My media studies blog - Joseph Morris

I wanted my second trailer to be an interview with cutaways. Filming the interview I used a white screen and three point lighting ( two softboxes and a ceiling light). I used three point lighting and  a white screen in order to create a professional looking interview room and to give weight to the premise of the show.  I shot the interview using different camera angles ( from the front and from the side ) but I always used a slightly lower angle to give the character a constant sense of power over the room reflecting his power within the show as the leader of the hunters. I gave the character the name of David Horatio as it sounds both powerful and that he is from a high social class ( also reflected in his police ranking as Sergeant) as I wanted to represent someone from an upper class background. This is also reflected in the way he speaks using complex words such as "plethora" meaning to have an excessive amount of something. After the interview I cut ...

We filmed the trailer in the afternoon. We used the Ronin stabiliser  to make sure the shots remained smooth. For some other shots I used a telephoto lens. using the lens I climbed up a slope parallel to the footpath to get a shot looking down on the chase with a narrower field of view so give a sense that the hunter was closing in on the runner. I also used the telephoto lens to create a shallow depth of field for the shot of the footpath sign and the runner (out of focus) passing by it. The sign helps orientate the viewer to the direction he his headed. The next shot of the runner jumping through the window is my favourite shot as it follows him through the building and down the track, the full shot lasts until the car drives away but I had to make several cuts to the shot in order to fit the 30 second mark as well as cutting away a bit of faffing about when the runner tried to get into the car. When I edited the trailer together I used the theme Don Abandons Alice from the fil...