Decisions of sound

I have decided to begin and end the trailer with non diegetic music of the song 'Hall of fame' by The Script. I have chosen this song based on my primary research as I asked my target audience what type of music they would expect in trailer with genre of drama. The answers consisted of music that is calm but dramatic, with moments of dullness and happiness, serious and piano based. I thought this song fitted this description well as it is dramatic but also calm and also consists of dull and happy moments. Therefore I have included the most happy and dramatic part of the music at the end of the trailer as this is the part where the protagonist has overcome the struggle in the film and is happy with her life, friends and gymnastics again. I have included the start of the song; the piano based part, at the beginning of my trailer as this allows for the sound of the voice over to be over the top of the song and therefore these two non-diegetic sounds combined, introduce the trailer and protagonist well. In addition to this, I believe this song choice had lyrics that were relevant to the story line and to the protagonist. For example, the protagonist is upset about not being able to compete in a gymnastics competition she had been working towards for a long time, so when the overcomes the situation and her gymnastics is better than ever, the words 'hall of fame' are inspirational and fit the purpose of the film/trailer.

In another section of my trailer I have included piano music behind the voice over of the protagonist. I chose this as it is emotional music which cooperates with narration of the protagonist and the mies-en-scene of her within the shots. This part of the trailer consists of the protagonist being upset about her injury and not being able to do gymnastics. The music reflects on her emotions and feelings at this point and therefore highlights this making it easier for the audience to relate with her.

Another song I have incorporated into my trailer is 'Keep your head up' by Ben Howard. I believe this song was appropriate as I put it into my trailer when the protagonist was attempting to overcome her injury by getting back on track with her gymnastics. As she is worried and does not have a lot of hope and determination about being able to reach the standard of gymnastics she was at before, I think the lyrics of 'keep your head up' and 'keep your mind set' are suitable for the protagonist's situation. Also, the fact the protagonist has a change in personality towards her friends, family and coach after her injury and therefore I think the lyrics of 'keep your heart strong' are relatable for the trailer too; Therefore I thought this was an appropriate soundtrack for this part of my trailer.

I have decided to include a non-diegetic sound of a narration of the protagonists voice throughout my trailer. I have decided to include this to convey the storyline to my audience in a simple form as I believed this would be more effective for my demographic audience. This type of sound being used also helps for my audience to relate with my protagonist as they are being spoken to by her directly; this also makes it personal and enables them to engage with the trailer more.