Character reaserch

The family image we are trying to create at the beginning is a middle class English family with a young child called Ella. The father figure in the trailer is Patrick Rowe (my father) i believe he looks like an ordinary father who is caring and loving of his family. He also is middle aged and gives of the naive character look.

The mother for our trailer is Caroline Rowe (my mother) she is also a very believable mother character for our film and gives of a very friendly and almost vulnerable vibe to the audience. She cares very much fro her children but is more worried about t he welfare of her marriage than young daughter.

shot list

There are going to be a few main shots that we are going to use in our film as we want to make the audience feel part of the film and by using some basic shots but executing them well, we will be able to create a realistic film trailer. These shots are:

Extreme lose up - A close up shot of someones face to show the emotion in the film trailer. This is going to be useful in our film when we want to show how a character is feeling. Also, if we want to make something appear more dramatic, we would use this to emphasize an object or what someone is doing. 

Long shot - I am going to be using a long or extreme shot in  my film trailer when I want to show the different settings of my film which makes any particular buildings or surroundings that are well known to stand out such as a shot of London and the famous London Eye and so the target audience would pick up on this which would make our film trailer appear to be highly budgeted. 

High angle shot - I am going to be using a high angle shot in my trailer when there is a shot of a group of people around the table. The effect of this is that they are going to be happy and it is just going to look as if they are just living in a 'normal' and stress free life.

Close up - We are going to use a close up shot to show something in detail such as a shot that we are going to use of a car with a male character driving. This is going to create tension for the target audience and they are going to question who is the driver and what is his motive. 

locational research

This is the location from the beginning of the film with the family around the house. This is a semi detached house in a suburban town in England. This is a very typical house of a middle class family and therefore would connect with the target audience we intend for our film. There will shots of the young girl running down the path way from the door which will show how shes running away from the problems in the house and she wants to get away. 

The inside of the house is very homely and gives the impression that there is nothing wrong with the family life and all is well. however when the arguments start. there will be shots the the small girls perceptive in the house showing her anger and fear. The grand piano will give the idea that they like music and enjoy listening to the father play which could be seen as ideologic.

 

 



 

Story Board

Moodboard

This mood board highlights the scenes that our essential to our  trailer. For example our theme of movie will be based around a family and this is represented by the happy family being placed in the center enjoying an evening dinner together. The characters displayed at the top shows our character will consist of a young vulnerable girl, the father and the mother. The piano shows our dietetic sound tat is going to be included in our trailer to add tension and build up. The house shows our location that it is going to be set in which links with the dark figure that walks into the house unaware, adding enigmas.

Research and Planning Targets

Analyse the following focuses:  Mise en scene, Sound, Camera, Editing, Genre Indictors, Enigmas, Narrative and Characters, Unique Selling Points, Representation, Trailer Conventions and how the  target Audience is Addressed, Comparison to Other Trailers of the same Genre.

Aim to annotate print texts with detailed analysis using key media terminology.

Film Treatment

Our opening shot is going to be an image of a family all sitting around the table laughing and just having a proper family meal. We are having this as out first shot as we want to start of the trailer as if everything is 'normal' which is typical in most film trailers. As the trailer will go on, this is when the audience will start to see the changes of the mood in the trailer.

The next shot if going to be a shot of the husband and the wife exchanging awkward glances at each other across the table which would start to build tension for the target audience. This sets the mood of discomfort and causes the audience to question what is happening. This part of the story is that the male character that is playing the husband has killed someone and the wife if feeling very uncomfortable with it all but she is keeping it a secret and held together for her daughters sake.

The camera is then going to cut to some fast paced shots of the husband playing the piano and then to a close up of his hands on the keys. The idea of the piano would add an eerie atmosphere for the audience and would help to build tension, making it appear more realistic. We are going to use diegetic sound at this point when the husband is playing the piano and so the audience feel what the characters are feeling.

The camera cuts to an image of a broken plate on the floor that the wife has accidentally broken. The camera is going to then pan up to the wife's face to a close up shot of her face and the emotion that she is feeling. The audience are going to see her as scared and frightened. This is because the story of the film is that she is unsure and weary about what her husband will do to her when she has done something wrong as in the film, he has committed murder.

We are then going to add tension for the audience and let it build up by using the site incompetec to create our own soundtrack for our film trailer. By doing this we can experiment with different sounds and moods and test out which one would best fit our trailer.

The scene then cuts from the broken plate to husband and wife arguing which is when their little daughter appears in the doorway and as she calls, 'mummy?' The wife looks reluctant when the husband attempts to go near the daughter as she knows that he has killed someone. The daughter is unaware of what is going on around her. This is effective as the audience understand the vulnerability of the child and so they would want her to feel protected.

The camera cuts to the little girl running across the street, we are shown a close up shot of the husband in the car as he looks around worried for his daughter. There is then an extreme close up shot of the girls’ face as she screams as the father unaware of her present in front of him drives towards her which then fades to black not giving too much away. We cut to a missing poster of the little girl. This gets the enigmas starting for the audience such as what’s happened to her? Where is she?

It then juxtaposes to an establishing shot of London which is going to make the trailer look high budgeted for the target audience.