The first frame photo that we have used in the 9 image frames was the name of our film. We decided to use the name "Hunt" because the main, big plot for our film is for someone that was being hunted by 2 agents with hidden identity. We chose to put a gunshot because this connotes the genre of the film as action and crime, a joint genre. The gunshot also keeps to the stereotype for action and crime films because they will always have some form of weapon involved in them. We have also chosen to include "Classified and Dangerous" tagline for part of our film as this is what we want the audience to remember our film by. Along with this, it also emphasizes the stereotypical genre for our film because it makes the audience feel that they know something they aren't supposed to, which is an example of voyeurism. The classified and dangerous information within our film is the government information which is also the main reason that girl is being hunted because she has found this information and she should not have any access to it. We also have chose to use a black background with the main title font in bold as this makes the main title stand out to the audience, it also makes it clear and easy to read. This is common in most action films that will use a one named title because it is easy to remember. Examples for this that match our film include "Parker" and "Taken".
Frame 2 - Locations and Settings
For the second frame out of the 9 that we had chosen the image of town that was taken with the head cam. We chose to film during the day at the weekend because town would then be reasonably busy, which would help for filming because it would be good for the girl to keep hidden away from the government agents. Because of how busy it is we were also able to include some "near misses" which would be good for our film and chosen genre because it would build tension and suspense for the audience. We also chose to film when it was busy because it fits the stereotype of the action genre, as this is where all action and crime films are produced. The girl would also be able to blend in with the general public when we were filming, which again could be use to build tension during the film because the agents wouldn't be able to see her and as a result she may be able to get away from them for a certain amount of time. There was also low key lighting used when we was filming because this again fits the stereotype because anyone can go missing when it's dark, also the low key lighting connotes danger because people are harder to see in the dark.
Frame 3 - Costumes and Props
For the main costumes for our 2 hidden agents we chose to use formal wear such as shirts, black trousers and black shoes. The reason we had chose to do this was because this is again a typical convention in action films. We got our ideas for our costumes from films such as "Taken" and "Men in Black". For the protector in our film we had again chose to use formal dress such as plain, black coat formal trousers such as jeans and a shirt. This is stereotypical again in action films because if they're in formal clothes then they will "blend in" with the general public and won't get spotted by the two government agents. We had also got this idea from other action and crime films such as "Skyfall" where the main character is in a suit and other main characters are also in formal clothing. The formal clothing also shows the amount of power and dominance that the main characters have over the other characters in the trailer.
Frame 4 - Camerawork and Editing
The frame that we chose to use for this one was the shot where the most camerawork was used to ensure that we got the perfect shot for our trailer. We wanted to get a steady, panning shot and we also used a headcam shot to make the audience feel more involved in the trailer, because it would look as if they were in the footage. After research we found out that this is also used a lot in action films because it build tension and suspense for the audience whilst also adding realism into the trailer.
A lot of editing was also used in our trailer and the way that we did this was through Final Cut Pro. One example of the editing that we used was in the slow motion shot. We used this as it is again a convention in action films but it also builds suspense and tension for the audience because they don't know what is going to happen. The trailer is also fast paced editing and the way we did this was to use a lot of quick cutting and fade to black. Making the trailer fast paced also keeps the audience on the edge of their seats because it acts as past of a cliffhanger.
Frame 5 - How the Trailer Sets Storyline Up
This frame shows the storyline behind our trailer and how the narrative is introduced. The way that we showed our narrative to the audience was through the government radio and also the voiceover. This suggests to the audience that the genre of our film is action adventure. The intertitles also helped to explain the narrative to our audience because the intertitle said "Agent Blake" which emphasizes the action and crime genre that we chose. The show of him throwing away his MI5 badge also suggests the narrative of our film because by doing this the audience won't know why it has been thrown away and this builds up tension and suspense for them. Within our trailer we only show little parts of the film which will hopefully make the audience want to see the final film, this will hopefully make our trailer successful because of the cliffhanger as to why he is wanted in the film.
Frame 6 - How Characters are Introduced
In this frame we have chosen to show how the two government agents are introduced. The way we did this was again through the use of intertitles where it said "agents on call". We also chose to include other information such as their location and time. The reason we did this was because it adds the realism to our film and this is also a convention of a typical crime genre because it helps to build the narrative. The intertitle also helps to tell the audience that they are working together and work as a pair through the "2 agents on call" However the young girl is introduced in a very different way, the way that she was introduced was through the voiceover, this was "what would you do if you found government information". This is a rhetorical question for the audience and also makes them thin about why this could be asked to them. Agent Blake is introduced through the scene in the cafe holding a newspaper, this could be seen as suspicious by the audience because he keeps looking over the newspaper as if he is looking for someone or something.
Frame 7 - Special Effects
This frame is the two agents standing under the bridge. We feel that this show shows the effects that we used because we darkened most of our shots to make our trailer fit the chosen genre. The reason that we chose to have the agents darkened out was because we wanted to hide their identity, because as agents this usually happens to keep information secret. This is also anther convention of the action genre that we chose to use which can be seen in films such as Taken and Men In Black. Another effect that we used in our trailer was the flashing of the red dot on the phone. We chose to use this because it can act as a tracker for the girl and can be on the agents phone to show where they were. The reason we chose to use this was because this is also another convention of the action genre because agents will usually tend to have hi-tech gadgets that will help them to complete a job or task.
Frame 8 - Use of Logo
For our production company name we chose "Incognito". The reason we chose this was because incognito means the idea of being hidden and not being discovered. Another reason we chose this was because the films that we will be producing we be based on being hidden, and matching the action adventure genre. The way it would fit the genre is because someone will always be hidden or not discovered, and we wanted our film to match this stereotype. We also chose to use the aim sight from a gun to replace the "o". We have chosen to use this because in our films we will always have some form of weapon, because this would also match the action and crime genre. The reason we chose to have the gun aim in red was because red connotes danger, which would again build tension for the audience. For the rest of the word "Incognito2 we have chosen to use a simple, black font which would be easily visible to read, and would also stand out to the audience.
Frame 9 -Genre
The last frame that we chose to use was the two agents dragging the girl down the street. We chose to use this to represent our genre because the agents identity is still hidden which is a convention of the action genre but also it build up tension an suspense for the audience because it doesn't show where they take her. This is another convention of the action genre because it makes the audience feel uneasy and as if they are in the narrative. The use of low key lighting also helps us to match our genre because it is again a typical convention of action films that we could easily match. By using the image of the agents dragging the girl down the back street it adds a sense of realism for the audience but it is also a ciffhanger because the audience don't know what's going to happen which will hopefully make them view our final film to find out what does happen.
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