1. Name: Josie Charman Trailer Analysis Template
Film title: 4.3.2.1 Duration: 00:48
Micro Features-Describe keyfeaturesandexplainwhatinfothisgivesthe
audience:
Macro Features- Explainwhatthe microelementssuggestabout:
Mise en scene
The costumesare seenasstereotypical forthe youngadultsthatappearto be
the maincharacters inthis film;the femalesare wearingskirts,croptopsand
dressesandthe malesare wearing hoodies,jumpersandjackets.The majority
of the lightinginthe trailerisquite brightbutasthe trailerreachesthe endthe
lightingbecomeslowkeyandquite dull.A lotof the scenesandshotsshown
are ineverydayplacesforexample,the streetsanda supermarkethowever
some shotssuggestthatthere ismore to itas theyare setin back alleysand
underbridges.Some propsthatare shownare safes,keypadsandvarious
weapons;these helpthe audience to workoutthe genre.The characters
performina way that showsitisa crime filmwhichwill ‘thrill’the audience
throughdifferentfacial expressions,theirbodylanguage andinspecificthere
was a lotof shotsshownwiththe charactersfunningfast.
Genre
The genre is a crime thriller,youcan tell thisbythe pace andstyle of shots
shownwithinthe trailer.Alsoanaudiencecanworkout the type of genre
throughmise enscene as itshowsthe typesof settings,costumesandprops
whichare stereotypical forthatspecificgenre. Everythingthatmakesupthe
trailer(Mise enscene,Camerawork,Sound,EditingandCredits)leadstothe
genre andinformsthe audience of thatgenre.
Camerawork
The majorityof the shottypesinthe trailerwere close upsof the characters
howeverthere were trackingshotsof charactersrunningorbeingchased.
There wasalso an establishingshotandanoverthe shouldershotinthistrailer.
Some of the anglesusedinthe trailerwere lowto lookupon certaincharacters
to showdominance againstothercharacters.Tocontrast thisthere were high
anglestoshowthe opposite;whensomeoneisnotdominant.Forexample,you
see a shotwhere a female ispushedorfallstothe groundand thisshowsshe is
completelyoutof control andshowsnodominance overanyone.
Narrative
The majorityof eventsshowninthe trailerwere chases,crimesandviolence
as it isa crime thriller.The eventsare shownthroughfastpace shotsof a
large amountof the characters runningorbeingchased.Alsocarsappear a
fewtimeswithinthe trailer;once speedingoff,anothertime itpicks
someone upandraces off and the othertime yousee a car smashthrougha
shopwindow.Idon’tthink yougeta sense of a beginningmiddleandend
fromthe trailerasyou donot reallygetto see whathappensfirstorhowit
endsforany of the characters.
Editing
Thistraileriseditedinthe style of montage showingdifferentshotsthroughout
the filmtogive the audience anoverviewof the plot.The pace startsoff steady
and increasestoa fasterpace towardsthe endof the trailer;thisisto build
tension.Aseachshotisshownat a steadypace,a numberappearsacrossthe
screencountingdown whichcreatesabuild-upof tension. Whenitgetsto4,
the fil title appearsasit is‘4 3 2 1’ so it fillsthisgapandis a bigreveal of the
filmtitle afterthe special effectnumbers.
Representation
Most of the characters are representedtobe strongand powerful whoare
involvedwithcrime somehow,eventhe femaleswhichgoesagainstthe
typical stereotype of awoman.The placesthatare shownare representedas
‘dodgy’astheyare dark and dull – back alleys,bridgesandstreetsatnight
time.Eventsthatoccur in the trailerare alsorepresentedinanegative way
as theyare mostlycrimesbeingcommitted;theyinclude people pointing
gunsor usingweapons.
2. Name: Josie Charman Trailer Analysis Template
Sound
The trailerstarts withdialogue fromcharacterandthenquicklyturnsintoa
countdownfrom30 secondsandeverytime anumberof the countdown
appearsthere isa beepwhichison topof a ‘heartbeat’soundeffect.Whenthe
countdowngetsto24 there isa fastpace soundtrackintroducedwhich
increasesinspeedandpitchwhichagaincreatestension.Diegeticsoundoccurs
throughoutthe trailertooas there are the noisesfromfightscenesforexample
the thumpsof kicksandpunches. Alsowhenacar smashesthroughawindow
youhear the glasssmashand shatterabove the non-diegeticsound.
Audience
The target audience forthisfilmisyoungadultswhoenjoycrime thrillers
withplentyof action. The filmtrailergoesata fast pace withplentyof
tensionsoitwill appeal topeople thatenjoythesetype of films.Butthe
trailershowsthe maincharacterswho all appearto be youngadultsso for
the audience tobe youngadultsit wouldmake sense becausetheycanrelate
to them.
Creditsand titles
At the verystart of the trailerUniversal isshown;thisshowsthe audience who
producedthe filmandadvertisestheircompany.At31 secondsthe filmtitle is
slowlyrevealedacrossthe screeninlarge boldnumbers.At46 secondsthe film
title isshownagainandinformingthe audience thatitis‘ComingSoon’,inthat
same screenittellsthe audience that‘Noel Clarke presents’sotheyknowwho
produced/directedthe film.
USP (Doyou thinkthe trailerpresentsaunique sellingpointforthe film?)
The unique sellingpointof thisfilmisthatitshowsquite astrong female lead
committingcrimesandbeingstrong,cleverandpowerful.Thisgoesagainst
the stereotype of womeninfilmstodaytherefore ithasmore of a unique
storyline whichisn’taseasyto findinthe filmindustrytoday.
