Film Trailers

First Idea

• For my first idea, I was inspired by Ocean’s Eleven. I wanted one of my ideas to be about a heist and Oceans Eleven is one of the most recognised and successful heist films of all time

• The plot for the film is two friends go to Vegas to attempt one of the biggest casino heists of all time. They will rob three of Vegas' biggest casino’s simultaneously: the Bellagio, The Mirage, and the MGM Grand casinos For this to work, they must assemble a team where each member has a specific talent for the heist to be successful

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imm6OR605UI

My Idea for a Heist Film

• After losing everything to a casinio cheating them out of money, three friends decide to take revenge against the owner however, they can’t complete this heist alone. They will need help. The friends build a team where each person has a talent specific to completing the heist, they all have a personal vendetta against the owner

My idea for a Heist Film• From the trailer, my film will adopt and use many elements from a tradition heist

film. Firstly, the film will feature a wide cast. Each character will have to be unique and possess a specific talent for the heist to be successful. Very similar to Ocean’s Eleven, each characters ability will be needed at some point. This will be seen in the trailer

• Location. For the trailer to be believable, the location is very important. Locations such as a bank or a casino are used very often in the heist genre and will make the film appear more authentic, the audience will need to believe it is set in a bank/casino for them to be immersed in the trailer.

• Comedy. From Oceans Eleven, the use of comedy stands out and has inspired this idea a lot. Comedy will appeal to a much younger target audience. Traditionally, heist films don’t use comedy however that will make this film more unique.

• Costumes. Costumes will also be needed to make the film appear authentic. Similar to the use of location, the audience need to believe they are watching a heist film, it needs to keep their attention

Second Idea • The second idea for a film trailer was heavily inspired

by the first Trainspotting film.

• The original film is about four addicts living in a poor suburban area of Edinburgh. The film follows their lives and how they cope with their addiction. It details their lives and how they manage as people and as addicts

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LuxOYIpu-I

My Idea

• Very similar to Trainspotting, the film will follow four or five friends. The trailer will have at least 30 seconds dedicated to each member of this group and it will provide a brief introduction for each character.

• The trailer will show how each character is unique and how they all cope with their addiction differently

My Idea• Location: for this to be believable, the location needs to much poorer or

economically depressed. This will make sense for the characters as well because they are addicts. The location needs to reflect how poor the characters are and portray them as the lowest of society or the ‘underclass’

• The characters will ideally need to be young. Each one is distinguishable from the other with a unique personality. Cohen’s 1972 theory would suggest that these characters would be ‘folk devils’ They rebel against society and blame it for how they are

• Comedy: similar to the last idea, comedy will make the target audience more diverse by appealing to an older audience with an interest in comedy films. Trainspotting is known for its use of dark humour which is partly what makes the film so unique. Comedy wouldn’t be expected in a film dealing with darker themes, it will make the trailer stand out from a lot of darker indie films

• Props: it’s something simple however it is very effective at keeping the audiences attention. Props are needed to make the audience believe they are watching a film. Props can also be used to make some scenes more lively and add action

Third Idea• My final idea was influenced by Groundhog Day. The

idea and concept is very simple and should be easy to replicate on a small budget .

• The original film is about a weatherman covering the annual ‘Groundhog day’ in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The weatherman becomes trapped in a time loop and relives the same day over again

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSVeDx9fk60

My Idea

• Although it is very similar to the original plot, the film will copy a lot of the themes in the original. My idea will be about a student reliving the same day, receiving the same work, interacting with the same people, reliving the same experiences from his walk home

My Idea• The main character will need to be young, anywhere from 16-18. the audience

needs to believe that the character is a student. This will keep their attention and ensure they remain immersed in the film, it wont break the audiences attention

• The location will need to be a school or a college. This set will be reused over as the character is stuck in a time loop. The location also fits the leads background as they will be a student, it makes sense to their character

• Character development. As the character lives through more days, their character will begin to develop. They might initially go mad at the idea but begin to adjust to reliving the same day. Very similar to the original plot of Groundhog Day

• Use or characters. As it is set in a school/college, there will be a multitude of characters. Also, the main character will need to interact with the same people because they are in a time loop. There need to be enough characters and character interactions in one day to keep the trailer interesting therefore a minimum of five other characters will be needed