http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_Msrdg3Hk
- As its distributed on You Tube by Future Shots its clearly not expected to be a high budget movie.
- Binary opposition with the white writing and black screen, as well as the name being in white ‘The Black Hole’ and the background being
black.
- Uses a black hole to enter the sequence, which is an innovative and creative editing style.
- Mid shot – shows characters depressed expression and lazed body posture, with this and the use of a sigh your able to denote that the character is depressed in his current scenario.
- Creative and original framing with the over the hand shot.
- Setting is a stereotypical office job
- Scene appears grey and dark to reflect the characters mood.
- Narrative enigma, where does the dot appear from and what does it do????
- Non-diegetic sc-fi sounds denote that there is some form of disturbance in the narrative.
- Photocopier acts as a reference for the heartbeat speed.
- Use of CGI so clearly not such a low budget production.
- Gradual zoom upon the door to focus on what the character see’s.
- Binary opposition occurs with the characters emotion, going from secluded and depressed to intrigued and greedy.
- Increase of non-diegetic sound creates tension build up to when he gets locked in the safe.
- Zoom out in ellipse (time lapse)show clear cut jumps in time, partnered with a zoom out in each cut.
- Constant setting
- Slight Dutch tilt, signifying something will go wrong.
- Product placement with the snickers
- Narative enigma, why is he by himself and does he get out of the safe alive?????
- Portrays message that greed can get the better of you.
- Intertextual reference to the saying curiosity killed the cat.
- Fast paced editing, represent the target audience – youth.
- Shot reverse shot to show perspective from in the black hole.
- Commutation test would it have the same affect if say the central protagonist was a child or a female?
Terminator Salvation: 3 June 2009 Directed by Joseph McGinty Nichol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqoDZznScmE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqoDZznScmE
- Use green banner to show American specified age range.
- Titles give an edgy electronic feel, which signifies genre of the film will most probably be a sci-fi film.
- Male has quite a rough accent, which portrays the stereotypical tough guy.
- Due to themes of the trailer you can sense the age range will be a 12-15 certificate.
- Exposition is created by the date and the font used for this text signifies a futuristic setting.
- With the inclusion of a desert landscape and fire you can denote a theme of war emerging.
- Non-diegetic musics lyrics exposes the narrative. Also the genre of this music taps into the industrial theme which links back to the theme.
- Christian Bale is emphasized upon to draw in fans of his.
- Futuristic vehicles create various similitude, so the audience can believe setting.
- Use intertextual reference with teh use of a motor bike chase, linking to recent hits such as Star Trek, The Dark Knight and Transformers 2. It also links to one of the most famous scenes from Terminator 2.
- Use a tag line that is familiar to fans of the original series.
- The first thing to appear in the trailer is a cyborg, allowing fans to immediately recognise the film.
Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street: 25 January 2008 Directed by Tim Burton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_hgrfZVlJA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_hgrfZVlJA
- Use minor key non-diegetic to create a sinister mood.
- Production companies logos are altered to look more gritty and grim by darkening them and adding more shades of grey. This creates a darker feeling towards the film.
- Use of an orange filter is present to make the scene appear more cheery and happy.
- Style of the trailer is typical of Tim Burton.
- Use the names of Producers, Directors e.t.c to break up the scene.
- Fog can denote London in the past.
- Font used is a sharp serif style, which anchors the genre which is a drama and refers to the blades which are a key aspect to the narative.
- Various shots are used of Jonny Dept to reiterate that he is the central protagonist.
- Elliptical editing is used to show clear cuts over time.
- Inclusion of Sasha-Baron Cohen to draw in a further audience.
- Dark humour can be interpreted.
- There are dream like aspects throughout, which links with the narrative.
- From watching the trailer it appears strange and can't really be placed into a genre.
- A range of characters are used to provide the voice over, providing a counter stereotype to the norm of a deep male voice.
- Lighting is dark and limited when used. This was put into affect to avoid a glamorous aesthetic.
- Characters are picked for their roles and not to create eye candy.
- Due to the unknown production companies you can denote that the production was produced on a low budget.
- An extreme Dutch tilt is used at the start (almost horizontal) to give the proffered reading that this trailer will show a disturbed narrative.
- Sound bridge is included to link sense with certain shots.
- Simple but effective narrative.
- Diegetic titles are original and the graffiti style text helps to anchor the setting, which is an urban area.
- Due to what is going on, on-screen the continuous long shot doesn't appear tedious.
- Over the shoulder shot proves key during the conversation and provides conventional structure. As well as this it helps to break up the scene.
- Close ups are used to show necessary details.
- One continuous setting is used throughout which is typical of a low budget short film.
- Background colour scheme of red and white could represent binary opposition.
- Good use of tracking shot to follow characters motion.
- The central protagonist isn't given away until the end of the film when the same character engages in the same situation.
- As you reach the end of the clip the variation in shot types becomes more diverse.
- A flat camera angle is used during the handshake.
- Stereotypes of gangs in sense if dress, way that the engage in dialogue and the handshake that they are par taking in. To go further into this the accents of the characters is American so LA may be the proffered setting.
- Dress sense used helps to anchor the times period which the short film is set in.
- Also the non-diegetic sound throughout is hip hop/rap, which is stereotypically associated with the gang type persona's.
Support: Directed by Borkur Sigthorsson / Iceland / 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_NrUKFhthQ&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_NrUKFhthQ&feature=channel
- Creative in how the diegetic aspects of the clip set the pace of the clip, for example the the medical drip. This also helps to anchor the setting of a hospital or some form of medical establishment.
- Binary opposition is used in terms of the non-diegetic music and the narrative. What's appearing in the scene is disturbing however the music played over the top is light and relaxing. Created via the use of major keys being played.
- There appears to be a contested narrative which I picked up on. You as a viewer have the impression that this man laying in a hospital bed is attempting to pull the plug on himself, yet ends up killings the patients next to him. Therefore the audience can decide whether this was accidental or purposeful.
- From the narrative, a sense of narrative enigma arises. In that that the audience will want to know why the character is in hospital?
- Lack of dialogue is an impressive technique used to create suspense.
- Use stereotypical deep male voiceover to give a contested reading.
- Voiceover then switched to central protagonist whom is more light hearted and comical.
- Uses inter textual references to Spiderman and various other superheros, partnered with what appear to be going on in the frame you can depict the genre is a spoof.
- Innovative camera work, using car wing mirror to reveal the character.
- Over exaggerated injuries and accidents.
- High octane, non-diegetic soundtrack which will appeal to the target audience of youths.
- Include what else the director has been involved in will draw in fans (directed Scary Movie and Naked Gun, theses films help to anchor the genre of the film), as well as this fans of the inter textual references will be interested.
- Use editing sequence similar to Spiderman trilogy.
- Acclaimed actor.
- Fits with my narrative in how he tries to help someone, yet it then results in the character failing. For example when he attempts to save an old woman from an on coming vehicle, yet in doing so creates for danger for the female character.
- No one seems to react differently when he is in a superhero costume.
- Over exaggerated diegetic comedy sounds.
- Use pop culture comedy that a vast audience can relate to.
- High angles a integrated to show the vulnerability to the giant iPod.
- Linking text scenes have inter textual references, which are then shown in the next few seconds of the trailer.
- Again, there is light hearted non-diegetic music, However a more intense build up is used at to establish the trailer, creating an oppositional reading.
- Crude use of comedy.
- Animation uses captions instead of words. This makes the audience able to decide what the characters personas should be like. As well as this it makes the viewers more aware of what is occurring in the scene.
- Presented in a childish collage style, to denote the target audience ( young children who have not seen the film or didn’t understand the narrative when they watched it). Hence why the film has been condensed into a three minute clip.
- Quite advanced editing effects are used to say it’s a short film e.g the use of a realistic explosion. Also with the film being presented via the use of illustration it will have been time consuming.
- Narrative plays on the idea of how you remember the film when you first saw the big screen production.
- Director describes the clip as a ‘crazy’ summary by a child who was just seen the film for the first time.
Angry Kid: Backward Writing: Jul 1, 2003 by Ardman Animation
http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/angry_kid_writing/
http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/angry_kid_writing/
- Original framing using car mirror to make the characters the focal point of the frame.
- Stereotypical situation that most can relate to. With the brother, sister rivalry scenario.
- Comedy used in quite crude, so would most probably appeal to a slightly older audience of around 15-34. Older or younger than this may take offense from the topics.
- This piece will be recognisable due to its made by Ardman Animation, so fans of their past productions e.g. Wallace and Gromit will be interested in this piece.
- Dutch tilt is incorporated to signify something is not right.
- Gritty aesthetic makes the production more socially realistic.
- High aspects of contrast are used to improve the visual quality.
- Binary opposition between characters, with one being tall and the other being short. So tall character is emphasized upon more.
- Sign on the fence is not in English nor is the setting or the race of the characters. With it being set in the desert and the characters are dressed in military style clothing it signifies the modern day conflict issues in the Middle East. Therefore as a viewer you would get the expectation that conflict will most probably occur.
- Diegetic sound track provided by a radio plays a key role, it aids in building up suspense with the commentators on the radio using the phrase ‘you can feel the tension’.
- Binary opposition is reiterated and the sense of conflict. Using football team names and then a long shot to reveal the opposing duo who have engaged in conflict denotes the opposing team that is being referred to on the radio.
- During the stand off radio says ‘are any of these teams going to take it now’. This helps to build the tension further.
- Close ups are used to reveal emotion.
- Use of ‘first to shoot first to score’ implies that someone out of the four soldiers are going to engage in combat.
- Soldiers shoots due to the wrong reason, because of a goal that was offside.
- Sound is used clearly to make the narrative flow.
Spiderman 3: Directed by Sam Raimi 4 May 2007
- Establishing shot pans over the city, with the Chrysler building creating exposition of the New York setting.
- Bright lights to fade out scene.
- Full of inter textual references with the film being based upon a comic book.
- Throughout the trailer waves are used to create emotion.
- Editing is set to fit with the beat.
- 1st person shot is used when showing the mind set of the symbiotic creatures mindset.
- Binary opposition is used for the character of Spiderman. With him having a duel identity of him being Spiderman and Peter Parker. As well as this there is opposition between the good and evil persona's of the man character.
- Costume is used as editing an editing technique, allowing fans of the super hero to instantly recognize the film.
- Interesting transitions, by zooming right into the character Venoms mouth the cut to the next scene.
- Marvel logo- fans can know the film is going to be a comic book based production.
- Fast paced adrenaline pumping non-diegetic music.
- Use popular culture e.g myspace for publicity.
- During explosion sequence no sound is used.
- Creative camera shot. Focussing on a handheld camera screen, which is watching the central protagonist , it then zooms out to reveal what was being captured on the handheld camera.
- Use elaborate costume.
- Scene where Tony Stark is undergoing some form of metal working process links with the name of the film.
- Non-diegetic soundtrack Iron Man by Black Sabbath
- Credits are presented in the style of a ironmonger , to relate to the name of the film.
(In both Spiderman and Iron Man costume is crucial to making the character, who they are.)
- Use split screen to show the characters alternative motives.
- Simple title sequence - Plain white text overlying the footage.
- Binary opposition shown by the split screen. In how one side of the screen life is fine, yet on the other everything is going wrong.
- Captivating how characters are able to interact with each other. For example the character on the left screen throws an apple which hits character on the right. Also use of the door to make the characters switch sides. On the right the character opens the door , resulting on the character on the left being pushed into the frame on the right by the opening door. Yet the fortune of the characters doesn't change as a result of the switch.
Incredible Hulk: Directed by Louis Leterrier 13 June 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUpOhM8Hxx0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUpOhM8Hxx0
- Slow motion help to emphasize each characters emotion, and seen as the scene has many things going on slowing the speed of the frame down allows the audience to be able to take everything in.
- Relates back to inter textual reference with its graphic novel style aesthetic.
- Use interesting, colour pallet which appears washed out. Using a gold tint and super emposing the colour red.
- Quirky time lapse (elliptical editing). In the sense how everyone one around the central protagonist are moving at around triple speed where as they male character appears to have been slowed down.
- 1st person shot is used to navigate around a shopping centre which picks out a certain character. Helping the audience distinguish the central protagonist.
Black Button
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKnhOJ-R80
- Use Biblical references signifying that religious issues will be involved in the narrative.
- White background throughout, so it creates a constant sense of narrative enigma. As the audience isn't aware of how the character got into this setting.
- Non-diegetic soundtrack creates tension, due to the use of long drawn out strings.
- 180 degree rule is used, so not to break the boundaries of believability.
- Close ups are used to emphasize key aspects that influence the characters decision.
Mankind Is No Island
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrDxe9gK8Gk&feature=fvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrDxe9gK8Gk&feature=fvw
- Shot using a mobile phone, yet still has a reasonable degree of visual quality.
- Narrative tells itself diegetically, by the camera focusing upon specific words in different situations to create the film.
- Taken something very simple and over exaggerated it.
- Even though the narrative is simple you find yourself gripped, because as a viewer you want the scab to be remove as it starts to become irritating.
- Interesting how the film is able to captivate an audience, this is a key factor to achieve when producing a film.
- Scab is constantly focused upon as it surrounds the narrative.
- Start at the end so the rest of the film is revealing what the first scene has led up to .
- Interesting how the screen splits into four, which then reveals the same character revealing a new peice of dialogue in each frame.
- Voice overs are effective in the sense of how they are synced perfectly when using the female characters.
- Off screen violence is used, which is more effective that showing it on screen as it allows the viewer to imagine it themselves. Making an assumption once they hear a gun shot.
Toy Story: Directed by John Lasseter 22 March 1996
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPhse4WlgEA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPhse4WlgEA&feature=related
- Creative use of framing, using binocular point of view shot.
- Interesting how the humans are oblivious to the fact that the toys can move and talk. Which creatives an engrossing narrative.
- Use monochromatic effect, only showing the colour red, which may be an inter textual reference to Sin City.
- Intriguing twist- How one male character has a gun to another males head for some period of time, you would then expect him to then shoot this character. Yet another character who you appear to forget about appears back in the frame and kills the male with the gin to end the scene.
- Also the plot is actually explained during the opening sequence over a phone call, but the sound is drowned out by diegetic sounds, so your unaware of the full situation.
Deadline
- Clear exposition, which is provided by specific time and places, which helps to anchor the setting.
- Fast paced editing and quite over the top narrative makes for easy viewing.
- Elliptical editing used shows the character getting more aggravated over time.
- Low angles are used to make the main character appear bigger and more powerful just before he punches the other male character.
- Wall painting/graffiti is used to create the animation on screen.
- After watching the short film it makes you wonder how exactly they painted it and the sequences they went though, and the overall time period it took.
- Similar to most short films, it doesn't seem to boast the awards that's its won, as they aren't included during the end credits.
- As well as this another common trend it follows is that the cast are not emphasized, this could be for two reasons. Firstly the actors won't be well known so advertising them wont aid in drawing an audience. And secondly it will concentrate the audience on the narrative.
Batman: Dark Knight: Directed by Christopher Nolan 24 July 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxKJgOZXEho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxKJgOZXEho
- Drawn out notes then brisk percussion are used to create tension as the start of the trailer to grip the audience.
- Logos are flashed upon the screen quickly, so fans will be able to recognise the inter textual reference instantly.
- Blue tinted lighting used to create a mysterious, spooky ambience.
Superman Returns: Directed by Bryan Singer 14 July 2006
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4IOoyrfi0s&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4IOoyrfi0s&feature=related
- A female voice is used for the short voice over, which is a counter stereotype to the stereotypical deep male voice you mind in most large budget movie trailers.
- Non-diegetic soundtrack is responsible, as its the soundtrack from the original television series.
- High and low angles are used though out to represent certain characters as weak and vulnerable, or super imposed and powerful.
- Inter textual phrase is used so audience know that the film is Superman.' Is it a bird, is it a plane........'
- Use aesthetically pleasing production logo. Which all companies strive to achieve, so to make their company easily recognisable.
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