Sunday 28 September 2014

Analysing film trailers (2)

Apocolypto
  • Costume/make up - Most films within the 21st century are set within towns and cities with all the characters wearing 'normal' clothes, whereas in Apocolypto the characters make up and costume is completely niche. Niche target audiences can be a good and bad thing, but in this situation I think this is effective.

  • Camera/Editing - The use of jump cuts and establishing shots within the trailer give a clear insight to the film and the location of the film, however it is not giving away too much information on the film. When creating a trailer I think it is key that you do not give away too much of the story line as this means the audience will not come to see your film after seeing the trailer, the overall task of the trailer is to get the audience to go and watch the film.

  • Sound - The use of sound within this trailer is very simple yet effective, it links in with the naturalistic theme within the film, and the calm music is towards the start of the trailer whereas when you start to see the action the music becomes more upbeat, this signifying the chaotic action within the film. Sound is very important within a trailer as again it gives the audience a clear idea of the type of film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngWBddVNVZs

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