The Dark Knight Trailer Recut Evaluation

I chose to recut The Dark Knight trailer as it is a very popular film and one I am already familiar with. I believed I could change the genre from a superhero/action film to almost a horror film with it focusing on the Jokers character instead, as the trailer contains a lot of footage of him. This meant that when it came to editing, I began by cutting out all footage where Batman is visible which then eliminated the superhero aspect of the genre. I then put it in a different order and focused it on the Joker, which meant I had to remove most of the sound as it would not make sense in the order the clip was now in, so I found some scary music so there was sound and the mood and genre was set. I decided to keep some of the sound from the Joker speaking however as this made him appear creepy and someone to be feared, which is what I was aiming for. I struggled with time management during this task as I was unfamiliar with the software and it took me a lot of time to gain confidence with this and to use it effectively. This was a problem as it was time consuming and it also meant I was limited when editing it, as I didn't figure out how to change the colour or the actual image until after the project. This is something that improved naturally over time with experience, and next time I will know what I am doing straight away. Next time I will make use of features I have since least how to use, such as how to edit the actual picture (adding/taking away arts of the image) and changing the tone and saturation of the footage.
My media product generally sticks to the conventions of the genre in the fact that it contains quick paced clips of footage and tense music, which are features often found in horror films. However, there is a lack of storyline in the trailer, which could be fixed had I gathered more footage to choose from and used voice, or by adding headings throughout to explain the general idea of the film. Words are often used in horror film trailers to build tension also, so this would have been a useful convention to include. My trailer could be vastly improved however the task itself was successful as I can now use the software that will be necessary to complete my final product and it has given me ideas of how to create a plot and a strong sense of what genre the film belongs to, as this is not too clear in the trailer I created.