Stereotype expectations

In our film we plant to implement various stereotypes throughout the trailer to appeal to the audience and also allow for the them to possibly link the trailer with its chosen genre. The main features of the trailer are showcased through two main characters and so the stereotypes are obviously focused around them but also with the other characters we are including in the trailer. The protagonist is shown to represent the more sophisticated style of action hero as to fit in with the idea of him being a government agency. He will represent the typical masculine styling you expect from the protagonist in an action film as well as playing a pivotal role in explaining the storyline to the audience.

The main antagonist in our film plays a similar role to his protagonist counterpart as he represents another masculine character whom furthers the plot across the trailer and helps contrast the protagonist as an equal force. The antagonist also serves the audience in setting up and contrasting the other characters present in the trailer as he will be portrayed immediately as the threat in the trailer, this will be portrayed through a fight or chase scene between him and the protagonist. He may also subvert these stereotypes in a way as we plan on incorporating some sort of dialogue between him and the protagonist as we want to showcase the relationship these characters have as in the background of the plot they were close friends.

We will also be including the typical damsel in distress in our trailer as to portray a significant love interest to the protagonist. This character will most likely be subject to the so called evil in the trailer, so she may be abducted or in danger in some way so that it sets up the protagonist to save her if it was in the actual film. We would want the love interest to contrast the protagonists masculine and violent way in our trailer and so she would highlight the cause of the violence as she is in trouble. This helps the audience directly relate to the protagonist, personalising him more as a whole and adding greater emphasis on what he does in the trailer.

We also want to include some minor characters whom provide us the necessary background information to further the plot and showcase it to the audience. This includes the supposed leader of the Syndicate who will be constantly shown in a dark room, ensuring you cant see his facial features to keep his character an enigma but allowing the audience to automatically assume he is a bad guy. He represents a strong individual and seeing as the audience can only make out his voice prominently they would assume he is mysterious but strong willed.

The leader of our so called good corporation acts as the major source of information as he is the narrator at the start of the trailer, providing us the basic outline of the story. He also represents authority as he is shown to direct the protagonist throughout the trailer on what he should do.

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Mood board

This is the mood board i have created that is of the action genre. From this mood board we can see that it is mainly males that take the lead in action films as they are portrayed as strong and determined. this helps conform to stereotypes as the man is normally seen as protective over the woman and children

There is always guns featured in action film as the antagonists are always shooting at the protagonists and vice versa. This helps us to conform to stereotypes as in action and thriller films there is always characters who have weapons, well known films such as James Bond and the bourne series revolve around the use of weapons.

Questionnaire of the thriller genre

Questionnaire of the thriller genre 

1. what's your favourite type of thriller film?

please specify ________________________________

2. what do you look for in thriller films?

please specify ________________________________

3. what stereotypical characters do you expect to see in a thriller film?

• protagonist/relate able character 
• innocent character who gets blamed
• character who has evil intent
• woman who catches the characters eye
• useless kid

other? 

please specify _________________________________

4. How do thriller movies make you feel?

• excited?
• intrigued?
• tense?
• curious?
• interested?
• engaged?

other?
please specify _________________________________

5. who do you like watching thriller films with?

parents?
siblings?
friends?
alone?
partner/spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend?

other?
please specify _________________________________

6. which setting intrigues you the most in a thriller film?

• plane
• cargo ship/boat
• train
• foreign country
• city
• streets

other?
please specify _________________________________

7. if a thriller movie is based of real events does it appeal more to you?

• yes?           
• no?
• not really?
• sometimes?

8. do you like watching the trailer of a thriller film before you see the actual film?

• yes?
• no?
• sometimes?
• maybe?

9. what's your favourite thriller film?

please specify _________________________________

Questionnaire of the action genre

Questionnaire of the action genre 

1. what's your favourite type of action film? (e.g. action/thriller)

please specify ________________________________

2. what do you look for in action films?

please specify ________________________________

3. what stereotypical characters do you expect to see in a action film?

• hero
• villain
• strong character 
• love interest
• leader of international organisation
• spy
• people to ask questions along the way

other? 

please specify _________________________________

4. How do action movies make you feel?

• excited?
• enthusiastic?
• happy?
• intrigued?
• interested?

other?
please specify _________________________________

5. who do you like watching action films with?

parents?
siblings?
friends?
alone?
partner/spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend?

other?
please specify _________________________________

6. which setting excites you the most in a action film?

• forest?
• house?
• abandoned place?
• pub?
• bathroom?
• alleyway?
• school?
• busy road?
• high rise building?
• by the ocean?
• by a river (river Thames chase scene)

other?
please specify _________________________________

7. do you like watching the trailer of a action film before you see the actual film?

• yes?
• no?
• sometimes?
• maybe?

8. what sort of character excites you the most in action films?

• protagonist
• antagonist
• character who changes sides
• love interest 
• others

other?

please specify _________________________________

9. what's your favorite action movie?

please specify _________________________________

Examples of establishing shots-Dubai

The establishing shots we got here were good to establish the United Arab Emirates as a main part of our trailer, the Burj Khalifa being the identifiable landmark in this shot

The next few shots are establishing shots based from the observation deck on the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, these shots are significant because it sets the scene for what the trailer involves, the fact that we catch the desert in the shots helps to emphasize where we are and therefore makes it easier to set the tone of what we will see. The reason we took more than one shot is because we wanted different length shots to greatly emphasize both how high we were and how vast the city was, the strangest thing about the city was the fact that it changed from city to desert so quickly showing how it was literally built out of the sand.

Sound research

Sound research

Music isn't the only copyright free sound we will need for our film; we will also need sound effects. Like the music, we want the sound effects to be subtle and not immediately noticeable.

The first sound effect we want is a quiet ambient noise that plays during the 'IFM Studios' image.This is simply to add sound to an otherwise needlessly silent part, and also makes it seem more professional.

Even though this year we have changed the logo of our production company to better suit the interests of the group we are still looking for some sort of background sound to make sure the opening to the trailer isn't silent. This is essential in a trailer as there needs to be constant sound whether or not that is music or other non diagetic sound such as the implementation of a sound such as a gunshot after the trailer has been filmed. This sort of sound is essential in the editing part of the trailer, we want the trailer to attract maximum attention and in order to do this we need there to be a constant running theme or sound.