Similar Film Products (1)

The Firm is a 2009 british film directed by Nick Love. It's a very similar film product to my own, because it is also set in the 1980's. The clothing worn is this film, is also the kind of clothing that would be worn in my film. There a several shots in this teaser trailer that shows the entire firm, and i know realisticly i won't be able to do that for my film, as i would need a huge amount of extras. But i've already thought to get around that, i can film scenes, that still help convey the story, but also look effective. Such as scenes that focus more on main people, rather than a whole cast.

Film Idea (2)

The main plot of my film is:

• A young teenager who is part of a small football firm
• He gets in too deep, and tries to get away from it
• He becomes a target, and spends his time running away from the firm
• His former lifestyle finally catches up with him and he is caught, and he is killed.

I've decided on my genre as action/crime/drama. Aswell as being a period film.

I've also thought of the name, which is Know Man's Land. I chose to write it as 'know' instead of 'no' as a play on words, and underling a statement that the main character is discovering his terrority in life.

Film Idea !

I firstly decided that i wanted to do a period film, meaning that i wanted to have it in a set decade, which i chose to be the 1980's. I decided on this because i am interested in this time period, with regards to fashion, music and culture. I am also mainly interested in the football 'casual' culture. This is a subsection of association football culture, and the wearing of expensive European designer clothing. The casual culture originated in the late 70's, mainly to avoid attention from police at football matches. Casuals would wear designer clothing instead of club colours so that they wouldn't draw interest from the police. This also made it easier to infilrate rival groups, and enter pubs.
Music that was popular with casuals during the 1980's had moved from punk, modrock and ska, to pop. Artists such as Wham!, The Human League, Spandau Ballet, Soft Cell, Tears for Fears and Adam and the Ants were an example of artists popular with casuals.
Popular clothing labels during this time period were: Fila, Adidas, Ellesse, Sergio Tacchini, Fred Perry, Kappa, Lacoste etc.

Research on Teaser Trailers (2)

The Twilight trailer is similar to the Constantine trailer, in the sense that it's also very fast paced. The scenes in the Twilight trailer come at the audience in a more 'jack in the box' way, because they are very fast flashing images. The dialogue used in the trailer is very short, and cleverly used to help explain the story, but not give it away. The text used for the name Twilight, is juxtaposed against a dark cloud, and the writinghas shimmers of lights breaking out from it, this is perhaps giving a clue to the audience about Edward being a vampire.

By looking at these two trailers, i have discovered that to make a sucessful teaser trailer, the duration of it must be less than a minute. The trailer itself needs to be exciting and fast paced, so that it leaves the audience wanting to see more. The editing of the trailer itself must be very smooth, so that the transitions go well together. The trailer must not necessarily tell the whole story, but give the audience a clear idea of what they would see, but leave them wanting more.

Research on Teaser Trailers (1)

Before thinking about what kind of trailer i'd like to do, it was useful to do some research on teaser trailers, so i could analyse them and see what types of coventions they use, and what typical teaser trailers include.

Constantine (2005)
Director:Francis Lawrence




This teaser trailer is very fast paced, and the shots are very short, almost like quick flashing images. The storyline isn't necessarily being told, the bigger purpose is to show the audience the most exhilarating parts of the film. The duration of the trailer itself is only 56 seconds. The lighting used is very dark, suggesting mystery within the story. The editing also uses alot of fades to black, which also suggests mystery, and keeps the viewer in the dark. The trailer doesn't use any music, only dialogue which is very powerful, because it keeps up the mysterious tone. The colour of the writing used to show Keanu Reeves' name, is green, this colour connotates the supernatural, or something unknown. This links in with some of the objects shown in the trailer such as the skeleton statue. The target audience for this film would 15+, and also people who enjoy films of the thriller genre.

Newww yearrrrr :)

A new year has begun, and i am starting my A2 Media Studies project, I've decided to work alone this year, because after reflecting on last year and my results, i believe it will benefit me more to work on my own. After looking through the options for a main task i decided to choose the teaser trailer for a film, along with a website homepage and a poster for the film as ancillary texts.
I'm excited about this years project, mainly because I'm working alone, and it will give me the chance to really get my head into my work.