Script

We decided to keep our script very simple, with a relatively minimal script in comparison to other trailers.  Many of the lines will be sound bridged, thus carrying them through to further shots

EJ

Marble Ident Practise/Ideas

One of our idents is going to contain partly something that we have filmed. Our idea that we particularly like is using marbles, this is due to the sound that they make when rolling and their perfectly spherical shape which makes them visually appealing, especially when you can see the inside of the marbles.

We thought that this test went extremely well, however we couldn't quite get our original idea, of a single marble rolling directly into the camera. This didn't work due to the surface that I was filming the marble on was slightly crooked to the side rather than directly towards the camera, this meant that I couldn't get a good enough shot of the marble. This meant I had to experiment and work with what I had. From my testing I found that the one that we all agree as being the best is the marble spinning, either slowed down or in real time. If we can get the marble spinning flat and not move around the screen then I think it could work very well as an ident.

AF

Ident 2 Ideas

We came up with several ideas for our ident which is filmed these include using marbles, ink or water.

Ink Ident
We thought the idea of the ink in water would look amazing especially in slow motion, we found several videos online showcasing how good it can look. Our plan is for the ink to come down from the top and then the name of the company appears

An ident that has influenced us is from Watch. In this ident the colourful fluid nature of the ink will look wonderful when filmed. This ident is 22 seconds however whereas ours can only be around 5, however this looks something we certainly want to achieve. We most likely however wouldn't be able to ink more than two colours at a time.



The ident which is shown below is similar to how we would want ours to look.



Marble Ident
We thought that the marble ident would work effectively due to the perfectly spherical marbles which when filmed would look beautiful. The sound of marbles rolling also could be incorporated into the ident which give the ident a recognisable sound.

I couldn't find any idents involving marbles however many different idents involve circles showing how effective they can be.

BBC One's many different idents all involve a circle in one way or another

Many different production company idents also involve spinning circles which is another idea that we are investigating with doing with marbles, these look extremely professional.

 

 

Water Ident
This ident would involve the use of water falling and splashing onto a surface, either in slow motion or in real time. We think this could work due to the almost unrealistic look that water can sometimes have. This ident may also involve reflection which works very effectively when filmed at the right angle in the right lighting. This ident could also involve the water falling onto a plate, this also links in the previous idea where I have talked about how professional a circle looks in an ident.

We are going to test out all these ideas and then work out which ones work the best as an ident and then explore that ident further.

AF

Ident 2 Influences

For our second ident was wanted to produce something that we had filmed. Very few idents are actually filmed so we think this should set us apart and grab the audiences attention.

BBC 2 have used several filmed idents over the years, some examples are below.

  

These idents contain a sans-serif 2 on a clean colour blocky colour. They are all extremely simple and instantly recognisable, which is one of the key aims of a successful ident. However our production company wouldn't be that well known and therefore it would be essential that we clearly show the name of the company. The bold colours are very striking and draw your attention towards the ident and makes it far more noticeable, this however is a tv ident and as ours is for use in a film trailer it needs to get to the point faster.

Film 4 have also produced a vast number of idents which are filmed.

 

The clear logo works very well, due to the white blocky font which stands out on the moving background. The slow motion works very well in this ident however again this is a ident for tv and therefore may not transfer into an ident which would work in a film trailer. The use of water is something which has influenced us in several of our ideas, due to the magical-esque qualities it possess.

Other idents which have influenced us include Pixar and Dreamworks, both of these are computer generated however they both contain realistic movement, however they are both film company idents and are both very iconic.

 

 
These two idents are both farily simple but very effective, which is something we definitely want to emulate. The serif font works extremely well, this tell us that we should probably attempt something similar. The water effect is the Dreamworks ident is also powerful along with the use of reflection, as stated before the use of water is something we are going to attempt.

AF

Foley Sound Plans

In our trailer we will need to have a large number of Foley sound, some we will be create ourselves and other we will have to download.

We will need:

• Water Drip - This can easily be reproduced from a running tap or I have already found a very effective sound clip which I used during the anamatic
• Panting - This will have to be produced by us, again very easily and where ever we want. We will need a large amount for different shots so it is important that we record a variety
• Impact Sound - This sound will have to be produced on set while filming in order to get a realistic sound
• Deep Breathing - By us again can be produced any where
• Rustling sounds - Will have to be made by us on set
• Door Bell - This will be extremely easy to make on set
• Door Slam - This will be made by us on set
• Zipper - Will be produced by us on set however it would be possible to download one of the internet
• Car Door Slamming - Can be made by us at any point
• Heavy Breathing - Made by us at any point
• Shovel digging - Could be made by us on set or it is possible to download one as the one used in the anamatic was very successful
• Crying - Will have to be produced on set
• Gun shot - We will have to download this sound clip as it wouldn't be possible for us to produce it

As you can see we have a lot of foley sounds to produce, it shouldn't be too difficult though as using the directional mike you can get a very clear sound which we can then layer over the music and dialogue

 

 

Above you can see some example of the foley sounds which we would use and how we would layer them into our product. All of these were found online for free for the purpose of our anamatic, however the online one that we won't try and produce ourselves is the gun shot.

AF

Recce - Mr Pink's House

EJ
EL

Sound Research: The Disappearance of Alice Creed

The sound doesn't start until 11 seconds into the trailer, when the ident comes in and non diegetic crackling sounds sound bridge into the pulsating beat, which is quickly layered with foley screaming. This stops with a small boom effect, at 17 seconds where there is a small montage, showing diegetic foley sound of drills, staple guns and ropes barricading the room. The soundtrack really kicks in around 25 seconds, which consists of a snare drum beat, and this is layered with foley sound of doors opening, cars driving and diegetic speech. At 44 seconds the music stops on another 'boom', and the beat builds again, in a faster tempo and different style. At 1.10, the final act starts, and the soundtrack develops into an instrumental piece, picking up pace as the montage plays out. Overlaid are foley sounds of vans driving and guns shooting, until the title comes up and a final gunshot cuts off the soundtrack. The beat and style in which the narrative graphics are shown is something we will consider using in our own trailer.

EL