For this year, our portfolio project consisted of 4 options we could choose from. That sounds easy right? Always pick the easiest one, well... there is no easy way out in this class, if you thought so, then have you learned nothing from last year??? I have to decide what my main production route is going to be, and I’ve officially entered my indecisive phase. I’m stuck between Option 2 (Film Promotion Package) and Option 4 (Short Film Package). In a way, they both feel like me by their own different characteristics and the ideas I have in mind.
When going down the Film Production Package lane, it sounds very fun and very tempting, making two trailers, plus a poster and social media page. That sounds so fun (I'm saying this because I have Canva Pro and I need to put it to USE!!). I’m not even exaggerating when I say I heavily judge movies based on their trailers. When I’m at the movie theater, the trailers beforehand literally determine if I’m booking my next movie date or If i'm going back to just watching Youtube videos for my source of entertainment. Trailers create the entire vibe of a movie, they set the tone, build suspense, and make you need to watch it. The idea of being the person who gets to make them now sounds very cool. I promise i'm going to make it to the big leagues.
The only thing stressing me out is making two trailers for the same film. Like… how do you make them different enough but still cohesive? That’s something I’d have to figure out soon if I go with this option.
MEANWHILEEEEEE..
There’s Option 4, the short film package.
Complete. Creative. Freedom.
Writing stories has always been one of my favorite things to do, like even just imagining fun scenarios in my head is cool enough, but the opportunity to actually bring it to life and add characters and faces and share my ideas with other people feels like a reward. And if you know… you know… maybe Joseph finally discovers why he’s a ghost and we turn this into a full cinematic masterpiece. (Niche reference. If you’re new here, welcome!)
But here’s the thing, a five-minute short film sounds short. It is not short. If it took me forever to develop a film opening before, imagine a fully structured five-minute piece with rising action, climax, resolution, cinematography, sound design, everything. It’s giving stress for the next month, but it is also giving challenge accepted ONCE AGAIN.
Right now, I think my final decision depends on genre. If I choose trailers, I would love to do something action packed or comedy driven. But if I choose the short film, I would probably take the opportunity to go deeper, something more serious and emotional. I recently saw the movie Wuthering Heights, and it inspired me to do like a tragic ending if I do the mini film. To help myself decide, I’ve been watching different action and comedy trailers, analyzing pacing and editing style. I’ve also been watching short films on YouTube to see how directors build complete stories in just a few minutes.
For the trailers, I looked into my favorite movie which I watched recently to inspire me, it was "We're The Millers", when analyzing the Trailer, I looked into it's comedy film conventions which I liked, but it didn't compare to the Anaconda Movie Trailer, although I personally didn't like the film it's trailer perfectly highlighted and found a way to draw audiences in- AKA me.... As my last movie trailer I watched, I saw the Crime 101 Movie Trailer which I saw in theaters and it looked so goood, I added it to movies to watch because of it.
In regards to the short films, doing a trailer seems 10x more fun based from what I have seen but I am going to keep comparing the two. I used this link to find some inspiration:
This is just the beginning, I don’t have the final answer yet, but I know whatever I choose, it’s going to push me creatively in a way that feels bigger than last year. So for now we wait till next blog where I make a decision!
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