Monday, 10 May 2010
Friday, 9 April 2010
Analysis of Production Logos and music in comedy trailers
The main Fox Searchlight Pictures production logo appears at a zoom earlier in the trailer and last for about 2 seconds. Within our trailer, we could have the production logo coning at a zoom or the typography could be arriving in a linear way, as is justified within this trailer. The sound bridge of the flute plays throughout the beginning of the trailer, we managed to achieve this in our trailer, with the rock music. The transition from the instrumental to the jazz music is exemplary in our trailer, as there is a constant change in music from rock to more or an indie type of music.
The use of the titles seem to be iconic of comedy trailers and last for roughly 1-2 seconds, we managed to incorporate this in our trailer, but we could stretch out some of the important tiles, as we have included a voice over, which doesn't require any titles.
Generally, in comedy trailers, the need for TIMING is crucial, as it generates more laughs from the audience. Also,the change in music is vital as funny sound effects also manage to create humour from the audience. Within the Whip it trailer, when Drew Barrymore says "We need a mascot " is an example of a dialogue which is intended to leave the audience guessing and also generates humour, as the appearance of the protagonist is one to be laughed at. Like the rock skaters, the audience can identify with them and laugh at the protagonist, who is clearly trying to 'fit in with the crowd'.
Within this trailer the production logo comes at the end of the trailer, which is common in most trailers, therefore, we could incorporate our production log at the end of the trailer. Typically, the music shifts, which also seems to change the mood of the audience, as the rock must in his trailer is a sign of hope, as the main protagonist becomes more confident.
Finally, the main film title is arranged at the end of the trailer, which is typical of teen comedy films, as they are seemingly irrelevant to the audience's focus. I have noticed that the logo arrives with its own sound effect, which manages to give it more of a focus, this particular convention is seen throughout most Hollywood films, and is definitely one convention which we have included in our trailer.
Similarly, the other information such as the coming soon logo and the directors and cast members information is also necessary. Particularly in our trailer, we have focused on the cast members information and the Coming Soon to a degree of detail and have positioned it an place which is typical in most teen comedy trailers.
Progress Report 5/04/2010-9/04/2010
PARMINDER MATHARU
Progress Report
This week we managed to just go over our footage and just give it the last few amendments before finishing. Fuad imported some music at the start of the trailer which intended to give it a more realistic and humorous feeling. We also managed to trim some scenes and brightened up a few scenes which needed to be adjusted. For our production logo I came up with the idea of having ECLIPSE ENTERTAINMENT as another title, as comedy trailers tend to have other production titles, such as Fox or Lionsgate which distribute the film. However the name could be changed to something better, which we need to think about. On the whole, our trailer is now at the more intentional 2:12 minutes stage, which is a plus. However, I feel we could have had the mother's scene, but we had trouble finding a location which was disappointing.
In terms of my print production, I pretty much have finished. After amending some errors, I proofread the print and printed it out on gloss paper and gave it a professional look. Though there were some printing errors such as margins which have been corrected.
Action Plan
For the week that we come back, we intend to film one voice over and just finish certain details which need to be finished. We also need to adjust the audio in certain places and tinker around with the brightness in certain scenes.
In regards to my print production, I need to correct any outstanding mistakes and focus on amending some printing errors.
Progress Report
This week we managed to just go over our footage and just give it the last few amendments before finishing. Fuad imported some music at the start of the trailer which intended to give it a more realistic and humorous feeling. We also managed to trim some scenes and brightened up a few scenes which needed to be adjusted. For our production logo I came up with the idea of having ECLIPSE ENTERTAINMENT as another title, as comedy trailers tend to have other production titles, such as Fox or Lionsgate which distribute the film. However the name could be changed to something better, which we need to think about. On the whole, our trailer is now at the more intentional 2:12 minutes stage, which is a plus. However, I feel we could have had the mother's scene, but we had trouble finding a location which was disappointing.
In terms of my print production, I pretty much have finished. After amending some errors, I proofread the print and printed it out on gloss paper and gave it a professional look. Though there were some printing errors such as margins which have been corrected.
Action Plan
For the week that we come back, we intend to film one voice over and just finish certain details which need to be finished. We also need to adjust the audio in certain places and tinker around with the brightness in certain scenes.
In regards to my print production, I need to correct any outstanding mistakes and focus on amending some printing errors.
Production logo
Guys, this was one of the production logos which we came up with. I dont know if we will have it in our trailer, but we designed it any way.
Monday, 5 April 2010
Fuad's Update
WWW
> Our trailer is at a suitable length
> All filming is done
> the voice over is imported
> The coming soon logo fades only once now
>
EBI
> Polish of the audio gains for the music
> Find our camera!
> Capture one more scene (not neccesary but will make it better)
> Add in one more final sound effect
> Our trailer is at a suitable length
> All filming is done
> the voice over is imported
> The coming soon logo fades only once now
>
EBI
> Polish of the audio gains for the music
> Find our camera!
> Capture one more scene (not neccesary but will make it better)
> Add in one more final sound effect
Friday, 2 April 2010
Action Plan and Progress Report 29/03/2010-2/04/2010
PARMINDER MATHARU
Progress Report
This week, we managed to adjust some of our footage within the timeline. We managed to film the voice over, by choosing Rajneet. We incorporated this into our trailer and also managed re film the scene where Zack where she knows Jenny is pregnant. As well as this, we decided to change the Prime Times Production logo to a more comical looking font, as it would suit the genre of our film and is similarly used in Hollywood trailers such as Superbad. Most importantly, we successfully trimmed the footage by 5 seconds to get it to 2:15 seconds which was what we intended to have. On the whole, I would say that our trailer is more or less complete, we only have to adjust certain areas such as audio gain, increase certain shots such as the house scene, change the logos on the coming soon title and other small details to refine the trailer. Also, we need to change some of the dialogue of the voice over. We must also render the footage .
In terms of my print production, I completed the first drafts of both Esquire and Empire magazine features. I changed the fonts from a size 11 to 10 , as it looked more professional. Both of the magazine features were reviewed by Mr Bush. From his feedback, I have to amend minor details such as punctuation, spaces, certain font sizes, such as in the Screwed feature and Esquire magazine. As well as this, I have to change the font on the second page of the Screwed article, as it looked quite tacky and unrealistic.
Action Plan
For next week, we intend to have captured and implemented the refined section of the voice over and the details that needed to be completed such as the audio gain, some scenes being elongated and making adjustments to the trailer. We also need to render the footage and save it on a hard drive
Perosnally, for my print production, I need to edit the Screwed feature by removing the end dadhed words and changing the size of the font on the second page of the article. Also, I need to change the font size of the captions. For my Esquire feature, I need to change the end dashed words and works on the punctuation and spacing. Most importantly, I need to just proofread both of the features and correct any faults. Apart from this, I pretty much have completed the features, thoughI need to print them out in a final glossy format.
Progress Report
This week, we managed to adjust some of our footage within the timeline. We managed to film the voice over, by choosing Rajneet. We incorporated this into our trailer and also managed re film the scene where Zack where she knows Jenny is pregnant. As well as this, we decided to change the Prime Times Production logo to a more comical looking font, as it would suit the genre of our film and is similarly used in Hollywood trailers such as Superbad. Most importantly, we successfully trimmed the footage by 5 seconds to get it to 2:15 seconds which was what we intended to have. On the whole, I would say that our trailer is more or less complete, we only have to adjust certain areas such as audio gain, increase certain shots such as the house scene, change the logos on the coming soon title and other small details to refine the trailer. Also, we need to change some of the dialogue of the voice over. We must also render the footage .
In terms of my print production, I completed the first drafts of both Esquire and Empire magazine features. I changed the fonts from a size 11 to 10 , as it looked more professional. Both of the magazine features were reviewed by Mr Bush. From his feedback, I have to amend minor details such as punctuation, spaces, certain font sizes, such as in the Screwed feature and Esquire magazine. As well as this, I have to change the font on the second page of the Screwed article, as it looked quite tacky and unrealistic.
Action Plan
For next week, we intend to have captured and implemented the refined section of the voice over and the details that needed to be completed such as the audio gain, some scenes being elongated and making adjustments to the trailer. We also need to render the footage and save it on a hard drive
Perosnally, for my print production, I need to edit the Screwed feature by removing the end dadhed words and changing the size of the font on the second page of the article. Also, I need to change the font size of the captions. For my Esquire feature, I need to change the end dashed words and works on the punctuation and spacing. Most importantly, I need to just proofread both of the features and correct any faults. Apart from this, I pretty much have completed the features, thoughI need to print them out in a final glossy format.
Thursday, 1 April 2010
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