Final A2 Trailer

Final Magazine Cover

Discussion, Evaluation and Analysis of Rough Cut

Below is the rough edit version of our soon to be finished film trailer. In this cut we haven't yet included the title of the film, the studio and production logo's or reviews but they will be added later on. Another decision we are still working on is whether to keep any dialogue, however we have created a soundtrack to accompany our film, but this is not yet finalised. 


Furthermore, there are lots of things still to change and develop within the trailer. Firstly, lots of scenes need to be cropped, cut or changed. For example, I feel that the hunting scenes and some of the party sections are too long. Because of this, the trailer decreases in tempo and if it is too slow audiences might lose interest. To help this we are also going to add a montage towards the middle of the trailer, including a mixture of the footage. As well as this, we want to use a larger variety of transitions between shots with different effects. Other things that can be improved upon are the narrative slides at the beginning of the trailer. The words 'Lose It' need to move forward closer toward the viewer.We have also discussed taking out the mirror scenes as we didn't always think they serves much symbolic purpose or helped with the narrative. The same applies to the black van shot. Another critic I have is with the walking away shots as at the moment they appear too similar -  they are meant to show the character slowly moving away from the camera. 


With all this in mind, we can continue editing and refining our ideas to get our end product. 

Film Trailer - Rough Edit

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Social Realism Conventions

1. Realistic portrayal of British society
2. Use of unknown actors
3. Working Class setting
4. Realistic/gritty location
5. Controversial themes: drugs, crime, sex, prostitution, poverty, alcoholism, homosexuality
6. Themes of political or religious views
7. Social or racial injustice
8. Economic hardship
9. Age: typically for teenagers or young adults (15 - 30)
10. Believable storyline and filming techniques

Location

Through our previous research into social realism, we began to realise how important location is within this genre to build a realistic image, as well as highlighting social class and economic status. Stereotypical examples of this are 'The Full Monty' made in 1997, directed by Peter Cattaneo, and is set in Sheffield, England about 6 unemployed men after the steel mills have been shut down, showing their low economic state and working class culture. Another is 'Trainspotting' created in 1996 and directed by Danny Boyle, set in a poor working class area of Edinburgh, reflects in the characters. This is shown through their attitudes, night life, social interaction and ways of earning money.


We are lucky enough to live in a wealthy part of the country where the majority of families would consider themselves middle class. This is great for our storyline as it goes against the social norms, and hopefully making it more unique. As main character, Cally, has also come from a wealthy background, with horses and private school etc, so our geographical location could not be more key. We have both also noticed that due to the fact the location plays such a role in these films the trailers often have many establishing shots so the audience can relate to the event in a more realistic way. So we decided that we should also follow this theme in our trailer. Therefore we will need to shoot some scenes of the wealthiest areas in our society, conforming to the stereotypes.