My Trailer

Overall I am very happy with how my trailer has turned out however there are definitely some parts I would change if I had the opportunity to create it all again. For example the two scenes I have of Chloe and Darren sitting on the sofa talking are not how I wanted them to be. This is because you can hardly hear what they are saying as the quality of sound is very poor and also the lighting does not work. The picture itself is also not very clear and if I had the chance I would definitely change this scene by making the picture quality better and the speaking clearer.

I like how the music has turned out and the music at the beginning is very happy and upbeat to fit the mood of the trailer at that time whereas towards the end the music is much more eerie and scary which I felt created suspense and a dark atmosphere.

I also like the close up of Chloe on the phone as I think the closeness shows her in a more vulnerable light which is how she is supposed to be represented. I think her screaming in the middle of the trailer and also at the end are very effective as it makes the audience wonder what she is screaming about and also what she is going through that could be so bad. The use of the crying scene at the end leaves the trailer on a cliffhanger as the audience don't know who or what it is she's upset about so this is supposed to draw them in and want to make them find out more.

Originally I wanted to re-introduce Grant, the psycho ex fiancé, back into the trailer using a shot of Chloe and Darren sitting cuddled up on the sofa just watching a film and enjoying each others company, then for then to be a sudden flash of lightning and Grant to just be standing behind them watching. However after playing around with many different ways of doing this, such as using car head lights, I came to the conclusion this would not be possible as I simply didn't have the technology to create the lightning affect. Instead I simply had to use the scene of Chloe and Darren sitting on the sofa with Grant walking behind them at the window; watching and stalking them.

If my film had been of a bigger budget I would have be able to create this scene and also many other scenes exactly how I wanted them. Having more money would have allowed me to buy the equipment needed to stimulate the lightning and also to be able to have the sound and picture of a better quality. I found that the ways I tried to create the lightning simply looked cheap and un-affective and although my film is of a low budget I didn't want this to appear immediately obvious in my trailer.