Teaser Trailer and intertitles

Today we have been on adobe making our intertitles and putting them into a practise Teaser Trailer. This has allowed us to see how long the Teaser Trailer is approximately going to take. The scenes have not been including therefore we have used just a black background to mask where they would be going. We have used intertitles at different points during the Trailer. This includes the motion picture association of America which comes up in most Teaser Trailers, we feel this will make the Trailer look more authentic. It will also include the release date which will allow the audience to know when its coming out. The Title of the film is used at the end of the Trailer, this is so that it will be the last thing that the audience see and hopefully remember. We are also contemplating whether we should include the directors name and also the actors name. This may be a good idea because it will allow the audience to be aware of who is starring in it and who directed it. The production company is also being showed, this will be done toward the beginning of the trailer.

Title

Today we came up with a name for our film. We are going to call it Class A. We feel that this title is appropriate for our film as the story line is a drug deal that has gone wrong and therefore Class A mixes in well with this genre. Class A is also linked with the drug dealers with them being the best around. The reason why the "A" is in red is because it will make it stand out amongst others and therefore get the audiences attention. The colour red is also symbolised as being dangerous which what our teaser trailer is about. The "A" is most likely to be bold so that emphasis is on it. The font will be nothing fancy because we want it to be hard hitting towards the audience.

Storyboard

This is our storyboard, it is a rough idea of what will be happening in our teaser trailer. It gives all the shot types and how long each shot will last. There are sections that shows if we are using music or not.

Montage Ideas

We are hoping that our montage will consist of things like hand brake turns, burn outs, wheel spins and then close ups of gear changing, actors facial expressions etc. These are some pictures that we will try to emulate during our teaser trailer.

Wheel spin

Close up of gear stick 

Burnout 

Hand brake turn 

We feel that these quick scenes will give our audience an insight for what the film is about and hopefully will attract them to go and see it. With the scenes being fast paced it will keep the audience attracted and wanting more.

Filming Update

We are still waiting to do the final bit of the teaser trailer, this is the montage that will happen at the end of the first couple of scenes. We are waiting for the weather conditions to improve so that we are able to complete the final bits of filming. The montage will include fast paced clips of hand brakes, wheel spins, close ups and many other things. We are hoping this will make our teaser trailer attractive our target audience.

Production Company

We have researched the different production companies and we have found out that the best company for our film is Universal. This is because it is a very big company within the filming industry. This means they would be able to support the film with the appropriate finance needed. Universal will be able to advertise the teaser trailer well because they are such a big company. This will be needed for us to target our target audience.

Other films of the same genre that they have produced are: fast five, 2 fast 2 furious, bad boys and many others.

Evaluation of questionnaire

From our questionnaire we have found out that Males tend to enjoy the action films because of the fast paced editing and the tension that goes with it. The younger generation are also more interested in action films and also sci fi's. This is because they can relate to the films due to the modern day technology such as xbox and other things like that. The younger audience tend to go to the cinema to watch films, this is because they want to get the full atmosphere of the film. The older audience prefer to watch films at home because they like the comfort of their own surroundings. From the findings we have also found out that younger people prefer to watch teaser trailers before going to see the film because with them having little amount of income they don't want to waste it. This means that we need to make our trailer as appealing as possible so that it gets the attention from the target audience.

Questionnaire findings

We gave this questionnaire to five randomly selected people on different age categories. These are type answers they gave...

Person 1

1. Male
2. 0-12
3. Action
4. I chose this because i enjoy watching shooting with lots of action
5. DVD
6. No
7. NA

Person 2

1. Female
2. 60+
3. Romantic
4. I enjoy watching romantic films because they are light hearted and reminds me of my younger days
5. Sky movies
6. No
7. NA

Person 3

1. Female
2. 26-40
3. Comedy/Romance
4. I enjoy a love story with elements of comedy which make me laugh
5. Sky movies
6. NO
7. NA

Person 4

1. Male
2. 13-25
3. Action
4. I enjoy this type of genre because it is fast paced and i can relate it to computer games such as COD 4 which i enjoy.
5. Cinema
6. Yes
7. Yes

Person 5

1. Male
2. 40-60
3. Sci-Fi
4.They are usual unrealistic, this helps take the stress away from every day life
5. DVD
6. No
7. NA

From this information we can see that teenagers are most likely to be watching teaser trailer. This is useful because our target audience are teenagers and young adults.

Questionnaire

1. Male or Female?

2. Age? 
0-12  13-25  26-40  41-60  60+

3. Favourite genre?  
Horror  Action  Adventure  Comedy  Romance  Sci fi  Thriller

4. In reference to question 3, why did you choose that genre?
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5. How do you consume films?
Cinema  DVD  Sky movies  other

6. Do you watch Teaser trailers?
Yes    No

7. If yes does a teaser trailer affect your decision to watch the film?
Yes  No

Teaser Trailer plan - Intertitles

The plan for our teaser trailer is to have quick scenes between inter titles which tell the audience important information about the film, for example title of the film, main actors, release date etc. We are thinking to have  quick edited scenes followed by a black background with inter titles coming up. We have researched other teaser trailers and some of the best have followed this idea. We think that this will benefit our trailer and overall make it more appealing to the target audience.

The intertitles are going to be fast paced and bold so that the audience get all the important infomation.