Hey indietalk!
I recently took on my first project as a filmmaker and shot a music video for a local hip hop artist. I've learned a lot but have a ways to go. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to edit it myself because my MacBook constantly crashes (although it's being fixed due to the MacBook...
Here's a roundup of all the trailers, in order of release. Last trailer is a bit spoiler heavy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WzHXI5HizQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSWdZVtXT7E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePbKGoIGAXY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vxOhd4qlnA
As cool as experimenting is, eventually you'll find yourself running in circles if you only play guitar. Try learning some midi in garageband or something. There's some great string patches you can use in Kontact 5, which you can use as a plug in for garage band. Check out my composition "A Way...
How many shots from this trailer are from the actual film? Maybe 5 or 6.
Monologue and score were enticing, kinda wish there was more to offer in terms of visuals and actual film footage.
If your visuals are powerful enough to give the viewer a sense of what the movie is about without using dialogue, great. But you should throw in some dialogue for a trailer.
www.talentville.com is a place to post, review scripts as well as have yours reviewed. You can only post one script as a free member and you have to review a certain amount of scripts to have yours reviewed. It's a long process, and often a discouraging one.