Movie Trailer Remake Reflection

Assignment Goal-

The goal of this project was to recreate a movie trailer (that took place in a school building) shot-for-shot, edit-for-edit, and to use advanced camera work for the shots that required them.

Pre-Production-

For this project, we had to story board every individual shot from the trailer. We typed the script and scouted for locations (some were in the building, some were filmed at a house). We casted outside actors in the beginning of the process, but we ended up using our group members and another group from the class. 

Production-

The production process turned out to be a lot more difficult than we originally planned. We dedicated a Saturday afternoon to film most of the shots (we were able to get in the building that day). However, we still had a couple of shots that were more difficult to get because we couldn't find a tetherball and we couldn't transport a bike and ramp for one of the shots. We had to improvise with some of the shots, for example, we used a skateboard in place of a bike and we used a regular truck instead of a red convertible. However, we got all of the shots that we needed. 

Post-Production- 

For editing, I had to learn a couple of new techniques, like adjusting the audio levels on certain parts of the background music and stabilizing the clips. We replicated our own graphics and purchased the song to finish our trailer. 

What I Would Change-

For my next project, I think that I really need to spend more time planning out the shots exactly so that they are replicated to match the original trailer. I also hope to be more comfortable while editing in Premiere so that the editing process will be smoother. 

Experience-

Overall, I learned the importance of exactly replicating shots so the trailers look identical. I also learned how to edit volume levels on a song and how to stabilize clips. I revisited old techniques and methods like adjusting gain on original clips and organizing clips. In a couple months, I think that I would be able to recreate this trailer much better because I will learn more techniques that will valuable to the project.