We were given the task to create a trailer for the short film 'Soft' (2007) by Simon Ellis. A trailer is a collection of some of the best and most interesting moments from a film and the aim is to attract the audience and make them want to see the film. I wanted to include some of the most exciting events in the film including some clips from the fight sequence but without giving away too much about the ending. I decided to use a few short clips right at the end to create drama and suspense in order to get the audience' attention. For the first part of the video I used clips that showed the build up to the fight as well as some of the moments where the Dad was alone and trying to compose himself as this is something that only the viewer gets to see as he tries to hide this from his son. As a viewer during this scene we know that he has just escaped the bullies but I wanted to conceal this from the audience making them wonder what had happened to him. I started the video with the opening title before going straight into a clip of the son hiding from his Dad when he comes home. I wanted to tell the audience something about their relationship straight away so we would know that there was a distance between. I also used some music, starting off with quite a calm and slow tempo as he walks to the shops and then changed it to some faster music in order to create suspense as he is returning. However, I decided to cut the music from the final clip where the son says "Are you scared?" to put emphasis on the line and focus the audience' attention on him. I finished the trailer with a simple black screen and the words 'Soft' in a simple white font in keeping with the opening title.
'Soft' Trailer
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