2. Film Trailer 1 – Leap Year
- From the film trailer of Leap Year it is evident that this movie is a
romantic comedy. Narrative aspects that state this are things such
as the relationship between Anna and Declan; they begin as
strangers who do not get along at all, which soon escalates into
them becoming husband and wife at the end of the movie.
- Another narrative code would be the first kiss that the two of them
share and how they gradually become lost in the moment
because it felt natural for them, making the audience feel more
attached to Anna and Declan than Anna and Jeremy.
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3. Film Trailer 1 – Leap Year
- Some technical codes of Leap Year are that the camera zooms
into close-up shots on Declan, Anna and Anna’s boyfriend when
he proposes to her, enabling all three of their emotions to be
expressed through this type of shot.
- A lot of establishing shots are inserted throughout the trailer of
Leap Year to provide the audience with an understanding of the
awkward situations Anna and Declan continuously run into for
example, when they’re studying the double bed, when they’re
looking at Declan’s car in the river and when they both become
stuck at the train station.
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4. Film Trailer 1 – Leap Year
- The music in the trailer is very up beat and a romantic sort of
soundtrack, which suggest that the movie could be very much
like this too. It has twists and turns but there is never any negativity
involved through audio code.
- After the point where the car falls into the river, the comical music
switches to a more romantic one when Anna and Declan are
welcomed into an old man and woman’s home to stay the night.
The more romantic theme here portrays the switching of their
feelings, as it was in this house where they shared their first kiss,
which changed everything for them.
- Mentioning their first kiss, audio code was vital here because as
soon as they locked lips, the music went into one long stream of
sound displaying how everything around them has frozen during
this important passionate moment of theirs; very romantic.
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5. Film Trailer 1 – Leap Year
- Throughout the film trailer, a variety of settings are portrayed to
show the sequence of events that occur between Anna and
Declan. They begin in a faulty built pub, then start a journey in a
miniature car where they come across a herd of cows which
escalates into Declan’s car rolling down the road and into a river.
Furthermore, Anna falls into a pile of mud during a storm and
embarrasses herself when she dances in the shower. The visual
codes are extremely comical during the whole trailer which eases
the audience into the movie and allows them to connect with the
characters.
- There’s a lot of close up shots of jewellery in the beginning of the
trailer to set the theme as one that would target a female
audience; a romance or a chick flick, and in this case it’s a
romance.
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6. Film Trailer 1 – Leap Year
- A large element of enigma code in this trailer of Leap Year is that
the audience could continuously ask themselves, “Who will Anna
choose” between Declan and Jeremy – this drives the story
forward and makes the audience think more into detail of who’s
love story is stronger, Anna and Declan’s or Anna and Jeremy’s.
- Extra enigma code included in this trailer is Declan’s love life.
There is no background history of his life found in this trailer as the
film revolves around Anna’s perspective throughout. For the
audience, Declan is just a character that Anna meets, they are
not aware of his personal life during the film opening.
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8. Film Trailer 2 – The Notebook
- It is evident through the narrative code that the relationship between
Noah and Ally was not supposed to end up the way that it did. Noah most
likely didn’t plan to fall in love with Ally because he forced her to go on a
date with him by hanging on a Ferris wheel and threatening to fall. He was
a reckless yet more than caring young adult. This was where their love
blossomed.
- Another narrative code of the Notebook demonstrating it as a romance
movie would have to be the way the film is based around a long length of
time. The story that the narrator tells begins in 1940 and escalates all the
way through to several years later. During this time period, Allie returns
home with her parents, and Noah writes to her everyday for a year. Allie
unfortunately doesn’t receive these letters because her mum hides them
from her. Noah returns to war, and Allie moves on with her life by meeting
somebody new and becoming engaged. Extra years later Noah and Allie
meet again, which brings back their romance that was formed years ago.
By letting the audience experience their love story through many years of
their lives it allows them to have a more deeper and emotional
connection with the characters.
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9. Film Trailer 2 – The Notebook
- Some technical codes introduced in this film trailer are when the narrator
reads over certain scenes that Ally and Noah are involved in, and this scene
blurs into focus as he tells the story. This allows the audience to experience
the certain segment that he is telling them, to avoid them picturing
something different. This movie overall is like a book with video clips.
- A scene of Ally swinging on a rope above the lake is shown, and it cuts half
way through her falling, as another scene comes into play of a splash. It’s as
though these two shots were of one scene, but this technical code allowed
two different scenes to merge together, demonstrating how each new
moment shared between them is just as enjoyable and memorable as the
previous one.
- Another technical code used would be when Noah gets his picture taken in
the newspaper, the full shot is on screen, and then as the camera flashes the
shot zooms out so that the picture decreases in size and eventually fits the
image printed in the newspaper. This was the newspaper that meant Ally
got back in touch with Noah from seeing his “picture in the paper", therefore
it was a clever and meaningful shot.
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10. Film Trailer 2 – The Notebook
- Soft music is played nearly throughout the whole of The Notebook
film trailer. This matches the romantic feel and portrays the
relationship shared between Noah and Ally as a soft and heart
warming one rather than a fierce and intense one.
- When the present old woman (the older version of Ally) asks who
she chooses between Noah and the new man Ally meets, the music
becomes louder and creates more of an impact on the audience
as the intensity of that question is reinforced by the audio code.
- The trailer ends with the older version of Noah (the narrator) saying
“I read to her, she remembers” which is the main point of the story.
He retells her about their romance when they were younger, and
she remembers every time which makes his storytelling worthwhile,
which also makes their love story more of a touching one as the
audience connect with it.
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11. Film Trailer 2 – The Notebook
- Enigma code is brought up often throughout the film trailer of The
Notebook. The audience are always questioning the love story shared
between Noah and Ally because they tackle many obstacles during their
time together.
- A narrator is telling the story of Noah and Ally, and he often comments on
certain scenes that occur between the two. The narrator is an old man,
telling an old woman. The more the audience see this man and woman
the more they start asking if this is them two both grown up now? By the
end of the movie they become aware of the fact that it was him retelling
him and his wife’s love story to her of when they were younger, as she
sadly loses her memory.
- Additionally, something else that creates a pile of enigma code would
be when Ally meets someone new, that her parents approve of. The
audience continuously wonder whether or not she will settle down with
this new man of hers or follow her heart and go for the man that she’s
truly in love with, Noah.
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12. Film Trailer 2 – The Notebook
- Throughout the film trailer of The Notebook, many visual codes support this
movie as being a romance. There are a variety of settings that the
audience see such as a fairground, a lake, and a quiet road at night
dimly lit where the couple share a dance. These are all aspects of
romance that can be seen as locations used to portray a Summer
romance.
- Another visual code would be the costume that the characters are
dressed in. The female character wears sophisticated outfits whilst the
male character wears more slouchy, laid back items of clothing. Through
costume, you would not match these two together, which makes their
love more pure because it doesn’t matter what class or status they’re
from, they aim to be together throughout the movie.
- During an emotional conversation between the two lovers, the weather
matches their mood (pathetic fallacy). It was pouring with rain and the
sky was dark whilst both of them argued. This creates more impact on the
audience as they watch this scene because they begin to feel emotional.
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14. Film Trailer 3 – Step Up
- Narrative code is used in Step Up to set the genre of the film as
being one that includes a large amount of romance. Tyler is doing
200 hours of community service at a dance school where he meets
Nora who is striving to achieve her career in dance. They are a
complete opposite match, until their dancing talent brings them
together.
- Nora and Tyler do not originally get on, but the audience are taken
on a journey with their love story as they grow with eachother and
learn more about eachother through their common interest in
dancing.
- Both of these characters go through many struggles, but they face
them together which makes their relationship more real. Nora’s
mum goes against her passion for dance, but Tyler keeps her going.
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15. Film Trailer 3 – Step Up
- The soundtrack that’s used during the trailer of Step Up is the
music that Tyler, Nora and their backing dancers dance to in their
final showcase. This technical code is clever because it leads up
to what brings them both together. Throughout the scenes that
are advertised, the soundtrack music doesn’t mean anything to
them until they reach the end of the story.
- Another technical code used in Step Up would be the variety of
dance clips played one after another to match the beat of the
music along with certain words zooming out from the camera. This
is a brilliant introduction to what leads up to the big showcase at
the end.
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16. Film Trailer 3 – Step Up
- Tyler ends the trailer with his admission of him fighting for
something that’s real, for the first time in his life. This allows his
passion of dance to be taken seriously when he’s given a place
at the school of arts. He admits this to Nora, who is the girl that he
falls in love with. People only show their sensitive side to people
that they are comfortable with, therefore portraying his
relationship with Nora as one that means a lot to him along with
both of their dreams of becoming dancers.
- The backing track used in the trailer varies from the song used in
the final showcase at the end of the movie, to the record sung
and created by Nora’s ex boyfriend in the film. Both of these
tracks fit the mood of the movie as being one filled with dance,
dance and more dance.
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17. Film Trailer 3 – Step Up
- The enigma code introduced in Step Up would be the outcome
of Tyler doing 200 hours of community service at the school of arts.
The audience question where it will lead him and how he will
meet the girl that he falls in love with, as he’s evidently going to
fall in love with someone because Step Up includes a large
element of romance.
- Another enigma code used throughout Step Up would be
whether or not Tyler and Nora become an item in the end
because Nora already had a current boyfriend.
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18. Film Trailer 3 – Step Up
- The visual code that’s used in Step Up would be the clothing and
the props. These two key aspects define Step Up as a romance
movie because it involves two hip characters, giving eachother
both a helping hand in achieving their dreams.
- The flashing lights used during their dance performances create
more impact on their showcase because it makes it seem more
serious. The flashing lights look fun and entertaining and give their
dance a lot more effect than if there were no lights to enhance it
at all.
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