Trailer Analysis Guidance

Consider the following key questions about mise-en-scene and camera composition to analyse film openings: What costume do characters wear and what are the key connotations? What body language is used by characters and to what effect? What are we shown by proxemics (how far apart characters are) and what is communicated to the audience? How is lighting used and what effect does it have? What settings are there and how are they established? What is said and how does it make the audience think or feel? What key shots are used and to what effect? Aim to analyse three film openings using key terms and concepts learned in your G321 and G322 studies.

Shot types

Main shot types of Batman: The Dark Knight (TRAILER)

One of the the main shot types is a birds-eye view of a city (Gotham) this is so that we will know where the film will be taking place, in the Dark Knight the joker is trying to take over the city.

The second main shots are close ups. This is where they introduce each of the main characters and we get too see who are the heroes and who is the villain.

The next is a long shot. This lets us as the viewers know that there is a love interest. This is because there is a man and woman standing on a balcony.

Genres

Genres

I would have to say my favorite type of genre is Cartoon/Animated. This is because I like how in these Cartoons they're able to do impossible things you can only imagine doing. For example in the Unbeatables, football table players are able to move and become real and join in a real football game which is clearly impossible. I think this genre allows there to be more exciting and interesting story lines.

Brad Bird is the director of Incredibles. He knows what to involve in an animated movie. He added impossible things such as people with super powers. They also defeat the idea of logic as there is no police and they have super powers which is highly unlikely.

Genre	Conventions	Film titles
Horror	Murder, death, screams, traps, blood, tense music, stupid decisions	Scream, Nightmare on Elm Street, Paranormal Activity
Comedy	Funny, slapstick, dark humour, witty, wordplay	Superbad, anchor-man, hot fuzz, TED
Cartoons	Impossible things, poor logic, humour, excitement	Cloudy with a chance of meatballs, unbeatables, monsters Inc.
Action	Explosions, car chases, hero, villain, death, guns	Fast and Furious, Dark Knight, Die hard
Sci-Fi	Space, futuristic, made up planets,	Star Wars, Gravity