The BBFC Rating for our Trailer

BBFC is the British Board of Filming Classification. It is a non-governmental body that classifies virtual media such as films, video games, and DVDs.

If we were to release our film in the UK, we would need to have it approved and classified by the BBFC.

BBFC ratings fall under the following criteria:

• U
• PG
• 12A and 12
• 15
• 18
• R18

We have decided have a BBFC Rating of 15 for our trailer because that is our target audience.
Below is the picture that will be on my film trailer.

A Good Day

We had a good day filming in London after school on Friday. We managed to get everything but the library scene filmed. This is because we needed permission to film there. We asked a staff which was around, and he said that we'd need permission from the head office. But unfortunately,  nobody was at the head office at that time, considering it was about 7pm at the time. Therefore, we came up with the decision to film it in another library which is also close to our Sixth Form. We decided that this will be filmed after school on Monday. This means that it will be a long day, because Monday is when we're meant to be filming the majority of the scenes anyways. This also means that I'll have to refill another filming schedule for Monday. Other than all this rattle, the day went pretty well, and hope for it to be the same on Monday.

Filming Issues

This was the filming schedule for Wednesday, the 11th. But because we weren't able to access a camera to film with, we were not able to film anything. Therefore it has been changed for a different day.

This was the filming schedule for yesterday; Thursday the 12th. But because one of the actors couldn't make it, we weren't able to film anything either. Therefore, this has also been re-scheduled to a different day.

This is the filming schedule for today. We will be going to London to film Scenes 1+2, which will be set in the Waterstone's Library, Trafalgar Square, and any other places that we might find suitable for their montage.

This is the filming schedule for Monday, the 16th, which is next week. We will be staying here at Sixth Form after school, filming scenes 3, 4 and 5 all together. This is because they are all set at our Sixth Form, so we might as well get it all done with. Also, it will only take us approximately an hour to film them all, so we can start editing straight away on the Tuesday. (17th)

A Change to the Script

We have made a few changes to our Script, because we felt like they had to be changed, and that it would be much better with them.

Shot List

This is our shot list for our filming.

Titles Development

Here is the plan of all the titles we want to use:

Production Company Logo Ideas

Here we created a presentation about considering a Production Company Logo. We have explained that our old AS Project Company Production Logo was rushed because we were running out of time, but we are going to create a new one.We are still in the process of consolidating ideas, so we haven't come up with a final solution just yet.

Locations

We want to set our Teaser Trailer in our Sixth Form for the first part, to create a more realistic aspect, as Romance are almost all set in schools in the beginning.

On the other hand, the rest of the teaser trailer will be set in the Waterstone's Book shop, which is set in London. We will use this as our library.

   

For any other parts, it will be in just general places in London. The most common place that will be used will be Trafalgar Square.

 

        

Employment Contract

Above is the contract document that will be given to our actors. This contract includes the specification of Terms and Conditions.

Film Production Companies - Influences

Here is a presentation with examples from major Production Companies and the films that they have produced. They are all very simple and also not very distracting. We took inspiration from these to make our own.

Our Teaser Trailer Storyboard

Teaser Trailer Script

We have constructed our script, and are very proud of it.

Film Title Survey and Results

After thinking about all the titles, we decided to put 'Passion Returns' and 'Say You'll Love Me'. Yes, we did change the title slightly, from 'Tell me You'll Love Me' to 'Say You'll Love Me' because we thought it would make more sense that way.

Anyways, here is the survey we gave to 20 students in total in our Sixth Form.

After adding up all the results, we made a chart with the total.

By viewing the results above, the title 'Say You'll Love Me' has gotten the most votes.

Therefore, we will use that as our Teaser Trailer Title.

Title Ideas

Here we created a mind map online of possible film names for our teaser trailer. We tried to connect each film name to an aspect of our movie. Using the internet, we interlinked ideas to come up with a suitable range of ideas for our film. For example; ones such as The Coming Back, Believe in Me, and Come Back to Me all reflect to Romance in some way for our teaser trailer.

Target Audience

After deciding that our teaser trialer is going to be a Romance/Drama, we need to consider our target audience. We decided to look at existing similar Romance films, their respective trailers and their target audience.

• Remember Me - Certificate PG-13
• Like Crazy - Certificate PG-13
• Flipped - Certificate PG
• The Art of Getting By - Certificate PG-13
• Dear John - Certificate PG-13

Here we can see that most Romance/Drama films have a certificate of PG-13 or under. So this is a good starting point for our target audience. We feel that the film will appeal to both female and male audiences that are interested in the Romance Genre.

After looking at similar, existing films, we can see that the teaser trailer's target audience will be best suited for 13-20 year old. However we understand that this target audience will not include everyone from the age range, simply because Romance films aren't everyone's 'cup of tea'. The film could also appeal to older audiences as it will be a soft, and slow-paced film with problematic scenes such as break-ups, but also has nice scenes which includes kissing and the start of relationships.

Synopsis

This all begins with two normal students who are in college. It is break time, and somewhat manage to go to the library at the same time. One on each side of a bookcase, walking at the same pace and both seem interested in one certain book. They both go to pull the book and see each other through the hole made after the book is taken. From then on, they begin a strong relationship, until one day a break up occurs from a misunderstanding, and never see each other again. Many years later, at their job, they are working, and magically in the same business without them both knowing, until they both randomly speak to each other during their short break, and speak about their past, ending up in recognizing each other from back in college, and re-unite their love.

Influences

For our Trailer we have decided that we will be making a Romance/Drama teaser trailer. Here we looked at some film trailers that we thought were really effective. We liked how they all kept the tension and engaged the audience and how they left the audience wanting to know more.

                                                               DEAR JOHN (2010)

REMEMBER ME (2010)

Initial Ideas

This was a simple way of getting our initial ideas down so that we could consolidate our ideas. We have touched briefly on what we need to consider, however all these aspects towards the films teaser trailer will need a lot more work and thinking towards them.

Our Pitch

For first thoughts, we came up with 'Love turns old. But who said it couldn’t become new again?' because that's all we could think of for the moment. While time goes by, we'll most likely think of a much better one. But this will do for now.

Luqman's Mood Board

 

 

Here I have included Luqman's mood board. The mood board shows a selection of images of romance/drama, and some film scenes too. We both created these mood boards because we had agreed to make a romance/drama teaser trailer, as it would be really interesting and we could create a lively atmospheric trailer with influence from other romance/drama films.



Trailer Analysis

We had a task to create 4 trailer analysis's, and post them on here.

1. Hide And Seek

2. Mission Impossible 3

3. Paranormal Activity 2

4. Scream

My Mood Board

Here I have included my mood board. The mood board shows a selection of images of romance/drama, and some film scenes too. I have created this mood board because we had agreed to make a romance/drama teaser trailer, as it would be really interesting and we could create a lively atmospheric trailer with influence from other romance/drama films.

What is a Teaser Trailer?

A teaser trailer is a variation of a film trailer. Its purpose is to simply tease the audience and capture their attention, make them interested, and excited to see the film. They tend to be shorter in length than a standard film trailer, varying from 30 seconds to 1 minute 30. Teaser trailers have a sense of mystery behind them and most don't show any film footage, which is the main idea of a 'Teaser'.

Here are some examples of Teaser Trailers.

Arthur Christmas

1:30 in Length.

Direct Address - Jokes with the audience.

There is no Film Footage.

Advertised in 3D.

Green With Envy / The Muppets

1:32 in Length.

Direct Address - Fools/tricks the audience.

Introduces the actors and characters.

Teaser Trailer Name

After discussing with Luqman about the names, we haven't really decided on a Production Company name.
The name for our trailer, will be debated by making a survey, and it will be given out to different people in our school, for the best options. I will upload the survey once it is completed, and the results afterwards.

Considerations

Before we start planning our trailer, we need to consider many things, just to get everything set up, so there will be no distractions during the planning.

We have to make up a Production Company name, which is very difficult, as most names that we have made up, are already used by actual real production companies, which is annoying.

Also, we have to think of a name for our film trailer, which is also hard. We have thought of so many, but still none that would suit our kind if trailer, that is planned.

We also have to consider the types of soundtracks that we will be using. http://freeplaymusic.com/ Will be used again, like last year, because it has a variety of different songs, that will most definitely meet our needs.
Also, we will use this website, because all the music that is taken from there, is copyright-free, so it's totally safe, as we won't have to deal with any kinds of ownership problems.

Production Company

We had to make up a name for our so-called production company, and we had completely no ideas, at all. Whenever I would discuss with Luqman about it, we would just stay quiet, with no answers.

What Might We Name It?

We have been thinking of this from the start, ever since we have chosen the genre, which is supposedly meant to be a romance drama film trailer.
This all depends on how the plot will come out as. Usually, I'm the one who comes up with the name for our films trailers and what not. Therefore, once we get our script done, I will write back on here with the title I have come up with.

Nevertheless, I have done some research on different names for films that have been screened.

An example is Titanic.

Audience Profile

Our film trailer will appeal to different people due to the different aspects of the narrative. I think it will appeal to some people (i.e. females and fans of romance), due to the aspects of love, and the idea of a perfect relationship. Equally, I think it will appeal to another group of people, as well (i.e. Males, and people critical of romance), because of the romantic aspect.

Here are two typical examples of my target audience:

Our Decided Genre

The genre that we have decided to go ahead with, is a Romance drama.
This is because we wanted it to be a different genre from our last one, which was horror.
Also because Luqman had been wanting to create a romance trailer for quite a while now.
Therefore, we have decided a Romance, and have already started thinking of a script.

Who Am I Working With?

I will be working with Luqman once again, this year. This is because we both think that if we work together, our work is much better planned out, and also the final outcomes of our work are also good. Some problems that might occur, would be choosing out our actors, as we always have an argument about what actors we will need, and how we will go out and about from getting them. To overcome these problems, we just have to work together, and figure out ways in which we can both help each other. This way, there won't be any difficulties in finding actors to film, or in any other problems that may come in our way.

Research

Considering we didn't get very high marks for our last project, we have decided to change the type of genre of film that we will be making this year. We took a deep look into a website, and have chosen to make a Romance film trailer. This is because we thought that it would be a much easier sub-genre that we could think of plots for.

The website: http://visual.ly/complete-list-film-sub-genres


Getting to know Blogger:

things you can do with blogger:

• Create and edit posts
• Create and add videos
• Upload videos from youtube 
• Get feedback from viewers
• Upload videos that you have taken

How i think blogger will be useful for my coursework:

• All of my coursework will be in the same place
• It will be shown in a creative format
• It will be easy to view
• I will be able to upload videos, this will show my creativity
• I will be able to edit my coursework easily

Welcome

Hello, and welcome to my A2 Media Studies Blog. My name is Flavio Alves, and I am currently attending Shirley High School Sixth Form. During my project, I will be creating a film trailer, plus 2 different film advertisers, including a poster, and a magazine cover. During this process, I will be taking you through on how I went about creating it, showing the variety of technologies, such as videos, presentations, animations, and pictures.