2. Analysis of similar products:
Pitch 1 (buddy cop action)
Editing and mise-en-scene
My buddy cop action comedy, as previously stated, would be similar to
films such as ”The Nice Guys,” “Cop Out,” and “48 hours.”
The trailer for ”The Nice Guys,” is very fast paced and is very jumpy in style,
signifying the fast paced, high energy nature of the film. This sticks to the
typical trailer conventions, which typically show the themes and what the
audience can expect from seeing the film.
The mise-en-scene in the trailer shows dark environments which juxtapose
with the humorous dialogue that can be heard from the characters. I feel
the reason they choose to have the dark environments as the mise-en-
scene is because it helps to show that the film is a dark comedy.
Example screenshot from
the film, showing the drama
unfolding within the dark
environment.
3. Text and style within the trailer
Examples of the neon lit text
that is shown in the trailer.
“The Nice Guys,” is set in 1977 Los Angeles, and I feel the trailer
tries to make it as clear as possible that this is the time period in
which the film is set. For example the establishing shot of the
trailer immediately shows us a pair of old fashioned cars (which
some people might associate with the 70’s), as well as immediately
establishing location as you can see Los Angeles in the back
ground.
The text in the trailer may also help to show the time period as well
as the place (big blocky letters associated with cities), as well as
simply being eye catching.
Establishing shot of
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4. Analysis of similar products:
Pitch 2 (slapstick comedy)
Editing
This idea is the slapstick comedy in the same genre as Mr. Bean. As
previously stated, it would show the main character continuously making a
fool out of himself in front of others.
The clip I have from Mr. Bean depicts Mr. Bean sat in an exam. It is comical
because he does not know how to answer the exam questions, and so he
resorts to copying someone else's answers.
The editing in the clip is quite slow paced. Instead of being very fast
moving and dramatic like “The Nice Guys,” trailer, the shots are very slow,
some lasting more than 10 seconds. The camera tends to alternate
between head-on shots and side shots of Mr. Bean, which helps to reveal
the action subtly.
Example screenshot from the
clip, showing the
predominant head-on shot
that is used throughout.
5. Mise-en-scene
-The mise-en-scene of the clip is that of a classroom where the exam is taking place. The room is
very basic, with props that would usually be associated with that kind of environment, for
example desks, pens and paper and chairs that are stacked up in the background. This simple
mise-en-scene helps to display the simplicity of the genre as a whole (slapstick comedy) and how
the attention should be turned towards the actions and dialogue of the characters rather than
what is going on around them .
Here, the
classroom is shown
with all the typical
props associated
with the
environment
<<<<<<Pen
Desk
People sat in background to
show it is classroom
environment
6. Analysis of similar products:
Pitch 3 (horror parody)
Editing and mise-en-scene
This idea is the horror parody movie which makes fun of the horror genre
in general, and features all the typical horror clichés such as meeting a
weird man at a gas station, car breaking down, having no cell reception
etc. It would be in the same vein as movies such as the “Scary Movie,”
franchise and “The Cabin in the Woods.”
Looking at the trailer for the first “Scary Movie,” we can see that, like the
trailer to “The Nice Guys,” the editing is quite fast paced and jumpy. It
immediately incorporates the genre specific conventions within the genre.
As it is horror comedy, it starts off with a horror scene mimicking the
opening scene to “Scream,” before quickly turning into silly comedy.
The mise-en-scene in the trailer shows a mixture of dark and light
environments, perhaps helping to show the contrast between horror and
comedy as sub-genres.
Example
screenshot
showing a dark
environment
Example
screenshot
showing a light
environment
7. Text and style within the trailer
The style of the trailer incorporates the horror and comedy genres. This is through
the music that is used and also what is shown on screen. Both horror and comedy
visual scenes are exploited. For example, there are some fairly slapstick, immature
moments that show in the trailer such as someone falling down the stairs and a
villain hiding behind a sofa in full view of the victim, however scenes usually found in
horror movies are also used. These include a crying woman running through a forest
in the pitch black, and a scene near the start where a woman is on the phone in her
front room (with it clearly being night outside.)
Example
screenshot
showing comedy
aspect of genre
Example
screenshot
showing horror
aspect of genre
There is text featured in the trailer as well. This not only makes the genre more
identifiable, but it also makes it clear that the movie is making fun of the horror
genre in general, as it gives several horror movie clichés to avoid, such as
“Don’t answer the phone,” and “Don’t run in the woods.”
