Possible Film Ideas

I have thought out three film ideas that i could possibly use when creating my film package.

The first idea is of a boy who is kidnapped:
- The reason why the boy was kidnapped is because his mother and father have split up and the mother won't let the father see his son, so the father kidnaps him.
- In the trailer, the storyline could be shown by key points, such as the mother and father arguing, then him moving out, then he talking to son on the phone, the father and son driving away.

The second idea is that a man kills a women:
- The reason why the man would want to kill the women is because she is his wife and she has had an affair with his brother.
-The trailer could show the man tracking down the women, his wife and then skip to the aftermarth of the brother upset and the husband nervous this wwould leave the audience in suspence weather she has been killed or not.

The third idea is that of a boy who runs away:
- The reason why he could be running away is because he is a rebelious teenager and is annoyed with his parents.
- The trailer could show the mother (or father) and the son arguing about something petty, then it could show the son running away, using public transport to get to a different city away from his family.

Drama Genre Example (The Shawshank Redemption)

This is the film trailer for the film; The Shawshank Redemption. This has helped me imensley with the planning of my film package.

Sound in this film trailer is particulary good. While the scene is in court there is a looming sound in the background and ends with the fade down to black. Before this the sound is building up when there are shots of the gun been loaded. When the scene changes to the prision the sound in the background changes again, this time to a dark dim sound. This shows how the prisoners have no hope, or gives the viewer that impression anyway.

Mis-en-scene in this trailer is used very effectivly. Everything that this film trailer has in it is directly connected and fits in. In the court room scene there is paper work and desks, this is typically what you would expect to see in a court room situation.

The editing in this film trailer is very typical of a film trailer. The main cuts used are straight cuts and fades to black to the next scene. The reason why cuts like this are used is to not get the audience confused.

The camerawork used is the same as what they want to use in the film. This main camerashot used are medium shots, the reason for this is because the director wants the audience to see the facial expressions of all the people in the shot.

Change of Film Genre

When i started my research for my film package my inital idea was to make a thriller/horror package. However when i started to research other genres, i thought that my ideas for the film package would not fit into the horror/thriller genre, however there are slight connotations of the genres in my film ideas.

The reason why i decided to chaange my genre is because my film idea where not particularly scarey peices. However i wanted my film to be hard hitting so opted to put my film under the genre of Drama Genre film.

Film Trailer, Poster and Magazine (Valkyrie)

I have chosen to look at the film; Valkyrie. I will be anaylising the film trailer, the film poster and the film magazine for this film. The reason why i will be anaylising these three is because i will be creating the same package for my drama film, a poster, a magazine front cover and a trailer.

Film Trailer


The first thing to notice when watching this film trailer is the music that is constantly played in the background. The music that is been played sound like it is leading up to a big event. As the action starts to take place in the trailer the music in the background starts to build up and the sound begins to be very much in the foreground. Half way through the trailer the shots changes from a war zone to a hospital, with this change in the shot the music also changes. The souns to changes to a heartbeat sound. This may give the audience the impression that the people in these particular shots maybe fighting for their lives.

The editing in this trailer is very fitting to the music played. The shots are edited mainly by using a fade to black and then to the nexy shot. Each time this happens the music stops to build up the tension.

Film Poster

When the audience see this film poster the first thing that will stand out is the use of colour. The poster is largly black and white, however there is a little red in the film poster. The red in the film poster gives the audience the impression death, blood and danger. All these things and connoted with red are in some related to the film, the reason for this is because the film is about the war in Nazi Germany.

The film poster is very simplistic, however it is very effective. The title is in large black text agaist a white background so this will stand out to the audience. The other thing that will stand out to the audience is the main actor who is in the film name; Tom Cruise. The reason why Tom Cruise's name stands out is because it is in white, but the background is red.

Film Magazine

The title of the film in this film magazine stands out to the audeince because it is bright blue. Also in the centre of this film magazine is a soilder, and this is what this film is about, so the audience will see this the minuet they look at this magazine front cover.

There is also other advertising on this magazine front cover for what is inside the magazine, however it does not take the audience's attention away from the film on the front cover.

Apart from the bright blue title the rest of the colours that are used ion this magazine front cover are very dull. The reason why the colours are very dull is because the film is about war, so you get the impression it is a very serious film. If the colours were bright yellows and oranges then you would get the impression that the film would be very happy a cheery.

Film Poster (The Exorcist)

This film poster is for the film The Exoricist.

The only two things that you can see in this film poster is the title and and small image underneath. The only text that you can see in this film poster is the film title, the reason for this is because the creators want to keep it as simple as possible. Also with the simple text it makes it very catchy and instantly draws the audiences attention in.

The only colours that are used are Black and White. The reason for this is to keep it as simple as possible, however this is also very effective. The image is of a man with a breif case and looks like a busniess man. This shows that he could be a detective or something like that.

Film Poster (Shutter Island)

This is the film poster for the film Shutter Island.

The first thing that the audience will see when they look at this film poster is a man that is appearing over an island. This makes the audience want to see the film because the audience get the impression of a derelict island, where misterious things could be occuring.

The red title connotes many things such as guilt, sin, anger and blood. All these connotations of the red title could be connected to what the film is actually about.