TASK: We had previously watched the film in a lecture and explored the themes expressed in the film and how well they were captured visually. Having done so, we were asked to go back and re-watch the film and select clips adequate enough to make a one minute trailer that sells our perception of the story. The task was a great exercise for us considering that we ourselves have a ten minute screenplay to write and two minutes to produce visually. In this trailer, Colleen and I were focusing more on the relationship between the father and the son as opposed to the overbearing presence of the antagonist. We felt it was best to start the trailer off in a way that gives you an idea of the main character. The father is a very controlled man, everything he does from his movement, to the way he parks his car and greets his neighbors is concise to the very last detail. So being in a wide and open space with the villains emphasizes the fact that this man isn't in his comfort zone. It also enhances the presence of the villains as we see how quiet and relaxed the area is until he comes into contact with people entirely foreign to the quiet neighborhood.
When we had a show-reel of all the trailers made we were able to view other students' perception of the story and it was nice to see various interpretations of the same film. Personally, I feel the exercise helped us to open our minds to different things rather than being narrow and small minded in our vision and understanding where film and script-writing is concerned. In general we received good feedback which I'm happy with. The two key problems with our piece was the addition of a heartbeat effect as it didn't sync well with the visuals and music, and the fact that we were six seconds over the allocated time. However, there's a first time for everything. It was also a great opportunity to catch up on final cut pro.
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