Regulation

When creating this promotional package, it is important to consider the impact it could have on society; Regulation needs to be considered. The BBFC is strict on film trailers as well as the films themselves. Ofcom would also need to be considered for the showing of the trailer on TV. Both regulatory bodies would become involved because, as a film, it would need to be classified by the BBFC, funded by the film industry, and the consumption of the product on TV would need to be regulated by Ofcom, who would receive complaints if the trailer caused distress.

 I would rate the film with the certificate of 15, meaning that the trailer would have to be shown after the watershed time of 9pm to protect young children. It would be ridiculous to advertise a thriller during the weekday as the target audience (15-40) would be at work or college meaning that it would be a waste of advertisement and could frighten young children who are watching it.

The content of the film which would be shown would need to be censored for bad language and violence or horrifying images; more reason to be played after the watershed.

Storyboard

The trailer will start with 2 girls giggling around, on filming, one on camera, to introduce their project, "the life of Hayley".-Take one. From there, we get the idea that they are filming a documentary for a project, a close up on the girl shows that she is pretty and popular- a prime target for trouble.

Black screen- Two innocent girls...

There is then a montage of short filming in town, walking home, in her room etc which speeds up in sync with a laugh getting louder in the background before stopping on a silhouette in a dark room in front of a computer screen. The frame tightens as the voice over starts (to be decided and posted at a later date).

Black Screen- That are about to be in big trouble...

Voice over starts while a pan around the room shows pictures of the girls on the wall. The pan ends on the silhouette and zooms over the shoulder on to a Face Book page for Hayley, the main character.

Elliptical cut to restart the scene on the same page but in one of the girls bedroom which focuses on a friend request. "ooh someones popular" says the Filmer friends who then tracks the other with the camera as she walks in to the room. "OH shut up you" (throws pillow). Dialogue between them about filming and crushes. Hayley has enough and turns to the screen.

Black screen- Most gripping film for years (5 stars)

Few days has passed (change of costume) Filmer arrives at Hayley's home, camera rolling while merrily bouncing around saying "its time to film, Hayley? Where are you? We have a dead line you know."Rings phone, hears ringing outside. She walks through the Kitchen to the back door where she sees Hayley on the ground with blood on her hands and face (Screams)

Black Screen- The definition of twisted (4 stars)

Flashes of the silhouette between a steady zoom in on a newspaper bulletin reading "Dead teenager found by friend". (Voice over)

Montage of clips of the body on the ground (still shots?) mixed in with the pin board of photos in the room with the stalker.

Black screen as a doorbell rings. We see that the camera has been but on the side board as the girl (Filmer) gets up to answer the door. (Camera is recording).

We see someone barge through and hit the girl as she falls. Ruffles as the camera is turned off.

Black Screen- From the Academy Award winning director

Trailer recommences with the Filmer tied or huddled in the cornor of the room.

Black Screen- Kill to Be...
Out October 28th

We see a glint which looks like a knife and hear the voice over laughing as the camera approaches the girl and switches off.

Black Screen- roll credits


Subject to have screens added or edited out but this is the draft ill use while filming but worked this out to last around 1 minute twenty seconds- 1 minute thirty seconds.
List of items and clothing will be added.

cameras

Played with some camera with microphones attached.
It was good coming to terms with the camera, learning the controls, ect..
will upload footage soon...

Change of ideas...

After working with the camera's this week, I've had a change of mind about the direction i was hoping to go in. Not too many drastic changes but a little alteration to the story line.
I have 2 new ideas on how i intend to shoot the trailer.
1.
Instead of a couple, I'm going to have 2 best friends that are getting stalked together.
I will also use a mix of camera's, the professional camera's from college and a hand held camera, shot from one of the friends point of view.
I thought about this after understanding the difficulties there would be in lighting and production on a very low budget. I would prefer to shoot most of the film, including the trailer, in a hand held camera for the idea i am going for, it would be different to see a stalker film through the eyes of the person getting stalked.
Most of the footage will revolve around the 2 friends who are feeling spooked by unknown Foley sounds which end up being the stalker. Obviously, ill need the professional camera to fill in the missing part of the story, such as the stalkers feet and heavy breathing.
2.
Instead of the previous shooting ideas, i would use the same principles of the 2 different camera's, but the hand held one would be from the stalkers point of view that they would watch back on their computer. I would prefer to use this idea but will post a poll to see which proves more popular amongst the audience.
The change that will stay the same is 2 best friends, not a boyfriend/girlfriend scenario like the majority of thrillers similar to this.
I will be posting a story board on soon.

Reactions so far

I think that from the research and planning that has already taken place, the audience will have a rough idea of what my media product will be about and how well it should be recieved.
Followers have commented on posts and expressed their ideas and thoughts on what had been posted, for example, on test shots  took in the studio of Hayley and Matty, i had comments from others that agreed with my vision and gave me some other ideas such as whether i should follow conventions with a male stalking the female or add a twist using a female stalker.

3.

This shot is my least favourite shot out of the 3 i have used to position the characters.
In my head it seemed like a good idea but looking at it now with the characters drawn in, the main couple which the film revolves around are too distant and far away. Also, i have had a lot of positive feed back on the other 2 images where there are tighter frames and framed with tree branches rather than having open fields around them which would suit a rom-com rather than a thriller.

This was my own shot idea so it was my own inspiration from when i sat on top of the hill. My next step on the poster fromnt will be to do some test shots with the characters in place.

I have also been putting shout outs on my Twitter, facebook and around college for actors/actresses and have already found my stalker!

2.

This is the second shot i have choosen which could be my film poster.

Similar to the one of the couple on the bench, i liked this one as the frame is enclosed in tree branches and such giving a sense of clastrophobia.

I have drawn in where the people would be, (the lovers are in red and the stalker is the yellow figure)

I think this frame would work better if taken from just behind the stalker, peering over their shoulder to we can see where they are looking.

I came up with this idea after looking at this film poster.

I liked how dark the lighting is, making the boots stand out, reflecting the title of the film.

I think it it would look better if there was some more tag lines across the poster as it looks a bit empty but that could be one of the effects the creator was going for?