The document outlines two potential ideas for a film trailer - a romance or horror genre. For the romance idea, it suggests an attractive cast, cheesy but emotional storylines with happy endings. For the horror idea, it proposes eerie settings, paranormal themes that play on fear of the unknown, with gore, loud scores and fast editing. It also provides examples of each genre, potential plots, soundtrack ideas, locations, typical directing styles, and skills the creator needs to learn.
2. Research
Idea 1: Romance Idea 2: Horror
• Attractive cast • Eerie settings
• Cheesy • Paranormal/Psychological, fear of
• Emotional unknown
• Tears • Jump cuts and fast editing
• Happy ending • Gore and graphic content
• Bad character alone • Loud scores and high pitched music
• Warm colours Examples:
Examples: • Repo! The Genetic Opera
• Friends with benefits • Saw
• Easy A • Psycho
• No Strings Attached • American Psycho
3. Plot Ideas
Idea One: Idea Two:
• Protagonist violent, vicious, • Fixation from the dead
murderous and mysterious stalker of the girl he wants,
meets someone they are torturing her with a music
attracted to and hide it from box hoping that her change
them while maintaining the will bring an attraction to
attraction. him
4. Soundtrack Ideas
Romance Horror
• Slushy romantic music • Eerie long pieces of piano
• Harps music
• Piano • Electric guitars duelling in
• Ballads action shots
• Melodies • Deep heavy music
• Brother may play piano • Friend from a band
guitaring
• Possibly use band’s music
5. Location
Romance Horror
• Park • Church
• Restaurant • Attic
• Night • Old People’s Home
• Public Bench • Woods
• Old house
• Empty corridors
6. Typical Direction
Romance Horror
• Close Ups • Gloomy, dark coloured
• Colourful costumes costumes/set
• Colourful set • Low key lighting
• Over the shoulder shots • High/low angle shots on
• Emotive acting victim/villain
• Slow editing • Fast editing
7. What I need to learn
• Editing skills
• Sound production skills
• Camera work skills
• How to operate features on Garage Band,
Final Cut and refresh memories of Photoshop