The document provides initial ideas for characters, plot, camera shots, angles, and editing for a film trailer. It suggests four potential storylines: 1) a missing girl where it's unknown if she was taken or ran away; 2) a girl was taken and people try to find the kidnapper; 3) an escaped prisoner seeks revenge; 4) characters are trapped with no escape. It also lists various camera shots and angles that could be used like close-ups, establishing shots, and over the shoulder shots. Different camera techniques are mentioned like handheld and Steadicam filming. Editing ideas include effects, slow motion, and music overlays.

1. Initial Ideas
Ideas on: Characters, Plot/Storyline, Editing,
Mise-en-scene, Camera Shots and Angles.

2. 1. Girl goes missing – investigating whether she was
taken or she ran away.
2. Girl was taken – people trying to find out who took
her
3. A prisoner escapes and wants to get revenge on
someone
4. Trapped with no escape
Plot/ Storylines

3. Characters/ Actors

4. Aerial Shot - Taken from a helicopter, high up, usually used at the beginning of a
clip or a new scene. It tells the audience where the scene is set.
Close –up – Takes
up most of the
frame, shows
emotional state of
the actor or person.
Extreme Close –up – Takes up
all of the frame, shows emotional
state of the actor or person. Can
create tension for the audience,
Mid Shot – Shows and make them feel
part of the subject in uncomfortable
detail. Gives us a
better idea of what’s
happening in the
scene.
Camera Shots/Angles

5. Establishing Shot – First shot in a new scene. Tells us where we are. This can also
be in the form of an Ariel Shot
Long shot – Taking all the frame height, shows the full
body. You see everything about the person
Point of view shot: - A
camera angle showing/
showed in the perspective of
a subject through the
subjects eyes
Over the shoulder
Shot - Camera angle
over the shoulder of a
subject
Camera Shots/Angles

6. Wide shot –Camera positioned to show the
most action
Two shot –When two people are in the frame
HighAngle –Ashot from a camera
positioned above the eye line LowAngle –Shot from a camera
positioned below the eye line
All these type of shots will be
used in order to create our
trailer. We will use different
type of shots to create different
feels, meanings and attract the
audience.
Camera Shots/Angles

7. Hand held – Small, a lot more motion than
a camera on a stand. Controlled by the
human hand. This will be used to create
more of a ‘Thriller’ look and feel, giving
the trailer a variety of footage.
Steadicam – A stabilizing mount for a
motion picture which mechanically
isolates the operators movement from a
camera. This will be used for some of the
footage being used within our trailer,
overall giving us more of a sound
quality.
Type of Camera Filming

8. . Effects – Black and White, Sepia etc
. Slow Motion
. Music Overlay
Editing

9. Mise-en-Scene