textual analysis for brotherhood

1. Camerawork
The teaserstartedoff withan establishingshotoverlookingthe landscape of London,we coulduse
an establishingshotlike thisinourtrailerasitclearlysetsthe scene forthe audience. Inthe teaser
trailerlowangleswere usedtolook upto a character showingtheirdominance,thisiskeyincrime
drama and linkstoour trailerbecause the dominance mayshiftbetweendifferentcharacters.Also
there isan extreme close upof the maincharacter’seye,anextreme close upisveryuseful whenit
comesto our trailerasit adds the sense of dramato our crime drama teaser.Thistype of shot also
adds tensionandcreatessuspenseforthe audience,whilstmakingthe audience aware of the main
character. Highangleswere usedtoo,thiscouldbe beneficial forourtrailertoshow someone thatis
out of control or to showthe victimwithinourstoryline.There wasalsoanoverthe shouldershot
showinganexchange betweenthe maincharacterandthe villain.Thistype of shotishelpful toshow
any conversationsorencountersbetweentwopeople whilstseeingone character’sfacial
expressionsandbodylanguage whereasyouare lookingoverthe shoulderof the othercharacter.
Editing
At the start of the trailerthe shotsare shownat a slow pace and as the trailergoesonthe shots
speedupand reacha fastpace to showthe actionand plot.Thisisdefinitelywhatwe woulduse for
our traileraswe wantto introduce the characterand show himas a personbutthenthe storyline
and hisproblemsbecome cleartothe audience;the pace of the shotscreate the tensionand
demonstrate howfull onhislife reallyis.Inthe BrOTHERHOODteaserthe fast pace shotsare also
cross cut so itcuts from one actionor scene to anotherthisgoesalongside the montage editingthat
isusedthat we will alsouse inour trailer.The title of BrOTHERHOODstartedtowardsthe endbut
were shownonthe screenwitheffectbetweenthe montage editing;thiscreatesdramaticscenes
whichfitsthe genre somay be useful whenwe get tocreatingour owntitles.
Sound
There isboth DiegeticandNon-Diegeticsoundinthisteaserasitcontainsvoiceovers,police sirens
and soundeffects.Sirensare keyincrime dramaas at some pointpolice have gottobe involved
withthe crime that has takenplace andit give a dramaticeffectwhilstcreatingtensionandpanicfor
the audience.Stereotypical musicgenresforgangsoryoungmale adultsare rap, grime or hiphop so
thisgivesoff the impressionthatthe youngadultscouldplaya bigpart of the film.Inthe
BrOTHERHOOD teaserthere are two tracks that are used,the firstone playsa slowerbeatandis
more calm whereasthe secondisa fastpace songwithfastlyrics.Thistechnique willbe usedinour
trailertoshowthe difference betweenthe startandthe end;showingthe contrastbetweenthe
introductionandthe action.Towardsthe endingof the teasertrailerthe musicstopssuddenlyand
there isa line fromthe filmspokenbythe maincharacter;we wantto use thistechnique tocreate a
cliff hangerandkeepthe audience wantingmore.
Mise en Scene
The clothingshownonthe characters in the teaserare similartothe audience wouldsee inour
traileras itis everydayreality.Gangsare stereotypicallyseentobe inhoodies,capsandblackor
dark colours;thisisthe kindof clothingyousee inBrOTHERHOOD andwill appearinour trailer.Both
BrOTHERHOOD and our ownfilmfitunderthe genre of drama; theybothinclude streetlife,gangs
and violence.The facial expressionsandbodylanguage of ourcharacterwill be similartothe main
character inBrOTHERHOOD as the teaserwill show all of the problemsof ourmaincharacter
causinghimto act seriousall the time,itwill includeangryfacial expressionsandviolentbody
language & action.