PLANNING: FILM POSTERS

Our film Imminent Threat falls under the genre of disaster/ survival. I used the posters above as an inspiration for my film poster. I used the genre of survival as a starting point as I knew that it would be a focal point of my film poster. I was particularly intrigued by the two 71' posters as the central visual image is by far the most attractive. In addition the background is plain and simple which in turn attracts more attention to the central visual image. The main attraction of 71 contains elements of chaos as well.
The two posters for 71' are probably the most inspirational pieces towards my own poster. These mainly come from the use of flames, which normally connote ideas of destruction and danger, which I then used in my own poster to connote the same ideas.

PLANNING: STORYBOARD

PLANNING: SHOT LIST

SCENE	SOUND/VOICEOVER	VISION	ACTORS	PROPS	NOTES
News Reporting	Soundtrack Diegetic sound	Newsroom backdrop with visual test rocket launch, via green screen Mid shot	2 different news reporters, one male, one female	None	Stationary camerawork, this is a mid-shot
Tree scene	Soundtrack and diegetic sound	Leaves blowing in the wind Close up of leaves	N/A	None	Close up shot, stationary
Flashback scene	Voiceover Soundtrack	Slow-mo effect Black and white filter Low angle tracking shot Followed by a low angle shot Followed by a tracking mid shot	All three brothers seen in past life	Rugby ball Football Table tennis table, bat and ball	Low angle, slow tracking shots Followed by a low angle shot Followed by a slow tracking mid-shot
Public Emergency Announcement	Voiceover Soundtrack	Public Emergency Announcement with informative text moving downwards	N/A	None	None
Plane scene	Plane audio Diegetic sound	Stationary mid-shot Plane interior backdrop via green screen	Father of three brothers	Mobile phone	Stationary mid-shot Green-screen
Packing bags	Diegetic sound Soundtrack	Slow, low-angle tracking shot Blurred filter	2 brothers seen packing bags	Two rucksacks Cans of tinned food Radio Two bottles of water	Slow, low angle tracking shot, cut out when actors walk past the camera
Running scene	Soundtrack Diegetic sound	Handheld camerawork, two-shot Slow-mo effect	3 brothers seen running	2 rucksacks	Handheld camerawork, two-shot
Hospital scene	Diegetic sound Soundtrack	Slow, mid shot tracking shot	Mother of three brothers	Mobile phone	Tracking, mid-shot
Shelter scene	Diegetic sound Soundtrack	Stationary shot, 3-shot, actors move towards the camera,	3 brothers	None	Stationary, 3-shot

CONSTRUCTION: SCRIPT YOUR INTERTITLES

I used the BBFC, British Board of Film Classification, as a research tool for intertitles. I also used it for inspiration for my own intertitles for my A level trailer. 

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 

 The intertitles in the trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies are used in between key moments of trailer and are used to build up suspense and build up to the climax of the trailer. For example in the Hobbits case, the intertitles contain dramatic words such as 'legend', 'defining' and 'prepare for'. These build up suspense within the trailer and they also drum up significant hype for the film itself. The Hobbit trailer already has huge production values, large scale battles, CGI and well known actors- these all in turn generate significant hype and suspense within the trailer and for the film. Therefore the need for climatic and dramatic intertitles are not necessarily needed but in the Hobbits case they are extremely effective.

Delivery Man

Intertitles are used in a very unorthodox way for Delivery Man, as they are used as an introduction to the trailer instead of being used throughout the trailer to build up suspense and hype. The intertitles in the introduction are still used to good effect as they are coupled with a voice over. This introduces the audience to the film in a very simple way in order to not confuse the audience before the trailer even starts. The use and effect of the intertitles are almost a complete contradiction to David Wozniak's position, the biological father of the 533 children, as the use and effect of the intertitles are very simple and straightforward and the position that David is put in is very odd and complicated: the intertitles intrigue because the children are described as precious, unique individuals and yet the final intertitle asserts that they 'have one thing in common'.

The Jungle Book

In the trailer for Jungle Book the use of intertitles follow the standard codes and conventions, for example they use phrases such as,' From the Director of'...' or 'From the studio that brought you...'. The use of these phrases increase the chances of the audience watching the actual film. This is because new films will use past successful films to build up hype for their film, in Jungle Books case they have used the extremely successful and recognisable Iron Man and Pirates of the Caribbean. The chances of audiences knowing these films and liking them are high and as a result Jungle Book should see high sales as a result.

CONSTRUCTION: PINTEREST OF GENRE CONVENTIONS (REPRESENTATIONS)

PLANNING: CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

In order to develop our character, in our film trailer, we decided to interview them. This will in turn create a backstory for them, this is turn provides depth to the characters.
We were inspired by an article written by Charlie Sierra, on his website Film Escape, about building the back story to film characters and providing depth to characters. He was inspired by Riding the Alligator written by Pen Densham, an Academy Award nominated filmmaker. In one particular chapter in the book he provides a check list of questions every writer and director should ask of themselves when they are developing their characters The purpose of this is to outline a deep understanding of your characters for both the actors and director, and as a result what motivates a character’s choices or actions. Whilst Densham advocates scripting and questionnaire, we thought it would be more creative to 

Military Personnel, Daniel, Tim, 
Script:
Military: Are you lads ok?
Daniel: No not really
Military: Would you mind informing me why you did not travel to your local bunker?
Tim: It was too far away and we did not have enough time, we would have died if we went to that bunker. It was just too far.
Military: You should have properly timed your journey to the point at which you would have made it in time.
Daniel: We are trying to explain ourselves is all
Military: Well would someone please give me a good enough reason to explain the reason why you did not make it to your local bunker.
Tim: We were told at 9:00 am that there is a national emergency. We got home at 10:00 but we weren't really taking the whole situation seriously
Military: Any emergency issued by Her Majesty's Government should be taken with the up most seriousness and urgency. 
Daniel: Yea well it was a pretty new situation for us all
Military: Am I right in saying that there was three of you? May I ask where this third member is?
Tim: Benji is in hospital as a result of the events
Military: I was unaware of that
Tim: Can we see him?
Military: I am being told that he is in quarantine and he will remain like that until he is cleared
Daniel: How long before we can see him?
Military: I am unable to disclose that information to civilians 
Tim: What is the purpose of this interview if you cannot provide any information?
Military: This interview is a post attack , psychological check up. This is for your benefit and no-one elses.
Daniel: When can we leave then?
Military: Not until you have been cleared?
Daniel: What do you mean?
Military: You will have a similar interview with a different member of medical staff every week. And when you are cleared by at least 4 of them then you may leave. Your friend Benji is another story and his status will remain classified. Interview 1 28/11/2027