First ideas plot

Car awaits in a parking space (enemy)
He looks in his mirror and See's the civilian drive past
He follows him for a bit trying to stay undercover
Front car notices that he is being followed and decides to accelerate
The car chase begins
Followed up with a montage of quick editing cuts during the chase scene
Eventually the car being chased gets away

Update on final task

Today we have been thinking of the types of scenes that we would like in our teaser trailer. We would like to film some close ups on wheel spins and fast gear changing. We need an establishing shot to set the location of the teaser trailer. We will also try and film some hand brake turns. Point of view shots of the drivers to show what is in front of them. Shots of the actors will also be needed so that the audience know who is starring in the film.

Time Management

So far me and my other group member have decided on the genre and who is going to star in it. The genre is action and it will be a Car Chase.

Death Race 2 Teaser Trailer

This trailer is a sequel from Death Race so the audience already know what the film is about and the main characteristics. The Trailer starts off with showing the production company which is Universal. This typical of most trailer as the production use it for publicity. The Trailer is approximately 1.03 long which is about average for teaser trailers.

From the very beginning it starts off with a voice over which gives the audience a sense of what its about, the location and who's in it. They have used dialogue from parts of the film to give an idea of what its about for example "every car will hold as many guns and ammunition as it can", this shows that the film is brutal and action packed. Another example is when they say "if the prisoner wins five races he wins his freedom", this also tells the audience the basic plot of the film. The voice over also states some some of the films that the film maker has already made, this will allow the audience to recognise some of the films which they may have seen and enjoyed. The voice over also tells the audience information such as the film name and when it is being released. They have also used backing track to make it more exciting for the audience.

They have edited the clips together quickly rather than just have one scene which is what "super 8" did. This is more common with action films as it gets the audience intrigued and it allows them to see different parts of the film. The more parts of the film that are shown shows the audience that there is a lot of  action involved which is what they want. The clips include all the main actors which allow the audience to see who is starring in it. They have used a variety of shots during the teaser trailer so that it appeals to the audience. Using lots of different shots makes it more interesting as well.

James Bond Car Chase

I have been looking at other Car Chase film and James Bond Quantum of Solice is one of them. This is a very good example of a Car Chase, its is very fast editing which keeps the audience on the edge of their seat. It switches from shot to shot to show every angle of the Car Chase, this give a good view to the audience and it some them the setting and the location. They have amplified the sound of the car wheels skidding, engines and crashes. There are a lot of incidents that happen throughout the car chase such as the lorry crashing against the wall and other cars crashing. It is very well edited together and is very realistic. They do not use a backing track because they want to keep it very realistic, using ampified sounds of the cars engines gives it a better veiwing for the audience.

They have used camera shots such as close ups, medium shot, long shots and point of veiw shots. They have used close ups so that the audience get an idea of the characters facial expressions. Medium shots were used to show things like the quick gear changes and quick steering. Long shots are used to show the crashes, this gives the audience a full shot and experience of the crash. The point of view shot is used to the characters point of view of what is happening in front of them, this gives the audience an experience of what the characters are having to face.

Genre

We have thought about different genres and have decided that we will do a Car Chase. This will be exciting and different as it is not usually done. Here is a spider diagram that shows the typical characteristics of a Car Chase.

These are the characteristics that are usually found within action films. We will try to employ one of the main stereotypes which is the good vs bad guy. Also quick shots from various angles is key for an action film, this is because the audience needs to kept on the edge of their seat. Sound is also very important within action films as it creates tension within scenes, this makes the audience gripped to the screen and not wanting to leave.

Genre Ideas

These are some of the genres that we have looked into for when we complete our final teaser trailer. It has given us an idea of what we want to do. There are a variety of genres and a variety of films within each section.

Preliminary Task

The film is basically just showing the audience the location of the film and what is happening during that particular scene. As you can see from our preliminary task it it not very good quality. I'm not sure why the film has ended up in this quality, it might be because we saved it into the wrong document and therefore it not looking as it should. This is because our time management skills were not very good for this task and we were both not used to using the Adobe Premier technology.

We used the backing music because it was a jolly tune which will make it a bit more interesting for the audience. We didn't use any dialogue during the teaser trailer because we didn't feel that the trailer needed any dialogue. We used writing such as the title of the film and when it is being released. The film is roughly the same time length as a typical teaser trailer. The film also didn't contain many different shot types which is because the film is just an overview of the school.

In the main film there will be a lot of changes for example we will improve the quality of the film and use different shot types to keep the audience interacted and interested. We will also have a lot more time to produce this film which means we can do enough research on what a typical teaser trailer looks like and then emulate it. We will also be a lot more focused on the task to create a good teaser trailer.

Preliminary Task

Today we finished off our Preliminary task. The film is not the best quality because we did not have much time to complete due to our lack of time management. You'll be able to see from the final copy that it is quite rushed.

The problems that we had with the task was that both me and my other group member had not used the Adobe Premier equipment. This is because last year one of our other team members knew what they were doing and that wasn't really our role in the group. It it took a while for us to get to grips with the technology but now we feel that for our main task we can make a better film.

With the film we tried different applications such as speeding up the time, this made the scenes quicker which will make the audience intrigued to whats going to happen. We have added back sounds to the film to try and make it more interesting for the audience as otherwise it could be boring. With sound it adds another element of technology to the film and makes it more realistic.

Genre ideas

We have been thinking of different type of genres that we could do for our main task. So far we have come up with a couple of ideas which are horror, action and comedy.

As a group we want to try and do an action film which will include a car chase. The only problem with it is that it will be difficult to film and then edit together and keep the continuity. We feel that it would be the most interesting and exciting genre to try out. We would use our mates cars as it would be easier.

Types of films that have used car chases are: The fast and the furious, Dukes of Hazard, James Bond, Eagle Eye and Stormbreaker. We have looked at these films and tried to see how the produce an authentic car chase that looks real and keeps the audience interested and intrigued.

We have experience in the horror genre because we have already made a horror film in year 12 which went well and everyone we spoke to seem to enjoy it. But as a group we feel that we want to try something different and that's why our preferred option is to do the Action/Car chase.

The Expendables teaser trailer

Genre - Action
USP - action with some famous actors involved
Target Audience - Late teens to the older generation
Shot types - medium shots and close ups to the the facial expressions of the actors.
Director - Slyvestre Stallone
Produced by - Guymond Casady

The expendables is an action film that stars some very well known actors such as Jason Statham, Jet Li, Micky Rourke, Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren, Steve Austin, Terry Crews and Slyvestre Stallone.

The trailer is about 40 seconds long which is shorter than most teaser trailers. The average is around 60 seconds. The trailer is quick paced throughout which keeps the audience on the edge of their seat. The reason why they dp this is so that they get the audience interested and wanting to find out more.

The trailer contains background music throughout. The sound track is by Thin Lizzy- Boys are back in town. The track is from the 70's which states that there are some older actors involved and also are targeting an older audience than it usually would. The trailer contains a voice over that is used through parts of the clip. The voice over tells the audience what the basic plot of the film is. It also tells the audience the name of the film and when it is also being released in the cinemas. This is key information that the audience need to know. They also use diologue in parts of the trailer as well.

They show clips of each character, this shows the audience what they are like and how they act. It gives the audience an idea of what to expect.