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A group of teenage girls get lost deep in the woods during a camping trip. They are later tormented by disguised people in the woods.

Teddy Bear's Picnic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZANKFxrcKU

This is the music/sound that i am considering using in my film trailer as I think it will convey a scary atmosphere and the lyrics tie in well with the brief of the film.

Sound/Music/Titles

Teddy Bear's Picnic - Lyrics

If you go down to the woods today

You're sure of a big surprise.

If you go down to the woods today

You'd better go in disguise.

For ev'ry bear that ever there was

Will gather there for certain, because

Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.

Ev'ry teddy bear who's been good

Is sure of a treat today.

There's lots of marvelous things to eat

And wonderful games to play.

Beneath the trees where nobody sees

They'll hide and seek as long as they please

Cause that's the way the teddy bears have their picnic.

If you go down to the woods today

You'd better not go alone.

It's lovely down in the woods today

But safer to stay at home.

For ev'ry bear that ever there was

Will gather there for certain, because

Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.

Picnic time for teddy bears

The little teddy bears are having a lovely time today

Watch them, catch them unawares

And see them picnic on their holiday.

See them gaily gad about

They love to play and shout;

They never have any care;

At six o'clock their mummies and daddies,

Will take them home to bed,

Because they're tired little teddy bears.

Trailers: The Theory

Trailers: The Theory

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Focus Group

Name: Poppy Adams

Age: 18

Subjects: Art, Media, Photography

Genre of Film: Horror

TV Channels: Channel 4, E4, Living TV

Magazines/Newspapers: Look, More & Company

Name: Brooke Rayner

Age: 17

Subjects: Business, Media, English Literature

Genre of Film: Romantic Comedy

TV Channels: Channel 4, BBC1, ITV1

Magazines/Newspapers: Glamour, Heat, The Sun

Name: Lucia Farrance

Age: 17

Subjects: Media, English Language, Geography, Photography

Genre of Film: Disney

TV Channels: Disney Channel, ITV2

Magazines/Newspapers: Your Horse, Essex Rider

Film Trailers : Theory

I have been researching the theortetical side of film trailers. As an example I have been looking at the marketing campaign for the film 'Buried' which has just been released in the UK. I thought this would be a good film to look at as it has just been released and is also of a similar genre to the trailer that I will be making therefore I can look at the way they have marketed this film and follow similar conventions in my own trailer.

Brief Outline of the Film Industry

Production:
A small production company will form a new idea for a film. They will then have to find funding for this film which they will go to a distributor for. If the distributor likes the idea of the film they will agree to lend money to the production company in order for them to finance the making of the film. There are three main stages of production: 1. Pre-production (planning, designing, storyboarding, casting...etc.) 2. Prodcuction (the actual shooting of the film) 3. Post-production (editing the film together and adding sound and special effects)

Distribution:
The distributors are the people with the money. They are often the large studios such as Universal, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Brothers. They are wealthy and own much of the worlds media and often part of huge media conglomerates. Once the film has been produced then the distributors begin to market the film (posters, interviews, merchandide, soundtracks, trailers... etc). Seeing as the distributor leant most of the money for the film they scoop up the majority of the profit. The distributors tend to be mainly American hence why the American Film Industry dominates our screens.

Exhibition:
This refers to the showing of the film, for example:
-> Cinemas
-> DVD(rental and sales)
-> Satellite/Digital TV
-> Box Office
-> Terrestrial TV

Film Trailers must include...

1. The distribution company logo
2. The production company logo
3. The narrative establisher - a series of longer sequences which establish the general storyline of the film
4. The stars of the unique selling point - for example famous actors
5. A series of quick exciting sequences that are full of suspense for the film
6. Throughout the trailer generic conventions that will convey the correct genre of the film

History of Horror Movies

Horror movies have been around since silent movies. Being scared became apparent as something audiences liked from watching a film. Horror movies had a huge revivial in the late 70's, early 80's because of films such as 'The Omen' and 'Nightmare on Elm Street'. Unfortunately this did not last and they became unpopular in the late 80's and early 90's. As society changed so did peoples fear so what was popular when silet movies were around may well not have been at the current time.
For example, when moving image was first created there was a shot of a train, this caused fear for people as they thought that the train would actually come out of the screen.

Purpose of Film Trailers

Purpose of a trailer

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My Chosen Genre

I have decided to choose the genre of horror for my trailer. I will have to follow specific codes and conventions of horror films and research into existing horror trailers thoroghly. For example, some of the conventions of horror trailers that I will use will be: darkness, victims, music,tension and leaving the audience asking questions. Horror films are designed to create all kinds of emotions such as fear and terror I will strive to do this when I come to create my trailer.

Proposal

Name: Holly Dibden

Title of Brief: promotion package for a new film, including a teaser trailer.

Outline of ideas:

Trailer for a horror film set in the woods. Person running with a camera. Black and white. Strong heartbeat as sound getting faster. Pulse and fading to black in time with the heartbeat to build suspense, gets faster with the heartbeat.

Auxiliary Products:

Promotion package, Film magazine cover and Poster for the film

Target Audience: (age, gender, socio/economic group)

15

How will your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

- Black and white.

Media products? What is your inspiration?

‘The Blair Witch Project’

How will your main product and ancillary texts compliment each other?

Screenshots and images used in the trailer on the poster and magazine to make the film identifiable. The same colour schemes used.

How will you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Internet for research, imovie for construction, word and powerpoint for planning

How will you incorporate the following concepts?

Genre: heartbeat sound and colour scheme will convey horror, black and white will also do this

Narrative:

Representation:

Audience: Classification 15

Media language: