I have just finished the first teaser for Why We Fight, my World War II film. check it out at my site
http://www.brokenshardsstudios.com/Teaser.wmv.
It is my first trailer and so it may not be everything you guys can do but I am hope it is good enough to get some positive review and make people excited about the film. Let me know waht you think.
Owen
Don't get me wrong. I really liked that trailer but there was something subliminally wrong with it. I think it was that the epic music didn't match the shots. This is not because of the acting or camera work but more of the fact that I don't think the hue of the film was right. It really needed that golden-brown tint that most epic war films use. I really don't know why though.
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I got the dreded: "The requested URL http:// was not found on this server." I really wanted to see this.
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Originally posted by certified instigator
I got the dreded: "The requested URL http:// was not found on this server." I really wanted to see this.
You have to copy and paste it, deleting the dot from the end.
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Thanks Svelter.
Gunslinger - What makes people want to see a movie is the story. At least most of the time. You show fight scenes, but give no indication of your story. The title "Why We Fight" evokes some powerful ideas. There's that amazing series by Frank Capra of the same title so you already have a lot to live up to. Do you actually explore that statement in your movie? Or is it a series for fight scenes? Good action scenes are very important, but what would make me want to see a movie is an interesting story.
I agree that your use of Carmina Burana is over the top and doesn't fit. It's also one of the most overused piece of music for trailers. It's such a "student film" cliche. You spend 10 seconds of about 40 seconds with that "approved" title. I suggest getting rid of it.
It's a good first effort. With some work you have something there that will really sell your movie. Give us a hint of story - a little taste of why we fight.
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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)
thanks for the thoughts and insight.
The teaser is a little over the top with music I agree. I am still filming right now have one day left. I really hope that the next trailer will be able to open the story up. The dialog and everything that really motivates the story is yet to be filmed. I want to have the the dialog as like an oversound type deal. Could I do that by extracting the audio in my editor?
