Today my group and I did some further filming in Esher High Street, Surrey. In the scene that we filmed, Aaron ( the main character) is sitting outside a shop, pretending to read a newspaper, but instead he is tracking/ following The Ghost.
I personally got this idea when watching the trailer of 'Taken'. I thought it would be a good scene to incorporate in our trailer since it adds that
mysteriousness to the trailer.
To the left and below are two screenshots from the Taken trailer - showing the scene in which the main character is following the antagonist.
Although the scene was only a couple of seconds long I believe this is appropriate since it is only a trailer - not a film - and trailers use lots of scenes from the film but
edit it down so that it lasts just a
few seconds. Thus, by including
short scenes such as the one we shot today, my trailer is sticking to the
codes and conventions of film trailers.
Below are some pictures of my group and I editing the footage we filmed.
When choosing a place to film, I made sure that the place where Marcus would sit was in the sun. This would ensure that the viewer is easily able to see Aaron and know what he is doing. If we were to have dark and dim light the viewer may find it hard to see what is happening. Therefore, the location we chose was ideal since it was directly in the sun.
Since we were at the high street, we thought it might be a good idea to quickly film a
time lapse of the road with cars passing by. We have started to edit this new scene into our trailer. We liked the time lapse because it shows the time passing by and also we found that the
lighting looked really good in that shot since the light was shining through the trees and buildings.
When editing this footage, my class mates saw our time lapse of the road. When I asked what they thought, they replied saying they thought it looked really "cool". Therefore, already our
feedback from audiences looks
positive.
