1. Textual Analysis of Film Trailers
You need to fully understand the conventions of film trailers - and prove to
the examiner that you do – before making your own.
You must analyse at least three film trailers from the genre you are
going to make in detail, with links to the film’s website/Twitter feed etc
embedded in the blog.
The trailers themselves need to be embedded in your blog from YouTube with
written description.
For each film trailer comment on:
Mise-en-scene
• Connotations (props, locations, people)
• Iconography
Camera
• The camera shots used (Close ups, long shots etc)
• The camera movements (zoom, pan, tilt, track)
Encoding/Decoding:
• Audience reception- preferred reading of the text
• Audience gratifications and pleasures offered
• Representation of groups
• Dominant Ideologies
Editing
• Pace of shots; continuity editing; montage sequences; special effects;
the transitions used
Genre
• How the sub-genres are signified