Movie Trailer Critique

The most recent project we did in G.T. before the end or the quarter, and the end of the year, was a Movie Trailer. For this project we needed to plan out a story, dialogue, and scenes for our very own Movie Tailer. My teammates and I created a story about a man named Bill, from there we proceeded to pick which scenes were most important and yet wouldn't give away too much for a Movie Trailer. From there we figured out when to shoot the scenes and where to get all of it done. Throughout our trailer we used the green screen and did the filming during school. On my team was Maceo, Justice, and Noa. Maceo and Justice played as our two main actors in our trailer, Noa and I were the main people working the camera. We all contributed towards the editing, giving our input and helping when something came up concerning the editing.

For this project we needed to have at least five scenes, dialogue, foley, music, effects, text layovers, voice overs, a movie poster, it had to be suitable for children (G rated), and it needed to be between 1 minute and 30 seconds and 2 minutes and 30 seconds. These requirements weren't that hard, but we did run into a few stops with them. In our trailer the only thing we didn't include were the text layovers. Yes, we could've added them but we too focused on the scenes and editing some of the other things and we ended up not adding them. Our trailer literally came out at exactly 1 minute and 30 seconds, so if we put some text layovers in on their own screen it may have helped with our time.

After we turned in our trailers we did a class critique. We were evaluated on our creativity, the appeal to the audience, and if we met all the requirements. I agree with the scores we were given and am pleased with them. During this project I learned the different components needed to create a great movie trailer. I also learned the importance of having fun with a project. Yes, there are times when we need to be serious, but it's worth it to play with the project, to have fun with it, and not be serious all the time. Our movie trailer won for best overall and, just like all of my teammates, am very proud.