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Make a trailer

This task asks pupils to put their understanding of trailers into practise. The interactive edit suite enables them to manipulate visual and audio material in a way that best suits the audience that they are trying to reach.

Task

It is now your job to make a trailer. As with all movie trailers, the point of your trailer is to persuade the widest possible audience to see your film, which is Cars 2.

We would like you to make a trailer that attracts children your age or younger than yourself, and their parents.

What will you emphasise in the trailer to persuade young children to come to the cinema?

Once you have decided on the aspects that are important go to the Make a Trailer edit suite. Once you have constructed your trailer, present it to the rest of your class and explain how and why you put it together in this way.

Instructions:

  1. To view the clips, hold the mouse over the thumbnails.
  2. Drag your first clip into the timeline to begin making your trailer.
  3. To add text, drag a box into the timeline, write in the box below the screen and save.
  4. Choose an appropriate soundtrack to play in the background.
  5. Click on the play button to watch your trailer.
  6. You can save your trailer and print it as a storyboard.

Launch trailer maker activity