Codes and conventions
There are many different conventions within creating a successful film trailer and small film:I will explain these codes and conventions through this blog post. I will be talking about the following things:
-Dilogue
-Star power
-Captions
-Cuts
-Speed and smoothness of trailer
-Idents
I will use the two Harry Potter films (deathly hallows, and the deathly hallows part 2) to help me show this as I believe they are the best examples to use when talking about codes and conventions of film trailers.
Dialogue can be used as narrations which are supported by scenes from the film and dialogue from the film it's self. Within the harry potter trailer it used dialogue from the film itself to help promote it.
Star power AKA The big named actors are used to draw in the audience because their favourite actor might be starring in the film. Within the harry potter trailer it used the well know actors such as Daniel Radcliff and Rupert Grint to help promote it.
Film trailers use captions to give text support to the scenes. Within the harry potter trailers they used captions in this way to make it more informative and interesting.
Short fast cuts in trailers are used to make the trailer more fast paced and therefore more appealing to the audience, giving the film more depth and more things going on. The harry potter did the use to make it more intense and overwhelming.
The speed of a trailer varies in each one, usually this happens in trailers to make the more intense. The harry potter trailer did this to make it more intense.
The release date of the film gives the audience more insight about the film and therefore more appealing towards the audience. Film trailers will say used text to quote if the film will be in 3D. Harry Potter did this to give the audeince more insight in the the plot and also of the actual film.
Now I will talk about the specialised Ident at the start of the trailer. This gives the feeling that the film is important because for a big company such as warner brothers, making a specialised Ident is great. Harry Potter's creators did this as Harry Potter has a big target market and is a huge franchise.
There are many differences between the Harry Potter trailers, and the main differences are:
- The first trailer has more action than the second trailer. Warner Brothers might have done this because they wanted to give the viewers more information about the plot of the film before realsing more action.
- The second difference is the use of previous film scenes used in the second film. Warner Brothers might have done this becuase they wanted to use scenes from younger years to remind the audeince and not give too much of the new film away.
-The first trailer and second trailer both have different sets of music, the second trailer seems to be more intest compared to the first trailer's music.
-The trailers differ with different shots, the second trailer uses more low angle and high angle shots and also close up's of voldermorts face. Were as the first trailer uses more natural scenes.
Trailer definition:
A trailer is an advertisement for a film used to encourage and advertise it to people to try and get them intregued and interested in it so they are more likely to watch it when it is released. Depending on the genre of film, trailers can be aimed at many different age groups and specific film fanatics by using various methods to attract their attention: for example a kids film would not be advertised to everyone as there would be no point, as it is intended for children and will appeal to children. Every trailer is 2 minutes and 30 seconds maximum and within that they must explain some of the plot line, show clips from the actual film, introduce characters and actors and tell people the age and release date, the aim of this is to try ad get people to watch it.
There are many different conventions within creating a successful film trailer and small film:I will explain these codes and conventions through this blog post. I will be talking about the following things:
-Dilogue
-Star power
-Captions
-Cuts
-Speed and smoothness of trailer
-Idents
I will use the two Harry Potter films (deathly hallows, and the deathly hallows part 2) to help me show this as I believe they are the best examples to use when talking about codes and conventions of film trailers.
Dialogue can be used as narrations which are supported by scenes from the film and dialogue from the film it's self. Within the harry potter trailer it used dialogue from the film itself to help promote it.
Star power AKA The big named actors are used to draw in the audience because their favourite actor might be starring in the film. Within the harry potter trailer it used the well know actors such as Daniel Radcliff and Rupert Grint to help promote it.
Film trailers use captions to give text support to the scenes. Within the harry potter trailers they used captions in this way to make it more informative and interesting.
Short fast cuts in trailers are used to make the trailer more fast paced and therefore more appealing to the audience, giving the film more depth and more things going on. The harry potter did the use to make it more intense and overwhelming.
The speed of a trailer varies in each one, usually this happens in trailers to make the more intense. The harry potter trailer did this to make it more intense.
The release date of the film gives the audience more insight about the film and therefore more appealing towards the audience. Film trailers will say used text to quote if the film will be in 3D. Harry Potter did this to give the audeince more insight in the the plot and also of the actual film.
Now I will talk about the specialised Ident at the start of the trailer. This gives the feeling that the film is important because for a big company such as warner brothers, making a specialised Ident is great. Harry Potter's creators did this as Harry Potter has a big target market and is a huge franchise.
There are many differences between the Harry Potter trailers, and the main differences are:
- The first trailer has more action than the second trailer. Warner Brothers might have done this because they wanted to give the viewers more information about the plot of the film before realsing more action.
- The second difference is the use of previous film scenes used in the second film. Warner Brothers might have done this becuase they wanted to use scenes from younger years to remind the audeince and not give too much of the new film away.
-The first trailer and second trailer both have different sets of music, the second trailer seems to be more intest compared to the first trailer's music.
-The trailers differ with different shots, the second trailer uses more low angle and high angle shots and also close up's of voldermorts face. Were as the first trailer uses more natural scenes.
Trailer definition:
A trailer is an advertisement for a film used to encourage and advertise it to people to try and get them intregued and interested in it so they are more likely to watch it when it is released. Depending on the genre of film, trailers can be aimed at many different age groups and specific film fanatics by using various methods to attract their attention: for example a kids film would not be advertised to everyone as there would be no point, as it is intended for children and will appeal to children. Every trailer is 2 minutes and 30 seconds maximum and within that they must explain some of the plot line, show clips from the actual film, introduce characters and actors and tell people the age and release date, the aim of this is to try ad get people to watch it.
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