Blue_Food
07-02-2009, 10:47 AM
I don’t wish to moan here, especially considering I’m a new member, but what the heck – I’m going to anyway!
Am I the only one who is a little disappointed by the sense of déjà vu brought about by the announcement of ‘Trailery-er Fest’, and a little puzzled as to why the same theme would be repeated twice in a row, especially considering the less-than-spectacular turnout (in terms of the number of participants) the last time around?
From a personal perspective, I just can’t seem to find myself getting excited by the idea of producing a mock-trailer for an imaginary film – which is fine; I don’t expect every theme to cause every potential participant to become flooded with inspiration each time around, and I don’t deny that it could be a fun and educational experience.
However there are also practical elements that somewhat turn me off the idea, and I’d be surprised if no else shared them. The thing is that in order to produce a trailer for what appears to be a ‘real movie’, one is likely to have to put just as much time, effort, and – most importantly – money into the project as one would if they were making an actual film, in terms of the number of locations, cast-members, etc.
I also think it’s possible that we’re more likely to attract interest and favours from potential collaborators if we tell them that we are working on a spec commercial, as opposed to a trailer for a non-existent movie.
Considering the fact that the Trailer-Fest 2 deadline is four months away, is there any chance (depending on the level of interest) that perhaps an actual Ad-fest could be run concurrently alongside Trailer-Fest (maybe with a more imminent deadline – say, two months, and a shorter max-duration – say thirty to sixty seconds)?
My suggestions in terms of how themes/rules might be approached would be if participants were given (a) A type of product, and (b) the name of that product – and then be free to go from there. Types of product could be anything from a soft drink, a fragrance, a newspaper/magazine, a pain-killer, a chocolate bar, a piece of software, a brand of condoms – whatever (my personal picks would be fragrance or pain-killer!). The product would be given a snappy, befitting name, and then we filmmakers-cum-admen are free to brand it how we choose, design the logo and packaging, decide who our target is, and produce a spot in a style that we consider appropriate, whether that may be quirky, hip, sophisticated, romantic, etc.
Anyway, I hope that this rather long post is not taken in the wrong way; these are just my suggestions, and I’d be interested to see what other members and mods alike think of them, and what the likelihood is of us seeing a simultaneous Ad-Fest running alongside the Trailer-Fest?
Many thanks,
Danny
Am I the only one who is a little disappointed by the sense of déjà vu brought about by the announcement of ‘Trailery-er Fest’, and a little puzzled as to why the same theme would be repeated twice in a row, especially considering the less-than-spectacular turnout (in terms of the number of participants) the last time around?
From a personal perspective, I just can’t seem to find myself getting excited by the idea of producing a mock-trailer for an imaginary film – which is fine; I don’t expect every theme to cause every potential participant to become flooded with inspiration each time around, and I don’t deny that it could be a fun and educational experience.
However there are also practical elements that somewhat turn me off the idea, and I’d be surprised if no else shared them. The thing is that in order to produce a trailer for what appears to be a ‘real movie’, one is likely to have to put just as much time, effort, and – most importantly – money into the project as one would if they were making an actual film, in terms of the number of locations, cast-members, etc.
I also think it’s possible that we’re more likely to attract interest and favours from potential collaborators if we tell them that we are working on a spec commercial, as opposed to a trailer for a non-existent movie.
Considering the fact that the Trailer-Fest 2 deadline is four months away, is there any chance (depending on the level of interest) that perhaps an actual Ad-fest could be run concurrently alongside Trailer-Fest (maybe with a more imminent deadline – say, two months, and a shorter max-duration – say thirty to sixty seconds)?
My suggestions in terms of how themes/rules might be approached would be if participants were given (a) A type of product, and (b) the name of that product – and then be free to go from there. Types of product could be anything from a soft drink, a fragrance, a newspaper/magazine, a pain-killer, a chocolate bar, a piece of software, a brand of condoms – whatever (my personal picks would be fragrance or pain-killer!). The product would be given a snappy, befitting name, and then we filmmakers-cum-admen are free to brand it how we choose, design the logo and packaging, decide who our target is, and produce a spot in a style that we consider appropriate, whether that may be quirky, hip, sophisticated, romantic, etc.
Anyway, I hope that this rather long post is not taken in the wrong way; these are just my suggestions, and I’d be interested to see what other members and mods alike think of them, and what the likelihood is of us seeing a simultaneous Ad-Fest running alongside the Trailer-Fest?
Many thanks,
Danny