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Evaluation Task 3

Special Effects.

For the special effects we decided to be more reserved than our previous project last year. We opted opting for some simple muzzle flashes and added gun sounds as its just the trailer. The reasoning behind this was to make the trailer feel a lot more raw and gritty then your average Hollywood blockbuster of the same genre. In this shot we can see the main character returning fire on other survivors, you can see the muzzle flash added into the shot and there is also gun shot sounds added that obviously you can't hear from this still image. The muzzle flashes were added in for obvious reasons such as we didn't have real guns or even blank firing guns that would produce there own muzzle flashes and if we had not added them in it would have looked weird. The gunshot sounds were also added in for the same reasons.

Costume/Props

The costume we chose consisted of an old metropolitan police jacket, a flannel shirt, at an old black t-shirt, cargo trousers and boots. Our character also wore a dust mask, due to the 'post apocaylptic air' We chose the costume we did as it displayed our character as an Average Joe, and highlighted that he was in this world without any specialist equipment or skills. The clothes we chose are all quite old and look worn, particulaly the jacket, which has the odd tear and frays coming off it. This definately adds to the post apolcalypitc feel we are trying to acheive in our trailer due to the scruffy, deshevilled look of the clothes. We used a few props, but not all that many, the main one we used was a colt replica BB pistol and an air rifle with a scope. The pistol in particular, pretty much became part of the costume as he carried it throughout the trailer in the post-apocalyptic sequence in the trailer.

The Title Of The Film

The title of the film is at the end of the trailer because mostly this is a conventional position for the title to appear. This is due to the fact that the title sticks in the audiences mind as something they should go and see. The title itself is has a simplistic white on black style which makes the font prominent and eye-catching to the viewer. The font used has a weathered effect with an inconsistent tone and texture, this is to conform to the genre and also give a final indication to the audience what genre the film is if for some reason they had not figured it out by this point.

Setting/Location

Choosing the Setting/Location for the trailer was important, because its supposed to be a trailer post apocalyptic film the scenery had to look desolate with hints of decay and abandonment. Wisley Airfield was perfect for this as it was and has been completely empty for many years now. So it does establish the abandoned and decayed scenery we were trying to present in our trailer. The location included overgrown empty runways, abandoned trailers and a tire mound and stacks of wooden pallets. The lighting for the location was very dim and quite dark due to the very cloudy weather we had on the day. However this was useful as we wanted to create a grey unsaturated colour throughout the trailer making it look bleak. This would be similar to films such as I Am Legend, which is set in a similar setting, where everything is decaying, overgrown, abandoned and ruined which aside from being based in 

New York City, which our location and setting has very much conveyed.

Camera Work & Editing

Camera work and editing in the trailer is varied depending on the emotions we were trying to convey in the given scene, but in this scene, a high paced action scene, the type of camera work used was a fast using close up and medium shots with the camera always in motion, not on a tripod. This was used to make the action look much more intense and fast paced, the mild shaking on the camera also adds to the effect of violence and action. Its a similar story with the editing, which reflects the situation in similar ways. During the panoramic shots at the beginning of the trailer the shots are long and smooth flowing, creating a feeling of security, but also conveys further emptiness and gives the trailer a rather bleak feel too. However, once the action begins at the end of the trailer the cuts become more choppy deliberately, all to give a feeling of insecurity and to increase the pace to convey your stereotypical action scene. The sound is another thing that is varied in the trailer, the sound starts off quite and then becomes progressively louder as the trailer climaxes. in this shot the the music and sound is at its loudest.