5 Movie Trailers

2012

The plot for this movie is one that shows the destruction of earth/end of the world while society struggles to survive this phenomena. Most of the trailer consists of dark colours such as black and greys suggesting the ominous events that are about to occur. Lots of screen flashes that changes to a different scene. The text descriptions uses a mix of fading and flashing effects that is accompanied with fast-paced and impactful sound effects. Text colour chosen contrasts with the black background. A lot of scenes showing destruction in small and large scales along with close up shots of people in frantic situations.

Into the Storm

Similarly to most disaster films, this trailer consists of dark colours indicating the tragedies that are going to occur in the film. This film particularly uses a siren sound over a black screen for the audience to focus on the audio instead on the visual content on some part of the trailer. The use of a siren provokes audiences and suggest an atmosphere in a state of panic. There is a nice contrast with a calm scene at the start showing sun to the horrendous stormy scene at the end. Contrasting plain text again black background and silence allows focus on text then sudden loud sounds and screams alert viewers. Climatic sound effects keeps audience engaged. contrast with sudden sound and silence prominent throughout trailer. 

Contagion

Dakr sounding orchestral music playing at the background. Shows normal people interactions and events. Sliding and fading texts throughout the film with red background. The sound effects of fast heartbeat engages the audience. Impactful swishing sound effects when transitioning into different scenes. Overall audio effects gives of ominous vibes. Choatic situations are shown further in the trailer. Camera pans over isolated areas and filthy streets that shows no signs of abandonment and lack of maintainence. Quick change of scenes, fading in and out.

Transformers 3

Ominous and impactful sound effects. Fading transitional scenes. Rockish background music with s mix of backgorund music. Plain text against black background. Shows scenes of destruction, some slow motion effects. Colour tones throughout is kept simple and clear. The main theme is one of destruction caused by the battle between mechanics and humans; a race to save the earth from invaders. What caught my attention most is the background music and effects. It flows smoothly throughout the trailer.

Aftermath

Fading transitional scenes, yellow text against black background. Eerie sound effects, fast pace beat. Some sort of siren sound that garners attention. Impactful sound effects and most scene transitions. Several fading scene transitions and black screens. Displays scene of abandonment and lack of any human presence. Shaking camera gives off the feeling of panic and desperation of escape. Scene is mostly dark, tones and colours are dark to suit the 'end of the world' theme and atmosphere.

Concrete Examples

Sketches on direction in which Church of Light will decay

Examples of Concrete that has been destroyed/decayed

Lecture Review - Week 2

Week 2's lecture gave slight insight into the different materials used in construction and how they are used in buildings. With further research I was able to learn more about material properties and how they are after their decay state.

Material Properties

Concrete has high compression strength but low tensile strength. It can be damaged by sea water, fire and bacterial, physical or chemical damages. Overtime concrete structures will crack to some extent due to shrinkage. It can last approximately 60 years with maintenance. It has a stone-like consistency and mostly used as hardened building material, it is usually reinforced with high tensile materials such as steel.  Glass is quite resistant to corrosion in comparison to other materials. It is made by melting sand, soda ash, dolomite, and limestone. It takes a long time to degrade and one of the substances that would corrodes glass. It is mostly used as transparent glazing material on a building’s envelope. With steel the major constituent is iron and depending on the strength other elements are added. Steel can be hot rolled or cold form. Small cracks can form of steel after being under pressure for long periods of time. Steel can last over 25 years with proper protection and usually has corrosion protection sprayed onto it. 

Specular Before and After

Church of Light - Before 

Church of Light - After 

Lecture Review - Week 1

I thought that the different sort of decay shown in the film Life After People really help me think and picture how this would apply to my selected building, I managed to collate several ideas in my brain that will help with the designing how the decaying of the building will look like.

Church of Light Export to Cryengine3

I experimented with the decayed look of what concrete will look like after 100 years since the extinction of humans.