Blackout Trailer - AS Level Media Studies Coursework

A theatrical trailer I created for fictional feature film 'Blackout', for my AS Level Media Studies coursework, contributing to my overall A grade.

"Protagonist John Davis is a high achiever, working at a prestigious city firm earning a plentiful salary. He has a solid group of friends who he socialises with regularly, work colleagues who he goes clubbing with, and a loving fiancé who he is set to marry. His life is flying high, and being young means he has his whole life ahead of him.
Meanwhile, electromagnetic energy levels of the Sun are rapidly increasing, and scientists are predicting peculiar behaviour on Earth as a result; with warnings of power loss and radio disturbances as solar flares reach the Earth's atmosphere...
But would a Blackout mean more than just loss of electricity for those who survive, or will it change their lives forever?"

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Starring Kieran Smith, Rob Surgenor, Mark Tonkin and Sophie Emberson. Thank you to everyone who took part, it was much appreciated!

Shot using a Sony HDR-XR200, and edited in Sony Vegas Pro 10, on location in Canary Wolf & Trafalgar Square, London; and Marden, Kent.
Visual Effects and Titles produced in Adobe After Effects CS4

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[IndieHouseFilms]

This is vey good work and I would easily give it an A. It featured all the criteria. The music was superb, and it is a nice concept. You got good quality shots too. What camera are you using?

Also, interestingly we share the same first name- Thomas. I'll be sure to subscribe you¬

[RosserProductions]

@IndieHouseFilms Thank you very much! I shot on the Sony HDR-XR200 which is a fairly mid-range HD camcorder.

[edlawrence94]

What grade did you get for this alone?

[RosserProductions]

@edlawrence94 I got an A for this piece!

[MarcAllins]

That was really good man! Very creative, it felt 100% professional. The audio was great, camera angles and placement were outstanding and it was very captivating. If you could please check out my feature video and leave a positive comment, that would be great!!! (:

[RosserProductions]

@MarcAllins Cheers for the feedback! I really appreciate it. Sure thing, I'd be more than pleased to have a look.

[ZFilmzor]

Good concept! I'm just getting my channel started and I'd love to hear your thoughts. Keep it up!

[MrTimeControl]

Not gonna lie some of these shots were pretty good, best one was at 1:30, but having that girl in it kinda ruined what you had going, looks too much like an A level media student. LOL was that shot at 1:34 intentionally a complete rip off of Public Enemies haha?

[DanielCiurlizza]

Heeeeyyy! Looks great, man!

I love seeing all of us progress together. We're doing it, Thomas!

[wrenthereaper]

hey not bad! it looks pretty interesting!

[harryrudham3]

its very good.