Shot 7 - 12

• Still using very natural sounds, bangs, wind and silence. Creates eerie atmosphere.
• Camera becomes very intimate. Shots from different POV's - shows someone else is there.
• Shot of the sky - adds to atmosphere.

My first ideas of a thriller teaser trailer...

Shot 1 - 6

• This shows many of my shots being close ups - to make the audience intimate with the characters.
• The soundtrack starts off very natural with sounds such as rain drops, footsteps, splashes, wind and silence. These give the trailer realism.

Ideas..

FILM TRAILER

• Attract audience to watch the whole film.
• Sets the genre of the film.
• Creates a feel for the setting.
• Suggestion of storyline.
• Introduces some main characters.
• Displays attention grabbing footage.
• Quickly paced clips.
• Slow build -> beginning to exciting end.
• Graphics -> film title/ opening dates.
• May include music or voice over.

E.G. The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

FILM POSTER

• Eye catching/ captivating.
• Focal picture to be intriguing.
• Large and easily read title.
• Suggests film genre.
• Famous actors to promote film.
• Target audience.
• Tagline/ age certificate.
• “Coming Soon” or release date.
• Directors and Production Company displayed.

E.G. Jaws (1975)

FILM MAGAZINE POSTER

• Name clearly displayed.
• Noticeable front cover.
• Actors image usually main focal point.
• Images target a certain audience.
• Graphics and colour to set mood.
• Font size, shape, colour -> suggests different ideas.
• Cover lines -> indicate good content.
• Price and bar code.

E.G. cinema scope

POSTER IDEAS...

- House - window - person. ----> room focus?

- Outside - forest - shadows - moonlight

- Close up - forehead and eyes

- Black and white/ colour

- Shot of the consequences - leads audience to make own assumptions

- Outline of figure

- Reflection - mirror/ water

- Dark background

- Single, dominant image - feelings of alone/ fear

- Long shot

- Play on title words - e.g. "Dead End"

HOW TO CREATE A GRIPPING THRILLER TRAILER...

(Alfred Hitchcock style)

1] Use the mind of the audience;

Consider how each scene affects the audience.

Engage them by the context.

`tease` the audience.

2] Frame for emotion;

Careful camera work - i.e. close ups etc.

Emotion directly from the actors eyes.

Sudden cuts = sudden surprise.

Strange angle = heighten dramatic meaning.

3] Pretend the camera is not a camera;

Let the camera take on human qualities.

Make the audience feel like they're involved.

Use of silence.

4] Dialogue mean nothing;

Facial expressions pull audience into a characters secretive world.

Focus of scene should never be on words being spoken.

5] Point of view editing;

Subjective cinema.

- take actors eyes, add something for them to look at.

Close up of actor. }

Cutting to shots of what's being seen } Builds tension

Cut back to actor to see reaction. }

6] Montage gives you control;

Control the timing.

Show various pieces of a scene.

"Transfer the menace on screen into the minds of the audience" - Hitchcock.

e.g. Psycho - the killing is not being shown, just before and after - the death takes place in the audiences' head.

7] Keep the story simple;

Simplistic, linear stories.

Easily followed.

Streamlined to offer maximum dramatic impact.

8] Characters must break cliché;

Opposite of what audience expects = more realism.

9] Make two things happen at one;

Contrasting situations.

Use two unrelated things.

Focussed on one, interrupted by another.

Dramatic counterpoint to real moment.

10] Suspense is information;

Showing what characters don't see.

Constant reminders of looming dangers.

Character completely unaware.

11] Surprise and twist;

Never end how expected.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSQyf5YcEv8&NR=1

(A version of the `Psycho` trailer - 1960)

This is an example of a screen which would be seen at the very beginning of a thriller film, this may be due to the strong content within (i.e. violence, sex, strong language etc) and shows that this film needs to be viewed with an adult or may only be viewed by certain audiences (i.e. over 18's only.)

The magazine I have decided to focus on which presents new film releases is called TOTAL FILM. I have chosen this one to base my own production around as I think the conventions that this magazine follow is different from the usual film magazines. Here are some pictures of different editions of TOTAL FILM that I liked