Soundtrack research - OTHER TRAILERS THAT HAVE BEEN CHANGED

So many trailers have been changed to show the complete opposite of the original trailer's theme. Here are some of my favourites which I have found over the internet, I found these by just searching randomly on YouTube- Trailers changed into horror or comedy...


Mary Poppins...    Family into a Horror

Disney Horror, includes Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella etc..
Family into a Horror


The Shining  Horror into a Romantic Comedy 




Forrest Gump  Family into Horror/Action




Mrs. Doubtfire  Family into Horror/Action


WILLY WONKA-  Family into a Horror




Toy Story Family into a Horror 
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Soundtrack research - NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET

This is similar to my previous post, that soundtracks change the look and feel of the film.
Teenage love comedy turned into a horror. - MEAN GIRLS
and I've found this one: Horror turned into a family comedy - NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 1984


           The ORIGINAL 
The EDITED FAMILY COMEDY 
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Soundtrack research - MEAN GIRLS TRAILER

This is a trailer from a teen drama, MEAN GIRLS which is a love comedy between a group of teenagers at high school  but it's been edited to make it sound like a horror movie..
I think it's great because it shows that music makes a complete difference, just by adding the suspense music in this particular trailer really made it look like a horror which it isn't.

This is the EDITED HORROR

This is the ORIGINAL 

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Editing Suite - Day 5

Today, we had to simply add the music to our piece. We've had a lot of trouble with our music selection as we was just being too picky to what we wanted. Finally though, a boy in our class had something weird and wacky on his computer which was too our liking.
We used this in our film.
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Sound track research- AMERICAN PIE

As American Pie is one of my favourite films, I decided to look into the soundtrack used in the 1999 film because it aims at the same audience as our film.  Here are a few:


  • "Anomaly (Calling Your Name)"
    Written by BT (as Brian Transeau)
    Performed by Libra Presents Taylor
    Courtesy of Musicnow Records

  • "At Last"
    Music by Harry Warren
    Lyrics by Mack Gordon
    Performed by Etta James
    Courtesy of MCA Records
    under License from Universal Music Special Markets

  • "Celebrity Skin"
    Written by Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Billy Corgan
    Performed by Hole
    Courtesy of DGC Records
    under License from Universal Music Special Markers

  • "Don't You Forget About Me"
    Written by Steve Schiff, Keith Forsey

  • "Do You Believe In Magic"
    Written by John Sebastian

  • "Everything To Everyone"
    Written by Art Alexakis, Craig Montoya, Greg Eklund
    Performed by Everclear
    Courtesy of Capitol Records
    under License from EMI Music Special Markets

  • "Flagpole Sitta"
    Written by Evan Sult, Scan Nelson, Aaron Huffman, Jeff Lin
    Performed by Harvey Danger
    Courtesy of Slash/London Records USA

  • "Find Your Way Back Home"
    Written by J.R. Richards, Rodney Browning, Jim Wood, Scot Alexander and George Pendergast
    Performed by Dishwalla
    Courtesy of A&M Records

  • "Following A Star"
    Written by Dan Clark
    Performed by Duke Daniels
    Courtesy of E Pluribus Unum Recordings, L.L.C.

  • "Going To Hell"
    Written by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
    Performed by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
    Courtesy of TVT Records

  • "Good Morning Baby"
    Written by Dan Wilson and Bic Runga
    Performed by Dan Wilson of Semisonic and Bic Runga
    Dan Wilson appears Courtesy of MCA Records
    Bic Runga appears Courtesy of Columbia Records

  • "Glory"
    Written by Mark McGrath, Charles Stan Frazier, Rodney Sheppard, Matthew Murphy Karges,
    Craig Bullock and Joseph "MCG" Nichol
    Performed by Sugar Ray
    Produced under License from Atlantic Recording Corp.
    by Arrangement with Warner Special Products

  • "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"
    Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland (as Edward Holland Jr.)

  • "I Never Thought You Would Come"
    Written by Loni Rose
    Performed by Loni Rose
    Courtesy of Wayne Ledbetter for Eric Godtland
    Management, Inc.

  • "I Walk Alone"
    Written by Thomas Flowers, Doug Eldridge, Ric Ivanesivich, Fred Nelson Jr.
    Performed by Oleander
    Courtesy of Republic Records/Universal Records
    under License from Universal Music Special Markets

These songs are good for aiming at their audience, there is a mixture of beats and that, however I still feel we haven't found a song that reflects our soundtrack. 
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Soundtrack research - THRILLER


I found this website full of soundtrack and film reviews, it was really helpful, as I'm looking for a weird soundtrack music, maybe thriller would be a start,

The films mentioned in this article, I actually sat and watched. The best sound tracks in my opinion was Pulp fiction and The Departed. However, I still didn't think they matched our story line but it gave me a good idea on what to look for. 
We are really after a twisted, weird and mental soundtrack for our film. 


Film Soundtracks – The best from Thriller Movies


By 
Amo Sokhi
Published: September 15, 2009
Pulp Fiction Soundtrack
Highlighted by one of our users as an ecclectic bunch of fantastic singers / songs, Pulp Fiction soundtrack is a classic that should probably be on everyones cd shelf up and down the country. With classic singers like Al Green, Kool and the Gang, and not forgetting Dusty Springfield, this is one album that you have to own as part of your collection. Buy Pulp Fiction Soundtrack from Play.com
The Departed Soundtrack 
Christopher Moltisantis last breath in the series of sopranos is given with the Departed soundtrack playing in the background. “This departed soundtracks a killer”. Reminiscing about his girlfriend, Chris finds refuge in the Departed soundtrack for its strong love ballads comprising of slow guitars and deep meanings. A definate soundtrack to get emotional over, the pink floyd cover of comfortable numb is definately worth it. Buy The Departed Soundtrack from Play.com
American Gangster Soundtrack
Following the theme of the film and its plot of a gangster rising to the riches, only to be drawn back down to the dirt, the American Gangster soundtrack is formiddable in its suitability to the film. Artists such as Hank Shocklee, Public Enemy and Bobby Womack feature on the album, giving you a strong sounding album with well toned music. Buy Amercian Gangster Soundtrack from Play.com
A Clockwork Orange Soundtrack
Stanley Kubrics crazed film about a jailed reformant who agrees to some goverment therapy has a winning soundtrack. The film’s counter culture was made concrete when David Bowie used the film music to announce his entrance on to the Ziggy Stardust gigs. The official soundtrack album included orchestral selections and Gene Kelly’s ‘Singin’ in the Rain’, as licencensed by Kubrick after it was performed by Malcolm McDowell. Some naturalists prefer the Wendy Carlos’s Complete Original Score album which features all the music generated by Carlos and producer Rachel Elkind for the film, but I think this one will do just fine. Buy A Clockwork Orange Soundtrack from Play.com
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Editing Suite -Day 4

Today, we continued adding music and sound effects to our film.
Our original music was found on musigh.com , we chose three which we thought personally was a good choice for our film, as the music was soft and gentle. So we took this back and added it to our film, however it didn't sound right with our film, because even though it was calming as the girl was killing herself and it was a delicate story line. The girl was drugged, so we decided to look into other music which was a more weird, hopefully that would fit our story line even better!

We will be looking at crazy music, next lesson.
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American Pie- Trailer






American pie has got to be one of my favourite teen dramas.
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Teen Films

I have found a list of teen films on the internet:
I have highlighted the ones I have personally watched and enjoyed. I liked them because they relate to so many different issues that teenagers can face along with other issues which I have mentioned in my other posts. They also have some slight crude humour in them which I really like.
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Editing Suite- Day 3

Today, we continued working on our own films. We basically spent most of our time watching it back over and over again to see if we can make any changed to the main parts of the film.
We decided to add more jump cuts in the start of our film because it made it look more effective. As the character took drugs in the opening scene we wanted to continue this through-out our film so she does look a mess and out of it. We done this in a way that the effect doesn't look over the top (HOPEFULLY) if not, it doesnt matter as we will just keep playing around with it until our hearts are content.
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Teen Drama Research - Take 2

I continued to reasearch into different teen dramas that are out there..
Teen dramas have got to be one of my favourite styles of film and TV because I can personally relate to them in some cases, as they are based on issues that teenagers will probably have to go through at least once in their teenage life. These issues/ problems are:
  1. Coming of age
  2. First love
  3. Rebellion
  4. Conflict with parents
  5. Teen angst
  6. Alienation
  7. Sex
  8. Drugs
  9. Alcohol
  10. Sexuality- (gays and lesbians)
Teen dramas are normally set in the schools or college because of their age, but depending on the storyline and plot, the set may change. e.g. Beach, Shopping Centres, Parks, Houses, Parties.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
An ordinary girl (Sarah Michelle Gellar) learns she's not so ordinary. She's the Slayer who must battle vampires, demons and other supernatural bad guys. All this while struggling with normal teen preoccupations in one of the most innovative dramas of the 1990s. I have watched buffy before and I do like it because each show has a good story line to it which keeps me off my seat and questioning what's going to happen next.
 Dawson's Creek:
This perennial favourite revolved around friends Dawson (James Van Der Beek), Joey (Katie Holmes), Pacey (Joshua Jackson) and Jen (Michelle Williams). Everyone falls in and out of love; there are more twists and turns than Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction. I have never watched this, because it simply doesnt appeal to me, even by looking at this photograph makes it look boring and out dated.
 Skins:
Sex, drugs and rock and roll... for 16-year-olds. If you've never seen E4's home-grown drama before, think an x-rated episode of Grange Hill. Skins follows a group of lively teenagers in Bristol who are almost too cool for school... some of them anyway. I love skins, it's just so dramatic and so close to teenagers these days, in most of the storylines you can really connect and feel emotion towards the characters; they really make you feel like you are in their shoes.
Smallville: I really like this show, because it links in with so many issues to do with teenagers.
 The OC: I have seen this show advertised many times on the TV but I doubt i'll be watching it any soon because eventhough it deals with teenager issues, the girls just annoy me. They just seem so fake.

Glee:
The US smash hit follows an optimistic high school teacher as he attempts to inspire a group of oddball teenagers to realise their true star potential. The show has become a huge phenomenon, with impressive ratings on both sides of the Atlantic.  I personally don't like glee because it's all about singing and dancing and i'm really not into that but as a TV drama it's very popular.
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Editing Suite - Day 2

We have carried on with what we was doing previously, cutting and editing sections.
We also started creating different credits for our film, and started to design our production company logo.

I researched into different production companies and their logos, instead of looking on the internet like I normally do, I sat there and watched a selection of films from my DVD collection and these are the company logos which were used:









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What genre is our film?

Today we discussed what genre we actually think our film is, and we've come to the conclusion that it has the feel of a teen drama, where it's all mysteriously modern. Plus, young adults have to face troublesome challenges/situations in a mature content; I think that sums up our film pretty well because it's a vulnerable young adult who is playing the lead, who has to face a particular situation.  I have researched on the Internet some of the teen dramas out there...
These are suppose to be the top 10 best teen drama movies. www.screenjunkies.com


  1. "Precious" This story revolves around a teen girl named Precious who became pregnant for the second time with her father's child. Against all odds, Precious tries to get her life in order with the help of a sympathetic teacher. This is one of the best teen drama movies because it's a powerful story that can pull on anyone's heartstrings.
  2. "Rebel Without a Cause" Troubled teen Jim Stark finds himself in a new town after his family moves. He falls for Judy, an innocent girl, but that doesn't curve his desire for the fast life. Jim feels the need to prove himself to classmate,s which leads to a  deadly game of chicken. This classic teen drama movie stars James Dean as Jim Stark and Natalie Wood as Judy.
  3. "Thirteen" One of the best teen drama movies is about 13-year-old Tracy's downward spiral into sex, drugs and self-mutilation. Tracy starts off as an innocent teen until she befriends a popular classmate, Evie. The story revolves around the two girls' friendship and Tracy's mother's struggle to get a hold of her teen daughter.
  4. "Almost Famous" A teen boy winds up being assigned to write a story by "Rolling Stone." His job entails following a popular band to get the inside scoop. While on the road he encounters, sex, drugs and rock and roll. This is one of the best teen drama movie because it sheds a truthful light on the gritty world of the music industry.
  5. "A Walk to Remember" A popular student finds himself in a relationship with Jamie, a reverend's daughter in the teen movie "A Walk to Remember." The unlikely pair fall in love, but Jamie harvests a deep secret. There is no cookie cutter ending to the love story in the teen drama movie, which is heartbreaking but sincere.
  6. "Dead Poets Society" English teacher John Keating inspires students through a secret poetry society. An unfortunate death occurs and Keating is blamed and fired. The teen drama is a heartfelt tale about his students rally to get his job back as a thank you to Keating for being a positive influence on their lives.
  7. "Heathers" A popular group of girls who are all named Heather rulhigh school. The only non-Heather is Veronica, who secretly hates her tight-knit group of girlfriends. Drama ensues when Veronica and her new boyfriend start to plot the deaths of all the Heathers.
  8. "The Outsiders" The classic teen drama movie is based on a novel by S.E. Hinton. It follows two groups of teens who hate each other: "The Socials" and "The Greasers." The war between the two groups of male teenagers cause the town to divide and blood to be shed.
  9. "Kids" The 1995 teen drama movie is a dark tale about kids who have no parental boundaries. The teenagers live a carefree life and have the assumption nothing bad will ever happen. Unknowingly, one of the teens contracts H.I.V. which causes a chain reaction of everyone being at risk since they freely have sex with each other.
  10. "Juno" One of the best teen dramas is about a high-school girl's unexpected pregnancy and journey of placing her baby for adoption. Juno comes from a good, strong family and after having sex once, she finds herself pregnant. The movie follows Juno's journey through finding adoptive parents and making a connection with the up tight couple. 


My favourite out of these is 'Juno', I've watched this film thousands times yet it still makes me laugh. Even though it is a comedy, it also shows a serious and mature story line about teenage pregnancy. I think because i'm a girl myself I can connect to the story line myself, as it's a situation that could happen to me. Here is a trailer of the film 'Juno' ... www.youtube.com 
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Editing Suite - Day 1

We are now editing our opening scene on the Apple Imacs in the editing suite at college. We are using IMovie because we are familiar with the particular software, so it will limit the time we will waste getting use to the other software we could of used; final cut pro. 
So far this is what we've done: 
  1. Selected all the takes we wanted in our final piece 
  2. Moved all the takes in the correct order, on how we wanted it to look in our final piece
  3. We decided to make sharp and edgy cuts through out the movie, we still aren't too sure if we like this effect 100% so what we are going to do is leave it until the last minute and come back to it when we decide
  4. added footsteps sound effects on the points where I'm walking 
  5. added 'suspense' sound effect on the starting and ending of the film 
  6. added 'heartbeat' sound effects on the start of the film 
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Filming stage is complete..

Filming is now complete.

We are quite impressed what we've done, We took plenty of shots which will help us in the editing process.
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Character and Costume - Houston we have a problem :(

Originally, as neither of us wanted to act again in this task, We was going to get one of our friends to come in a act the main character, However this plan fell down south because where the girl we asked to do it, lived no where near Canterbury, we had to organise the shooting around her and most of the time it wasn't suitable and because our scene was during the day we couldn't do it when she was available after work etc. I decided to take on the roll, and actually record myself acting. Embarrassing stuff.
However, it went okay!

This was the characters costume, well something similar:




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Main Task:

As we've got more skills now from the first task, we have moved on to a longer opening scene which has to last 2 minutes.
In our research section of the assignment, we watched films and opening scenes of a variety of films such as:
  1. City of the gods 
  2. Brokeback mountain 
  3. Blue Velvet
This allowed us to gather more information in how we would like our films to look like and what they are actually about. I stayed in the same group as last time; Danielle Fagg and Ollie Barnes. We orginally came up the idea with a chase which ends in a character killing herself, but then we decided to change the story completely to the character gets dumped by her boyfriend and takes drugs, simple as that. We decided to change it because we thought we could do a lot more to a basic film rather than a complicated one. 
We had to do a paper trail just like the first task this included: 
  • Location Recce Sheet -We chose my house and the canterbury town park as our locations
  • Call Sheet 
  • Risk Assessment - The two risks we had was dropping the equipment and tripping over
  • Media Shooting Script 
  • Story board
I have scanned in a sample of my  paper trail...
This on is my Location Recce Sheet. 
 



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