Props

These are props that I want to include in my trailer. So far I have:

• Notebook/List
• Pillows and covers
• Tubs of ice cream
• Minnie Mouse ears
• Passport
• Selfie Stick
• Camera
• Photo Albums
• Friendship Bracelets

Once I have finalised my plan and script I will probably find more props that will be in the locations, but so far these are the main props that I need to do my trailer. It won't be difficult to get these things as I have most of these items, the only thing I'd have to buy is ice cream which is fine. 

Prelim Task - Practising filming and editing

We all practised using cameras, tripods and also editing programmes as we made a trailer from a pretend plot. The plot was about a girl who was having a tough time at school but then made a friend, which turns out to be imaginary. Since we only had 1 lesson to film, I think we got in a good range of shots, including close ups and wide shots, using a school camcorder and tripod. I was in a group with Elle, Holly and Katie. Holly and Katie did a lot of the shots and Elle and I acted. 

We strived to use different locations although this was quite difficult as we only did it in school. We used our English block corridor and stairs, the walkway in the middle of the school and a bench outside. We wanted to include different locations as in trailers there are many different locations.

The next lesson we used Adobe Premier to edit our film. This programme was different to what we had used last year as we used iMovie as it was a bit more basic. However we managed to learn how to split clips, add titles and music. 

From this task I have learnt:

- To redo footage a few times in order to get a range of shots/angles to choose from
- To check footage before leaving the location in case of tripods being in the shot (this did happen but we managed to crop and edit the clip).
- To make sure the sound is clear and actors speak loud, especially when filming in a public place.
- To check inter titles for mistakes.
- How to fit a camera on a tripod.

This was a valuable task and I'm glad that we did it as I know have new things to consider when filming my trailer.

Target Audience

The target audience for my film are teenage and young adult girls, so between the ages of 13-25. I have looked into the target audiences for similar films like The Fault in our Stars, who has a typical audience of 13-21 and who are also teenage girls. Because my film is similar to this, I have decided to recreate this audience with my film.
I have picked a stereotypical audience member, Georgina. I have described what Georgina likes including films and genres that she would enjoy. I think teenage girls would like my film as they can relate to it as it is about friendship. There are also many films like mine at cinemas that are targeted at a young adult audience. In addition, teenage girls like to go to the cinema with their friends and they have more disposable income than an older audience.

Diary Post 2

Today in lesson time, we got into groups of 4 and we had the chance to try filming with cameras and tripods. Mr Oswick gave us a pretend storyline about a girl who was having a bad time at school and then met an imaginary friend. I was in a group with Elle, Holly and Katie and we went around school filming. Our first location was in a corridor where Elle was looking out of the window, wishing she had someone to talk too. We also filmed on the stairs and outside on a bench. We wanted to include a few different locations. 

We used a sheet with different camera shots on it to make sure we had a variety of different shots. We managed to include all of them as well as keeping to the storyline which was a great result. 

We may film some more for this task next lesson and we will be editing these clips together and adding music for this task. I really enjoyed filming today as I learned a lot of new things, like how to fit the camera onto the tripod and how to include a variety of different camera shots and angles to fit the plot/storyline. This will help me when I am filming for my trailer Here are some pictures I took when we were filming this task as well as our shot list:

Main Characters for my Trailer

Locations for my trailer

I want to include lots of different locations in my trailer as in real trailers there is not just one location and I want my trailer to look authentic and realistic. Some of my locations are abroad and I think this will be unique and exciting. I will have to think more about some of my locations like the hospital, but most of the locations are definitely possible to use.

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Locations for my trailer 'I Wish You Were Here from elliesmith1201

If I Stay Poster Analysis

I analysed the If I Stay poster as this is a teen drama and the poster is unique and effective. The pictures on the poster are made into a collage of the main character and different scenes in the film. I think this is very clever and also looks great. The mix of warm and cool colours show the emotions in the film and I really like the font for the title (as mentioned in a previous post) as it it like handwriting which is what I would like on my poster and trailer. I will consider using the collage technique as I think it works so well and looks great. 

Me and Earl and The Dying Girl Poster Analysis

I chose to analysis the Me and Earl and the Dying Girl poster because it is the type of film that I would like to set out to make with my trailer. The poster is quite minimalistic which i think relates to the blunt title and tagline, I think the makers of the film wanted the issue of cancer to be addressed but not in an overly emotional way and I want to follow in their footsteps. I think the poster is effective as the secretive pictures in the background link to the plot, which rewards audiences with a sneak peek to the storyline. The character's personalities are shown as they are hunched eating ice cream, showing teenage qualities. 

I like this poster because it is minimal but also shows a lot about the storyline and characters in a clever way. I will consider using these techniques in my own poster.

Title and Fonts

The title for my film will be 'I Wish You Were Here', this relates to the narrative as the main character says it throughout the film and it's about missing and losing her friend, but also adventures. It also relates to the sadness and drama in the film. 

I wanted to find a font that would relate to the story and would also capture the emotion that the film contains. I decided to go with a font that looked like hand writing as the film is about a sort of diary to her friend. 'I Wish You Were Here' is stereotypically written on a postcard and so I wanted to portray this in the font. The font will be shown on the trailer maybe throughout with the inter-titles and the perhaps on the movie poster that I will also be creating.
Here are some fonts that I found on the website dafont.com:

I like the fonts of the first 3 as I really like the hearts above the i's. This clearly shows its about teen girls and therefore target audience is acquired. However, this might show that its a chick-flick instead of a teen drama so perhaps this isn't a positive. I also really like the last one, 'End of the dream' as it looks a lot like handwriting and also reminds me of a love letter, which could link to the love the two friends feel. I was researching other teen drama film fonts, and I found a similar one from the film 'If I Stay', where the handwriting effect is used.

Moodboard for my film

This is a mood board of my films that I want to make. It has the list of things that the girls want to do when they are older. I wanted to include pictures of what I want the characters to be like, they are eating ice cream together and laughing together and also I have a picture when they are little. I have a few of the locations, school, beach, Disneyland, a film festival and also a hospital. I think this mood board sums up my film as a whole and shows the range of locations and emotions that I want to include in my trailer. This will help me to decide the different scenes I want in my trailer too so I will keep referring back to this.