summer project trailer analysis

Bend it Like Bekcham: Narrative and genre
How is narrative and genre communicated quickly and clearly to the audience?

Bend it like Bechkaham within the first ten seconds of the trailer conveys it’s narrative. This is shown as an Indian mother tells her Indian daughter that she cannot play soccer. However her daughter refuses and continues on with her passion and becomes a brilliant player who goes abroad to play in competitions. As her parents come from Punjab, they believe that this is her age to get married and it’s not a feminine thing to be playing soccer. Despite living in a western society they do not approve and are adamant against it.

 
Life of Pi: Mise-en-scene
What do you notice about the use of mise-en-scene to create meanings for the audience? Think CLAMPS.

Life of Pi creates meanings by starting off the trailer with the new equilibrium where the main actor reminisces and tells the story of his journey . There is a establishing shot that starts the story of where he was born in India in a village showing a lot of his culture with the temple and traditional  wear as well as dancing. This gives the audience an insight and a more in depth understanding of his values and where he has come from . Also, the story follows his younger self stranded at sea on a boat with a tiger. As he is stranded it conveys a meaning to the audience that he is alone with an untamed beast and with insufficient supplies. This suggests that the the tiger and character develop an understanding between each other as they have to survive together.

The Namesake : Camerawork

Here you are looking for particular camera shots and movement. E.g. Are close-ups used to introduce key characters to the audience? How are establishing shots used?

The camera work is used to tell a story that has a message/meaning to show the viewers. The camera movement is quite slow which conveys the importance of each scene. The trailer starts off with a close up which introduces one of the main character and then cuts to an extreme close up of a females lips which suggests that his journey follows along with this 'mystery women'. More close ups are used to introduce the main characters like Gogol's parents. Close ups are used to show the seriousness of his parents message. Some scenes and camera movements have been shown in slow motion to emphasise the values and emotions being conveyed. 



 

Slum Dog Millionaire: Editing

Analyse pace, transitions, number of shots and juxtaposition e.g. eyeline matches. Does the pace speed up towards the end of the trailer? 

The conventions that these trailers have presented are firstly through the use of it being fast paced/quick tempo which engages the audience attentions. The trailers include key moments from the film which are not placed in the sequence of the film, and do not give away any crucial plot details, in the case of slum dog millionaire ,the audience are likely to wonder what is going to happen to the main protagonist, which makes the audience curious . The use of shots is what makes both of the trailers work well, as in the trailer of train spotting use of cut shots is to portray the fast pace of the film. In slum dog millionaire the use of fade shots, makes the transition of the shots easier, as well making audiences question the characters persona. Also there is a use of point of view shot, which helps to gain the audience an insight to the characters perspective. 



Outsourced: Sound

Analyse both diegetic and non-diegetic sound - music, dialogue, voiceover, SFX, background or foley sound etc.

The  diegetic sound of the main character typing is significant as it suggests his job revolves around and on computers. However that sound becomes faster and louder and merges into 'sounds of India', for example the sound of taxis, rickshaws and people speaking Hindi but also some Indian music. The Indian instrumental music plays behind the dialogue of the main characters. Within this trailer, several background song tracks have been used that represent the Indian culture within the film. 




Lion: Trailer conventions, intertextuality, graphics, text-on-screen etc.

Here you need to explore trailer conventions and intertextuality - what does this trailer have that you've spotted in all the trailers you have analysed so far? Are there any intertextual references? Look at conventions, text on screen, graphics, title, release date, social media links and more.

Like all the trailers I have analysed, this trailer also features the production company name at the beginning of the trailer. The text on screen shows that this film is based on a true story which provides a sense of realism for the audience. The text on screen "of one mans search for home" and "the unforgettable story" adds emotion such as tension but excitement in telling the story. The trailer also presents the actors as 'academy award nominee' for example Rooney Mara. This gives an insight to the audience as to who is featured in the film that they can recognise.