PRODUCING A SIZZLE REEL
Edgar Wright is most known for his comedic Three Flavours Cornetto film trilogy that consist of 'Shaun of The Dead', 'World's End' and 'Hot Fuzz', working with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as his main actors for all three films. He also collaborated with them as the director of the television series Spaced and has become well known with his new directory in 'Baby Driver.' Wright is still a new director to the scene but has marked his place as a well known director with the films that he has directed, having a strong sense of comedy and a fun, but energetic, story line.
'Sizzle reels are 3 to 5 minute videos that combine visuals, audio and messaging to create a fast-paced, stylized overview of a product.'
I started with a short version to get the feel of the clips, the video being beside this text being my first edit. When creating a sizzle reel for this director, I had to make sure that I chose the right music as music is an important element in Edgar Wright's films, having to make sure that they work well enough together and can still get across the right elements to the audience. I had to make sure that the meaning behind the films still came across to the audience and would promote the films to the audience. I took this time to try and understand how his edits work, trying to make the clips between them flow well from the cuts he already had in the films and trying to put them next to each other.
Editing the sizzle reel after the first edit became easier, knowing the beat of the song and the clips I wanted to use, being able to implement them better to the music. I wanted to make the clips look epic throughout before a comedic piece at the end. By researching into the auteur like I have already done, I was able to understand his style better and find the right clips to include in the edit. This sizzle reel will act as a moving mood board for my own stylistic video, this being a good way to see what repeats in each of his films and what is different. I made sure to include the fight scenes, sayings and the more famous scenes from each film, trying to see the best of his work and how he changes it throughout with the different genres of film, making it fit better for the film and his audience.
I wanted to choose the best of his clips and my favourite moments to help inspire my own when it comes to writing and the overall style. I want to get the style correct and make it feel like a film directed by Edgar Wright, this being an easy way of me seeing a mood board of his work that I can watch when writing my own script or developing the style of my own video. It holds the information needed and the different styles that he uses, allowing myself to watch it and decide which style I want to follow after in my own, being able to place the characters I will create into the World and make them feel like they all fit in.
References
YouTube. (2017). Baby Driver (2017) | The Crew Meet-Up. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xuxwn0D7t0 [Accessed 29 Nov. 2017].
YouTube. (2017). Fence scenes from the Cornetto Trilogy. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLYqbmFMVPM [Accessed 29 Nov. 2017].
YouTube. (2017). Hot Fuzz - Supermarket Scene. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Edgar Wright. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09vGFS0j0d0 [Accessed 29 Nov. 2017].
YouTube. (2017). Shaun of the Dead - The Plan. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeJzHSxRq40 [Accessed 29 Nov. 2017].
YouTube. (2017). Shaun Of The Dead - Zombies, what zombies? Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Edgar Wright. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnmw5qU4upg [Accessed 29 Nov. 2017].
YouTube. (2017). Shaun Of The Dead & Hot Fuzz - Fence Jumps. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYsdBE1_b-M [Accessed 29 Nov. 2017].
YouTube. (2017). Stability Epic Cinematic Trailer Music / Royalty Free Music. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2CKkloVL8w [Accessed 29 Nov. 2017].
YouTube. (2017). The World's End - Toilet scene. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Edgar Wright. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNJPPLg6aJE [Accessed 29 Nov. 2017].
YouTube. (2017). The World's End: Film Clip - One Tap Water [HD]. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVcpasQyRHY [Accessed 29 Nov. 2017].
