Final task final version

Max Cochrane YUTES final trailer from Max Cochrane on Vimeo.

Presenting final task

Questionnaire for presenting my final task

1. What aspect did you like most about my product and why?
2. What did you not enjoy and why?
3. Is there anything you think I could add to improve it and why?
4. Is there anything you think I should take out and why?
5. Do you think it fits the genre and why?
6. Do you think I need to add a tag line to introduce the characters/ the show, if so what do you think it should be like?

Evaluation question 4

Evaluation question 3

Evaluation question 2

Evaluation question 1

TV TRAILER FIRST DRAFT

TV trailer outtakes

Editing my trailer

Once I had added in all the footage of my characters and put it in the order I wanted, I had to go through each individual shot and edit them so that the colours appeared more washed out. This was done by altering the exposure and saturation of the shot. Due to different shots having different lighting each shot would have to be edited slightly differently to make sure they all looked alike.



This video shows me changing the colour effects on the shots and how changing saturation and exposure alters the look of the shot.

After this I decided I should give my characters and title each a customised font. I decided to go with what I had practiced previously and do a wiggle effect, so draw slightly the names twice just slightly different like thicker. I would then have to photograph the names and send them to my computer.



I would then post the photos into final cut, use a mask to edit out most of the background, then manage to add in a negative effect, changing the colours and editing down the darks and increasing the intensity of the lights. After this I also decided that each character should get their own colour for their name and so adding in a colourize effect to the name, and would select the individual colours.



After this I exported my video and then placed it into Filmstro. This allowed me to add a track to my trailer and also edit the momentum, depth and power of it throughout. I could also completely cut it during awkward parts for added effect, then during the starting and end faster pace montage, turn it up full and make it go as fast as it can.

character profiles

John - Unstable: One of the more subtle parts about John was his clothing, I made sure his attire was always rather dark, mostly sticking to black and grey. This was meant to be a representation of the darkness going on in his own life, while he is often seen smiling, his dark clothing stands for whats really going on inside. He is also often seen drinking, in almost every shot within the trailer he is always shown with some form of alcohol. In denial that he has a problem with it, he has also been shown to take illegal narcotics, as we see him about to take what the audience can assume is cocaine in the trailer, after slipping away from his friends.



Katie - Kind: Shown to be more caring and worried for her friends in shots like when John walks off suspiciously, she is also revealed to have lost her father, although this is a piece of character development perhaps more expected to be seen with the unstable or bitch characters, having it as one of Katie's and the fact she's handled it while remaining humble shows her compassion and kindness.



Finn - Fool: From the scenes we have seen in the trailer, Finn is defiantly the joker in the group, making the most dramatic entrance and then being told to move after telling probably a very inappropriate joke to Lola. We also see he is in trouble with his work in which he consults Ted for help. This however leads to a humours montage in which we see Ted get progressively more annoyed as Finn gets distracted by his phone, cologne, a lamp etc.



Ted - Nerd: One of the main story arches with Ted is that he has a crush on Lola, little does he know she is gay. We find out about his interest during a part in the trailer in which he shares a conversation with John, and he asks if Lola ever tells him about "guys" she's interested in, leading John to laugh thinking its a bad joke. His main aspect is he is the nerdiest character in the group he works very hard and gets the best results, which is why when Finn is in trouble, Ted is the one he seeks out.



Lola - Lesbian: Possibly the most obvious one shown, she is represented as happy, upbeat but its her last line in the trailer that without a doubt shows both us, and Bella she is a lesbian. Its hard not to work it out when she says "Least there will be fit girls in America right" something which Bella and the audience were not expecting but should work out instantly. She is shown to be fond of Ted as we see shots of them chatting and her laughing, however she is unaware that he doesn't know she is gay.



Bella - Bitch: She is shown as the more colder and less caring member of the group, contradicting Katie's behaviour. She like John wears darker clothing, as well as noticeably darker makeup than the other girls. This too is a subtle representation of the darkness actually in her, she is shown as two faced, calling up Katie to go out but when Katie refuses so she can finish work, once the call ends Bella refers to her as a "bitch". When John also slips away to do drugs and we see Katie concerned, it contradicts Bella who taps her saying its fine and to stop worrying. She also insults both John and Finn during a phone call, slagging off John stating he will definitely be at the party being an "addict", and when Finn attempts to joke around over the call she puts him down with a unintentionally humorous line, meant to simply be cold. Finally while her and Lola do their makeup and Lola expresses her worry about going to university abroad, and how much she will miss her friends, Bella seems very dismissive and uninterested in her friend expressing herself, until she states she is gay.

Costume and props

Costume and props from maxcochrane11

Ancillary task 1 Poster

Ancillary task 2 Magazine cover

Sound design research

In order to have full control over my trailer, I really didn't want to use licensed music and wanted to edit my own, I wanted to be able to alter the soundtrack during parts of the trailer to either build tension or make it slower etc. I have decided to use Filmstro Pro for this, it will allow me to select a track and then throughout the trailer, I have the ability to alter the momentum, power and depth of the track. I feel this will greatly benefit my trailer.

Ancillary task 1 editing

Editing my poster final from maxcochrane11

Foley sound

For my choices of foley sound I decided I would be using the sounds of:

1. A bottle opening: used when Unstable opens his bottle in the park
2. Liquid pouring into a cup: used when Unstable pours vodka into his Starbucks cup 

The sounds were recorded using a bottle I purchased from the cafe and also a cup. For the pouring sound I pre poured water into the cup before recording so that the sound would be more realistic since in the actual shot, it isn't an empty cup Unstable pours his alcohol into.

Ident

film diary day 9 - Opening

Date: 22 January 2017

Location: Fulham My house

What happened: Planned to be done at Lucy's house in Raynes Park in her house and large colourful shed. Due to difficulties this was changed and had to be done at mine. It took a long time for me to manage to find a date which we could all be at my place at the correct time. I finally got a date and they all came over having read the script. The script had to be altered late due to late change of location but it wasn't hard to adapt it from being set out at Lucy's house.

Rushes: 

What went well: Everybody had done experience with playing their actor and read the script before filming so it was a rather easy day of filming. We had lots of time as I had them round early and we needed the shots when it was light out.

What still needs to be done: Editing on final cut pro

Filming diary day 8 - Fool

Date: 15th January 2017

Location: West Morden Edwards house

What happened: I had one final character intro to film which was my Fool character. We both went to Edward's house when we were all free and they were both very quick to learn their lines I had sent them a day earlier. With the montage of the fool getting distracted we all worked together to come up with the ideas which would also have a sense of humour with them.

Rushes: 

What went well: We all managed to talk and suggest several ideas of what we could do for the distraction montage.

What still needs to be done: The opening 

Analysis of 3 Idents

Idents from maxcochrane11

Ancillary task 2 editing

Ancillary task editing magazine from maxcochrane11

filming diary day 7 - Lesbian

Date: 7th January 

Location: West Dulwich - Izzy's house

What happened: I had sent Izzy her lines and what she would need to do, in order for this scene I had to pick a select time when both Izzy and Andrea were free. Both had experience with drama before so they were the most comfortable and easy to work with. They both managed their lines very well and I got the perfect scene within 3 takes

Rushes: 

What went well: They managed their lines well and were the ones who suggested I film the scene via mirror reflection.

What still needs to be done: I just need to film my fool part and the opening and I am finished filming