Film Trailer Research

TAKEN

We decided as part of our research of film trailers, we would research a different genre of film. We chose to do the thriller film ‘Taken’.

As on all trailers these appear-BBFC Rate Card - Every genre film has the BBFC rate card – which shows that the film had approval and has a

film classification (part of film regulation)Studio Logo – Suggests that the film is a big budget as 20th century fox is an American based company. It is one

of the six major American film studios as of 2011. 20th Century Fox's most popular film franchises include Avatar, Star Wars, Ice Age and many more.

This is one of the first shots in the film trailer. It introduces the audience to the protagonists of the film. This is an important aspect of a trailer as we then know who to look for and who is important.

This screen grab shows that the film has mystery, as the costume is all in black which usually connotates mystery. The traffic show that perhaps something has happened in order for the traffic to stop and cause a traffic jam.

Inter titles appear in film trailers to tell part of the story. They lead up to the main parts of the story, tempting the audience to watch the film to find out more.

Phone ringing in a girl’s handbag, the fact that her father is saved under ‘daddy’ shows the stereotype that she is a daddy’s girl and is precious. This shot hints that something is wrong, as the phone is not being answered, also there are missed calls on the phone too, which adds to the though of something bad happening. This is important as it is building up the story, the audience will want to know why she isn’t answering, why he is ringing her so much and more.

This screen grab sets the new scene of Los Angles. Location is significant to the film as it determines status and class of the characters and provides evidence what sort of background they are from.

This screen grab shows a worried looking man, having a conversation on the phone. The dark lighting and dark costume show that perhaps it is a serious phone call, something bad could be happening because of his facial expression.