Without A Trace is an American TV drama focusing on a fictitious full time FBI missing persons unit. The programme follows the same theme of kidnap and missing people as our film does. Though we are not making a TV drama, and though we are focusing on the side of the victim and the kidnapper and not the law, we can nevertheless take technical inspiration from it.
- As we are shooting the opening of a film, we can afford to be more creative with our camera work, unlike Without A Trace, as it is a TV programme. However, the promo above which advertises the programme seems to be more creative in its effects and its use of music and titles that the programme itself would be. We can therefore take some inspiration from it.
- The different shots in the promo are merged and connected with one another using a fade effect. It was probably used most effectively ten seconds into the clip, where another scene is faded over the young boy, with the titles stating "one boy's secrets". The boy being half hidden under another shot further adds to his secretive nature and to the theme of missing persons. We could attempt to do this when editing our sequence to further emphasise the theme of our opening.
18 seconds into the promo, we see a picture of the child who is missing. We could possibly add a photo of the child who has been taken away in our opening so as to further engage the audience with the film, as they become emotionally connected.
The music in the promo is very dramatic, and is edited well in accordance to the changing shots. Though we will not use such dramatic music, this promo shows us how good editing can help contribute to the entire mood of the clip.
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