The document discusses genre conventions of disaster movie trailers. It explains that the 1972 film "The Poseidon Adventure" established the disaster movie genre by depicting a simple series of events leading to an eventual catastrophe. This includes setting the scene, providing background information, showing the disaster unfold, focusing on a small group's survival, and creating suspense around whether characters will live or die. Additionally, disaster movie trailers often link the major event to characters' personal stories. Stock character stereotypes are also commonly used that audiences can relate to, with one or two being killed off to increase intensity.

1. Genre Conventions Of Trailers
(Action/Disaster)

2. Origins Of Disaster Movies
”The Poseidon Adventure” is considered to be the origin of the ”Disaster
Movie” and establishing it as its own specific genre. It sets in motion a simple
series of events that culminate into the eventual downfall. This includes:
setting the scene, some form of background info or an event, the disaster,
small group/survival, will they die?
Another big convention is pairing the main event too the characters, for
example the movie “2012” used the end of the world to bring the family
closer together and thus links the BIG (Disaster) with the SMALL (Characters).
A final convention from the “Poseidon Adventure” is the fact that the
characters are stock stereotype characters everyone can relate too. However,
commonly one or two of theses characters will be killed off to make the film
more intense, this will be random and unexpected thus leaving the audience
in suspense.

4. Book Of Eli 2:05
Low pace trailer
fitting musical
score.
Ripped, ruined
clothing.
Green filter
Damaged
landscape
throughout.
Slow long shots
mixed with fast
paced montage
shots.
Jump cuts
Titles fade from
right to left on
black screen at
the start.
Long shots
Close ups
Pans
Zooms
Musical score
constant drone.
Volume
increases as
trailers become
more dramatic.
SFX
The Road 1:57
Fast paced
Ripped, ruined
clothing.
Black fades
between shots
Jump Cuts
Company names
at start
Actor names
Montage shots
Close up shots
Low drone
Sad score for
first minute,
second minute
happy music
SFX
Mad Max 2:31
Very fast paced
Ripped, dirty
clothes
Steam punk
theme
Rusty old metal
Black screen
transitions.
Jump cuts
Introduction
scenes then
company titles
Movie title at
the end.
Montage shots
Jump cuts
Close ups
Long shots
Pans
Zooms
Violin drone
throughout
Narrator
dialogue
Musical score
SFX
Days Gone 2:25
Slow paced
Normal clothing
Belongings
No transitions Title fades in at
the end of the
Pans
Zooms
Violin score
throughout