Diary Post 2

I practiced filming today using a flip camera, making sure to use all different angles and shots in a trailer. I will film my final trailer with my iPhone 6 as it is high quality and I will have it on hand if I feel that I need to do any extra filming. Its easy portability will give my trailer a diverse range of locations, which my practice lacked due to my group being limited to the school grounds. I found that filming from a point of view angle was easier than I thought and I may use this in my trailer as it is interesting and will engage my audience by breaking it up a little. A challenge I found was keeping the camera on a tripod level and steady, although as long as I consistently reshoot scenes in case of errors my trailer should appear professional. 

Teacher Feedback

Zoe,

Summary and Strengths

You started well this year, posting regularly and really engaged - your blog has a good quality of posts that are completed and finished (e.g. generic conventions work) – your idea is also a good one and will lend itself to a high quality bit of coursework – but these posts have dropped off recently

You have a lowish number of posts at this stage (which we have discussed) – the quality of presentation and analysis is band 3 but we need further research and planning to ensure we get a high R and P mark.

Targets

• Further posts – set yourself blog post targets every week and make progress every week – stay on top of deadlines!
• Research – trailer analysis needs more trailers analysed and each one analysed in detail with subheadings etc – sound, mise en scene etc – you can stick with your chosen genre also now
• Add points to mood board analysis

The Way Way Back Full Length Trailer Analysis

• The Way Way Back is presented as a coming of age film as the protagonist is a teenage boy that clearly has a romantic interest in a girl. The trailer also uses the conventions of a coming of age film as the characters regularly joke during it, and are shown in dysfunctional relationships.
• More characters are introduced in this trailer and given larger speaking roles, the audience learning more about their backgrounds. However, this is not conventional of a coming of age films as there would not be so many characters over the age of 18.
• Themes of family relationships are introduced in this trailer, and the teenaage romance is developed further. It shows that there is a darker side to the film, in contrast to the upbeat teaser trailer, as the protagonist cries and other characters argue
• The music changes three times during the trailer, pausing for dialogue and punchlines to show that the film is a comedy, all lively songs but decreasing in volume for more emotional scenes
• Editing is used in this trailer, for example, to show cuts between scenes, which engages the young target audience who could possibly become bored of a lack of edited transitions.
• The pace of the film is moderately slow to begin with, but then a montage of clips from the film, showing a contrast of happy and sad scenes, conventional of a coming of aged film as they follow the ups and downs of teenagehood
• There is, again, a lack of headings shown, only the 20th Century Fox logo briefly at the beginning in order to engage fans of that production company and the title of the film at the end.

The Way Way Back Teaser Trailer Analysis

• The Way Way Back is a coming of age comedy film, which is obvious due to the conventionally upbeat music and jokes, as well as the protagonist being between 15 and 17 years old.
• The two main characters, a teenage boy and girl, typical of a coming of age film, are introduced on a first name basis, clearly being romantically interested in each other at some point. Other than them, the older characters are not introduced by name, showing that they will not be as significant. Also, this will appeal to the target audience as they are around the same age as the main characters.
• Comedy and romance are clearly themes in this coming of age film, typical of that genre. Family and friend relationships are also featured in the teaser trailer, although only briefly as it is quite an upbeat trailer
• The unique selling point is the sense of humour of the film, which is highlighted by the contrast of bouncy music and pauses for dialogue
• The intertitles are shown in a bright orange font to stand out, but only the title of the film and 'Now Showing', no headings. A 20th Century Fox logo is shown at the beginning of the trailer to immediately engage fans of films by that company.

My Film Plot Synopsis

Seventeen year old Scarlett has become an introvert since the death of her best friend Ella, regularly writing to her to express her predominantly negative feelings. Scarlett, having isolated herself from her peers, is shocked to find that Charlie, who she has only ever been acquainted with, takes an interest in her. Over time they become close friends, Scarlett gaining confidence and clearly displaying her romantic interest in him in her letters to Ella. The pair kiss at a party, only for her to find out that Charlie was seeing Ella before she died and sees Scarlett as a means to be closer to her. Feeling used, Scarlett isolates herself once again from society, refusing to have any contact with Charlie. He, feeling guilty about having essentially used Scarlett, attempts to regain her trust, eventually, at the end of the film, agreeing to let Ella go together, she ending her letters.

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Link to Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/XRTNTJC