What is a Trailer? What is a Teaser Trailer? - Feedback

In this post Bianca and I are going to give a brief overview on each clip that we were given to watch in class, whether it was a Trailer or a Teaser Trailer.

The first Trailer (feature) that we watched was called "Looper" which is about a killer who works for the mob of the future and recognises one of his targets as his future self.

The main characteristics of this trailer are
- fast paced action/quick cuts to represent the fast paced movement of the film.
- set in a big city
- voiceovers of characters
- gun and physical violence
-fades in addition to the quick cuts

We think to a certain extent this trailer is effective as it grabs your attention due to the fast paced movement and action within the trailer, there is also a direct mention of the theme of the film which is time travel. On the other hand We feel it's problematic as it looks like every other action dilm due to the way that it's been presented, so after about 30 seconds we lost interest in the trailer as there's nothing thats particularly unique. The music is very generic - thumps and subtle waves of dubstep to create an adrenaline filled atmosphere is something that I see across the board of action films in the last 2 years.

Below is some of the stills that we found interesting in the trailer "Looper".

Looper Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI3ju17W070 

The next trailer we watched was called "Man of Steel" which we found mostly boring due to the shots taken and we don't feel that it did the film justice as the title "Man of Steel" portrayed it to be an action film but instead it took a very calm approach. On the other hand we liked the fact that there was very little talking as it allowed us to focus on what we were watching rather than what the characters were saying, the music chosen also complimented what we were viewing, which on the whole made it different from other trailers we have seen in the past. 

As you can see from this poster, it shows a completely different picture to what was shown in the trailer which was the fact that we were deceived to believe that it was a calm, emotional film but the poster portrays something completely different due to the font, the colours and the muscly figure which is featured on the poster. 

The main characteristics of this trailer are:
- Calming, emotional music
- Very little dialogue
- Shots are longer, to show there is less "action" in this film
- Boat imagery
- Visual effects towards the end

Here are some of our favourite stills and why:

This particular shot is featured right at the beginning of the trailer, we like this because it sets the mood of the trailer as we associate the colours blue with calm and water with tranquility. We would also like to use something like this in our trailer as it's an easy shot to achieve but has an amazing effect.

This shot is also featured in the first 30 seconds of the trailer, which shows a bird flying through a clouded sky over a house. We would like to incorporate something similar into our trailer as we like the way it's been filmed and also the eeriness of the sky would be effective in our trailer.

This shot is featured in the second half of the trailer (around 1min) and it shows a boy running through grass, it is shot at a low angle. We like this shot the most as it's unique and something that we would definitely keep in mind when shooting our trailer as we have ideas to shoot it at a similar location that is used in this shot.

The next trailer that we watched was called "The Master" which is about the relationship between a charismatic intellectual known as "The Master" whose faith-based organisation begins to catch on in American , and a young drifter who becomes his right hand man.



Below are some screenshots which caught our eyes

This picture caught our attention as it was very unique and colourful from the rest of the trailer. The pose the woman is doing is also quite youthful and fun, which is something that we would like to incorporate into our trailer.

This shot caught our attention also because again, it is something very youthful and reminded us of a teen for e.g. jumping off Brighton pier. We would like to include something similar, but not something of this scale as of course we have to consider health and safety whilst filming, but at the same time this is a concept which really gripped us whilst watching this trailer.

The features of this trailer include:

- Powerful voiceover

- Love/couples

- Fighting

- Gun crime / violence

- Credits at the end

Personally we quite liked this trailer as it has a quirkier approach in comparison to the other trailers that we have watched. Although we think the quirkiness may limit the audience that views this film, not just the trailer. As it seems as if it would be an adult film, for e.g. 25+

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