Trailer planning

When creating this film trailer it is important to convey the genre, the basic storyline and the Beatles theme of the film clearly.

To convey the genre, we have to feature romantic and comedic shots. Romantic shots could include Paul and Lucy/Stella doing conventional couple activities such as holding hands, clearly showing that they are romantically linked and comedic shots can show funny moments in the film which would make the audience laugh. By doing this we are giving the audience a clear understanding of the genre.

The storyline can be conveyed by putting shots in the same order as they take place in the film, displaying how the characters' lives were before then showing the conflict that occurred which changed everything. We will not show the ending so that the audience will not know what happens next and this will make them eager to see the film.

The Beatles theme will be conveyed through the clear Beatles theme conveyed in many of the shots such as the shots where Paul's poster of The Beatles is visible and when Paul wears his t-shirt of The Beatles. We are also using songs by The Beatles in our trailer.

We will be creating our film trailer on Final Cut Pro which I have experienced using last year. I am unsure of what fonts we will be using in the film and what transitional effects to use in-between shots but this will all be decided when we begin our editing as we need to see what looks good. We are featuring a split-screen technique in our trailer when Paul and Lucy are on the phone, similarly to The Holiday's trailer. I will be using this editing time to refresh my skills from last year as well as learning new ones such as how to use a split-screen technique. My film is also a different genre to what it was last year; last year my film was a drama and this year it is a romantic comedy so the transitions, music and text will all differ to last year.