Lincoln
What can I learn from this trailer / key aspects
When looking at this trailer it is evident that there are two distinct sides. The political side and the conflict side. From this I can see I need to keep the balance right between the conflict at war and the conflict at home. This way I can keep the audience interested with aspects of drama and violence that are so common in all films. In this trailer, a slow motion effect has been used for many of the war scenes to highlight the pain and suffering inflicted. This may be a useful aspect when making my trailer. Also, It is noticeable in this trailer that the order is a constant mix of disruption and equilibrium as not to bore the watchers and keep them enticed throughout the trailer. I can draw on this and look to use it in my making of the trailer. For transitions, this trailer uses only fade transitions. This appears to make the trailer run more slowly but oddly gives it more emotion. Many of the shots are long shots in which many people are visible, yet when the Abraham Lincoln is present, many of the shots are mid shots and close ups. This tells me that when key characters are in shot, we need to use close ups or mid shots to place emphasis but we also need a variety of shot distances to move in and out of the story.
This is England
This trailer begins with the use of archive footage. There are still a lot of ideas I can take from this trailer. First of all is the balance between equilibrium and disruption as was the case with the trailer for Lincoln. As mentioned earlier, it is highly important that I get this balance right as to keep the watchers enticed. Another thing I noticed with this trailer is how the use of transitions changed as it progressed. At first a fade transition is used as the general mood is quite calm yet as disruption begins to occur, a simple fast cut is used to match the ever increasing sense of action. I should take this on board for my trailer as it may be effective to use fast cuts when it comes to showing a sense of disruption. We will probably use fades early on and then move to straight forward cuts as the pace picks up.
The Hurt Locker
The issue with this trailer is the fact that it is almost entirely based in a war zone, so I have little comparisons to draw with war life and home life. Yet there is plenty I can take from this to help with the war side of my trailer. Again the use of transitions has a distinct effect on how it is perceived. This trailer uses almost entirely fast cuts as to highlight the drama that follows a war zone. This will be important to include when thinking about my trailer. Another noticeable factor with this trailer is the distinct variation in dialogue. At one moment everyone is shouting and screaming at once then at the next moment it is in complete silence. This again is important in my trailer to show the difference between war zone and home life even though the silence may occur at different locations that aren't expected.
Atonement
This is a shorter trailer and only focuses mainly on the trouble that is caused at home due to war and other factors. This is a distinct factor of the story in my trailer as I aim to focus mainly on how the war zone can actually cause a great amount of trouble at home. One way they portray this in the trailer is by including a lot of loud diegetic dialogue. This portrays the sense of trouble well. Again the use of cuts varies but this trailer mainly uses fade shots which turn into fast cuts to show the increasing trouble.
Pan’s Labyrinth.
This trailer is outstanding in the way it shows a distinct difference between reality and fantasy and although I don't have a fantasy factor within my trailer, I still need to show how there is a difference between two almost different worlds.
The key parts of this trailer include.
- almost no dialogue
- fade transitions
- slower pace
- sinister non diegetic music.
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