What is a trailer?
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Advert
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Best parts of the film
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Snips from the film to encourage the right audience.
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Stresses the actor/director
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Icons
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Quotes on what people have said about the film
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Release dates
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Plot of the film (but not the whole plot as you
would still want the audience left guessing)
What is the purpose?
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Promote the film, to enable audiences to see what the film
will be about.
Trailer activity- The Dark Knight Rises.
1)
Narrative of the film being advertised was an
action/thriller. Already from the
trailer we see ‘Binary opposites’ which is the conflict between good and evil. From
the advert we are introduced to the villain using sound effects and props.
2)
Only the
main events of the film are shown however, not in detail and in non-chronological
order as the entire plot is not wanted
to be shown. This is done through; imagery, music, credits and titles.
3)
The trailer is done in non-chronological order,
as you do not see the beginning of the film however, mostly the middle and
parts near the end as it has the most action.
4)
48 shots are used throughout the trailer in the
2minutes.
5)
Pace editing is used as it starts slow and
increases as the when the villains identity is shown. It gets faster as the
action between both, hero and villain. Then decreases near the end so it does
not give away the ending this is shown as they are both levelled and together
at the end balancing out the skill.
6)
It was faded at the start and end, throughout
the trailer bold flashes to show the fast paced vibes which the audience will
feel throughout the film.
7)
Dialogue of the main characters are used to show
who the villain and the hero are. Linked visuals are also used as a voiceover
but it is actually part of the film. (when introducing the joker).
8)
The soundtrack itself allows the audience to see
what type of genre it it-action.
9)
The close up of the jokers face reinforces the
importance. When he was in the interview room and the camera was tilted, it
gives almost a sinister look. Aerial shots are used to capture the location.
Trailer activity- The Women In Black.
1)
The narrative of this film is that there is a
haunted house with some sort of bad history as the local people fear it. The house
is quite isolated from the rest of the town and the main character has to go to
this house and faces trauma(ghost). You can also see from the trailer it
revolves around children. –the genre is thriller.
2)
The parts which are left out is the end as we do
not know what will happen to him and the introduction of the characters and the
motive as to how the curse has come about.
3)
Apart from right at the beginning which shows
the time set of the film as we see a steam train which allows the audience to
see that it is set in the Victorian times. There are scary parts throughout the
trailer inferring that it is scary throughout.
4)
There were around 72 shots used within the trailer
showing many different shots, some being reviews, actors names, director.
5)
The story starts slow, giving the audience a
jist of the film then turns soon as people begin to say stuff about the house
from here, the pace soon goes fast as soon as we see bad things happening and
the figure appearing.
6)
There are a series of fades at the start. Back
to back shots which almost pieces the story together, but fades to black which
allows different parts of the film to happen which also suggests mystery.
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Texts say-Daniel Radcliff, this may make people
want to see this film more as he is a very famous and a well known actor.
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There was mysterious music-almost like children
singing behind, in directing that there are children involved in the film.
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Sounds build up from the time to time adding to
the suspense to what may happen.
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There are close ups on the peoples face before
something bad happens. Establishing shots and pans are shown to see the
isolation of the house itself and the surrounding.
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Uses different voiceovers from the film to
almost tell a story. The fact that at the beginning there was a mature voice in
the voiceover-shows that he knows the history/wise.