Music with rough cut

In my AS course, my group and I used Garageband to create the soundtrack for our opening sequence. We kept strictly to the program and only used a few other themes for particular parts.

Since then I have come to discover the Audio Portal on Newgrounds and free non-copyrighted music online. As I wanted my theatrical trailer to primarily consist of jazz, piano and orchestra music I needed the correct quality and professionalism. I first looked through Garageband where I found few appropriate tracks, such as:

'Orchestra Strings 7'
'Orchestra Strings 8'
'Guitar Strings Collection'

However, I attempted to edit certain tracks and couldn't achieve the right feel so instead opted for Newground's Audio Portal. I found some brilliant tracks available from all the genres I wanted. This includes:

Furthermore, I found a perfect 'epic' track for the action sequences, which I believed worked almost jocularly as the music seemingly heightened the action of the trailer. Yet, the action isn't as 'epic' as the music suggests. Thus, the music is more of an social experiment I've created; I personally believe audiences are deluded with the sheer density of music - even if much isn't happening on screen they will be induced by the music and subsequently believe the 'epicness' of the scene.

Lighting

As my theatrical trailer is primarily realistic and set in exterior areas, I didn't focus entirely on artifical lighting. I did, however, use ambient lighting to my advantage. I planned the fighting scenes precisely on a sunny and bright day, as it was vital for the horizon shot for perfect shadows. Furthermore, I needed high-key ambient lighting to slightly blur out the girlfriend and make her seem almost heavenly whilst highly ambiguous.

I will however use harsh low-key artificial lighting for later shots which hold the utmost significance in my film.

Conclusively, I'm happy with the lighting in my theatrical trailer and believe it has sufficient meaning.

Credit ideas

My original credit ideas were fairly simple, I was set on using a comic book font to fit the superhero genre and seemingly juxtapose the dark tone of my theatrical trailer. Essentially, I wanted to use cartoony credits as a light form of mockery of the light-hearted comics from the '60s, such as Batman.

However, since research my ideas have systematically changed. I've been inspired by the likes of Sin City and Fight Club. I still like the cartoony font yet I want to modify the quality and possibly change it to 3D. Furthermore, I've been influenced by the templates from Video Copilot and intend to create either gritty dark titles or contrapuntally light-hearted yet epic titles.

Magazine research

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The Suit - rough theatrical trailer

It's quite clear from the trailer I have aimed for an absurd and irrational feel for my fictional film, which is most notable by the constant change in music and continuous use of particular shots that generate a different meaning as the trailer progresses. I believe the rough cut resembles a few shots from Kurosawa's 'Tokyo Drifter'.

After Effects

From pre production due to production, titles have always been a concern. My research into theatrical trailers showed me the professionalism of titles in recent films; they were all stunning and fit perfectly with the ethos of the trailer. Thus, it was obvious to create such professional and fitting titles for my trailer, excelling the titles I originally created using After Effects in AS.

Rough cut audience feedback

Thankfully, all the responses were positive and descriptive. Many of the responses stated that the music and title needed editing, along with a few of the transitions. My primary goal with this rough cut was to ensure the audience could understand the complexity and possibly, the absurdity of the plot and narrative. All of the audience agreed they understood the plot and were intrigued by the pace and unveiling of each plot element.

Other responses detailed on the effective use of lighting, camera shots and realism throughout, thus it's clear I've effectively achieved verisimilitude with my trailer.

The Suit - teaser trailer

Even though the theatrical trailer is my main focus, I desperately wanted to create a quick teaser trailer for my film. I believe the teaser fits nicely with the ethos of my forthcoming poster as it's jocular, contrapuntally light-hearted and different from other teaser trailers.

Shooting schedule - Minor sequences

The various minor sequences (short length in trailer) were fairly easy to shoot but required precise scheduling considering the amount of actors, exact locations and props used.

Shooting schedule - Car sequences

Shots inside the car were fairly tricky as keeping the camera and tripod still was an obvious difficulty. Moreover; health and safety regulations applied greatly considering the high risks involved with a car. I decided to keep my location to a quiet residential area and chose an early morning time slot as most of the public attend work. Nevertheless, I kept the schedule tight and precise; I wanted the shots finished quickly yet still to have a professional feel. Hence, I ensured a multitude of takes were filmed.

Shooting schedule - Combat sequences

The combat sequences were evidently the hardest scenes to prepare and film for. The fighting had to be extensively rehearsed and health and safety regulations applied more than ever; not only for me and the actors but the general public as props with a dangerous appearance were used. However, even with the tight schedule I created; I couldn't keep it exactly to plan and thus have had to continuously edit the schedule.