people are on the scene as it shows you the depth in numbers of the hooligans and creates tension. This clip uses camera shots very well in order to create tension and anxiety which entices the audience further.
Trailer Research and Inspiration Three.
This is a British horror-comedy film that in my opinion has a very enticing and exciting trailer. Throughout the clip it has very fast cuts from one clip to the next and it builds up pace as the trailer is coming to the end. It also starts with very slow non-diagetic music which builds tempo rapidly to keep the audience on the edge of their seats and wanting to know what happens. I will try to replicate this kind of built up tension when i make my trailer. Overall this trailer has inspired me alot and has given me great ideas for what i can do with my project.
Trailer Research and Inspiration Two.
This is a trailer of the Film4 hit 'This is England'. It uses editing in the clip to show the awards that the film has won and also to tell part of the story with the use of writing instead of a voice-over. This could be used in my film trailer as the use of a voice-over may seem unprofessional because of the limited amount of people i have to work with on my trailer. Also this film trailer uses a non-diagetic soundtrack which works very well with the mood and genre of the film. In addition to these points, it is also a social realism film, which is a advantage to me as this kind of film genre is more likely to be made for my trailer.
Trailer Reseach and Inspiration.
This is a new film trailer that i have looked at for inspiration and ideas for my project which is called 'Get Him To the Greek'. I have seen different camera techniques that i can use such as a close-up to show emotions on the characters face, and an establishing shot to set the scene. As this film's genre is comedy, i will not use many techniques from this trailer because the one genre i am not planning to use is comedy. However as a guideline and research into different film trailers, this has been useful for me to look at.