After discussing the angles and content of the shots taken for the trailer and the desired pace and atmosphere with the group, we took into account the previous A2 trailers we were analysing and came to the conclusion that all of them contained:
- a chase scene
- a dragging scene
- darkness
- almost no dialogue at all
- fast cuts
We used these scene ideas for our trailer inbetween shots from the storyboard to tie the shots and music together. It was decided that distorted music that changed pace was needed, with various loud bangs. We were inspired by the Texas Chainsaw Massacre opening and combined extracts of that with a piece we found on youtube when looking for "Royalty Free Music" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwHs07xUSNc
An A2 trailer called "I See You" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMWxhksKoxQ that we were heavily inspired by also used the Texas Chainsaw Massacre music. it further stressed the importance of editing to your chosen music, and using the sound to emphasise your scenes in a way that will draw the desired reaction from the audience. The timing of the shots is crucial to the effect of the trailer.
By Using this site: http://www.youtube-mp3.org/ we were able to convert our music to an MP3 file by using the URL for the youtube video and begin the editing process using Adobe Premiere.
