Initial Ideas for my Ancillary Tasks: Radio Trailer

WHATS IN A RADIO TRAILER?

- Radio trailers contain informative facts about the film. ie whos in it, when it's released, to inform the listener.

- They also provide a synopsis of the film, briefly telling the outline of the plot.

- The genre should be explicitly clear, this can be revealed by what is said, and how. ie an action film will use a narrator with a deep voice who describes how the protagonist is going to save the day.

- There are clips from the actors' voices as certain quotes from the movie are actually heard (like in normal trailers).

- They last around 30seconds and should entertain the listener, as well as being rememberable. 

- Sound effects are key to intrigue the listener, and help them imagine what is being described.

- There should be more than one voice, not just the narrators.

POTENTIAL IDEA
I have already chosen the main narrator for the trailer. Jacob has a deep voice and is a good singer, so he is comfortable with his voice being heard and also is good at manipulating it.

I'm drawing inspiration from the War Of The World's radio play, where they pretend that the broadcast is a real life event and national emergency. With a central focus on how technology consumes us and controls our lives in the short film, I plan to convey a similar idea in the radio trailer.

I may begin the trailer with a fake government announcement, or voice directing the listeners to listen to the broadcast, with a high pitch sound drawing their attention. This relates to the idea that technology consumes us as the listeners will hopefully pay attention to this odd broadcast. I hope to clip together different voices, piecing together sentences, so that it mimics the idea of loads of different TV shows and videos making the message, relating back to all the media we consume.

As for the actual message and script, I am still planning that. I hope to get my first draft for this ancillary by December.