For my A-Level coursework this year, I have been revealed two options to how I want to tackle the course this year. Both can be laid down as packages, with one surrounding around a ‘5 minute short film’ and the other a ‘teaser trailer’. Each package has a further 3 options in which I must choose 2 of these to complete by hand in next April. These are as follows.
1. A promotion package for a new film, to include a teaser trailer, together with two of the following three options:
· a website homepage for the film;
· a film magazine front cover, featuring the film;
· a poster for the film.
2. A short film in its entirety, lasting approximately five minutes, which may be live action or animated or a combination of both, together with two of the following three options:
· a poster for the film;
· a radio trailer for the film;
· a film magazine review page featuring the film.
What I think?
Finding the best package that will fit me as an individual is very important, so taking into account all points is crucial to the overall finish. For it to be successful, parts of the package have to suit me and obtain a healthy interest for me to strive to the best of my ability.
Obtaining a well balanced workload is also vital to the success of anything and is no different within my coursework. Taking into account my approach and dedication has to recognised, and with this picking a suitable package that doesn’t overwhelm my further studies needs to be established.
As well as this, I won’t pick what package to go for until I have come up with suitable ideas for both. Only then can I look at what’s in front of me and choose the best one for success.
Though I am deliberating this as if I was working on my own, I am actually going to be working within groups for the film or trailer. Giving my point of view and options as a person is very important as it allows the group to assign roles that vitalise everyone’s strengths. Exposing that my key strength is editing will hopefully display me with a role around this area, or if not something close.
Film Idea
Establishing ideas is a very important role for any film, as is the same for a trailer. With each of the group taking down possible ideas, allows us to look at a wide range of potential attributes where we can then discuss and mix and match if needs be. One idea could be as follows;
Potential Film Title (will be the same for trailer) – ‘Innocent Intentions’
Genre-Thriller/Drama
Setting/Props- Begins in a small house within the living room and kitchen.
Tool box, Wrench, Dirty Shirt, 3 bodies on Floor, Note.
One key scene- Main character Gregory Hammond walks into his house to see his wife and 2 kids murdered on the floor or living room. Overwhelmed by what’s happened he kneels down beside them taking in what’s happened, and pleading that there still alive. By looking around the room he tried to establish what’s happened taking note of a number of props that are linked to him, with his clothes and tool box opened and covered in blood. A note is then found saying ‘You deserved it. Signed GH’. Seeing his initial allows him to put 2 and 2 together and realise that he’s been set up for the murder of his family. Realising this, he’s takes his jacket kisses his dead wife and children and fleas crying and angry, in search of who ever did this and why.
Unique selling point – The idea of an average family man going after a killer in search of answers and justice.
Relationship to films-My film idea bases itself around the set up of innocent people and how they react to the given situation. One similar example of this is ‘Shooter’ where a man is set up to assassinate the president when he gives a far two accurate positioning of a shooting. He is shot and on the run from the authorities for the remainder of the film.
Target audience – My film is targeted at males aged between 18 and 30. The idea of violence and killing is something very prominent within this category and I think with work can become successful.
