Final storyboard

  This is our finalised storyboard, we just need to decide where our titles will be, but we have the order of shots and type of shots planned. We also need to plan exactly where our music is going to come in, we are going to research further into soundtracks and sound effects further in order to make it as effective as possible. 

Casting/ Auditions

Character List

Mum
Dad
Daughter
Bad Guys x3
Policemen/women x2
Judge
Person who gets beaten up
Extras

Role of Mum

Name - Helen Edwards.
Do you have any experience? I have been in a few plays so far but am hopefully going to be famous one day.
Do you have good availability?  Yes I am free whenever you need me.
Why do you want to be in our film? I think it will be a really good way to start my career in acting.

Name - Becky Price.

Do you have any experience? No unfortunately not.

Have you got good availability? Not really i have a very busy life but should be free most of the time.

Why do you want to be in our film? I think it will be a really good experience.

 Name - Amelia Woodhouse.

Do you have an experience? Yes I did GCSE drama and am currently studying it at A level. I have been in many productions and I feel I would take on the role of a mum very well.

Have you got good availability? Yes i am free apart from Sundays.

Why do you want to be in our film? I love acting and I am very interested in your film.

Role of Dad

Name - Sam Mitchell.

Do you have any experience? Yes i have studied drama at GCSE and Alevel.

Have you got good availability  Yes I am here when you need me.

Why do you want to be in our film? I love action films and would be perfect for this role.

Name - Conor Redmond.

Do you have any experience? No.

Have you got good availability? Yes.

Why do you want to be in our film? Because I love acting. 

 

Name - Rebecca White.

What part are you auditioning for? Little girl.

Do you have any experience? No.

Have you got good availability? Yes.

Why do you want to be in our film? Because I like acting.



Name - Amy French.

What part are you auditioning for? Police Officer.

Do you have any experience? Yes, I used to be a police woman. 

Have you got good availability? Yes.

Why do you want to be in our film? I think it will be a good experience.

Name - Dan Reeve.

What part are you auditioning for? Judge.
Do you have any experience? No.
Have you got good availability? Yes.

Why do you want to be in our film? I think it's a good opportunity

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Name - Tom Calverly 

What part are you auditioning for? Dad

Do you have any experience? Yes, I have 3 children.

Have you got good availability? Yes.

Why do you want to be in our film? It will be a good experience. 

Name - Spencer Long.

What part are you auditioning for? Villain.

Do you have any experience? No.

Have you got good availability? Yes.

Why do you want to be in our film? I like acting. 

Name - Jess Folkes.

What part are you auditioning for? Police Officer.

Do you have any experience? A little, I watch a lot of 'Cops on Camera.'

Have you got good availability? Yes.

Why do you want to be in our film? I like shooting guns.

Name - Josh Hitch

What part are you auditioning for? Police Officer.

Do you have any experience? No.

Have you got good availability? Yes.

Why do you want to be in our film? It will be exciting. 

Name - Andy Docwra.

What part are you auditioning for? Criminal.

Do you have any experience? No.

Have you got good availability? Yes.

Why do you want to be in our film? It's going to be good. 

Our titles

After analysing other action trailer titles we have new ideas for ours. Our titles will be black screen titles with probably white/silver font as this seems to be the most effective titles used in action trailers. Our text will also be in capitals as this will make it look more proffessional and is more effective. We will probably not have as many titles as films like the Dark Knight Rises and The Expendables do as our trailer will be more like Taken in the way that the voice over from the phone call will set the scene rather than the titles. However, we will use the fades in and outs for the titles as it makes them seem more dramatic to the audience indicating the action genre.

Action trailer titles

                                              The Dark Knight Rises

The titles are all black titles with white/silver font which makes them stand out and grabs the audiences attention, it is also written in capitals which further keeps the audiences attention. However, the actual name of the film is on a different coloured screen with black font, as this is different to the other titles it stands out as being different and is effective in the name of the film being remembered by the audience. The font used is Helvetica Neue Black, this is an effective font as it is clear and easy to read, it is also associated with the Batman films as it was used in 'Batman Begins' and 'The Dark Knight.' This film puts the time of release at the beginning and the end of the trailer ensuring the audience remembers the release time. This trailers titles are shown slowly throughout which is effective in building tension and keeping the audiences attention.

Taken 2 

There are not many titles in the trailer for Taken 2, it is white font on a black background so they do stand out. They also fade out which makes the trailer more dramatic. However, these titles aren't particularly effective as there are very long gaps inbetween the 4. The text used doesn't attract the audiences attention and by having only one actors name as a title it doesn't really fit in with the trailer. However, by not having many titles it keeps the audiences attention on the action rather than what is written on the screen. We may try to recreate something similar to the last title as this is common in all trailers so would make ours look realistic.

The Amazing Spiderman 

The titles for the Amazing Spiderman are similar to the Dark Knight Rises in the way that they draw the audience in by establishing the context. This is effective as it keeps the audiences attention and gives them enough information for them to want to see the film. The titles are different to action films as they are on a silver background rather than a black one, it has black writing, however some titles have a black and silver background with white writing. All the writing is in capital letters making them stand out, the differences in titles keeps the audiences attention. They are also fast paced with lots of different effects which indicates the action genre. The logo associated with spiderman is shown at the end on a black screen which allows people to remember the film. By having the release date near the end of the trailer allows the audience to remember the date. However, the title of the film is not shown until right at the end and is not even given its own title which doesn't allow the audience too see the name of the film clearly and make them remember it, which is not so effective.

                                                                                                  
Stolen

This trailer has very few titles throughout, it follows the conventions of dark backgrounds with white/silver writing which catches the audiences attention. It names an actor which would be well known among the audience to keep attention and encourage people to go and see the film. The last title is a different design as there is an outer background to the font which highlights it as it is different to the previous titles. These 3 titles are not shown until near the end of the trailer which is effective in keeping the audience watching as they want to know the name of the film or the release date.        
                   

 

The Expendables

These titles follow the convention of black screen titles with the text in capitals, however, instead of white text it is gold with certain words or letters standing out. This is effective as it catches the audiences attention.This trailer emphasises more on the actors than other trailers as their names along with shots of them are shown. This allows the audience to become associated with the characters. It sets the storyline of the film through the titles which is common of action films, this allows the audience to receive some indication of what the film is about. The actual title of the film is shown as a completely different title compared to the previous one, this is effective in making the title of the film stand out to the audience and to make them remember it. As is typical the last title of the trailer is the release date, this makes the audience remember the date. Our titles may be more like this in relation to the colours because our titles are main title might be more of an orange colour similar to this due to our title "Playing With Fire."