Final Destination Film Poster

This poster, obviously shows that this is a thriller/ horror, although it is not exactly clear what will be involved in the film , however it seems some what obvious what we should expect. This is a similar theme i am going for in the film poster also.

I liked the smashed glass effect, which splits up the face, so you cannot exactly see what you are looking at, an idea i had was to develop this by having a face in the top left hand corner looking down on her.

The Road Film Poster

This film poster gives no clue as too what will happen in the film, gives an idea of what genre we are expecting because of the colors and the fact that the whole scene is derelict and the atmosphere, which is tense.

I like the completely still and spooky effect you get from this, which is mostly from the colors and the emptiness.

Hide and Seek

This film poster rather than a lot of the other film posters i have looked at, it is not paying with the unknown. A simple but effective shot of the girl looking out the window. The thrill from this poster mostly comes from the tag line 'you can run but you can't hide.' The font is also something that works, I like the way in which it looks like a child has drawn this. Also, this is much more bold and stands out a lot in comparison to the title, which is in a simple white. Although, my focus will be on the images and the title, rather than the tag line.

Font ideas

The different fonts chosen, all have a scratchy and uncomfortable effect. I specifically like the fourth font, as the effect is that someone has written this. The third font, has only particular letters that work, and others that don't work.

Sound

The majority of my sound will be specific sound effects, to build tension; this is very vital in a trailer like this, especially within the montage. This sound will be non-diegetic and will be short sounds, rather than a specific soundtrack, although similar to ‘the strangers,’ I am planning on experimenting with a soundtrack, some sort of classical music, to give a tense and uncomfortable feel to the trailer.

Throughout, there are planned to be three main phone calls, and therefore it is harder to have a soundtrack with there being to much layering of sound. An idea of the sound i could use, is the soundtrack from the film 'Shifty,' the musical director gave us the rights too use this sound, and the whole track has many layers, including simple melodies, however conjoined with my footage, this has potential to increase the tension of the trailer.

Another idea, is too use classic up beat music, not only using sound effects, but also using an uptempo sountrack, which builds up throughout, especially throughout the montage, finally with a big and dramatic ending. This is similar too the trailer, the 'Disappearance of Alice Creed.'

In terms of getting the sound, there are various sounds from Final Cut that I am planning to use, however, on the Internet there are many sound websites, including: 'Freeplay music.'

http://freeplaymusic.com/

Storyboard animatic

Shot List