Post Production

Trailer Editing Process

Presented here are all of the clips of footage we used in the editing process using the software 'Adobe Premiere Pro'. We imported all of the footage into this software and chose from the selection which ones we thought we should use.

This is all the footage that we had put together on the editing timeline once we figured out which clips we wanted to use in our trailer. All we had done so far in terms of the editing stage was import all of the footage and select the ones we were going to be using.

The next part was creating a sequence with the clips in our trailer. We ordered our clips into parts so we had different sections within our trailer as this made it easier to break it down and slowly work on individual sections. Once we had a form of a secure sequence we began to put other features into the timeline such as captions, etc.

The next stage was adding titles into the sequence where we thought they would fit with the theme. We used many different captions to split up scenes which were 'Corruption', 'Betrayal', 'Vengeance', along with actors names and the titles of the company and production.

The next part of our trailer edit was finding a suitable soundtrack we could use within the trailer that would allow it to appear as very suspense-filled, using action thriller type music. Together as a group we decided to use a copyright free track titled 'Mind Heist'. This soundtrack was a good choice in the trailer as it enabled it to feel like it fit right into the thriller genre. We also incorporated sound effects into the trailer timeline in the end sequence where we are able to hear a gun fire go off. This was a sound effect that was placed near the end of section 3.

Poster Production

Stage 1 in the process of creating the poster for our thriller trailer was creating the size of the image. When first opening Photoshop we had to chose the sizes and resolutions for the base image.

When the canvas was created, a background was placed onto the base to give the poster a background scenario. The background we used in my opinion sets the scene for the thriller genre and gives the audience a feel for what type of movie our trailer is going to be giving information about.

The image we placed as the background was quite bright and didn't portray the thriller genre in the light we wanted it to, so we added a gradient effect on the image vertically to make it darken the bottom half of the image and fade up into white. This enables the information being displayed on the bottom of the poster to stand out from the background.

Once we had the background surroundings established and completed the two main character images were then cropped out from their background. The male actor was positioned on a layer behind the female actor and we positioned them in the bottom left corner as you can see below. To create the effect that these characters were important we binded them together and used a layer of white border around the characters to make them stand out even more. This meant that the image looked more professional and clean.

After the characters were in position we created the titles of names for the actors and placed them into the poster. The surnames of the actors have been highlighted in bold and this was an idea inspired by the 'Fast and Furious' actors names with our group, making them known and easier for people to recognise the famous actors if we were a big production/distribution company.

Once the previous stage was complete we created a billing block using different sizes of text, emphasising certain features of important information from the billing block. For example the words such as 'Director' and 'S.L.A.M.' are in large text where as others are in smaller text. Furthermore, we had to decide on a general classification which we thought was suitable for our film, so then BBFC's age rating of 12 was applied to the films poster to present the age restriction for the film as this was what we felt fit.

The next stage was placing the logo onto the poster to give it more of a feel that it is an actual film poster. The title of the film placed on top of this image corresponds to the name of the film, 'The Target'.

After the final piece of text 'Coming Soon' this was the finished result of the poster for our trailer 'The Target'.

Magazine Cover Production

The first step of the production process in making our magazine cover was to again choose the size and resolution of the base for our cover to work on. The Magazine we chose to base our own cover off of was total film, which meant we had to size up an actual magazine and make sure this was as accurate as possible.

The next step in the process was to create the grid lines onto the blank page we had created so that when it came to choosing our background image and placing this onto the base we would have it in an accurate place and not off centre which would make the cover look unprofessional and unlike a total film magazine.

Following this, we then chose our background image after may trial and errors of a variety of different images that we thought may have worked but just did not fit our theme and campaign for our trailer. We made sure this was lined up straight in the middle of the page, centred and in the right position. We also had to split it down the middle and change the colours of either side as we wanted the contrast effect when we placed the two main images on top.

We then placed the 'Total Film' Masthead at the top of the page and decided to stay true to their logo (which is either white or red) and kept it red as this fit with the running colour in the theme for our campaign anyway. This also stood out well from the background as it didn't get lost amongst the other text/images placed on top of the cover. We had to size this up to fit at the very top leaving room for the heading text which was to be placed above.

The next step was one of the most crucial, placing the two main images onto the cover. We had to think about positioning as we weren't sure whether to put the two images closely together covering the whole of the space in the middle of the cover, or whether to keep them at the very edge of the cover where only one side of each characters face is visible. We went for the second option as we felt this looked the best and left us room to put whatever we wanted in between.

We then noticed that the two characters were too pale and light against the background, so we wanted to make them darker and bolder. To do this the contrast of the images was changed to create this effect and so they looked more sinister to fit in with the thriller genre. We also added in a rip effect down the middle to split either side of the cover and make it look like two opposing sides coming together. We gained this inspiration from the Batman vs Superman Magazine Cover.

The following step of the process was to include the title of our trailer and decide where we wanted to place it. We had a few tries with different positions, at the bottom of the cover, just underneath the chins of the characters either side, and in the middle of the two images' heads in the blank space between. We decided to go with the last one of placing it in the blank space to draw the audiences attention a this is where our eyes usually focus on and so would gain audience interest. We stuck with the same colours for the logo we used in our trailer to stay within the lines of our campaign. We also added the dates above the 'M' of the total film masthead to follow the same features that appear in the Total Film covers.

The final steps of the making of our magazine cover included changing the colour of the rip down the middle of the page to a much lighter grey to make it blend into the page and fit with the colour scheme we used. We also added a Pug to the Total Film masthead which is traditional to the magazines cover. The banner of text was also made to go at the top of the cover in red and white to follow the theme. Furthermore, text was placed underneath the title at the lower left corner of the cover, as well as the left third and barcode at the bottom of the page.

Previous Film Poster Attempts

These are some of our first attempts at making the poster for our film trailer 'The Target'. They did not make it to final stages of production as they had wrong dates and didn't really fit the style of theme that we wanted to follow for the film. As you can see here the background we used in our final poster is completely different to the ones we were thinking of using as these ones are more colourful and stand out more drawing our attention to the background image more than the main one. In our final poster we dimmed down the background image so the focus was more on the main character images, outlined in white. We also made alterations to the logo until we were happy with what we had achieved, with the 'target' symbol incorporated into the film name. We did however keep the same font and style for the names of actors on the side of the poster as we felt this fit with the clean outline surrounding the main images.