Having a script is very important when creating a trailer because it helps create consistent shots, when we start editing the piece, we won't have any confusion as to missing parts out or having topics repeated when characters improvise. We have two separate scripts for our trailer, one for the 'phone scene' and one for the classroom scenes. The phone scene consists of the mother, talking on to the phone to a friend about the teenagers in the village. We wanted to use this scene as a voiceover for the majority of the trailer so we had to write out what she was going to say so that we could imagine how we could cut it of the shots of the murders and the teenagers. We decided to write more of an outline of a script rather than writing exactly what she was going to say because we realised that it would be more realistic if it was improvised. It would sound a lot more realistic because it would be as though the character is actually talking to a friend, rather than an actor just saying the lines into a phone.
Here are our notes for the conversation:
Here are our notes for the conversation:
- talking about the horrific murders in the village.
- 'that boy slaughtered that girl in the park..'
- 'only around the corner from my house..'
- 'how is this happening..?' 'who's idea was this..?'
- it seems like it could be a cult / is it a cult?
- worried about her children
- could they be a part of it? could they be murdered?
- I'm glad my kids are going to that new film club at school, it's a good distraction
- the teacher is so friendly - really understanding
- they're good kids, I don't think they would have these ideas by themselves
We also needed a script for the film club scenes, we wanted to do a mixture of different shots for the film club, including a speech from the teacher and some other shorter clips that wouldn't have any dialogue in them. The main script for these scenes would be the speech because we decided that we would use this speech as a voiceover as well to bridge together some of the shots in the trailer.
We decided we could take inspiration from some different speeches from dictators in history, such as stalin or hitler. We wanted to make the majority of the speech quite sinister, so we wanted to take some ideas from some sinister people.
We decided we could take inspiration from some different speeches from dictators in history, such as stalin or hitler. We wanted to make the majority of the speech quite sinister, so we wanted to take some ideas from some sinister people.
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I decided to take inspiration from this speech specifically, the subtitles make it easy to understand and easier to make notes from. I tried to make notes with a reference to our trailer so that when I go to actually write the speech, I don't have to change them afterwards.
Here are the notes I have made for the speech:
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The great time has just begun.
And here is the finished speech:
You aren't allowed to be yourselves in this horrifying world, you're confined to the rules of the everyday hoping the next will be better than the last and still seeing no change. I have encountered two types of people in my life, and the only ones who can continue to exist are those with our beliefs. When looking back on history, we should be ashamed of what we have allowed to happen. We have suffered, and so has our leader, but that time is no more. By being here today and fulfilling these tasks that I will assign to you, you will give your world more meaning.
For the first time, I have the opportunity as your trusted teacher to inform you that it's time to commence with your responsibilities and be certain not to rest until this plague has been removed from our community.
It is my honour to lead you. What you have needed for years has finally become a reality, being here can make you a hero, a true helper of the devil.
The world as we know it is coming to an end, a new time of Satan is upon us. We must rid our community of its burdens to make way for the higher power. Satan is ready.
It may be hard sometimes when the change you desire does not materialise straight away, but when you continue to struggle through, the devils work gets done.
We must fight and never lose faith of our main goal, a new time is coming and it is our job, and our job alone, to pave the way; there is more for us to do than these rituals now. Those people out there, who can't see past their own idiotic ideas, need to be punished and we must be the ones to massacre the feeble-minded.
It is with each other’s help that we can finally create the paradise of Lucifer. The sacrifices we are making now are necessary, when you sacrifice for your community, you can parade the streets with your head held high!
With the knowledge that you have done a great deed for the phenomenal infinity ahead of us, with the belief in ourselves and our strong willpower, Satanism will be so much more than a phenomenon.
Our leader is depending on you not sharing our important work, during these vital sessions, I can guide you on how to march with us to a new beginning...in the end they will be proud.
You will create the environment and atmosphere needed for the higher power to rise once again. It is your time now, step up and eradicate the curse that is the residence of this community. Yes, this is going to be brilliant…welcome to ‘film club’.
- I know, children, that it must be difficult at times when you desire change that doesn't come.
- So again and again you continue to struggle.
- You can't be yourselves, you are confined to the rules, you must obey...
- What you have needed for years has become a reality.
- This world is being destroyed...
- And for the sake of the higher power, we must fight and never lose faith of our main goal, to rid this world of its burdens.
- A new time is coming and it is our duty to pave the way.
- Those who can't see past their own problems deserve to be punished.
- It is with your help that we can do this.
- You must give these people mercy. The sacrifice is necessary to create the new world.
- When you sacrifice for your community, then you can walk with your head held high! With the knowledge that you have done a great deed for this new time ahead of us.
- With our belief in ourselves and our strong willpower, not even the devil will deny you.
- I expect everyone of you with a sense of character and decency to march with us to a new beginning.
- For the first time, I allow myself as an unknown man to start a war and not rest until this plague has been removed from this community.
- We cannot succeed without planning.
- It is my honour to lead you.
- The time will come soon when you can proudly state you have created a better world.
- When we look back on history, we are ashamed of what we have done. How we have lived.
- we have suffered, but that time is no more.
- We have been robbed of our rightful place at the top, we will achieve greatness.
- I have encountered two types of people in my time, the takers and the givers.
- By fulfilling these tasks I will give you, you will give our world more meaning. You will create the space that we need for the higher power.
- A new time cannot just fall from the sky, instead it has to grow from within you.
- You must step up and eradicate the plague that the people of this village bring.
And here is the finished speech:
You aren't allowed to be yourselves in this horrifying world, you're confined to the rules of the everyday hoping the next will be better than the last and still seeing no change. I have encountered two types of people in my life, and the only ones who can continue to exist are those with our beliefs. When looking back on history, we should be ashamed of what we have allowed to happen. We have suffered, and so has our leader, but that time is no more. By being here today and fulfilling these tasks that I will assign to you, you will give your world more meaning.
For the first time, I have the opportunity as your trusted teacher to inform you that it's time to commence with your responsibilities and be certain not to rest until this plague has been removed from our community.
It is my honour to lead you. What you have needed for years has finally become a reality, being here can make you a hero, a true helper of the devil.
The world as we know it is coming to an end, a new time of Satan is upon us. We must rid our community of its burdens to make way for the higher power. Satan is ready.
It may be hard sometimes when the change you desire does not materialise straight away, but when you continue to struggle through, the devils work gets done.
We must fight and never lose faith of our main goal, a new time is coming and it is our job, and our job alone, to pave the way; there is more for us to do than these rituals now. Those people out there, who can't see past their own idiotic ideas, need to be punished and we must be the ones to massacre the feeble-minded.
It is with each other’s help that we can finally create the paradise of Lucifer. The sacrifices we are making now are necessary, when you sacrifice for your community, you can parade the streets with your head held high!
With the knowledge that you have done a great deed for the phenomenal infinity ahead of us, with the belief in ourselves and our strong willpower, Satanism will be so much more than a phenomenon.
Our leader is depending on you not sharing our important work, during these vital sessions, I can guide you on how to march with us to a new beginning...in the end they will be proud.
You will create the environment and atmosphere needed for the higher power to rise once again. It is your time now, step up and eradicate the curse that is the residence of this community. Yes, this is going to be brilliant…welcome to ‘film club’.
We have decided the closing shot for the trailer would be the teacher closing the classroom door, with the dialogue 'welcome to film club.' We wanted to film this shot from outside of the classroom so that when the door closes you can see the 'film club' sign on the door. We also decided to add this small bit of dialogue to the end of the main speech, just so that when we edit, we have more dialogue to play with and we can figure out whether we are going to edit the dialogue over the shot of the door closing, or whether we are actually going to have him say it in the shot.
After all of this planning, our idea changed again and we decided it would be a good idea to challenge convention and have next to no dialogue in the trailer. This will mean the quality of our trailer will rely on the shots and soundtrack alone.
- SB