The document summarizes and compares three movie trailers: 1) American Gangster about a detective pursuing a drug kingpin in 1970s Manhattan. It begins with an establishing shot and ends with the protagonist confronting the detective. 2) White Chicks about two FBI agents going undercover as women. It begins with the agents in action and ends with them attempting to fit in. 3) Sorority Row about sorority sisters covering up an accident. It begins with a party and ends ominously with a killer pursuing the girls.

1. Trailer a – American GangsterTrailer b – White ChicksTrailer c – Sorority Row Genrecrime/ dramacrime/comedyhorror/ thrillerNarrativea detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from ManhattanTwo disgraced FBI agents go way undercover in an effort to protect hotel heiresses the Wilson Sisters from a kidnapping plot.A group of sorority sisters try to cover up the death of their house-sister after a prank gone wrong, only to be stalked by a serial killerLocationAmerica, Manhattan; the title, accent and long shots help us establish this. The storyline is based on a story in America.America; accents, dollars, the Hamptons, long shots of settinghouse parties, accent, long shots, graduation process; American locationCharacters The characters seem very bold and serious. A drug dealer and a cop. That he is so comfortable with the weapons; people aspiring to be like him, top most wanted and he can still walk around with a smile on his face suggest he is a very powerful, dangerous man.FBI agents; Marcus and Kevin are portrayed as important agents to begin with then we see them as very funny, light-hearted, determined characters.girls just finished college/uni, happy, having fun, took the prank too far and don't know how to deal with the consequencesVoice-overnoneVoiceover tells us about the main characters and their police case and what they are doing.It informs us who the famous people are and when it is exhibited.noneTheme(s)gangster, police, race, legitimacy and respect are the key themeshumour, federal, friendship, undercover, girly themesdeath, parties, prank, friendshipPacingFast pace trailer reflecting on what’s happening in the shot; death, smuggling, police chases are all fast paced.trailer is medium paced as its showing reality which tends to be at no specific paceFast paced towards the end especially, death after death happens quickly and brutally. teenage life of parties and everything is fast pacedOn- screen graphicsBased in America a man wants to be somebody, achieves it by being the top most wanted man above the mafia. Accomplishing more than the mafia being the most dangerous man. Trying to portray the typical America back in the 1940s negatively; everyone was a drug smuggler and violent.the voiceover tells us what the on screen graphics tell us; two men going undercover to catch the girls kidnappersTells us that the girls have finished college/uni and that they want their own back on a cheating bf. a sister dies by the end of the prank and someone is going round killing all the girls who took part in the prankEditing and post productionspecial effects are kept to a minimum as they are trying to represent a true story so have to make it connote realityNo special effects are used because they are trying to reflect on reality.no special effects because they are representing reality of teens doing a prank but this time its taken to farMusic and soundThe sounds suggest the pulling of a trigger at every change of shot. The music is a typical blues and sol American song connoting the genre/ themes of the movie and the more emotional parts of the movie. (Anthony Hamilton- do you feel me)The music at the end is the key soundtrack for the movie as its 'their jam'.this song connotes a girly atmosphere, something the undercover agents are trying to fit in which is funny to watchThe soundtrack is played at the end of the trailer of the girls chanting which is actually creates a very daunting and panicky mood. A lot of scary noises are played through enhancing the suspicious atmosphere<br />1. How does the trailer begin and end? Was it effectively edited?<br />a- Starts with an establishing shot for the audience to know it is set in America and the voice who we think is the protagonist.<br /> Ends with the protagonist talking looking at the cop as if he doesn’t care he is a cop.<br />b- Starts with the two agents in action looking important and a voiceover<br /> Ends with the two agents undercover as the girls trying to fit in with the other girls attempting sing the soundtrack.<br />c- Starts with shots of teenagers at a party in the sun and exciting music<br /> Ends with a scary soundtrack and a figure in a hooded cloak throwing the weapon he used to kill the others<br />2. What film studio is releasing the trailer? What might you know about them and their previously released films?<br />a- Universal studios; big budget American studio, expecting a great movie.<br />b- Columbia pictures<br />c- Summit-Entertainment; independent; HQ in London and California, not expecting much.<br />3. Why is this trailer being played before the specific film you are about to view?<br />For all three of these trailers, they are played before the film comes out to raise awareness for the new film, as we can watch trailers in cinemas, online, social networking sites and on TV,<br />It engages much more people and creates a buzz so their box office profits increase.<br />4. Who creates trailers?<br />Trailers were mostly created by National Screen Service, film visionaries; Kuehn and Kaleidoscope started in 1960s. <br />Now there are trailer companies producing them which are subsidiary to big production companies. <br />5. Do trailers always tell you everything you need to know about the film? (If not, where can you get more information?)<br />Trailers are used as teasers to let you know a little about the plot of the film but not how it happens or the conclusion obviously. <br />The title, genre, location and key characters are usually illustrated in a trailer, sometimes with a voiceover to let you know about and show the most engaging parts of the film attracting audiences.<br />Wikipedia.com and imbd.com could tell you a lot more about this movie. Also;<br />a- universalstudios.com<br />b- Sonypictures.com<br />c- summit-ent.com<br />