High School Movie Trailer


For this project, my group chose to replicate the Napoleon Dynamite trailer. This was a fairly simple trailer, but it still incorporated a lot of key elements of filmmaking. The lighting was pretty easy, but I struggled a lot with audio. We didn't get audio in one scene, so we had to do voiceovers for the audio that we missed. Most of the angles used were easy, so we were able to get most of them shot correctly.

 The whole process started with selecting the trailer that we were going to recreate, then creating a storyboard and script. We also had to create a production schedule and find actors. Most of this pre-production process went smoothly, until it came to finding a main actor. We originally had one actor, but another group was using him for their video, so we had to find someone different. We then found another actor and filmed about half of the scenes with him. However, he got grounded and was not allowed to finish filming with us. At this point, we were very close to the project's due date so we decided to just use a group member. All of these actor issues made the production process very lengthy and painful, but we were able to eventually get it done. Editing took about two and a half hours, but it was a pretty smooth process. Everyone in the group edited their own version of the same trailer. The main problem I ran across while editing was audio levels. I couldn't figure out how to get the music to be loud enough and consistent. I wasn't able to resolved this issue in the end, but I think I still came out with a pretty decent video.

 My role in this project was Art Director. I scouted locations and planned costumes. I also wrote the script. During the production process, I helped to make sure that shots looked accurate and clean. A lot of what I did just helped me solidify my previous technical knowledge. This project involved a lot of communication to figure out when we could film and what we needed to do. Although there were some hiccups in this area, my group did an overall good job of constant communication and awareness. This also leads to collaboration and leadership. I think my group was really good at sharing responsibilities and all doing our parts. There was also a lot of good leadership going on. I tried to take over a leadership role when necessary, but so did a couple other group members, which worked out really well. Our biggest issue throughout this while process was project management. Although we did have a really solid original plan, it had to change a lot to compensate all of our actor issues. This made it really hard for my group to continue to properly plan and get the project done on time.

 If I were to do this project again, I would make sure that we had a reliable original actor and all the needed props. I would also try to keep a solid production schedule. However, I would keep a lot of the good communication and collaboration that went on in my group. I did learn a lot from this project, like how important it is to have a good production schedule and plan everything out ahead of time. I will definitely take what I learned and use it in my future projects.

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