In order to undertand the way that storytelling in film is crafted as well as the importance of a good top line I studied Frank Ash's work and his words, and because of his work as the creative consultant at the BBC Academy he was someone qualified to seek advice from. As I am trying to create a trailer that would fall into the horror genre I learned that it is best to hold the audiences attention with a well written story and raise the tension and suspense as the film goes on. I also feel that minimising jump scares would be best as I feel that they often remove the tense atmosphere that the film builds up. To help us achieve this, Frank came up with two questions that film-makers should aim to answer in our final production : The Top Line, and The Big Question.
Top Line : A creature of unknown origin pulled from the depths of the past. mankind believed that they could control this threat, however they were wrong.Its location is deemed too dangerous to be common knowledge, an organisation that specialises in dealing with these unknown threats sends in two elite operatives to subdue the being. Do they stand a chance against something beyond human understanding?
The Big Question : Will they survive and defeat the unknown being?
