Objectives:Objectives:

To be able to complete your posters to To be able to complete your posters to help promote your filmhelp promote your film

To understand techniques used in teaser To understand techniques used in teaser and main cinema trailersand main cinema trailers

COURSEWORK EXAM

4 Pieces.For one you plan & create

a media production.The other 3 can be writtenor practical or a mixture

of both

One ‘timed test’ (3 hrs).This will be on

And you will get some infobeforehand

50% 50%

120marks 100 marks

Teaser Trailers?Teaser Trailers?

Usually released a long time before the Usually released a long time before the film is due (could be over a year)film is due (could be over a year)

Build anticipation, early ‘buzz’Build anticipation, early ‘buzz’ Therefore, similar to teaser postersTherefore, similar to teaser posters Will often be specially filmed; ie: the Will often be specially filmed; ie: the

footage may never actually appear in the footage may never actually appear in the film…film…

Sometimes use unusual approaches…Sometimes use unusual approaches…

TASK:TASK:

For each teaser, use the sheet to For each teaser, use the sheet to analyse the techniques used and analyse the techniques used and the effects achieved…the effects achieved…

ICT Task One:ICT Task One:

BIG QUESTION: Who makes film trailers? Which BIG QUESTION: Who makes film trailers? Which institutions institutions create them? How are they made? What create them? How are they made? What input does the actual director of the film have? Who input does the actual director of the film have? Who decides what goes into them?decides what goes into them?

You need to investigate the above questions and You need to investigate the above questions and produce 3 Powerpoint slides to show your findingsproduce 3 Powerpoint slides to show your findings

One or more slides should contain a Hyperlink to a One or more slides should contain a Hyperlink to a particularly interesting or effective film trailerparticularly interesting or effective film trailer

Another slide should link to a web site where people Another slide should link to a web site where people investigating film trailers could visit to help them with investigating film trailers could visit to help them with their researchtheir research

ICT Task Two:ICT Task Two:

Find a teaser trailer for a forthcoming filmFind a teaser trailer for a forthcoming film Watch it a few times and consider the Watch it a few times and consider the

things we discussed in classthings we discussed in class Create a Publisher page about this Create a Publisher page about this

trailer, using a mixture of text and imagestrailer, using a mixture of text and images Explain why it is effective and what it Explain why it is effective and what it

conveys about this filmconveys about this film Print and submitPrint and submit

Period 5 Task:Period 5 Task:

Brainstorm some ideas for your first teaser Brainstorm some ideas for your first teaser trailertrailer

Begin to bullet point the basic ‘structure’ of the Begin to bullet point the basic ‘structure’ of the trailertrailer

This is a major part of your coursework; it is not This is a major part of your coursework; it is not something you rush through. Don’t be satisfied something you rush through. Don’t be satisfied with your first ideas – come up with lots and with your first ideas – come up with lots and develop the best one!develop the best one!

Be ready to feedback ideas in about 25 Be ready to feedback ideas in about 25 minutes…minutes…