Legal Restraints

Basically all aspects of making a teaser trailer need to be checked and made sure they don’t mess with the legal restraints. For example, you cannot use any music you like, any references from other movies or products from well-known companies. This is because they go against the copyright laws. Defamation is also a very dangerous subject. It means you cannot show an individual, product, government or anything similar in a negative way.

When filming in the UK, you can film publically, although if you’re filming in non-public places, which restrict commercial filming, you will most likely need a permit. Most films, which involve action scenes with guns or explosions, need to inform the UK police and make sure they have the correct permission. If they don’t, they can be taken to court. The UK is much different to America in these cases. In America, you cannot make more than one trailer a year longer than 2 minutes 30 seconds unless it’s an Internet or home made trailer.

Film posters have to contain a billing block according to a contract between actors and producers. This is a small section at the bottom of the poster which is filled with condensed writing stating information about the film.

Institution Information

Institutions are simply large companies who are involved in the process of creating and distributing their product. For example, they could be involved in the distribution of films, advertising, music, and many more products. The main institutions who are very well funded include Warner Brothers, Disney, 21st Century Fox, Viacom, etc. 
Warner Brothers are a massive institution which has several subsidiary companies, including Warner Bros. 

Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Video,New Line Cinema, TheWB.com, and DC Entertainment. Warner owns half of The CW Television Network.

Walt Disney is one of the biggest companies in the world. They have 14 theme parks and resorts all across the world. They're one of the biggest and well recognised companies in all of Hollywood. Disney own the Disney Channel, ABC, ESPN, LifeTime and much more. Last year, the Annual gross revenues of The Walt Disney Company was $42.278 Billion.

21st Century Fox was previously known as News Corporation. Among its holdings are Fox Entertainment Group, owners of the 20th Century Fox film studio, Fox television network among other assets, STAR TV, Italian television provider Sky Italia, and stakes in the television providers BSkyB and Sky Deutschland.

If I was going to chose an Institution to distribute our trailer, it would have to be Warner Bros. Simply because of the amount of fantasy films they are responsible for. To the left are examples of these, including Cloud Atlas, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Jack the Giant Slayer. Most of these are very successful films which just goes to show that it's a good decision. 

History and Background of Trailers

A film trailer is one of the most important things when it comes to making films. They are usually shown in the cinema before the film or at the start of a DVD, although they can also be shown during adverts on television or in adverts online. They are used to attract as big an audience as possible and ensure that they go and see the film in the cinema as soon as it comes out.

There are countless examples of these trailers. More and more have been coming out every year. The first to come out was in 1914 for a Charlie Chaplin film, which was created by Nils Granlund. The National Screen Service up until the late 1950’s created all trailers, and the company in itself lasted until the 80’s. Companies nowadays deal with their own film trailers, and it’s rare to have a film without one.

A2 Advanced Portfolio

For my A2 Advanced Portfolio, I have chosen the film promotion brief, which includes creating the trailer, film poster and a front cover to a film magazine. I decided to do this brief because I have studied the film industry in previous Media projects and have a growing interest of the subject. This project will be far more interesting than AS as not only am I working in a group, but it’s much more fun and creative.
I have chosen to use the website Blogger to publish my work and to show my progress through the project. There are many reasons for doing this. I think it's a great way to present all the work on one easy to access website with direct links to videos, photos and other forms of media.