Poster Ideas

here are our initial ideas. We've stuck with films we had originally written about for our influences earlier on our blog in terms of genre ideas.

Final Trailer

This is our final trailer, we are happy with the outcome and are glad that we managed to get it to depict our storyboard and initial ideas as well as it has.

Finishing Touches on Sound.

I used the program audacity in order to remove the background noise levels on my trailer and it was difficult however once i had gotten the hang of it it worked really well. The first image is the sound waves after i had removed the noise whereas the second picture is before i removed the noise.

Animated Titles.

Here is a preview of animated titles that we had planned to produce to give our trailer a more comical vibe. After producing these titles and watching them we came to the conclusion that we don't need the extra bounce as it may lead to there being too much happening on the screen and it may become cliche after a while.

Foley Sound Experimenting

Today I have been experimenting with Foley sound, and thinking about the ways in which we might be able to incorporate it into our trailer. It is a technique rarely used and can spur up a few problems if not edited with properly.

However, we are willing to take the risk as it is something that will definitely benefit our production. We thought about possibly incorporating a punching sound alongside Ralph being punched. This, of course, would have to be a completely new shot so is more unlikely. We also thought that it might be worth adding a running sound with a fade out to the scene where Ralph is running away from Raheem and Jermaine.

Here are some clips from what we have found.

UPDATE - 20th November.

Here is a spoken update explaining our current position on our Trailer.

Sound Update.

In terms of sound, we came to the conclusion that the music used in our project would be an underground artist called MF DOOM with a very caricature-like personality which fit in well with our comedy genre. This is also shown through the tempo and up rhythm beat of some of his music, especially the ones we have chosen for example MF DOOM - Red and gold.

We've also used sound effects such as the ticking for our production logo but also the heartbeat in the beginning of our trailer to add tension and suspense before the comical aspect kicks in. We are also attempting to mess around with foley sound for example punching meat to get a punch sound effect.

First Draft of our Trailer.

Changes that need to be applied:

• 0:36 - The names of our characters need to be animated comically to convey our genre more clearly.
• Motion added to the production logo.
• 1:12 - Voice over is low and volume needs to be raised as background music is fairly louder making it hard to hear.
• 2:02 - Background noise is very loud and needs to be modified.

Costume rearrangement.

We decided that our Phil Collins character was quite random as an agent in a gym environment so we changed his occupation to coach which meant he was dressed more sporty in the gym environment wearing a tracksuit.

Titles Feedback

Whilst using LiveType to produce the Titles and the names of characters being interview, i received feedback that it would be a better idea to use the actors names instead of the characters name as it would make more sense to show who is starring in the trailer.

UPDATE: However, after some extra research on Documentary styled trailers i noticed that many of the more popular films under this category included the characters names instead of the actors names. Examples of these were Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman.
Here is the waiting for Guffman trailer:

Animated Storyboard

This is our animated storyboard that provides a rough idea of what our finished trailer will consist of. It uses instrumentals however our main piece may use the original versions of the songs. We also hadn't added the credit screen to the end.

Costumes

Ralph

• wearing a black shirt, black trousers and black tie when going looking for jobs. 
• Black polo shirt when being interviewed.
• In gym shots, Black vest, with Black Tracksuit bottoms/Blue Shorts.

Jermaine and Raheem

• Black hoodies in order to look intimidating. 

Phil Collins

• Smart Casual Attire.

UPDATE - 13th November.

In the past week or so, we haven't had the best of luck. During half term we planned to film or gym scenes however the gym closed half an hour earlier then we thought they would which mean't we weren't able to get any filming done. I then became ill with the flu for a week which wasn't helpful as I play the role of our main character.

At the moment we are looking to upload our animated storyboard and finalise our decision on which songs we will use for our trailer. We will also be filming our gym scene tonight.

Location idea - Rocky parody scene

For the fifth shot of our trailer, Ralph is going to be filmed running up the steps in Crystal Palace Park and tripping over. The idea is clearly influenced by the scene in the Rocky films of Rocky running up steps, but emerging as a strong, willing athlete. However, with research we have found out exactly where it was that the scene in Rocky was filmed. This was at the Philadelphia Art Museum. What is particularly interesting is that we have found a location with an almost identical landscape as the museum in Philadelphia right here in London. This being at University College London's main North entrance.

                   

Above, you can see a significant resemeblance in the architecture of the locations. On the left, is a photograph of University College London, and on the right is one of the Philadelphia At Museum. We feel that filming here might give our production a more clarified parody of the famous Rocky scene. This will benefit our trailer, making it increasingly funny and attracting more people. We are still yet undecided on whether to go with this idea.