A2 media research.

As media research

Us as a group have chosen to do a documentary thriller for our trailer. we came up with the idea because we thought it would be a different approach.

looking at the different trailers for our chosen genre we come up with some research on what types of things we should include:

Titles: 

the title of the movie usually comes at the end of the trailer once the intense music has finished e.g. 

Blair Witch Project. Thrillers tend to use different music for the title this then makes you feel uneasy. 

Length: when researching the length of the trailers for our chosen genre we found out that they tend to last between 1:51 minutes all together. the trailer usually lasts for 40-50 seconds. the institution usually lasts for 50 seconds and the billing block at the end lasts for 30-40 seconds.

billing block:

the billing block is one of the most important part of a trailer. it usually includes

institutions ( warner bros)

presents ( title of movie) 

names of actors and actresses ( bigger font) 

editor (name)

production designer (name)

director of photography ( name)

executive producer ( names)

produced by ( name) 

screenplay ( name)

directed by ( name) 

coming soon/ out now 

voice overs:

example trailer- not many voiceovers 

dialogue of main character or other characters during trailers 

writing of reviews or information 

settings: for our chosen genre the settings for this will need to be every day life to make it believable 

we will also need to make it look like it has been filmed on a second hand camera as well as a high quality camera 

institutions:

Lionsgate 

paramount pictures 

similar films

• Catfish 
• The Blair Witch Project 
• Paranormal Activity 1,2,3,4
• Bully 
• Project x
• Clover field.