Influences

Our film is to be a dark action film, so we have found some other films which are similar to the genre and general theme of the film we have in mind.

The Dark Knight series

The first of these is The Dark Knight / The Dark Knight Rises, which are both fairly similar films in terms of theme and genre, in that they are both very dark, and dramatic, and include hints of comedy, something we would like to emulate.

These are some shots from the Dark Knight trilogy that we quite like, as you can see they are all either dramatic and/or dark in some way, and this is what we aim to achieve with our production.

Because The Dark Knight is going to be such an influence for us, we decided to break down the first trailer for The Dark Knight Rises. This breakdown will give us a good structure on how to edit our trailer together, as well as the speed of the trailer.

Taken

When we first started to brainstorm our production, we decided that Taken would be a big influence for our film from the off.

After planning our film, we decided that the music used in this trailer will be a big influence for us. At first, there is a clear lack of a soundtrack, just non-diagetic sound effects to emphasise the titles.

This seems to be a typical feature of action trailers, and it is one we want to use in our production. The soundtrack kicks in around 50 seconds into the trailer, and is followed by short take, fast paced editing.

Just before the end of the trailer, there is a drop in the music which we really want to incorporate into our production.

The music after this has taken place is also effective, we also might want to do this. Overall, Taken will be a huge influence for us not only in terms of genre, but also soundtrack.

Looper

The introduction to Looper is very good, roughly the first opening 40 seconds. This includes the production logos and some interesting use of sound. We want to use a similar technique with the sound, and although the production logo is very unique and interesting, we won't be using a technique like this because Looper is more Sci-Fi while our film will be more drama, so we are't going to look into this film as much.

Crank 2: High Voltage

We also now have an influence for our sound, Crank 2:

At around 1:50 a heavier song kicks in when the title "Jason Statham" comes in, and the music then continues until the end of the film, usually syncing up with certain moments within the trailer such as punches. The music also cuts out at the end, in which there is a small comedic shot, something we would like to do.