Script for radio trailer

Problems encountered during editing

upon coming to editing film, we discovered a number of issues and problems we had to overcome.


problems with shots

one problem we had was that our shots were filmed in contrasting light, for example the drug deal scene was filmed duing the evening, and in some shots we had a streetlight on, and in others, we didn't have this streetlight on.

we also started the purgatory scene with dale playing agnar, who then went and got a haircut, meaning our shots we had previously were useless to us as he had a drastic change in appearance.

These problems thankfully were easily rectified with the re filming of the scenes.

problems with sound

one problem we found with the sound is that there was a lot of interference from the wind in a lot of the outdoor shots

we attempted to fix this by playing with the balance of sound in all shots in order to get the same level of sound, however this wasn't possible in all shots, meaning re filming a few and also substituting the digetic sound for non digetic music.

problems with Effects 

our film uses a vast array of effects, for the drug scene, to give the effect of magic mushrooms, and in purgatory to set the scene.

we had to drop a few shots in the drug scene because the effect we decided upon using didn't look effective in them.

although we didn't experience any serious problems here, the main problem was that it was very time consuming and this meant it affected our other work, and we almost didn't meet the deadline.

Research into production logos

Production logos are one of the most important tools in a production companies box. The logos can become iconic, such as the warner brothers logo and the paramount logo, which people link to a certain quality of film. They need to be bold, stimulating and long lasting in the memory.

The design of the logo must be instantaneously eye catching and appealing, The key to this is to use bold easy to read fonts with rich gold or bright white colours, and whatever the colour is, it must be juxtaposed by an opposite colour behind it, as to make it stand out.

The logo itself, when seen in trailers or title sequences, are often seen on backgrounds of black or landscapes (such as the sky) which helps the actual logo stand out more and have more attention drawn to it. They are also usually accompanied by underscore music to heighten the mood and to draw more attention.

Research into radio trailers

Radio trailers are a technique of advertising that is mightily hard to get right. It relies entirely on voice, which makes it hard to sell the film in the short time you have.

although this is a technique that is in decline, it's still highly effective and listened to, due to car radios and forced advertisements through things such as Spotify.

main techniques featured

• reviews from respected newspapers 
• dialogue from the film
• music
• powerful voice over
• information on actors and directors

the reviews from the newspapers are a good technique to use as it reinforces the idea that the film advertised is a good and worthwhile watching film, with professional opinion persuading people to go watch the film.  

dialogue from the film can help grip the audience into the film itself, for example if you use some sort of cliffhanger line it will persuade the audience to go watch the films to see what happens next. Using dramatic dialogue from the film, such as high energy arguments and generally loud voices also draws attention to the trailer.

the use of music is very effective as it entertains the audience and can make the trailer sound much more dramatic. the use of popular music can pull in younger audiences. Another thing they could do is incorporate the movies theme music into the trailer, for example the distinctive Indiana jones theme music, as this can enable audiences to instantaneously link the music to said film, which pulls interest into the trailer (of course this can only be used in certain cases, like film trilogies and sequels and such forth)

name dropping actors and directors into the trailer can also help to persuade people to go see the film, if you hear the names "Leonardo Di Caprio" or "Martin Scorsese" for example, the audience will pick up on these household names leading to more interest in the film, and an assumption the film is worthwhile watching.

a powerful voice over can grip the audience into listening due to the bold loudness of peoples voice, which are very encapsulating and the audience feels compelled to listen, for example brian blessed. This can also make the trailer sound more dramatic.

Progress Report

The film is in the stage of montage. All the scenes came out exactly like intended. We had some problems with matching the ligthing and sound in different shots of the same scene, it took a bit of time to match the lighting and make the sound run smoothly through all of the shots. All the scenes are now put in chronological order and roughly edited. We're in the process of editing the soundtrack/ music in the film. We have two pieces of music to fit in the film. The main soundtrack, and the chase scene tune
We're almost at the end. The final film will be ready any time soon (we might have to film on extra 10/20 seconds footage of the final scene and fit it in), the potential final poster is ready. Next lesson we'll deal with the radio advert and push the editing further.

Evaluation 4

Evaluation 4

The Purgatory Scene Location (The Agnar Scene)

The purgatory scene, the main scene of our film. We have been looking for a suitable location that will meet our needs for a very long time. A derelict, out of this world location, easy to access for our film crew, with good lighting, away from the chaos of town centre. After a couple of weeks of searching round Barnsley area using google maps, and asking around I found just the place. Monk Bretton Priory.

Originally a monastery under the Cluniac order, Monk Bretton Priory is located in the village of Lundwood, in the borough of Barnsley, England. It was founded in 1154 as the Priory of St. Mary Magdelene of Lund by Adam Fitswane, sited on the Lund, from Old Norse (Old Scandinavian). In the course of time the priory took the name of the nearby village of Bretton to be commonly known as Monk Bretton Priory. The monastery closed on 30 November 1538 during the dissolution, and the site passed into the ownership of the Blithman family. In 1580 the land was again sold to George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury who gave the estate to his fourth son Henry on his marriage to Elizabeth Rayner. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and now in the care of English Heritage.

The priory turned out to be a perfect location. We could access it at at any day of the week from 10:00 am to 3:00pm/ 4:00pm. It is one out of a few tourist destinations Barnsley has, however filming wasn't a huge problem. We got a permission to film, (soon as we didn't climb or damage the ruins) the lighting was great. The location, being ruins of a medieval priory has put some more religuous, symoblical meaning to the film and it's plot. Churches/ Priories, by Christians/ Catholics were and still are often perceived as sacred, holy places where people go to "talk" with god, ask for forgiveness and cleanse theirselves from their sins. The purgatory is a place inbetween heaven or hell. People who didn't deserve to go to hell or heaven. stay there for a certain amount of time to cleanse theirselves from their sins and ask for forgiveness.

(Entrance to the Priory)