This is my trailer search for A2 Media Studies.
Robin Hood trailer
How does the trailer make you feel? How does this reflect the genre of the film?
I think it makes me feel excited, which is good as it is an action and is supposed to. I would say the soundtrack plays an important part in this, as it is fast paced keeping the trailer exciting.
What is the film about?
The film is about Robin Hood, though a myth, still known as being a highly skilled archer and swordsman, and 'stealing from the rich, and giving to the poor'. In this movie he is leading a rebellion against King John, who is a bloodthirsty tyrant who oppresses the poor.
What is the trailer doing to encourage you to go to the cinema?
It is creating suspense with the way it uses battle scenes. One way of how it creates suspence is when King John is with the leader of his army and he says to him 'As many men as you need'.
Which actors are present and how does this reflect the genre of the film?
Russell Crowe is present. He has appeared in previous action films such as Gladiator and so he has an audience of his own. The audience know if he is present then it must be an action film.
Montage in the trailer. Are the clips short and quick or long and slow? How does this make you feel?
There are many short shots but they happen more rapidly towards the end of the film. For me it creates suspense and makes me want to go watch the film.
What emotions does the music evoke?
The music creates/adds tension and fits to the genre.
What taglines or catchphrases are present?
-Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions.
-On may 14th, comes the untold story, of how the man, became the legend.
There are features in this trailer that inspire me in the production of my trailer.
One of these features is 36 seconds in, where we see "From Riddley Scott", this is because it introduces the director and it does a good job of it. I also like it 5 seconds later where it says "Director of Gladiator" because it tells the audience the previous work of the director and has a good effect as it was a good film.
I also like how it introduces it's award winning actors, I will also do this because it can attract an audience.
Shifty Trailer
How does the trailer make you feel? How does this reflect the genre of the film?
The trailer creates suspence and tension for me and this reflects the genre of a film because that's what a thriller is supposed to do in order to make the audience want to see the film.
What is the film about?
The film is about when an old friend visits another old friend and finds out that he is a drug dealer; things are ok until towards the end when the drug dealer's life is in danger and the audience see what it is like when things don't start going well in theworld of drugs.
What is the trailer doing to encourage you to go to the cinema?
The trailer encourages the audience to see the film by creating tension when they see that the drug dealer saying he will be in danger, making the audience wanttoknow what will happen next. Also the use of quick clips create tension amngst the audience.
Which actors are present and how does this reflect the genre of the film?
Montage in the trailer. Are the clips short and quick or long and slow? How does this make you feel?
What emotions does the music evoke?
What taglines or catchphrases are present?
One thing that I like in this trailer is the "Coming Soon" bit that comes at the end.
Another thing Ilike is the positive quotes from different companies later on; this lets the audience know that others think the film is good and so should encourage them to go and watch it.
Mission Impossible III Trailer
How does the trailer make you feel? How does this reflect the genre of the film?
What is the film about?
What is the trailer doing to encourage you to go to the cinema?
Which actors are present and how does this reflect the genre of the film?
Montage in the trailer. Are the clips short and quick or long and slow? How does this make you feel?
What emotions does the music evoke?
What taglines or catchphrases are present?
I like certain features in this.
One thing is how it creates tension. At the end when we got the bad guy shouting "You don't think I'll do it!", this is good as the audience is thinking, do what?
Twilight: Eclipse Trailer
How does the trailer make you feel? How does this reflect the genre of the film?
What is the film about?
What is the trailer doing to encourage you to go to the cinema?
Which actors are present and how does this reflect the genre of the film?
Montage in the trailer. Are the clips short and quick or long and slow? How does this make you feel?
What emotions does the music evoke?
What taglines or catchphrases are present?
I will also use the way it uses a soundbridge at the beginning to quickly link to the scenes.
I like how it edits the trailer to the sound well, when you hear the thump sound it, it's also good as this happens more later on when there's some tension.
Sometime I really like about the trailer is how it targets it's audience well, it's viewers tend to be women. It targets it's audience well in the way you see men with "six-packs" and the film is generally about love, with a bit of drama with there being two men after the woman.
Inception Trailer
How does the trailer make you feel? How does this reflect the genre of the film?
What is the film about?
What is the trailer doing to encourage you to go to the cinema?
Which actors are present and how does this reflect the genre of the film?
Montage in the trailer. Are the clips short and quick or long and slow? How does this make you feel?
What emotions does the music evoke?
What taglines or catchphrases are present?
This trailer uses sound quite well to create the suspence, like when there's a loud noise when it went from shot to shot near the end.
