2. *
*“The trailer looked and felt very professional. The voiceover
professionally set the scene for each character and it had a very
Hot Fuzz-esque feel.”
*“The characters were constructed very well, and the
introductions for each character quickly helped you to establish
who they were. Each character had relatable elements about
them for different people.”
*“The music has clearly been carefully selected. A good range of
popular music; each appealing to a different audience. The music
helped to add to the story behind each character and was cleverly
fitted to the type of person they were.”
*The mise-en-scene was very creative, as I think I noticed some
fake posters on the wall during one of the scenes mid-way
through the trailer. The trailer reminded me of Shaun of the Dead
and how you notice something new each time you watch it.”
3. *
*“The trailer overall was a bit long for a teaser
trailer.”
*“The fight scenes dragged on a little towards
the end. They could‟ve been a bit more
snappy.”
*“Perhaps a few comedy-punches would‟ve
suited the genre and added a little more
comedy to the already funny trailer?”
4. *
I was very pleased with my audience feedback as it was mostly positive, and they managed to pick up on a
few things that I worried were too subtle for a teaser trailer.
Firstly, the constructive criticism was very helpful, as I agree that the fight scenes could‟ve been a bit more
snappy. I wanted to include each fight scene that I had filmed on the day, as I was proud of how we had
choreographed them, which in hindsight, may not have been the best decision, as I can see how having all the
fight scenes in this teaser trailer could‟ve caused it to drag on a little at the end. I could have either
shortened each fight scene or even used a couple of jump-cuts in the fight scenes to make them more fast-
paced or I could have cut out one of the fight scenes altogether to make the overall trailer flow better.
I agree that the overall length of the trailer is a bit long in comparison to the average teaser trailer.
However, it isn‟t necessarily too long, as the trailer that I based my structure on, „The World‟s End‟, was about
2 minutes 30 seconds long. „The World‟s End‟ teaser trailer structure greatly influenced mine – as there was:
an introduction to give you some idea of the characters and story; a look into the characters‟ versions of
normality and everyday lives; a change to that normality, a problem arises; a possible solution arises, a quest
for the characters; the struggle to find/get to the solution; and lastly, the audience are left with a question
about the story.
I‟m also glad that some of my audience picked up on my mise-en-scene; such as the „fake posters‟ on the
wall during the „lazing around‟ scene. Inspired by the way Edgar Wright sneaks in foretelling things in his films
as to what happens later on, I thought I‟d slip in some foretelling mise-en-scene by creating fake posters that
suggest what happens later in the film if you watch it – „Bitter Regret‟, „Face-Off‟, and „The Disloyal Hounds‟.
Also inspired by Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg‟s films; I hoped to put in elements that you may not notice the
first time you watch it, and it may take the second or third time or maybe more to notice. Specifically, I did
this with sound editing; the song „What Doesn‟t Kill You‟ by Jake Bugg is playing prior to the „lazing around‟
scene, and when it cuts to the trio on the sofa, I made the music sound as though it was playing through a
radio. I also made my newsreader voice sound like it‟s coming through the TV when he announces the end of
beer. There are many more things I hid in my trailer, but another important sound-edit is during a fight with
the Seekers, when Winston adjusts his tie; the song „Daddy Cool‟ by Boney M briefly returns, before the music
returns back to „Robot Rock‟ by Daft Punk.
