Costumes/ Props
With the dealers we decided to give them the stereotypical look of having joggers and a hoodie. This adds to the effect of it being gangstar genre. The costume gives the audience an idea of what the film will be about as well. The buyer on the other hand is wearing ordinary clothes. This is so that it looks like he could be vulnerable in that situation. It then turns out that he is by him being beaten up. He is meant to seem like a normal kid. We felt that we needed to get the costumes right in order to back up the teaser trailer being an action/black cinema genre. We felt we did well because it looks realistic.
Location
We decided to use a basic location in a car park. This is because it adds to the effect of it being an action/black cinema genre. There is also a council estate in the background which helps show what type of area it is. We felt we could have improved our film by using different locations rather than the same one for each scene. The reason we used the same location was because it was convenient for us and the actors and it always worked well for the scenes needed. I think the lighting worked well with the trailer too as all the shots came out clearly and it also added a nice dark effect to it which helped back up the genre chosen.
Title
I think the title class A goes well with our genre as it links well with drugs which is what our film is based upon. We made the font basic so that it stands out to the audience. I think the red font of the A works well as it also stands out ad it also emphasises that there is danger involved within the film. We tried to make a link from the genre of the film through the title and i think we have achieved this well.
Editing
We felt this scene came out really well. It was important that it did because it is one of the main scenes that quickens up the pace of the whole teaser trailer. The editing needed to be sharp so that it all flows together and fits nicely. The different shot angles and type also give the audience an all round effect of what is happening during the chase. The shots were all filmed at a long shot view, this is so that the audience can get the full experience of the car chase.
Title font and style
We decided to use a quite basic font throughout each of the tasks. They all had similar font and styles. This was so that each task had a link between them. We kept font colours of red, white and silver throughout, this is because it adds a nice effect to each task and also links with the genre of the trailer.
Genre and how it suggests it
We have decided to go for a hybrid genre which includes both action and black cinema/gangstar. I think we have emulated both of these genre well in our teaser trailer because we have shot a fight scene, car chase and a drug deal. All of these thing would happen in an one of those genre films. Therefore we feel we have done well in trying to pull them off. I am very pleased with the fight scene especially the punch as it is performed well and looks realistic. The car chase scene has also been put together well through fast paced editing which made the whole tempo of the trailer increase and this is what we were intending on doing before shooting.
Story and how the trailer sets up
We chose to set the trailer up by starting off slow and it speeding up through each scene. It started off with the buyers entering the car park trying to pick up drugs. The shot then goes to one of them meeting the drug dealers. The pace of the trailer then picks up with the dealer punching the buyer. This then leads to a car chase and then finishing with the title of the film. We then go off to a montage of one of the actors doing wheels spins etc. This is to show the audience what they are going to expect to see in the film. During all these scenes we have a backing track playing. I think this has worked well with the scenes as it starts off slow and gradually picks up pace. It also links in with each shot very nicely.
How are the characters introduced
The dealers are shown on the left, they are wearing joggers and a hoodie. They have got their hoods up which make them look suspicious. The dealers who are played by Jack David and Jack Alis are meant to seem like they more power than the buyer. They are also meant to intimidate the buyer, they do this by what they are wearing. Dan who is the buyer shown on the right hand side, he is wearing jeans with a jacket. He also has his hood up. This is so that he doesn't draw attention to himself from others. He is meant to seem like a normal kid.
Special Effects
We didn't use many special effects during the teaser trailer because we wanted to make it as authentic as possible. The only things that we did was speed up time in both of the scenes above. For universal it needed to be speeded up because it was a lot slower compared to the tempo of the trailer. This was also the same for the gear change. It didn't fit in well with the rest of the footage so we decided to speed it up and i think the trailer has benefited from this.
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