Methods/steps
Everyone knows that there will be trailers before TV, TV series and even variety shows are broadcast! Everyone will look forward to the movie or variety show after watching the trailer! Therefore, editing the trailer is also one of the important tasks of post-production! So how do you edit the trailer? Today, Harbin Perfect Power Bian Xiao will share with you how to edit the trailer in the later stage of film and television!
Trailer material selection: Trailer material should first highlight the theme and style of the film, reflect the background of the times, and show the mental outlook and strong action of the characters in the original film.
Attention should be paid when choosing the material of the picture: it is not appropriate to use long lenses. It is not appropriate to use scenery shots that have nothing to do with the theme. It is not advisable to use a lens with an unsatisfactory picture. It is not advisable to use scenes with little effect. We should try our best to select materials from the pictures related to the main line of the film and television drama, which can accurately reflect the theme characteristics of the original film and match its style and style. There should be more shots in the trailer, not longer. The biggest feature of the trailer is that it has questions and answers, creates suspense and attracts the audience.
Structural method
With a more perfect picture material, it is necessary to handle it properly, that is, to have a suitable structural method.
The trailer must be combined with reality in structure.
The so-called emptiness mainly refers to omitting those minor plots and characters to give the audience imagination and foreshadowing, causing the audience's expectation and illusion, thus increasing the audience's suspense.
The so-called truth mainly refers to the main plot, main characters and key details in the original work.
The internal connection and external connection, continuous assembly and parallel assembly of trailer pictures are also two important aspects in the editing process.
Internal connection generally refers to the mental outlook of the characters and the inevitability of the development of plot events. In editing methods, column combination should be adopted.
External contact generally refers to the direction and speed of the subject's action, and the organic conversion of light, shadow, color, scene, size and lens. In editing methods, it is inevitable to adopt continuous assembly skills.
The connection between internal and external, and the combination of continuity and opposition are inseparable. Only by combining them organically can we fully express the intention of the trailer, and more in the form of confrontation.
Subtitles and picture skills
The subtitle content of trailers can generally be divided into three categories.
1) subtitles, introducing the theme of the original film.
2) Explain the subtitles and the contents of the picture.
3) promote subtitles, using the words "advertisement", "story twists and turns", "plot tension" and "the scene is huge and there are many people"
The font of subtitles can be regular script, cursive script, running script, official script and other forms. Thriller, tragedy or drama are different.
Actors are often introduced in trailers. Generally, in the trailer, the main actors and actresses in the original film should be briefly introduced to the audience. From the activities of the characters in the play, choose the close-up of the actor's solo performance to introduce. Generally, the names of characters and actors are written.