Monday, 23 November 2009

teaser trailers I have analysed




Harry Potter and the Half Blooded Prince


Camera angles- Establishing shots, mid shots, wide shots, high angles, over the shoulder shots


Sound- Non diegetic music is used. Ochestral type of music is used and goes at a slow pace and is quiet.


Editing- The beginning the trailer starts of at a fast pace but becomes slower towards the end of the trailer. Many cross cuts are used as well as fades in between scenes. Black outs are also used in many parts of the trailer as well which reveal a sense of mystery.



Mise-en-scene- All the characters appear to be wearing black robes which reveals that they are at a school or some kind of important work place, also there are many shots of a big building which reveals most of the setting and the train coming past so the audience know this place is very close. The lighting is dark and there is use of props such as wands, hats and books.


Characters- Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Megonigal Dumboldor, hagrid and Malfoy. These are the main leading roles.

Locations- It is set in a school which is a big castle in the middle of nowhere in the country.


Narratives- The story is about a boy wizard and his attempts to try and save the school from the evil wizard trying to take over.


Themes- Danger and thrill


Visual style- voice overs, use of dark lighting, black outs and fades also used


Genre- fantasy


The Omen


Camera angles- close ups, wide shots, over the shoulder shots, camera pans


Sound- diegetic sounds like the sound of a swing as damien is swinging. This is the only sound that we can hear.



Editing- slow pace editing and continuous editing. There are no cuts or fades used.


Mise-en-scene- Set in a playground, a lot of trees and greenery around including the leaves on floor,the lighting is quite bright but there are trees in the way, the only people in the scene are Damien who appears to be wearing red and a black dog 


Characters- Damien, his parents and his demon nannies


Locations- Set in Italy 


Narratives- A boy is born but his mum dies while giving birth so he is given to another set of parents who happen to be famous politicians. The boy is the devil child and has 666 marked on his head. They soon realise the boy is becoming evil and he kills his mum and his demon nanny helps him. Then his dad dies at the end as well which then leaves Damien parentless and to ruin more peoples lives.


Themes- Evil and the devil


Visual styles- bright lighting, stays on the same piece of action throughout the trailer, only 2 characters appear in the trailer


Genre- horror


Jennifer’s Body


Camera angles- establishing shots, long shots, close ups, mid shots, extreme long shots, over the shoulder shots



Sound- non diegetic music, rock type music mainly played


Editing- Fast pace editing, quick cuts, black outs, at the beginning words appear after every time we see the main character walking


Mise-en-scene- Set in a school, the main character Jennifer who wears tight fitting clothes that show of a lot of clevage, the other characters are wearing casual clothes, its full of people in the scenes as its set in a school, bright lighting is used


Characters- Jennifer, Needy and Chip


Locations- High school in America


Narratives- The story is about a girl who gets sacrificed to the devil but it backfires and she becomes a man eating zombie instead.


Themes- zombies and possesion


Visual styles- bright lighting, lots of people are in most scenes, voice overs and many cuts are used


Genre-horror 


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