Rockstar,
Thanks for the input. However, it's actually the other way around. It's the action and stuff that doesn't fit with the bycicle clip. The movie is a comedy. It's got action and drama, but it's a comedy, so I think I need to be clear about that in the trailer, hence the comedic bookends.
That's awesome. Thanks, hatter. As I mentioned earlier, my intent was for the following to be communicated in the trailer.
1. Dude is psychic
2. Dude and friend exploit psychic power to steal stuff
3. Dude and friend, because of psychic power, become accidental heroes
Of the people who didn't know anything about the movie, it seems you're the only person who really got this, so obviously, I didn't successfully edit the trailer in a way to convey what I intended.
However, I'm giving serious thought to keeping it vague, or perhaps going even more vague, as you suggest. Perhaps all I really need to convey is the following:
1. Dude is psychic
2. Michief
3. Action, drama, and comedy
You know? Maybe the audience doesn't need to really know the story. Maybe they just need a quick teaser.
The good news is that this decision isn't crucial, at the moment. I need to finish a trailer within the next couple days, but that's just for the purpose of showing people around Richmond, and to be frank, they'll be interested because it's a local film, and the trailer (in it's current state) at least has an exciting feel, so I don't think the trailer needs to be perfect for my Richmond audience. I only need to get it perfect for when I make the festival rounds, and I've only just begun the submission process, so I've got time.
Thanks again. Cheers!
Thanks for the input. However, it's actually the other way around. It's the action and stuff that doesn't fit with the bycicle clip. The movie is a comedy. It's got action and drama, but it's a comedy, so I think I need to be clear about that in the trailer, hence the comedic bookends.
CF, I know nothing of your film, all I’ve seen is this trailer.
One thought I did have when watching it, is that maybe you’re giving away too much! Nobody else seems to have thought this though, so maybe it’s just me.
I could be wrong, but I do think I know how your story pans out. Obviously, I don’t know how it ends from this, or who the antagonist is, or what their story is. But I do get a good sense of what happens in your film. I’d almost be inclined to take out the section where the guy says something along the lines of “I don’t like what’s coming out of that house…”. To me, that gives away how they’ve gotten themselves into trouble. If you leave that out and just go from him revealing that he’s psychic, to more thieving, to the fighting, it leaves it open to interpretation, as to how exactly they get into these situations.
By the way, it’s not just the title I liked, I thought the whole thing was pretty awesome.
That's awesome. Thanks, hatter. As I mentioned earlier, my intent was for the following to be communicated in the trailer.
1. Dude is psychic
2. Dude and friend exploit psychic power to steal stuff
3. Dude and friend, because of psychic power, become accidental heroes
Of the people who didn't know anything about the movie, it seems you're the only person who really got this, so obviously, I didn't successfully edit the trailer in a way to convey what I intended.
However, I'm giving serious thought to keeping it vague, or perhaps going even more vague, as you suggest. Perhaps all I really need to convey is the following:
1. Dude is psychic
2. Michief
3. Action, drama, and comedy
You know? Maybe the audience doesn't need to really know the story. Maybe they just need a quick teaser.
The good news is that this decision isn't crucial, at the moment. I need to finish a trailer within the next couple days, but that's just for the purpose of showing people around Richmond, and to be frank, they'll be interested because it's a local film, and the trailer (in it's current state) at least has an exciting feel, so I don't think the trailer needs to be perfect for my Richmond audience. I only need to get it perfect for when I make the festival rounds, and I've only just begun the submission process, so I've got time.
Thanks again. Cheers!