Final Film Draft 2

Final Film Draft 1

Film Trailer - Rough Cut

Post Production: Cutaway Shots of Stock Footage

As tweaks for my film trailer, I have decided to add cutaway shots of stock footage that I have downloaded from the internet. I chose to use stock footage of Los Angeles because it represents a pinnacle goal or achievement for an athlete or celebrity to live or be in LA. In the context of my film trailer, this would be a dream achievement for my main character because once he achieves monetary success as a footballer it would be ideal for him to live in LA; this is because Los Angeles is regarded for it's great weather, beaches and lifestyle which are just some of the things that would be desirable by the young footballer.

Post Production: Titles

Due to the fact that I am producing a film trailer, I still need to create an ident for a made-up production company which will be put at the beginning of the trailer in order to make it look as professional as possible. On top of that, I have also added titles at the beginning and end of my trailer to allow my target audience to know what the name of the film is. I also chose to add the titles at the end of the trailer but then later on I decided against this because it would increase the duration the trailer a bit too much as I already put credits and a 'Coming Soon' title at the end of the film trailer.

I have changed the font of the closing titles multiple times until I found one that was suitable for the conventions of my film trailer. I finally settled on a font called Colleged because it looks like text that would be a college sports team. Although this font may be more suited to an American college sport film, it is the font that I could find that best suited the genre of my final film which is a trailer for a sports film biopic about a young footballer.

Final Title

Post Production: Sound - Editing Voiceover Audio

During my the post-production process, I chose to edit the audio voiceover as I felt that the volume was too quiet and this would inhibit my main product. I used the effect volume to increase the audio level of the voiceover and this would make my voiceover seem more powerful than it was before. This is because they are audio clips from the coach giving a motivational talk to the main character which include phrases such as "This is your chance" and "The world's at your feet". I think that choosing to put the latter audio clip at the end was a good choice because it is in time with the title of the trailer. Therefore, this reinforces the name of my trailer as it is clear what my trailer is called because the title is on screen while the audio of the title is being played simultaneously.

Post Production: Sound

During creating my film trailer in Premiere Pro, sound was essential to my trailer. This involved manipulating sound and adding background music that fits with the conventions of the genre that I am doing. I decided to add the background track of a hip-hop/sports-themed instrumental because I felt that this was the most suitable for my film trailer as the beats in the music represent the tension that is present in a journey involving overcoming adversities. It also highlights the fast pace that is present in football as a sport.

I also overlaid pieces of dialogue from the motivational talk that coach gives to the main character onto the footage of the young footballer sat on the bench looking over the football pitches in front of him. This audio of the coach giving motivation to the character from another part of the trailer are supposed to be memories that the young footballer is recalling upon while he is contemplating what steps he should take next in his footballing career. 

For the first clip in the trailer, where the young footballer kicks the football against the net, I have overlaid a football kick sound effect that I downloaded from the Internet for free. I felt that this had to be added because the kicking of the football in the original clip is barely audible. On top of that, the kicking noise makes the video seem more realistic because it makes the audience feel like they are actually watching this happen in real life. This also thanks to the fact the viewers are positioned in front of the net which makes it seem like they are actually behind the goal watching the net bulge as the ball goes in.