Pre-Production Mise-en-Scene
Costume
What will your characters wear? What is the costume supposed to communicate to the audience? How does this link to your Statement of Intent in terms of creating representations?
The characters will be wearing common street clothing you see around London which include tracksuits, hoodies and hats. However, some characters will be wearing balaclavas which indicate they are a danger. As 2 of the characters also play football, they will be seen in in football kits as it is equipment they need to play and keeps the realism within the shoot.
Lighting
How will you light your trailer? Day or night? Interior or exterior? If outside, can you use streetlights, shadows, reflected sunlight or other creative techniques to achieve the lighting style you want? If inside, experiment with creative lighting techniques using windows, blinds, artificial lights, phone flashes and more.
As most of the trailer will be shout outside and I don't have access to lighting kits, natural lighting will be used alot. At night, using the shadowiest areas will be good as it can add to suspense as the audience may not be able to see everything as clearly as the day time. Using natural lighting also makes it seem more lifelike rather than a made up studio.
Actors
The first thing you need to plan is your cast - who will be in your production and which characters will they play? Try and cast people who are reasonably similar to the character they are playing (both in age and personality). Next, plan their placement and movement in key scenes in your trailer. Do you want them to appear trapped in a claustrophobic close-up? Or isolated as a tiny person in a wide shot?
Make-up
Plan any make-up you require - this could be particularly important for horror trailers
I dont have any scenes within my trailer which needs make up. Props
What props will you require? Remember, you can't use anything that might resemble a weapon in a public or school location (this is VERY important). Well-planned props can help to communicate genre and character quickly - vital in a short trailer.
Knife, Cash, Car, Balaclavas,
Setting
This should already be largely planned using your script. However, now is the time to specify exact locations - if a classroom, which one? How will you arrange it with the teacher? When will you film there? For external locations, try and take pictures of settings or use Google Maps and Google Earth. Spending quality time planning your locations can make a huge difference to the professionalism of your film.
Alot of the scenes will be shot around the Wayfarer estate in Northolt. This is where most of the characters will interact with one another. The audience may be able to identify with the setting as it may be similar to an estate they also live on or they may even know the area. 2 of the characters are active football players so shots of them playing football will be done at Rectory Park and Goals Football centre.
What will your characters wear? What is the costume supposed to communicate to the audience? How does this link to your Statement of Intent in terms of creating representations?
The characters will be wearing common street clothing you see around London which include tracksuits, hoodies and hats. However, some characters will be wearing balaclavas which indicate they are a danger. As 2 of the characters also play football, they will be seen in in football kits as it is equipment they need to play and keeps the realism within the shoot.
Lighting
How will you light your trailer? Day or night? Interior or exterior? If outside, can you use streetlights, shadows, reflected sunlight or other creative techniques to achieve the lighting style you want? If inside, experiment with creative lighting techniques using windows, blinds, artificial lights, phone flashes and more.
As most of the trailer will be shout outside and I don't have access to lighting kits, natural lighting will be used alot. At night, using the shadowiest areas will be good as it can add to suspense as the audience may not be able to see everything as clearly as the day time. Using natural lighting also makes it seem more lifelike rather than a made up studio.
Actors
The first thing you need to plan is your cast - who will be in your production and which characters will they play? Try and cast people who are reasonably similar to the character they are playing (both in age and personality). Next, plan their placement and movement in key scenes in your trailer. Do you want them to appear trapped in a claustrophobic close-up? Or isolated as a tiny person in a wide shot?
Make-up
Plan any make-up you require - this could be particularly important for horror trailers
I dont have any scenes within my trailer which needs make up. Props
What props will you require? Remember, you can't use anything that might resemble a weapon in a public or school location (this is VERY important). Well-planned props can help to communicate genre and character quickly - vital in a short trailer.
Knife, Cash, Car, Balaclavas,
Setting
This should already be largely planned using your script. However, now is the time to specify exact locations - if a classroom, which one? How will you arrange it with the teacher? When will you film there? For external locations, try and take pictures of settings or use Google Maps and Google Earth. Spending quality time planning your locations can make a huge difference to the professionalism of your film.
Alot of the scenes will be shot around the Wayfarer estate in Northolt. This is where most of the characters will interact with one another. The audience may be able to identify with the setting as it may be similar to an estate they also live on or they may even know the area. 2 of the characters are active football players so shots of them playing football will be done at Rectory Park and Goals Football centre.
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