The document discusses the target audience and goals for a film trailer. The target audience is identified as males aged 15-30, as they can relate to the themes of an athlete striving to succeed in their sport and overcoming adversity. There is also less competition in the sporting film genre. The trailer will aim to follow conventions like including key moments out of sequence, displaying actor names and music to convey the genre. It will tell the story of a young athlete with potential who faces challenges from their environment and must decide their future path. The goal is to create a gripping trailer that audiences can relate to through its portrayal of an individual battling adversity in pursuit of their dreams.

1. Research
By Arron Kite

2. Mood
Board

3. Target Audience
 I have done various research about the films on my mood board and then also
thought about the concept of my film and thought about who would like it and
why. The decision I have made is that my target audience will be 15-30 years
old and mainly a male audience the reasoning behind this is because my
trailer may not be all action film but I feel that the drama and the effect that
this sporting trailer could have on the audience I gave chosen could be really
good. One of these reasons is that the male audience can relate to what my
film is about, such as an athlete trying to reach the top of his game and get
somewhere in his sport, and also the older audience can relate as this may ne
something they may have tried to strive towards when they were younger or
can relate to all the hard work that goes into what people strive to achieve.
Also I think this is a good idea because there isn’t mass production of sporting
films compared to the genre’s of Action and Horror, and I think my target
audience looks for more sporting films but struggles to find any and I think this
would be another reason my film would become popular amongst the
audience I have chosen. I will also be adding a theme of challenging adversity
this is really popular and I think if done well it is really gripping and people can
really get into what I am trying to put across or portray.

4. Film Trailer Conventions
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To make my trailer successful I need to stick to key Film Trailer Conventions such as :
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Include key moments from the film which are not placed in the sequence of the film, and do not give away
crucial plot details.
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The title of the film is not usually on display until the end of the film.
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The names of the actors are usually placed early on so that people know who will star in the film, and what to
expect from the film. As audiences often decide what a film will be like based on the actors in the film and
decide if they even want to watch a film again based on the actors in the film.
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Sometimes producers names are included this helps the audience makes connections with the film.
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Music is essential as it can suggest the genre, style and plot of the film. Music can be used to bring all the
elements of a trailer together.
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On screen text gives important information about the film, including the stars, directors/producers, tag line, title
and release date.
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Many Mainstream films use a powerful voice-over that draws our attention to the key points of a film.

5. What I am hoping to achieve
with my trailer.
 I am hoping to create a successful trailer that will grip the audience in many
ways after a lot of thought I decided that I will do a sporting film but one that
challenges adversity, such as ‘The Blind Side’ this is an excellent film that I
have gathered ideas from and will be a big inspiration to my film trailer, The
adversity side of my film will be about a inspiring young athlete who has a
bright future in athletics but the area he comes from and the gang he hangs
around with challenge him from being able to decide what he wants to do with
the future. I think this is really good idea because with the plot, music and
scenery I think I could make a really good trailer and a really gripping story
line. As I think a story line which challenges adversity is something audiences
can really relate too and I think this is something audiences like to see, I
myself in a sporting film like the plot when the main character has to challenge
adversity as I think this makes stories a lot more interesting and there is more
to include in the film from this. I am really hoping that the target audience I am
aiming at will really like this film and give me some good positive feedback.