Trailer - Music

I chose to use Garageband to make the music for the trailer. I've used this software before and so have a reasonable understanding of how it works. Its basic, but effective and I found that although it took a while, I was pleased with the music created.

The music takes a creepy tone and only uses the repetition of a few notes. I felt that this would reflect the ambiance of the trailer best. I also tried to make the music reflect the setting, therefore I feel that the music is cold, dry and eerie, like the forest.

The music was produced on an Apple Mac, using the alphabetical keys as a keyboard.

Casting Shots

Casting Shots

Ollie Miller - Main Camera-man

Ross Campbell - Second Camera-man and actor 

Matt Osborne - Actor

Although there were only three of us, I felt that we all worked well together. But because of our short numbers it meant that we had to plan well and be organised, as we shot the trailer over a few days. However we were always on schedule and didn't encounter any problems.  

Location Shots

These our the locations that we chose to film our trailer. We found a suitable location that suited the ambiance of our trailer.

StoryBoard

This is the storyboard for our trailer. It uses the 12 main shots that we plan to use, plus the fictional storyline. 

Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule

DATE	Characters	Location	Duration	Shots
29th November 2011	Ross and Matt	Forest	2 hours	Medium, Establishing, reaction, follow, hand held
1st December 2011	Ross	Car	10 mins	Over the shoulder, side
2nd December 2011	Ross and Matt	Forest	1 hour	Close Up, mirror, tracking, pan
6th December 2011	Bird shots	Field	20 mins	Long shot

Treatment and Pitch

Pitch and Treatment

NAME: Ross Campbell, Ollie Miller (partner)

TITLE: BirdWatcher

GENRE: Thriller

           

A teenage bird watcher is driving to his favourite spot amongst nature. However today is different. Whilst driving through the vast forest he sees something, someone. By getting out to investigate, he is led deeper into the words, deeper into the unknown, deeper into his fate.

Camera Shots

·        Over the shoulder Shot

·        Establishing Shot

·        Medium Shot

·        Follow Shot

·        Reaction Shot

·        Handheld Shot

·        Mirror Shot

·        Close Up Shot

Target Audience

            The target audience for BirdWatcher is 15 – 30 year olds that enjoy watching films of a thriller genre.  

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