Soundtrack for the start of my film trailer.

I know that in my film trailer I want more than one soundtrack as I believe it really adds to a film trailer to portray different moods and emotions within a scene. Previously I featured more moving music which would emphasise more emotional scenes within my trailer. However, after thinking of other ideas for my trailer I decided on two more soundtracks. 

The first soundtrack would be the instrumental from the song 'Time to Pretend by MGMT.' I have chosen this to be my opening soundtrack to my film trailer the reason being is because compared to 'Billionaire' it is more lively but not as up-beat as 'Gangnam Style.' Despite the fact I am using the instrumental another reason for choosing this particular soundtrack is because the lyrics relate to the story of my trailer. 

I'm feelin' rough I'm feelin' raw I'm in the prime of my life.

Let's make some music make some money find some models for wives.

I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and f**k with the stars.

You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars.

This is our decision to live fast and die young.

We've got the vision, now let's have some fun.

Yeah it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?

Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?
Forget about our mothers and our friends
We were fated to pretend.

These are the first few verses of the song. Phrases such as 'Prime of my life' relate to the age of the protagonist in my film trailer, 18. Other phrases such as 'make some money' is a cataphoric reference to what is going to happen in the story and on top of that 'Forget bout our mothers and our friends' also highlights how the protagonist abandons everyone. Altogether I believe this song not only sounds good for the intro, but it also connotes as quite a meaningful soundtrack alongside the film trailer. 

New ideas for plot and story line!

Originally the main protagonist was going to gain money from inheriting his Granddad's lottery winnings then going off the rails, that is still happening. But to add more to the story, the protagonist invests in his own business, what he does is left unsaid, but he continues to go out before finally being kicked out of his home and left by himself.

Not a big change, however I feel it adds more to the story.

Audience Profile

The audience of my film trailer will be aged 12 - 18, therefore focusing on a younger yet maturer audience. This will then mean that the S.E.G group for my audience will be 'E' due to the audience most probably earning very little if not nothing and being in full time education. On top of that, the audience psychographic would be that they are achievers. The reason being is because my film shows someone becoming rich, which is what the audience too would like to achieve.

From the polls on my blog it shows that 75% (as of 13/11/2012) are male, and out of both genders 93% are aged between 16 and 19. This goes to show I have a particularly young target audience. On top of this, from all the subjects the top three favourites were Media with 71% of the votes, Art with 50% of the votes and English with another 50%. This just shows that the audience are a fairly creative demographic. 

As for favourite film genres the top three were Comedy with 78% of the votes, Drama with 57% and action with 35% and on top of that the majority of the votes prefer a good story line in the film rather than the soundtrack or other aspects. These three genres put together can make a potentially great film, which is what I intend on doing. Looking at these statistics I it goes to show the audience are a creative and ambitious demographic, wanting to experience something unique and gripping. 

A few things about the stroyboard

It has been difficult to create my storyboard as there are so many different ideas and ways to go about my trailer that I would like to experiment with. Therefore, my final product will not follow the majority of the storyboard, however it is helping create a good starting point as well as showing how my ideas have developed. 

Locations for film trailer

.) Bedroom - Energry drinks, pizza boxes, tissues and dirty washing all over. Creates an untidy environment. 

.) Kitchen

.) Living Room

.) Local Streets 

.) Corner shop

.) Humber Bridge

.) Hessle Square

.) Areas of town, large building 

These are pictures of my bedroom, the reason being is because it is one of the main locations for my film trailer. Here my room is unnaturally tidy, so when it comes to filming I will make it a little more realistic like a teenage boy does live in there. (Verisimilitude.) 

This is a picture of my settee in my living room. The reason I have taken a picture of this is because it is 'featured' in several shots within the first few scenes of my trailer. The settee is fairly large therefore when the main character sits alone on it, it emphasises how he is by himself.

This is a picture of my house. This is were the main character will be living and this will shown through establishing shots I plan on shooting.  

This is a picture of the pub I will be using within my film trailer, outside will not be featured in the trailer but the bar inside will be. 

More influential media texts

My ideas for my film trailer are always changing and even when I begin filming I know that some scenes and previous ideas will be changed and altered.

Previously I was more set on having quite negative scenes shown in my film trailer (which I still am) however, for the start of the trailer I wanted a more calm and positive theme, one that seems intriguing rather than depressing but then also having the negative scenes later on to show more aspects that would be appealing to my audience. 

When choosing my soundtrack I am looking for music that does not contain the lyrics, strictly just the instrumental. The reason in doing this is because it will be more back ground music and the main focus of the sound will be the dialogue. The background music will also effectively help create a mood for the dialogue. 

An idea for my starting song is the instrumental to the song 'Billionaire' by Bruno Mars. 

The idea I have in mind for this song is playing at the start due to it being a calm instrumental it provides contrast with the following music which I picture to be a lot more upbeat and fast-paced. 

There are many reasons for choosing Billionaire as a soundtrack, one being the lyrics despite not being able to hear them. ("I wanna be a billionaire so f**king bad.") This particular line relates massively to my film trailer idea. A boy who wins the lottery, he's not a billionaire but it's near enough. Before even knowing the story line in the trailer a mood has been set but the soundtrack, opening up the main plot of the trailer. 

Another convention of the song is it's laid-back beat. I will have this playing when the protagonist is getting ready and being on his own. It shows there are no cares in his world and the soundtrack amplifies it. 

Once the slower scenes are other I want to feature a faster paced 'party-like' soundtrack. A choice for this is 'Gangnam Style by PSY.' 

Gangnam Style at the moment is a very known and distinctive song and due to it being mainstream means that it is more likely to attract a wider audience. Before showing the protagonist in a party-like situation, the music begins to play and from the beat and the bass from the soundtrack it already connotes as quite a vibrant and lively ambiance.

Gangnam Style works well within my media because due to the contrast of genre between the first soundtrack played (Billionaire - Bruno Mars) not only shows the change in mood for the scene but also for the main protagonist. Going from a laid back life to a much more vibrant life highlights what happens in the plot of the movie and changing from one genre of soundtrack to another really assists in amplifying that. 

Another soundtrack I am considering on using is a dubstep soundtrack 'Bangarang by Skrillex.' The reason being is because. like 'Gangnam Style' it connotes as a rather lively atmosphere which shows a great contrast with the opening scene. 

Target Audience 1

My target audience will be of a more mature demographic, therefore if the full feature length product were to be viewed in cinema it would be rated 12A possibly 15. The reason being is because I believe they are the most successful age ratings for films. To prove this I researched into the best movies of 2012, the reason being is because the age ratings system has become a bit more lenient over the years and what would have more commonly be seen in an 18 was being featured in a 15, aspects seen in a 15 are now seen in a 12, so looking at movies from the 1970's/80's would not be as accurate as a film from 2012. What I found on my research was the majority of the films were 12A, the top 3 being Marvel's Aveneger's Assemble, The Dark Knight Rises and The Hunger Games. 

The data can be found on this site. 

In my film trailer I will need to highlight the content within the trailer. 

The green banner represents the trailer is able to be seen by all ages, meaning there can be little mature contents but can be marketed to a wider audience. 

Using a red banner means the audience can view more mature content within the trailer, allowing the editor (me) to show more content that will create a more appealing and possible more understandable trailer. However, this a wider audience will not have access to this trailer within a cinema on on the television, two of the best ways of reaching the target audience.