Planning for location, props and actors

Updated information
We have developed our initial ideas making them more practical and detailed while different aspects of the trailer. For example we realised it would be very difficult to include the new report about the missing child due to trying to include moving text along the bottom of the screen, we also thought by including this clip it may make the trailer seem more of a film than a trailer and it is acknowledging the child has gone missing and may have included some suspects which may have given the whole plot away to the audience.

Locations

Props

Original ideas

The Location and camera angles
during the beginning of the trailer our first location is going to be an interior shot of a family home. This first shot is a long shot to take in all the surroundings to 'set the scene' this is going to be recognised as the establishing shot. the next shot is a medium close of the mother and child while travveling in the car on the way to the park. the park is our exterior shot, where we will firstly use a long shot in order to grasp the atmosphere and surroundings we will then use a range of camera shots and angles, such as:

point of view/over the shoulder shot of the father watching the child.

extreme close up of mobile phone and mother's face expression.

a jolted zoom in shot of the mother's realisation.

long shot of playground and balloon floating into the air.

close up of the teddy left on the round about.

hand held camera when the father is running through the woods with the child.

low angle shot of feet running.

Props:

• Teddy
• Balloon
• Alcohol bottle
• Car
• Mobile phone

Actors:

• Mother- Nicola Brady
• Father - Declan Heeney
• Child - Tom Hughes
• News Reporter - Mr Koryl/Gerry Brady

Our intended dates for filming is the 24 and 25th  November and will continue over the next few weeks.


Experimenting different camera shots and angles

Within our trailer we aim to include as many of these camera shots and angles as possible. For example long shots and medium shots are prime examples this are going to be used frequently throughout, extreme long shots will be include when the environment and background needs to be include i.e when looking for the son, point of view shots will be used when the father is watching the family in the playground and lastly the extreme close is inspiration for our studio ident.

Panning shot

Circular Tracking shot

Zoom in to close up

Zoom in to medium shot

Zoom out from close up

Hand held shot

Low angle shot

Within our trailer Nicola and I hope to use many of these various angles within our trailer. To show an understanding our different camera shots and angles by using them correctly.