Initial Storyboard

These are a view key scenes from our initial storyboard. We also included the type of transition we intended to use and the duration and location of each shot. 

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Filming Schedule

We have decided on a rough filming schedule for early January, including the locations where we plan to shoot and which shots we plan to film.

Developing a script for our trailer

Whilst developing the script for our trailer, we came to realise that most of our trailer, if not all, would involve no diagetic sound. All our trailer would contain is non-diagetic music to keep our audience intrigued. Therefore we did not need to create or deliver a script to our actors. Also we felt that without diagetic sound, it would add a sense of mystery to our trailer and make our audience want to know more.

Music for our trailer

Currently we are debating which type of music/song to include in our trailer. We have decided we are most likely to use a well known song using a copyright free version such as a cover. We want to do this to make our trailer more recognisable for our audience and to attract them more to want to see our film.

Although we are currently debating which soundtrack to use, a few we have looked at include:

Analysis of The boy next door

Mise en Scene 

• Main feature in trailer - running- breathy noises
• Mum cast as famous actress Jennifer Lopez
• Lighting - Lighter at the beginning when mood is happy, becomes darker towards end as his obsession with her grows, (e.g- classroom, black and white pictures)
• A lot of casting male- singles mum (Jennifer Lopez) out as vulnerable
• Setting - normal town- based in school/house- relatable for audience so more intense

Sound

Non-diagetic sound

• Music- played throughout- very subtle at beginning- lyrics enter at end suggesting building fear and tension
• Music beats in time with fearful moments for the mum displaying her emotions (e.g- Noah saying 'it got pretty wet here'.
• Voiceover- mainly of mum- displays her fear of noah especially towards end-increases sympathy for her from audience
• Mum shouts over many shots - helplessness

Diagetic sound

• running - breathing- intense- as if she's trying to run away from it all- links to sex scene as if that one night meant she is now trapped
• Whispered tones when talking e.g- noah- ' You're beautiful'. - hints at the secrecy of their relationship
• When teacher goes to knock on door the knocking is silent- as if to represent her being seduced by Noah because she wasn't listening to other people

Camera shots/angles

• Frequent mid shots used - introduces character but possibly only showing half the story?
• Cuts become faster paced towards end of trailer - depicts tension/drama reaching climax
• Car crash - very quick flash- as if fatal or a flashback in a characters mind
• Shot after title - adds humour- Intrigue younger audience looking for a film that will also make them laugh not just frightened

Pace/Colours

• Pace - builds towards end in sync with music tempo increasing and dynamics rising
• Beginning of trailer - Mainly blue tones used, e.g- The mum character was wearing a blue top and so was her son. May suggest the innocence of the family at the beginning
• End of trailer/climax- Mainly brown tones used e.g- Her jacket was brown and the woods - trees/earthy colours. May suggest that innocence has been tarnished by Noah and what the mum has got herself into by falling for temptation. 

Potential actors and actresses

Supernatural theme

Our original idea was for our trailer to be a supernatural thriller. However, we reconsidered the disadvantages of including the ghost character in our trailer. Once we had done this, we decided that we no longer wanted to include the supernatural theme due to these.

Disadvantages of supernatural theme: 

• Lack of suitable filming equipment
• Lack of available special effects
• Concept may confuse audience too much
• May overcomplicate our storyline and over rule other important elements
• Difficult to cast
• Lots of shots needed to create fading effects
• Requires a lot of our time to create correct effect