Film trailers

By Sophie Yates

Sit backRelax

and

ENJOY!

YouTube - Dumb and Dumber Trailer

-Starring well-known actors

-NO voiceover until introducing the actors

-Clever shots that match the audio... Especially the fighting scene

-Visual comedy... Manner of mishaps

-Facial expressions

-Appropriate music to match the characters and the film genre

-Funny sound effects to suit the comic genre

-Doesn’t give away anything about the storyline

-Sound effects used during the titles with backwards letters to show the ‘dumb characters’ portrayed in the film

Youtube- Shutter Island Trailer

-Starring a well-known actors

-Fast paced shots... Suits the horror genre

-Tension building music

-Parallel sound

-Establishing shot showing the ‘trapped environment’ followed shortly by a characters point of view shot at the beginning so the audience feels involved

-So many different types of shots and effects to portray the manic nature of the film

-Storyline isn’t revealed at all

-Confuses the audience with the constant changing shots which is what the film does

-Good use of special effects

Youtube- Friday the 13th Trailer

-Voice over- old woman- makes the trailer mysterious

-VERY fast paced shots with different effects

-Dark, mysterious shots that make the audience think more about what the film is about

-Sudden silences to contrast the next shot

-Hardly any dialogue from the video… just voice over, screams and breathing.

-Close ups of significant objects- toy doll, teddy

-Screeching sounds make the scream more effective

-Crying of a female in the background

-Audience recognition … remake

Youtube- Alice in Wonderland Trailer

-Directed by well known Tim Burton

-Fantasy music to convey the fictional film

-Based on the original with a twist

-Clips of humour to show the audience that there is some comedy involved in the film

-Different paced shots

-Use of focus in camera… changing from character (in the distance) to object (in the foreground)

-Clever use of the rug… rolling out to create the end titles

-Audience recognition of the original storyline

-Intertextual reference

Youtube- Halloween Trailer

-Shots of certain ‘key’ objects... The knife

-Use of heartbeat in time to the shots

-Flashes of devil faces and blood over the top of the child

-Close up shot of the villain

-Establishing shots of the house… effective at the end as you don’t expect it

-Remake of original movie by John Carpenter