Searching For Archive Footage

I have researched into some archive footage to add to my trailer and have found two documentaries on Youtube which both have a sequence that I think could enhance my project. 

The first adds drama to what the characters are saying in the voice over and the second is about the christmas truce 1914 and has soldiers playing football. I thought that this would be an effective part to put into the trailer as it indicates how the two characters relationship flourished and the reasons behind the motivation for Rylee to write his assignment. Neither of these clips are genuine archive footage. I have added them because I feel that they add more drama and impact to the trailer than if I found footage that had no camera movements to them. Here are the two clips that I have used. The first sequence that I have used starts at 26 minutes 35 seconds and ends 26 minutes and 47 seconds. I have chosen this sequence because I loved the way the camera Dolly'd in on the character in the trenches. In my head I could visually see the clip working with the footage I shot. 

00:26:35:00 - 00:26:47:00

The second clip is about the Christmas Truce as mentioned earlier. It starts at 27 minutes 6 seconds and ends 27 minutes 19 seconds. I have used this clip because I felt that the way the camera followed the football game allowed the audience to feel a part of the game as well, connecting them to the character. 


00:27:06:00 - 00:27:19:00

Once I accumulated these clips, I thought it was better to present them to the audience in the beginning to help the audience to immediately create a connection between the war and the characters. In particular, Jimmy. I included the character's voice over the top of the clips to help the audience immediately connect with the characters. 


I hope that this has added something different to my trailer and will allow me to experiment further. 

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