Class Teaser Trailer Feedback

Today in class we watched everyones rough copies of the teaser trailers. We all were to give feedback to each of them explaining what we did and did not like about it, if it made actual sense or not, and some overall notes on their trailer.

Here is the list of peoples' feedback that I had given them.

name: Minnie

like: The change between the different personalities and the shots to determine that.

dislike: Sometimes its not clear that it was the same person, also are they a gambler?

made sense: yes but can be a little bit clearer 

name: Bella

like: the music, the shots all make sense, theme is clear

dislike: Maybe you have too many shots of knives, maybe even put some “blood” on them to give a reason for cleaning them. Or maybe even rather than cleaning them under the sink they can use a cloth that gets bloodier and bloodier each time!

made sense: yes, perfect sense

notes: you can make the exposure darker to emphasise the theme

name: Alex

like: Clear it was about a politician, loves the fading into the next shots

dislike: Some shots weren’t in there so it didn’t make much sense but it will when the shots have been taken

made sense: slightly 

notes: Music was great and enhanced the mood of the trailer

name: Kartya

like: the creativity of each of the shots, I would definitely watch it as a movie

dislike: the quality can be a little bit better, but I’m not sure if the bad quality was intended

made sense: yes, it was very clear

notes: My only suggestion would be that maybe somehow you can make the process of the doll possessing her clearer. You could make the girls eyes start bleeding the same way after she had tried wiping them off the dolls?

name:  Elizabeth

like: The black and white shots and several angles you used

dislike:  At the beginning the music sounded creepy but towards the end you sort of represent her as a hero and not a villain, this got me a little bit confused

made sense: yes, but slightly unsure if the Mystery mask is good or bad

notes: You hadn’t shown the whole of the characters face at the end, only the mask

name: Ellythea

like: it had a few really interesting shots and the missing shots written in seem like they would go really well with what you have

dislike: I don’t know what it is about really

made sense: slightly, it is about a girl who is stressing but I don’t know why

notes: The underexposure was really good

name: Tanay

like: it really made sense and I liked the use of shadows

dislike: Sometimes it had some bad quality and I’m not sure if this was intended

made sense: yes

name: Portia

like: the shots really show that this woman is rich and the character profile is really clear

dislike: Some shots that were in slo-mo kinda dragged it on a little bit too much

made sense: yes!

name: Holly

like: the storyline was really funny and the shots used were very creative

dislike: Some shots were bad quality, not sure if this was intended

made sense: yes

name: Nadia

like: The storyline is great, I would watch the movie

dislike: The pictures could have been videos because then it gives us more to watch and look at

made sense: yes

notes: you can also put it in underexposure to make it more scary-like

name: Michelle

like: the storyline is easy to follow

dislike: some shots were bad quality, not sure if this was intended

made sense: yes, very clear

notes:  maybe when you reveal that she is a killer the exposure could be darker to change the mood

name: Abby

like: The storyline is easy to follow 

dislike: The quality of some shots were not good quality

made sense: Yes

notes: Sometimes the colour of each shot is really different, try to even them out

name: Clarrisa

like: The characterisation of the dancer and how you had shots of the makeup

dislike: I wouldn’t know what the story would be about, also you might want to make some of the make up shots shorter. There also wasn’t enough shots

made sense: it was clear that she was a dancer

notes: you could use lots of angles and lights to represent her character in a greater depth: eg, what is her personality, does she do it as a job or a hobby or 

name: Chloe

like: the flashing of the character while they were walking to show that they’re sort of a spirit was really cool

dislike: there just wasn’t enough shots

made sense: where are they going and who/what are they? it will probably make more sense when you finish all of your shots

notes: you could add some suspenseful music in the background

Brainstorming, FTVNM Task, Term 1

This is the document that I referred to when I was sparking ideas, built on them and chose what storyline I wanted to go with.

Brainstorming on a piece of paper on on a document really helps when beginning with a creative project like this one. Especially when you have way too many cool ideas and you don't know where to start!

Brainstorming for FTV Trailer Task 

• Gender swap
• Mustn’t show character till last shot

THINK ABOUT-

• genre
• subgenre
• characters
• mise-en-scene
• costumes
• props
• setting and location

Mean Boys

Comedy

Woman genius

drama

Black cape

horror

Little Red Riding Hood

Genre is Horror

she looks and is innocent

sells home-grown and hand-picked apples to her neighbours

She lives in a small shed in the backyard of her step father

her step-father is very cruel to her (similar to the mother in Cinderella and Matilda), 

The audience will be shocked at the end when they discover that she is actually a serial killer and they will know this by seeing her shed

Perfect All Rounder

Charming

Sporty

Talented

Can sing

Gets all of the girls’ attention

Popular

GENDER SWAP

Gorgeous, talented, popular girl named Paris. Rich family, loves to play basketball and run.

Shot Ideas

• Alarm clock goes off
• Close up off eyes quickly shooting open in excitement
• Trophies
• Posters of sporting heroes
• motivational quotes
• close up on feet running 
• long shot of running
• playing basketball
• close up of determined eyes
• slo-motion walking: takes off jacket, wipes forehead with towel, chucks basketball to the side and someone off stage chucks her a handbag.

Filming Schedule, FTVNM Task, Term 1

I found that making a schedule for filming different shots on different days definitely helped keep myself organised and onto of everything.

I listed everything I needed so that I came prepared and knew what shots had to be filmed.

Day	Time	Place	Shots	Props/Costume needed
Wednesday 18th	Afternoon	Minnie Behn-Kats’ house/neighbourhood	“Trophy” “Alarm” “Waking Up”	Trophies Medallions iPhone Alarm
Thursday 19th	Afternoon/Evening	Minnie Behn-Kats’ house/neighbourhood	“Running” “More Running” “Training”	Jumper Tracksuit pants Runners
Friday 20th	Afternoon	School	"Transition P2” “Lip bite” “Dribble” “3-point-score”	Basketball Jumper Tracksuit pants Runners
Friday 6th	Afternoon	School	“Transition P1” “Bounce”	Jumper Basketball
Tuesday 10th	Afternoon	School Gym	Exra Basketball Shots “Locker Rooms” “Bag” “Finished with BBall"	White jumper Blue Track pants
Wednesday 11th	Afternoon	School Gym	“Finished Training” “High Heels” “Makeup” “Eye Makeup” “Strut”	Runners High heels Nice dress Basketball Lipstick Mascara Sport bag

Character Profile Paragraph, FTVNM Task, Term 1

This is a 300+ word paragraph about what you need to know about my character in my Trailer Task.

20/02/15
Character Profile:

Born in New York and living the Los Angeles city-life, the extroverted Paris Page isn’t your typical perfect and flawless 16-year-old school girl. Although sometimes she can get too competitive without realising it, she has the determination and concentration of a hawk. Her stunning grey eyes have everyone hypnotised in her spell. She’s got flawless pale skin, and highly-maintained brown hair. Everyone knows that Paris is an all-rounder; she is the star of the basketball team, highly intelligent and loves playing any sport. Because she does so many co-curricular activities, she knows so many people from so many different cliques and everyone loves her. But sometimes, because of her nature, people can get really envious of her, yet she doesn’t dislike anyone despite this. She lives in a large expensive mansion with her parents, 3 older and 2 younger siblings. Although she was brought up in a wealthy and hard-working family, her parents are always busy and hardly have time to spend with her causing a distanced relationship between them. This sometimes causes her to be in an emotionally unstable state, but she does her best to hide this. When Paris can’t go to her parents to talk, she likes to run around the neighbourhood to burn off some calories and train for her next upcoming sporting event. Her life goal is to become a professional athlete or to teach because she loves working with people. Her short-term goal is to win the state basketball championship. Paris has a great view on life. She doesn’t care about listen to the haters and knows that she can do whatever she puts her mind to. But to fail miserably with so many high expectations of herself would thoroughly embarrass her. 

Fairy God Mother Activity

Today, we took what we knew about the average "Fairy God Mother" and switched it around to something totally opposite and interesting.

This activity helped us ignite our creativity in thinking about a non-cliché character.

What we know about a fairy god mother

Some things that we know all fairy god mother's obviously are 

• a woman
• sweet
• usually old
• wise
• powerful
• gentle
• understanding
• helpful
• shows up when protagonist is in trouble
• hypothetically magical
• small in size 

My fairy god father

(A trailer that I come up with that will shock the audience and make them feel the urge to watch the rest of the movie.)

1. long shot of a person sitting in their lounge room, they aren’t identifiable, sitting back with feet up and watching television
2. revealing can of coca cola spilt on the floor
3. close-up on a packet of potato chips and a hand going in to grab some
4. over the shoulder shot of the person watching television
5. panning shot revealing the mess and crumbs on the lounge room floor
6. close-up of their mouth, chewing loudly on their potato chips
7. shot revealing only their legs and a can of coca cola in their hand
8. over the shoulder shot of them drinking their coca cola
9. long shot showing the full length of a middle aged man on his couch eating his potato chips, he looks into the camera, winks, pulls out his wand from his pocket, waves it and he disappears into dust and sparkles

First Shotlist, FTVNM Task, Term 1

Shotlists are very helpful for when you are filming a project that requires many shots. I had made a shortlist before I started filming and it really helped me make sure that I hadn't forgotten to take any shots and it assisted me in become more organised in the progress of it all.

Below is my first copy of the shot list I had made in preparation for the task.

	Shot List
	Production Title:							Shoot Date:
Shot No.	Shot Name	Scene No.	Location	Shot		Movement	Description of Action	Characters	Lighting Notes
				Type	Angle	Type
1	Trophy	1	Trophy shelf in Bedroom	Medium	Low angle looking up on trophies	Slowly panning to the right	The trophy’s are being displayed in her bedroom	Nil	natural bedroom light + soft box lights
2	Bedroom Wall	1	Wall in Bedroom	Medium	Straight on	Slowly panning to the right	Posters of sporting champions (Michael Jordan), medals, inspo quotes	Nil	natural bedroom light + soft box lights
3	Alarm	1	Side bed table in Bedroom	Close up	Straight on	Still	The alarm shows the time 4:59 changing to 5:00am and buzzing	Nil	natural bedroom light + soft box lights
4	Waking Up	1	On the bed in Bedroom	Extreme Close Up	Birds-eye angle (looking down)	Still	The characters’ eyes shot open in excitement in reaction to the alarm	Main character	natural bedroom light + soft box lights
5	Running	2	Outdoors with grass and trees	Close up	Straight on	Dollying/rickety  - following the feet while they’re running	Only the feet and shoes will be seen, running	Main character	natural morning sunlight
6	More Running	2	Outdoors with grass and trees	Long shot	Low angle	Panning to the left as they run from right to left	They are running very fast from the right to the left side of the frame	Main character	natural morning sunlight
7	Training	2	Outdoors with exercise equipment	Long shot	Straight on	Still	They are using the exercise equipment/doing step-ups on bench	Main character	natural morning sunlight
8	Transition p1	2	Outdoors	Close up	Low angle on left side of character moving upwards and around to front	Moving around character and zooming into the mouth	Only mouth part of their face is in frame, they are breathing heavily	Main character	natural morning sunlight
9	Transition p2	3	School indoor basket ball court	Close up	Straight on moving to higher angle on right side of character	Moving around character and zooming out from mouth	Only mouth part of their face is in frame, they are breathing heavily	Main character	natural room light + soft box lights (if needed)
10	Basketball	3	School indoor basket ball court	Mid Shot	Straight on	A little bit shaky	B-Ball will be passed between hands of the character	Main character	natural room light + soft box lights (if needed)
11	Determined eye	3	School indoor basket ball court	Extreme Close Up	Straight on	A little bit shaky	Their left eye will be looking forward past the camera and blink a few times	Main character	natural room light + soft box lights (if needed)
12	Dribble	3	School indoor basket ball court	Mid Shot	Straight on	Following hand, legs and ball, a little bit shaky	Dribble the ball and/or bouncing between legs	Main character	natural room light + soft box lights (if needed)
13	Jump	3	School indoor basket ball court	Close up	High angle looking down on feet	A little bit shaky	The character jumps, it will be in slo-mo	Main character	natural room light + soft box lights (if needed)
14	3-point-score	3	School indoor basket ball court	Medium Close Up	Low angle looking up	Still	Basketball will go into the hoop in slo-mo	Nil	natural room light + soft box lights (if needed)
15	Bounce	3	School indoor basket ball court	Medium Close Up	Straight on	Still	Basketball will hit the ground a few times	Nil	natural room light + soft box lights (if needed)
16	Strut	4	Year 8&9 Locker area	Long shot	Straight on	Still	Walking towards the camera, takes of jacket and picks up handbag	Main character	natural room light + soft box lights (if needed)