Trailer - First draft

Below is the first/rough cut of my trailer, with the soundtrack just to give it some sound/sense.




After looking at the video as a whole, I've decided to make a few tweaks before the next version, including re-filming some scenes, and working more on the mise-en-scene to stick with the theme of action/thriller.

Planning - Age ratings

Age ratings are something that shows at the start of almost every trailer imaginable (because most trailers are produced from America, the ratings use their system). The picture below details the classic green-screen that you get at the start, usually accompanied with the rating of either G or PG (General audience, or Parental Guidance). Trailers are rarely produced where they would be rated higher, because it is hard to restrict the audience that may see the trailer, ergo, production companies try to produce trailers that are suitable for all.

After looking at my storyboard, I have decided to rate my trailer a 'PG', as there is no real use of violence, guns or drugs, nor is their anything to insinuate that you go out and stab someone. The film however is designed to be scary, and there are perhaps a couple of 'sensitive' scary moments in the trailer, so parental guidance will be advised.

Planning - Production Company Logo

A sample production logo

To make my trailer seem more realistic, I need to come up with a series of images that go at the start of the trailer. These are seen on almost every single trailer. Trailers usually start with a rating screen like the ones seen below:

Rating deems the trailer safe for all audiences

These inform the audience of the reccomended viewing age of the trailer. From this, it elaborates to show the production company and investors logos, an example of which you can see at the top of this post. This will be displayed briefly after the rating screen, but before the trailer begins.

The production logo at the top of this post is a sample production logo that I created myself, and is currently the one I am going to use. More research will be put into the production logo upon the creation of my trailers first draft.