Trailer clip analysis and organisation- School routine scene

After filming part of the 'Love Note' trailer, I've decided to analyse why and what was involved in this scene.

Drafting Poster Ideas

I further experimented with the trailer poster, but on this occasion I thought about making the notebook the icon of the poster instead of the protagonist.

After researching on how notebooks are displayed in photography, I thought of these poster ideas:

The first one will have sections which'll show a feature of a person and the notebook will be the centre piece. This shows the many people over time that the notebook influenced and changed the lives of. And that love never ends, it reaches out to all kind of people.

The second poster idea shows the notebook opening, displaying the name 'Love Note' written inside. 'Note' has a red tinge as the letters fall out of the book itself. It is as if the text is escaping as the love escapes the book so to couple the names that have been written inside. Red resembles love, but the red is quite pale so it's not too intense- a weak colour. Though love is intense, the love that comes out of the notebook is not intense, true love, instead it is love that has been forced and controlled resulting in a weak and unsteady relationship.

After some thought, I believe I'll consider the first poster as it fits the romantic comedy, light hearted genre better than the second (that appears more sinister and dangerous) and it reflects the story better with providing an idea of the many people involved within and outside of the notebooks powers.

Experimenting with Adobe Premier

I spent some time working with the software Adobe Premier where I edited, cut and ordered my clips with background music.
So far, this is what I came up with, the music and 'universal studios' image won't be included in the final trailer but had allowed me to get an idea of how it could look together.

My first opinions of Adobe Premier has lead me to realise the complexity of the software and what could be involved in a short clip, but I feel that compared to other software like MovePlus, I prefer Premier better.

Organising timetable for filming Trailer

The timetable may change depending on circumstances but this is a rough guide for me to follow when filming my Trailer.

Dates	Time	Location	Shots no.	Scene Name	Casting/ Props/ Costumes
Tuesday 10th December OR Friday 13th December	Before 12:00pm (Take about 15 minutes)	School Car Park	4 and 5	“Chaining up bike and Entering school”	Amber Josephs Bike Coat Bag
Tuesday 10th December (After School)	After 3:15pm (Take about 30 minutes)	Common Room	33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40	“Meeting the Man”	Amber Josephs Kavan Green Bag Amber in Cartoon T-shirt Black and Red Clothes for Kavan Cushions/ Crash Mat Able Volunteers- Boys and Girls- Who are willing to talk.
Friday 13th December	Period 1 and 2 OR Period 3 and 4 (Take about 1 hour)	Main School Corridor	6, 8, 9 10 and 11	“Every day routine”	Amber Josephs Able Volunteers- boys and girls Throwing props Cushions/ Crash Mat Bag Amber in Cartoon T-shirt
Tuesday 17th December (After School)	After 3:15pm (Take about 1 hour)	Common Room	25, 26, 27 and 29.	“The first test of the book”	Amber Josephs A Boy and A Girl Volunteer Amber in costume The Note Book (PRETEND TO WRITE IN IT) Clicking Pen
Tuesday 17th December	Any time (Take about 30 minutes)	The Quad or in School	Passing the time shots (Shot 32)	“Over time”	Able Volunteers- Boys and Girls
Tuesday 17th December	Anytime (Take less than 15 minutes)	Outside	55	“Letting Go”	Able Volunteers- Boy and Girl
Friday 13th December OR Thursday 19th December	After Lunch (Take about 15 minutes)	Corridor leading to the 6th Form Common Room	Shots 52 and 53	“Meeting HIM Again”	Amber Josephs Kavan Green Amber in Costume Kavan in Costume Folders Books Bag

Dates	Time	Location	Shots no.	Scene Name	Casting/ Props/ Costumes
Whenever You Can (Please Ask Parents Amber)	Take about 2 hours	Amber’s home (bedroom)	1, 12, 24, 30, 41 and 42	“Carla’s Diary”	Amber Josephs Amber in Costume Tidy Bedroom J Good Lighting Note Book
Best Day of Weather: Sunday 15th December OR Sunday 22nd of December OR A Date After X-Mas	9:00pm to 12:00pm (Take about 2 hours)	Yellow Brick Road	13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22	“Finding of the Note Book”	Amber Josephs Bike Note Book Jacket (with a hood) Bag Paper (lots of it) Able Volunteers- Boys or Girls
Whenever You Can (Both Amber and Kavan)	About 12:00	Sarehole Mill	56	“About to Kiss?”	Amber Josephs Kavan Green Both in Costume

Dates	Time	Location	Shots no.	Scene Name	Casting/ Props/ Costumes
Friday 10th January	5th period OR After School	The Quad	44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50	“The result”	Amber Josephs Kavan Green Able Volunteers- Girls and Boys A Filled Folder Bag Milena Ostrowska Amber, Kavan and Milena in Costume (Milena can wear her heart jumper!)
Anytime when Amber’s Available	During School	Common Room or place with good lighting	23 (must be done in common room), 28, 31, 43 and 51.	“Close up shots of writing in book” (MUST BE DONE AFTER “Finding of the Notebook”)	Amber Josephs Note Book Clicking Pen ‘Names to write in’
Any Morning with a clear sky.	Before 9:00am	Playground	3	“Establishing Shot of School”	Just a clear playground!
THE FINAL SCENE! Done when everything else is done.	During school (Take about 30 minutes)	The Quad (must be windy)	54	“Ripping up the Notebook”	Amber Josephs Amber in costume Note Book Volunteer Paper

Planning and Drafting Poster and Magazine cover layout

I decided to draft out small thumbnails of ideas showing how I intend to layout my magazine cover and poster. These might change later but this is my first thoughts.