Forum group feedback of discussions relating to trailers.

How do you feel the trailer was successful?
The song at the beginning


Did it contain the codes and conventions of the appropriate genre?
Some, like the cartoon flashes


Would it sit comfortably alongside other trailers for the certificate?
Yes because there is no violence or mature themes


How does it appeal to its target audience?
Music and images


Are the following appropriate?


Font; No could be a little more colourful
Images; Yes
Wording; Yes
Tagline; Yes
Colours; No


How do you think the trailer could be improved?
Make it shorter and add more scenes to it


Any other constructive comments.
It felt more like a music video at times.
Good!
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How do you feel the trailer was successful?
Needed more camera angles
Needs more of an understandinh of film


Did it contain the codes and conventions of the appropriate genre?
Yes/No - could be improved


Would it sit comfortably alongside other trailers for the certificate?
Fast pace editing to match fast pace music


How does it appeal to its target audience?
Appeals to all families


Are the following appropriate?


Font; Yes
Images; Yes
Wording; Yes
Tagline; Yes
Colours; Yes


How do you think the trailer could be improved?
More scenes
Timing of trailer shortened
Camera angles
Editing


Any other constructive comments.
:)
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How do you feel the trailer was successful?
The trailer was successful because it appealed to target audience


Did it contain the codes and conventions of the appropriate genre?
Yes


Would it sit comfortably alongside other trailers for the certificate?
Other trailers would probably suit their target audience


How does it appeal to its target audience?
The advert was prolonged out and the music didn't really suit the images


Are the following appropriate?


Font; Yes
Images; Could do with work
Wording; Yes
Tagline; Yes
Colours; Yes


How do you think the trailer could be improved?
More actual footage of the film


Any other constructive comments.
It was good
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How do you feel the trailer was successful?
Music suited the trailer
Good footage and animation


Did it contain the codes and conventions of the appropriate genre?
Yes


Would it sit comfortably alongside other trailers for the certificate?
Yes


How does it appeal to its target audience?
Yes


Are the following appropriate?


Font; Yes
Images; Yes
Wording; Yes
Tagline; Yes
Colours; Yes


How do you think the trailer could be improved?
A bit long in my opinion


Any other constructive comments.
Nope very good!
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How do you feel the trailer was successful?
It had really good music


Did it contain the codes and conventions of the appropriate genre?
Family


Would it sit comfortably alongside other trailers for the certificate?
U


How does it appeal to its target audience?
Yes


Are the following appropriate?


Font;
Images; Yes
Wording; Yes
Tagline;
Colours; Colourful pictures


How do you think the trailer could be improved?
Didn't make sence


Any other constructive comments.
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How do you feel the trailer was successful?
Yes nice family sort of feel


Did it contain the codes and conventions of the appropriate genre?
Yes deffiantly, warm fires and dreams


Would it sit comfortably alongside other trailers for the certificate?
Yes defiantly


How does it appeal to its target audience?
Family home is in the scene and fire building , sleeping and dreaming are appropriate


Are the following appropriate?


Font; Yes
Images; Yes
Wording; Yes
Tagline; Yes
Colours; Yes


How do you think the trailer could be improved?
Shorter
More informative - give away more


Any other constructive comments.
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How do you feel the trailer was successful?
The soundtrack sitted really well with the video footage. Good use of camera angles and lighting from fire.


Did it contain the codes and conventions of the appropriate genre?
Yes


Would it sit comfortably alongside other trailers for the certificate?
I feel that it would


How does it appeal to its target audience?
When she falls asleep she starts dreaming about a mouse


Are the following appropriate?


Font; Yes
Images; Yes
Wording; Yes
Tagline; Yes
Colours; Yes


How do you think the trailer could be improved?
From personal experience of my trailer maybe reduce how long the trailer is


Any other constructive comments.
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How do you feel the trailer was successful?
Like the music and domestic setting for a family movie.


Did it contain the codes and conventions of the appropriate genre?
Not really as we need to see more of the film subject 'the mouse'


Would it sit comfortably alongside other trailers for the certificate?
No it was too long and the pace too slow


How does it appeal to its target audience?
I don't this it would as he hardly saw the mouse - it was more like a short film.


Are the following appropriate?


Font; No
Images; No
Wording; Yes
Tagline; Yes - Good
Colours; Too dull for a kids film


How do you think the trailer could be improved?
Pace and more mouse


Any other constructive comments.
You need to focus on the mouse and engage the children of the audience
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How do you feel the trailer was successful?
Family feel


Did it contain the codes and conventions of the appropriate genre?
Yes


Would it sit comfortably alongside other trailers for the certificate?
Yes


How does it appeal to its target audience?
Young family apeal


Are the following appropriate?


Font; Yes
Images; Yes
Wording; Yes
Tagline; Yes
Colours; Bright


How do you think the trailer could be improved?
Shorter
Less confusing


Any other constructive comments.
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Cartoon Drawings

Trailer Script

Setting: Field
Props: Picnic Blanket
Music:
Charlene is very energetic and excited.
Charlene: Dear people of the cyber world, this is just for you!
                 : Hit the music.
Charlene: (Dances in field)

Charlene trips and hits her head.

Title pages enters.

Title page: Charlene Derby enters a whole different world.
Flicks through the pictures of the cartoon world.
Voice over: Charlene Derby thought she knew everything she needed to know about the world you and I live in but she didn’t know half . . . . .

Charlene wakes up slowly and sleepy.

Charlene: That was so strange. . .

Bus drives away.

Title page enters.

Title page: What will she find?
                  : In cinemas near you!

Progress

Due to the setting and cast of my film sadly I can't film in college so I will have to film in my own time - I have a setting in my local village wreck!
My cast is ready, I have drawn out my story board and I'm in the progress of writing the script. As some of my film is in cartoon I need to make sure I have a lot of pictures drawn out and I am planning to colour these in photoshop as it will look more professional.
I need to think about my voice over for my mouse, as i want a high pitched voise - although I could change this on the computer I need my voice over to be high pitched to a consent.

Family Film Trailers.

Moody Judy and the NOT bummer summer.

Type of shots used:

• Pan shot
• Two shot
• Medium close up
• Tilt
• Zoom
• High angle
• Tracking shot
• Ground shot

Length of trailer: 2.29


Horrid Henry the movie

Type of shots used:

• Close up shot
• Medium close up
• Long shot
• Two shot

Length of trailer: 2.26

Codes and conventions

1. Film Language

The secret of comedy is timing and performance. A person could analyse routines, gags etc. and see how they are used within a narrative feature. It would be interesting to compare a visual gag with a classic suspense sequence. Both involve a careful playoff between what we know as the audience and the awareness displayed by the character. Our pleasure comes from the gleeful anticipation of the humiliation of the comic character or our fear for the hero.

2. Representation

Possibly the most productive approach, analysis of character 'types' and situations should open up comedy films for student analysis. Comedy, like drama, depends on conflicts, in particular between weak and strong characters. Much comedy arises from the success of the weak in deflating the powerful. On the other hand, comedy is also a weapon against fear of the unknown or 'the Other', so that the basis for comedy becomes racism, sexism etc.

3. Audience

The advantage of comedy to producers is that it appeals across all audience groups. However, there are distinct differences in audiences for certain types of comedy. In the UK these are often class differences and age differences. The distinctions were particularly strong in earlier periods when genre production was still possible in British Cinema - e.g. the 1950s with Norman Wisdom (working class) v. the Doctor series (middle class).

4 Institutions

Comedy films may be quite good for studying institution. Historically, various cycles of films can be traced back to their origins in other forms such as music hall, radio and television and in the last twenty years, from club 'stand-up'.

SWOT chart

Strengths ·         Price ·         Value ·         Quality ·         Target audience ·         Unique (Not a lot come out) ·         Time scale	Weaknesses ·         Young audience ·         Timing – It’s good in the ·         timing of the film but not the merchandise as Christmas time is the most popular time for that.
Opportunities ·         Merchandise o   Young children – toys,  play sets, bedding. ·         Seasonal ·         I can have a wide range of ideas as it’s an open genre.	Threats ·         Parents may choose another  film that they’re more likely  going to enjoy. ·         Not a very wide target audience.