Prometheus Trailer Analysis; The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Analysis

1. Media A2 Power Point 2
• Prometheus Trailer Analysis
• The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Analysis
By Joseph Knight

2. Prometheus Trailer Analysis
Film TE/TR Questions Raised? Category Comments Shot List (In Shot Order)
Prometheus TR Where is the planet? Film Very suspenseful Close-Up of Ship; Fade
What is the Prequel trailer, says a lot in out/in; Fade-out to vessel;
creature? the trailer without close-up of man in vessel;
Who is Idris Elba in saying too much close-up of shoe; fade-in to
the movie? about the movie. black; fade-out to medium
Who is Michael shot of men searching;
Fassbender in the fade-in/out to broken vessel
movie? with creatures coming out;
Who are the people medium shot of woman in
in the vessel? dark shadows; establishing
Who are the people shot of people with torches;
with the torches? cut to medium shot of Idris
Elba; quick fade-in/out to
medium shot of Michael
Fassbender; quick fade-
in/out; establishing shot of
astronauts and panning
camera; fade in/out to
white and title; fade to
black; quick cut to creature
jumping at the camera.

3. The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Analysis
Film TE/TR Questions Raised? Category Comments Shot List (In Shot Order)
The Dark TR Who is Bane? Film Very suspenseful Establishing shot of buildings,
Knight Rises Who is the man in Sequel trailer, says a lot in panning to the top of the
the bed? the trailer without buildings; cut to black/cut back;
Why is there saying too much medium shot of person walking
someone climbing about the movie. away from the camera; cut to
out of a well? black/cut back; medium shot of
Why/who is the person surrounded by bats; cut
person surrounded to black/cut back; long shot of
by bats? Batman on BatBike; cut to
black/cut back; medium shot of
man in bed; cut to same man
destoring a sky-light with a
hammer; cut to panning
shot/establishing shot of Gotham
City; cut back to man in bed;
cut to man climbing out of a
well; cut back to man in bed;
cut to close-up of man doing
push-ups; cut back to man in
bed; cut to close-up of Bane;
cut back to establishing shot of
Gotham City; fade to white;
quick cut to medium shot of
Batman challenging Bane,
camera behind Bane; cut back
to black.