Update/First rough edit

Decided to go back to my original idea (storyboards below) since times getting a bit thin and I can't think of anything better. So, first off, I'll edit it with the Dylan song, and then I'll have a fiddle with some uncopyrighted stuff and see what works...

This below is the first sort of rough edit, shot earlier today and then chopped up in Abode Premiere Pro. Lots more needs to go in, obviously, but this is the sort of direction it'll probably go in now...

Let me know what you think, and special thanks to Dan.


(April 7th Edit: Can't see the video? Go here: http://amyloulynch.blogspot.com/2010/04/youtube-and-copyright.html )

Poster Ideas...

Had this sort of idea when I was trailing through DeviantArt earlier and I saw this photo... It keeps in touch with the idea of using facepaint for warmarkings that you could see in my storyboards and in this (bad) sketch :

Here's the original image, and the link to the page I took it from,
 http://amafoto.deviantart.com/art/Face-57320429

And here's my 'edit'. Cropped and added in some colour in PhotoShop. The lines are supposed to look like war marks... I've been considering just keeping this idea within the trailer though, rather than on the poster as well (or even the magazine cover). But, thought I'd try this out anyway.

Oh, Death.

Here's another idea/experiment.



 It didn't turn out as well I'd hoped, but the general idea was to convey a sort of post-apocalyptic feeling. Problem was I still have so little actual footage because of camera issues, so the overal feel is a little more no-kids-went-to-the-park-today rather than post-apocalyptic, but it's the thought that counts, right? I would've liked to have had a really strong image for the first "Oh, Death" (at the end of the clip) to finish it but I couldn't... No matter, watch this space!

Song: Oh, Death
Artist: Jen Titus

(I realise real actual copyrighted songs aren't allowed for the final piece, so I'll find something different if I develop this idea.)

Update.

Merry Christmas Eve, everyone.

Okay, so, admittedly I haven't been doing a whole lot recently on here. Since I found out the spec changed as regards music copyright and stuff I've had to rethink my trailer idea (basically the storyboards below), and I've decided it won't work without the song I was intending to use (Dylan's "Beyond Here Lies Nothing", if you were interested), and thus have... done nothing. Although, the Christmas season seems to have awoken my enthusiasm again, and I managed to take some footage yesterday... In a carpark, whilst about to go Christmas shopping. Pretty poor, yes. Plus, my camera is on the blink, so I only managed to get a whole 14 seconds...

Here it is, anyway. My first attempt at trying out my idea of taking out frames to make the footage skip and jump whilst someone is walking. I had to use Windows Movie Maker, because Adobe Premiere Pro couldn't support the video type, but I'm working on changing that. I cut it down to about 4 seconds too, but expect more to come (hopefully).

First storyboard

I had this idea in bed whilst listening to Bob Dylan, haha. Sorry about the poor quality, they're just scans from my scribbles. You might want to click on them to make them bigger. They're sort of in the wrong order a bit, so I've numbered them. I'll make a picture animation soon, so my idea is clearer.

 

 

 

Research: Thriller Genre

So, I've been doing some reading/researching about Thrillers. Rather than copy and paste everything, I'll just link you.

Thriller genre (Wikipedia)

By these standards, it seems just about anything can become a 'thriller'. Howeeever, I'm going to try hone in on one specific area of the genre - Psychological Thrillers.

Psychological Thriller (Wikipedia)

I thought I'd mainly read about thrillers in the last ten years, just to save on time. 

List of Thriller films - 2000's. (Wikipedia)

'Not all jokes are funny.'

I've been watching teaser trailers, just for some kinda wider viewing, without having to go into real deep analysis.

My favorite one is probably for The Dark Knight, which you can watch here;



The thing that got me about this trailer was it's simplicity. There isn't even any footage from the film, just dialogue. The only real hook there is Caine's voice, which is pretty recognisable. There's no actual images of Bale/Batman, only the bat logo. And there's nothing about Ledger, although this was released before his death, so there was less hype about his performance then. The only link between the Joker and the dialogue is the Joker card that spins from the bat logo.

Before the Dark Knight's release, 42 Entertainment and Warner Bro's began a huge viral campaign to promote the film's release, which you can read about here;

Dark Knight Marketing (Wikipedia Article)