Alice: Radio Trailer Script

The following image is the script for our radio trailer for our short film Alice. The script was created on 'Celtx' and shows the different features which will be contained in the radio trailer. The script shows the character or narrator's speech, sound effect which will be in it in their specific place and the dialogue which will be used.

ALICE: Official Short Film (alternative ending)

This is the final and official version of Alice the short film by Celestial Pictures.

The first draft of our groups short film was posted on YouTube. I created a questionnaire on google docs. I posted the questionnaire on Facebook and Twitter which contained a link to my film. This enabled me to receive feedback about the film from the audience. This is so that I could make any amendments or changes which could improve the film.

After questionnaire data was analysed, some people didn't fully understand or come to grips with the narrative and genre of the film. People were also confused about the mystery behind Alice's illness.

The feedback from the audience suggested that a few changes should be made on the film to make the narrative and genre of the film more understandable. The audience who answered the questionnaire showed a lot of concern about the lack of information at the end of the film about Alice's illness and why she's the odd one out from everyone else.

However, this official version of Alice uses an alternative ending, which will reveal the truth about Alice's illness and why she is not like everyone else. Afterall, "The supernatural is the natural not yet understood" - Elbert Hubbard

Thriller/Horror/Sci-fi Radio Trailer Research

The following YouTube clips are film radio trailers which follow a horror/thriller genre.

 

The Alien 1979 radio trailer is very basic. But that is all that it needs to be. The radio trailers mainly consist of music and sound effects which are used in the film. The music links to the genre of the film. There is very little dialogue in the radio trailer. The only part of dialogue in the trailer says "In space, no one can hear you scream! Alien, rated R from 20th Century Fox". However, in this short piece of dialogue, a lot of things are mentioned. These things are:

• The name of the film. 
• The age certificate of the film.
• The film's production company
• And the films tag line "In space, no one can hear you scream!"

However, the radio trailer contains no diegetic dialogue from the characters in the film. This is a common feature of modern radio trailers because they can give the audience an idea about the narrative of the film. 

The following two YouTube clips show two similar radio trailers which contain diegetic dialogue from the characters in the film. 

  





From this research, I will contain the features used in the Alien film, which apply to my film. These are:

• The name of the film. 
• The age certificate of the film.
• The film's production company
• And the films tag line "In space, no one can hear you scream!"

I will also include some diegetic sounds from my film which will be some of the character's dialogue. This is because I want to give the audience an idea of the narrative of my film.

Alice: Short Film Script and Analysis

The following images are screen shots of the script of our groups short film.

The script was created on an Apple Mac desktop via software called Celtx.

The script shows the scene heading, characters name, action and dialogue for each section of our short film. This was an important feature which made the production of the film run smoothly.

The images are in chronological order of which they are shown in the film. The script was created at the same time as the storyboards for each scene. This was so that a clear layout of the different sections of the film and narrative would be shown. This would also show the order of which the scenes would be produced. Because of this, the film production team and actors would be able to familiarise themselves with each part of the film before the filming. This would increase productivity.    

Alice: Final Film Poster Analysis

This is the final film poster for the 5 minute short film Alice.

On the first draft film poster, our groups production company logo was missing. Therefore, I edited the logo on to the poster. This has made the poster more realistic by following the exact conventions of a film poster.

From researching thriller film posters I acknowledged some significant features which need to be contained in a thriller film poster. Firstly, most thriller film posters included a blue tint, which sets an eerie yet intriguing mood. The credit text at the bottom of the poster follows the conventions of any film poster. The text has been stretched and orthographically follows the same features of any other film poster.

The film certification is displayed at the bottom right of the poster, as well as our group's production logo and Barnsley College logo.

The title of the film is displayed in the centre of the poster and has a considerably larger font size than the other text. This makes the film title more distinct and noticeable. This is a common feature in other film posters.

Alice: Radio Trailer Analysis

This is our groups official radio trailer. The radio trailer was created using Imovie on an Apple Macbook Pro. The radio trailer was based on several radio trailers which I researched. The Radio Trailer is 27 seconds long which is an ideal length for a trailer which can only use audio.

The audio from the radio trailer uses diegetic and non-diegetic sound. Some sound clips from the short film have been abstracted and included in the trailer. Also, a voice over has been added to the trailer which allows extra information to be included in the trailer.

The non-diegetic and diegetic sound from our short film:

The diegetic sound from the film which is in the trailer is some of the quotations from some of the characters interviews such as:

• "to how close we actually were, I just didn't think that she'd actually do it to me"

The non-diegetic sound from the film which is in the trailer is some of Alice's voice over which introduces Alice to the audience. 

• "My name is Alice, I'm 19 years old and I'm a monster"

There is also a narration throughout the radio trailer. The narration helps give the audience more information and details about the film. For instance:

• The production company who made the film. - "A Celestial Studios Production"
• Strong statements which intrigues the audience. - "Someone who cannot be helped"
• A quote which is used in the film and on the film poster. - "The supernatural is the natural not yet understood"
• The radio  trailer ends with the name of the film, release date and the rated age certificate. - "Alice, coming soon, rated 15

Alice: Final Radio Trailer

This is our groups official radio trailer.