We were able to find royalty free music which suited the action genre at http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ ; there were numerous music clips we were able to choose from. We shortened the clips on https://mp3cut.net/ as we only needed certain parts for our trailer.
Full On: Includes little sections of soaring French horns which could fit into a spy genre because the pace gradually speeds up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I9lUw2D9MQ
This was the evening of our boat party which was at festival pier on the Thames, we were able to record a good atmosphere and London all lit up which looked very nice and will look great in our trailer. Getting shots of the inside of the boat party represented the night life in London which we wanted in our trailer also.
From the ideas that we discussed on Friday 2nd of October, we then made those ideas neater and more visual onto a new story board which clearly displays the potential factors of our trailer.
On Friday 2nd of October our group met up and had an ideas meeting where we all said lots of idea which we then discussed to see if they would work, this is when we decided that having the help of two other boys from our class would help us, we were then able to come up with more ideas such as a possible love interest. we discussed setting,title of the film and story line, Although these ideas will be looked back on at and rethought to see if we still like them. We also created a rough story board with enabled us to see our plans in order and see if they would work.
Our group, which consists of 3 people compared to 4 last year, has decided on the Action genre, we feel this genre will bring more excitement and enable us to use our camera and editing skills to the maximum potential, we are also using the help of 2 others fro our class to assist us in the acting process. We are expecting this genre to be challenging compared to others for example horror because the editing needs to be sharp due to the bright day time lighting which is commonly apparent in action films, also we understand action films usually include rather explosive and fast moving scenes which we are willing to create. Our group has taken inspiration off of trailers such as The Equalizer and The Avengers as these certain trailers skilfully use editing to create suspense and excitement making people want to watch the film.
Immediately the trailer shows drama
as the non diegetic music is quite theatrical, a medium shot of an helicopter
is then shown, at a glance is appears to be a rescue helicopter in the
mountains suggesting someone is lost making the audience interested in seeing
what is about to happen. This is followed by a slow panning shot of a City. So
far the shots have been slow and have faded into each other this has created
suspense. Another panning shot of the city, the audience notice the two
patriotic American flags therefore making us aware it is set in America. Medium
shot of Dwayne Johnson; a well known, popular actor, this encourages people to
go and see the film as audiences make the assumption that if a well known actor
is in the film then the film is therefore going to be worthwhile.
Next shot is a long shot of Dwayne
hugging a girl, the audience assume that she is his daughter; this idea of a
father daughter relationship also encourages audiences as it is relatable. The same
girl is then displayed meeting another boy although nothing else is given away;
the audience is then intrigued to know what the connection is between the two.
By this time in the trailer the shots have become faster suggesting more things
are about to happen. In between the shots there is a few words which made up
the sentence, “ who will you be with when everything falls apart” not only does
this hold the audience’s attention as they are concentrating on the trailer
trying to work out what the sentence is, but it also is asking the audience a
question which gets them thinking about the movie, and causing them to be
visualising themselves in the film, creating a more personal connection, which potentially
increases the chance of them coming to see San Andreas.
The suspenseful music is then interrupted
and becomes more suspenseful by a sudden crash, a close up two shot of the people
in the car show horror on their faces creating empathy, a match on action of
the man’s hands shaking on the steering wheel emphasises the amount that the
car is shaking. At this point in the trailer the audience’s attention is at
100% as we are wondering what is happening. A close up of the tyres skidding
across the cracked ground shows that there has obviously been a natural disaster
such as an earthquake. A long shot of the gaping hole in the road which has destroyed
a petrol station shows immense destruction, this grabs the audience’s attention
showing the seriousness of this incident. Another high angle panning shot is
used of the city showing an earthquake rumble across wiping out hundreds of buildings.
This shot is very dark connoting misery causing the audience to emphasis with the
people in the film. Different Non diegetic music is then introduced it is a
very dreary and low tempo song connoting misery and distress.
A point of view shot from a young
girl stuck in a car of a helicopter circling above, with a rescue crew, this
shows that the first shot of the helicopter was in fact a rescue helicopter. A
long shot of this helicopter coming close to being hit by a crumbling building
suggests that this film is filled with near misses and destruction. The iconic
Hollywood sighs are falling over showing that everything is coming to an end;
this reaches out to the audience as this landmark is very well known therefore
people feel they can relate to this incident. Close up of Dwayne Johnson’s face
as he is the pilot of this heliport, shows shock on his face as well as very
deep breathing, it is obvious he is looking as something which is causing him
distress, the audience are interested in finding out what he is looking at. This
is followed by a montage of heart breaking shots where people are fighting for
their lives, and potentially seeing love ones for the last time. The first ]
piece of dialogue is of a well educated looking man stating that people should
be getting out of the city immediately, the audience trust this man due to his
respectable looking appearance (glasses, neat hair, smartly dressed) and start
to realise the intensity of this natural disaster.
More shots of the building
crumbling to the floor and water bursting through concrete walls, Dwayne Johnson
appears again we by this point coming to the conclusion that he is most likely
one of our main characters, he yells “Everybody down” followed by a long shot
of lots of people quickly ducking, showing that Dwayne has authority and experience
in instructing people what to do in these kind of situations. The diegetic sound
of cars being flown in the air and water crashing together is ended by a slow
song which then cuts to the grey film title, followed by two hashtages which
will increase the popularity of this trailer as it is now become something to talk
about on social media.
