Evaluation of My Trailer

This is my blog post where I can evaluate my trailer.

Main intentions
Firstly my main intentions of my trailer was to attract a huge number of my target audience which are females, mostly couples and teen girls.

Showing my genre through the trailer. 
My genre is romance drama and after looking at many trailers and watching the films, I got a sense of the genre. With the shocking moments in the story line which normally defines a romance drama for example when someone has a terminal illness, they are doing something they don't want. Normally it is leaving the girl which in my case is part of the narrative.
 Also referring back to my codes and convention blog, I have also shown my genre through the non digetic score which reflects the feelings/ moods in the scenes.
Also as stated on the codes and convention blog, it is a convention that fades and cuts are used. I have used in the sad and information scenes, for example where my main character Aaron has started to cough blood. Also in previous romance drama trailers, at the very end of the trailer we see the characters name and face where they are smiling, I have conducted that myself in my trailer, which shows the genre off.
I have used Todrov's theory to structure my narrative. I have started with the equilibrium where I have my starting scene where my character are on a dinner date.
Then I created the disruption and recognition of where Aaron starts coughing blood and feels uneasy. Also the two shot where his best friend tells him to let go.
Then the repair was all the quick shots of him doing negative things like drinking, and having the medication.
I added my own piece to the theory which was quick cuts of the love, which I have spread from the start to the end.
Lastly ending it with a few shots of the problem and love, which I have done at the end of my trailer.

Other peoples opinion on my trailer
I have shown many people my trailer, mostly my target audience and have written down what they thought of it.
Natasha- Overall the trailer was put together real nice and flowed very well and understood the narrative. Also the shots that I used was good and were different which was good. Especially the shot in the cupboard where the main character is reaching for his medication. The transition shot was good. Also the shot where the main guy point of view shot was used when he was coughing blood.
To improve on, Try use capital letters for you questions in your trailer.
I tried the improvement and it just didn't fit. To justify I had capital letters for each starting word and left the rest lower case. The reason I have done this is because it gives the words a soft appeal to them and its not like the words are shouting to my audience when they read it. I wanted my trailer to have a gentle approach.
Maira- She thought that the whole trailer fit with the music, it flowed very well, it attracted her from the start and overall she staed, 'if the film was made, she would watch it.'
Mrs Jenkins( Media Teacher)- Overall she liked the trailer, she liked the variety of shots I used including the medication scene transition. Also the lighting in the first scene which allows the mood and sense of togetherness between the couple. However to improve on, she stated that there was a jumpy shot where my main character laughs at the end of the starting scene. I deleted that scene and re arranged the shot and it looked more better and seemed to flow editing wise better.
Shweta- Overall she liked the trailer and liked how it flowed and the narrative made sense. She liked the colour scheme I used- White and pink. Also she also liked the lighting throughout the scenes and the colours that the actors were wearing.It fitted with the mood of the scenes and the whole trailer.
Saira- Overall she liked the trailer, she liked how the voiceovers fit with the music with the emotions, also she likes how the trailer interwines with the shots.
Krishna- Overall he liked the trailer, he thought it flowed very well, he liked how the music corresponded and the final voiceover I choose was better than the other one.

My own opinion on my trailer.
Overall I thought it was a good trailer, I understood the narrative however that would be very biased of me to say as I know the narrative inside out. It flows the way I wanted it to. At the start of using Windows Live Movie Maker I was doubtful in editing my footage in the programme due to the lack of other effects I could've done. I thought that my trailer wont look professional enough... I was proven wrong.
Windows Live Movie Maker has done a great job and in fact the fancy effects weren't needed in a trailer as you just needs basic fades and cuts and simple transitions. Onto the simple shots and  the ease of editing, it did establish the characters and location the way I wanted to. I am thankful to my actors who have I have moaned constantly on getting the filming done and they have done a tremendous job on acting in very awkward situations.
However one thing I wish I can improve on  is that I wish I could have done more happy vs sad shots. It seemed my trailer started with all the happy shots and ended in sad shots which wasn't the way I wanted it to end with. However with the slow motion hug at the end I hope that has recovered that issue.