2. Shots/Framing Editing Sound Mise-en-scene
Size: War Horse Speed: Voice-over: Lighting:
-Close-up of old man -Slow -Voice-over of old -Starts light
-Visual effects man -Dim
-Reflection of eye -Appears natural
-Sunset
-Mostly night
-Explosions
Narrative: Transitions: Dialogue: Characters:
-Old French man telling -Fades -Shouting etc. -Horse
a story -Young boy
-Horse travels without -Old man
rider -Young girl
Sound effects: Setting:
-Explosions -Battlefield
-Artillery -Countryside
-Canons -Village
Theme/soundtrack: Props/Costume
-Orchestral -Uniform
-Slow
3. The overall use of the four key areas in War Horse help to create emotion and a sense of
drama throughout the trailer, and respectively helps the viewer to feel emotion. The
soundtrack in particular reflects the emotion of the film, and the slow editing suggests
that the film will not be particularly fast-paced. This suggests that the target audience for
the film is women, due to the fact that, traditionally, men tend to be less open about their
emotions and are therefore not moved by things as easily; women on the other hand,
tend to, traditionally, be more open about their emotions, and are therefore more drawn
towards emotive films such as this one.
4. Shots/Framing Editing Sound- Mise-en-scene
Size: Speed: Voice-over: Lighting:
-Establishing shot of a -Starts slow -Man in car talking -Explosions
cityscape -Build up of speed -Other characters -Dim at some points,
-Tracking shot -Fast-paced at end talking bright at others
-Extreme close-up of
gun cocking
-Visual effects
Narrative: Transitions: Dialogue: Characters:
-Man talks about -Extremely fast -Talking in car -Man in car
mission fades -Characters -Good-looking
-See men carrying out -Some fast cuts discussing mission people
mission
Sound effects: Setting:
-Gun cocking -Cityscape
-Explosions -Moscow
-Technology
Theme/soundtrack Props/costume:
-Upbeat -Suits
-Modern -Guns
-Rap -Expensive-looking
cars
5. The use of the four key areas in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol helps to create a
sense of action and speed. The extremely fast editing transitions suggest that the film
is going to be fast-paced and action-packed; the mise-en-scène in particular
demonstrates the action genre of the film to the viewer, such as the guns and the
suits that the vast majority of the people onscreen are wearing (and which have
become associated with action films). The modern, upbeat soundtrack featuring rap
music also has connotations of a more upbeat, action-related film, and contrasts with
the orchestral soundtrack of War Horse, which has more of an emotional theme and
therefore has a soundtrack which reflects this. The four key areas used in this trailer
also help to suggest the target audience of the film to the viewer; the impression
given by this teaser trailer is that the film’s target audience is young males, due to the
fact that it is this audience which is most commonly associated with action films. An
older woman, for example, would probably not appreciate the rap soundtrack, nor
the presence of guns. Furthermore, the fact that good-looking young women are
featured in the trailer is archetypal of James Bond-esque films (whose target
audience is also young males) and appeals to a male target audience rather than a
female one, as women would probably not appreciate being portrayed as sexual
objects.
