LO3: Producing Audio

This clip features the entire use of sound and music for our trailer, including the soundtrack, voice-over and sound effects.
The soundtrack featured was made in Garage Band. The original soundtrack we used did not fit the feel of the film trailer we thought and so this is why we decided to create our own. The music was important because it needs to match certain segments of the trailer.




This is a screen recording of me creating the soundtrack for the film in Garage Band.  To make sure that the sounds I used were appropriate for our film trailer I checked out existing thriller film trailers to contrast and compare.

Once I collected all the sounds I wanted for the soundtrack I went through different drafts of our film trailer to try and create a sense of pace with the music and match the sound to different clips where I could.

In this image I am ordering the sounds so that they all line up with each other.

In both of these images I am changing the levels of one of the tracks so that it transitions smoothly in to the next one. It was quite important that I got these transitions right so that it feels natural when in the actual trailer and the sound doesn't just suddenly change.

In these images I am just cutting up different sounds so that I can re-order them. The timing has to be exactly right, so that again the music doesn't suddenly change in the final trailer.

LO2: Shot List

Key: Voice-over

Production logo 2 secs

-Green/Red band- 1secs

1. A shot of the abandon house someone walking long shot, 5 secs
2. Medium shot from back, Kyle should be central to the frame. Dark lighting.3 secs
3. Arc shot round to Kyle's face, this will be cut up during editing.4  secs
4. CU of Kyle's eyes . 2 secs
5. Eye-line match, pan L-R. 4 secs
6. Cut to cards 2 secs
7. Cut back to eyes.2 secs
8. Cut to high angle of the table, Kyle throws cards.4 secs
9. Track Kyle as he leaves the building.3 secs
10. Cut to medium shot of Kyle, panting heavily.2 secs

End scene

- Laurel leaf awards- 4 secs  

1. Cut to Antagonist. Dark lighting. Medium shot, low angle. 5 secs
2. Cut back to Kyle panting. 3 secs
3. Cut back to Antagonist, same shot. Fade to black 6 secs

Snapshot montage of grabs (murders)

1. ( first one happens with women near wall) 2 secs
2. second grab from behind ( level angle close up to the hands grabbing) 2 secs
3. Third one with a push over the concrete and cuts 2 secs
4. Grab shot, medium front of victim. Kyle from behind. 2 secs
5. Kyle stood with a knife close up on knife 2 secs
6. He attacks 2 secs
7. Grab shot, medium 2 secs
8. last montage of him putting on leather gloves 2 secs
9. shot of from behind he grabs over the shoulder and then the victim turns and cut. 3 secs

-Review-

1. Kyle CU(in office) medium shot. 4 secs
2. Cut to Antagonist, CU 3 secs
3. Cut to Kyle grabbing James. Over shoulder shot. 3 secs
4. Cut to James' face. 1 secs
5. Cut to Kyle (in office) CU 4 secs                                                   87 secs

-Shot reverse shot structure-

1. Kyle breathing heavily outside  medium shot 3 secs
2. blood on his hands 2 secs close up
3. cut back to the office with antagonist talking 4 secs
4. cuts back to the street with a shadow of Kyle  2 secs

-Fade to black-  2 secs                                                                            100 secs

1. cuts back to kyle giving the antagonist money close up high angle  3 secs
2. cuts to kyle hiding behind a wall 2 secs
3. Kyle puts his hands on his head close up 2 secs

-Ending-

1. The name of the film trailer, Counting Cards 3 secs

-Fade to black-1 secs                                                                          111 secs

LO2: Presentation from Hugh Mann (Let there be light productions)

"Once you pick up a camera and shoot something you are a film maker" 
Entered a film competition and won 2 awards which made people become interested in his work. 

Make business cards. You never know when an opportunity might arise. 
Invest in a domain. Makes you look professional. 
Get a portfolio online.  Free,  accessible and looks professional. 
Go to networking events. Develop relationships with people. 
Catering.  

"It's a journey, the only way you're going to keep going is by doing." 
"Film production is 80% planning." 

Use milestones,  tell your client. Make sure you get sign offs. This makes it the clients responsibility. 
Milestones and sign offs for Scripts,  stories,  animatics,  actors, branding assets,  fonts,  colour schemes. 

Most important aspects of shooting film:

• Scheduling the production. 

• Scripts,  storyboards.  Helps explain your idea to the client. 

• Shot lists- means everyone knows what and when they are doing. 

• Camera and sound logs- important for the editor. 

• Continuity- Make sure shots match up. 

• Call sheets- getting all the equipment together,  all the relevant contacts.  Actors and crew should all have access to a call sheet. 

• Health and Safety. 

• Release forms- To prevent problems with the cast 

• Location forms. 

How do you create realism when filming? 

You create realism through experience. Do your research. 
Watch 'The room'. 
Connect with theatre companies,  source great actors. 

What was the first thing you ever filmed? 
Short film for a competition in Bradford. 

How do you manage your free time? 
His work is "part and parcel"  of his free time.  You have to spend time if you want to get anywhere.

LO2: Production logo concepts

 Our production name is '.45 Accelerated Creation Productions'. So in the logo I decided to incorporate that. I did a flat and glossy version of this first design and decided to use the Red, black and white colour scheme to both stand out and because Red has connotations of danger which reflects the genre of our trailer.

The files were saved as a PNG because it is a lossy file that can be compressed and supports a transparent background.

LO2: Copyright permissions for music

 These two images show the terms required to use the song 'Victorian Foliage Bauble' by John Fletcher. The song has a Creative Commons Non-Commercial 3.0 logo which means the song is completely free to use for non-commercial purpose, it also means that we have to give appropriate credit. As our film trailer is non-commercial it means we can use this song and beneath the video shall be a link to the song as well as credit to John Fletcher at the end of the video.

We later decided to not use this track and instead create our own using 'GarageBand'. This means that we don't need to request any permission for the use of the soundtrack.

LO2: Call sheet

LO2: Release and consent forms

Emailed request for actors:

Dear Louise,

My name is Jai and my team and I are looking for some actors for our production of a film trailer called Royal Flush. We were given your contact details by Miss Edwards and we are wondering if you could help us find the actors we need. We will need 3 main actors, all male. Here is a brief rundown of what we are looking for, for each character.

Character 1

Role: Protagonist ‘Kyle Fisher’. Young man, loses all of his money in a casino and is now in debt. He is forced to carry out hits on other people to work back the money stolen from him at  the casino.

Age: Mid twenties,

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: British. Yorkshire accent. Race is not important providing it is the same as character 2.

Physical Appearance: Average height. Average build.

Character 2

Role: Brother of the protagonist. One of the hits for the protagonist. Close to Kyle.

Age: Late twenties

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Same as character 1 so that they look as if they are related.

Physical Appearance: Stocky build. Average height.

Character 3

Role: Antagonist. Owner of a casino. He will be in scenes where he is intimidating the protagonist in to becoming a killer.

Age: 35+

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Nothing specific.

Physical Appearance: Average height. Stocky build.

We will be filming the trailer between 11th of January and 19th of February, We will email you when we are able to film.

Thank you from all the team, looking forward to hear from you

Emailed request for Casino use:

 

Dear Tony

I am emailing in order to make a request to record footage at your casino for a college piece. My team and I have discussed this location and decided it was suitable for the genre and narrative, however we do of course need your permission to use the area. In the footage there shall be no sight of the company’s logo or name.

Our team are all 16 years of age (as of sending this E-mail) but the actors we shall be using will all be over the age of 18 and we shall be under supervision from Arno van der Kraan.

At this moment in time we cannot give you exact times as to when the Casino shall be required, but it shall be between the 8^th and 12^th of February and shall of course be during closing times as to not affect the business

We are mature teenagers, and we shall be using a variety of expensive equipment so we hope that you shall be able to trust us in using this location respectively.

Yours sincerely,

Jai Van der Kraan

- .45 Accelerated Creation Productions -

Emailed request for use of Rocking Chair bar 

Hello, I am a student currently studying at UTC Sheffield and we would like to enquire about the use of your building for a day to use as a location for a short film.

This is a non-profit project, so we wouldn’t be using this location to earn money.

We would only need to film for a few hours and can do it earlier on in the day, so that we wouldn’t interrupt your business.

We would be filming between the 8^th and the 13^th of February, so could use the building on any of these days.

Thanks, Lewis Wright

Release and Consent forms for actors