Movie Trailer Project
In e-Comm, we made a movie trailer with a group we were assigned to. My group did the trailer for The Edge of 17. The link for the trailer is below:
Project
For this project, we used Canon Rebel cameras to record and tripods to keep the camera still. Some shots we had to try to hold the camera as still as possible. It was a bit tricky at first, but I eventually got the hang of it.
My group had 2 other girls in it. 1 was the cinematographer and art director, the other was the group manager and editor. I was the actress, editor, and in charge of story boarding. I did some of the filming at my house and at an elementary school, the rest was at ONW.
It was very difficult to get this project done because our cinematographer would not help us. They also did not finish the sequencing paper and when they did stuff, they always complained about how they were with us and how they were missing a minute of their very important lunch with their friends. Sometimes when the other girl and I needed her help and told her to stay with us, she snuck off somewhere and oftentimes never returned. She often forgot to bring the camera and SD card which forced me to go buy one. It was not fun dealing with her, but the other girl and I did just fine.
Overall
Despite having an irresponsible and lazy cinematographer, we were able to get the project done. Sadly, we were not able to correct most of our shots that were ruined because of audio ad blurriness, but we did what we could with them. We also had to change some of the scenes due to some being inappropriate, others were just harder to set up so we scrapped the original ideas and improvised. Improvising went well because we were able to get more done inside the school during class time.
What I Would do Differently......
If I had the choice to go back and change some things, I would change our timing with filming. We were supposed to film over spring break, but because of lack of communication we ended up rushing most of the project. I would also change the focus on some shots. Some audio was a bit messy too. We needed to speak a bit louder when we did the shots outside, in the bathroom, and in the cafeteria because they were quiet and ruined a bit by the wind.
What I Would Keep the Same.....
In my opinion, I thought most of our shots were really good. I liked the way I had to edit the music, even if it wasn't the best. Voice overs were good and our use of actors was nice too even though we didn't have that many.
In the Future.....
This project helped me understand a lot about camera focus and dolly shots. Most of the things from this project will be used in our short movies. I also learned a lot about responsibility, communication, and timing. A lot of our problems resolved around those three things. Maybe next project I wont be afraid to take charge and put people in their place because that is what our group needed. But the project was lots of fun and I am excited to use my new skills in our next project.
