The genre for my film is a science-fiction and adventure. It follows the story of Nick Aries who discovers more about his dad and finds how he has powers that could help have the planet of Aurora. Having looked at sci-fi and adventure films in my research and analysis, I’ve noticed that this genre typically uses orchestral music with many sudden and long build up, and the use of drums to create a tense atmosphere. To stay conform to the genre and to keep it appealing to the target audience, I’ve used snares/quick build ups throughout my trailer to create sudden moments of intensity.

During my research and planning in our A2 production, I analysed several soundtracks that may have been suitable for the genre I was going to create (HERE - http://shonamshahig324.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/soundtrack-research-analysis.html). My film trailer was a science-fiction and adventure genre, there for I was after orchestral sound tracks, with lour bass drums and sudden build-ups/snares to create a suspense atmosphere. I was successful in finding a few pieces that conformed well to the genre at the time, however some soundtracks that were used in the trailer were found after this, as I had carried on searching after. Having listened to many tracks, I was confidently able to choose suitable soundtracks that would be in the trailer. The soundtracks in similar genre trailers are almost like the ones used in my trailer, indicating my choice of sound track was convention and related to the genre well.

Sound effects are also an important in trailer: they are used to transport the audience to the location and makes them feel as if they are in the action with them. During the filming process, I used the microphone on my smartphone to record scratch audio from the different locations we filmed in. Some of the scratch audio included leaves rustling, the wind blowing, the cycle chain moving, sound of the bike on different terrains, and other various sounds that were later added to the trailer during post production. This created a more realistic representation of the sound in the location, therefore transporting the audience into the scene of the film. Recording of scratch audio is used a lot in film production. It may hardly be noticeable; however, the product will be less satisfying without it, and is an easy part to look over.