This document provides an analysis of two soap opera trailers: one for EastEnders and one for Hollyoaks.
For each trailer, the author analyzes the use of verbal codes like dialogue, voiceovers and sound effects. They also examine non-verbal codes such as facial expressions, costumes, lighting and characters. Technical codes involving camera angles, shot types and movement are discussed as well.
Finally, the author evaluates the analyses and identifies techniques from the EastEnders trailer they would replicate in their own soap opera trailer, such as close-up shots, low key lighting, focus pulls and incidental music to build suspense. Voiceover is also mentioned but the author notes they would not use long verbal
This document provides an analysis of two soap opera trailers. For the first trailer, the analysis summarizes the use of verbal codes like dialogue, music and sound effects to build tension. It also examines the non-verbal codes of costumes, facial expressions and lighting used to set mood. Technically, fast-paced cuts between characters and a zoom out shot are used.
For the second trailer, the analysis notes the use of dialogue and music to engage viewers. Facial expressions of the main character Sienna reveal her guilt. Female characters seem more dominant. Costumes and lighting are used to portray the antagonist as dark. Transitions between scenes build suspense. Shot types like close-ups reveal emotions. The trailer
This document provides an analysis of two soap opera trailers. For the first trailer, the analysis comments on the effective use of verbal codes like incidental music and dialogue to build tension. Non-verbal codes like costumes, facial expressions, and setting help establish the working class community. Technical codes like fast cuts, close-ups, and camera angles intrigue viewers about possible suspects. Analysis of the second trailer also comments on effective use of codes like dialogue, music, facial expressions, and shot types to portray tension and suspense. The document evaluates strengths of both trailers, noting aspects that could be repeated or exploited in future trailers, like the use of lighting, on-screen text, and portrayals of characters.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Trailer- Detailed Research into Similar Productschelsmiller95
The document analyzes the camerawork, editing, mis-en-scene, and sound techniques used in the trailer for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). It discusses how various shots, including establishing shots, close-ups, and angles are used to set the scene and portray emotions. It also explores how techniques like fading, fast-paced cutting, lighting, costume, setting, and diegetic/non-diegetic sounds help build tension and engage the audience. The trailer uses these cinematic techniques to tell the story and draw viewers into the horror genre conventions of the film.
The trailer for The Woman in Black uses various film techniques to build mystery and intrigue around the thriller genre. It begins by establishing the dark and isolated setting through point-of-view shots. Unsettling close-ups of toys and a child's ominous nursery rhyme voiceover create an atmosphere of suspense. As the trailer progresses, it ramps up tension through fast editing, minimal sound, and ominous music and weather. These techniques leave just enough unanswered to encourage viewers to see the film.
The Girl On the Train- Teaser Trailer and Poster Analysissophiedixon44
This document analyzes screenshots and scenes from a teaser trailer for a crime thriller. It summarizes key details about each scene, including characters, locations, costumes, camerawork, lighting, sound design and how they build tension and mystery. The analysis suggests the two main female characters may be connected and suspects in a disappearance. It notes how the teaser trailer leaves the audience with many questions about the narrative and characters.
Sound Research- Timelines of films soundsophiedixon44
The document analyzes the soundtracks of movie teaser trailers for Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train, and Inception. It breaks down the trailers second-by-second, describing whether the sound used is diegetic (part of the on-screen action) or non-diegetic (added soundtrack). Across the three trailers, non-diegetic music and sound effects are used to build tension and engage audiences emotionally. Piano music in particular creates a solemn tone. Dialogue and diegetic sounds provide clues about the plots and characters. The document examines how matching visuals and sound immerses viewers in the stories and leaves them wanting more information.
The teaser trailer for "The Girl on the Train" uses fast pacing and vague scenes to build mystery and intrigue without revealing much of the plot. It establishes that the main character, a woman, is obsessed with watching a couple and draws them frequently. Scenes of a missing persons case, violence, and a buried body part hint at a crime and psychological thriller storyline without providing clarity. The trailer leaves the audience with many questions to spark interest in learning more about the film's mystery.
The trailer is for the horror film Annabelle, which tells the story of a family terrorized by an possessed doll named Annabelle. The trailer uses many horror film techniques like jump scares, loud screams, and creepy doll imagery to build fear and tension. It provides just enough of the plot to intrigue viewers about what happens to the family and how the doll causes destruction, while still leaving many questions unanswered to generate interest in seeing the full film. The fast-paced montage of shots and unsettling music and sounds aim to target a younger audience through an emotionally engaging preview of the scary events to come.
This document provides an analysis of two soap opera trailers. For the first trailer, the analysis summarizes the use of verbal codes like dialogue, music and sound effects to build tension. It also examines the non-verbal codes of costumes, facial expressions and lighting used to set mood. Technically, fast-paced cuts between characters and a zoom out shot are used.
For the second trailer, the analysis notes the use of dialogue and music to engage viewers. Facial expressions of the main character Sienna reveal her guilt. Female characters seem more dominant. Costumes and lighting are used to portray the antagonist as dark. Transitions between scenes build suspense. Shot types like close-ups reveal emotions. The trailer
This document provides an analysis of two soap opera trailers. For the first trailer, the analysis comments on the effective use of verbal codes like incidental music and dialogue to build tension. Non-verbal codes like costumes, facial expressions, and setting help establish the working class community. Technical codes like fast cuts, close-ups, and camera angles intrigue viewers about possible suspects. Analysis of the second trailer also comments on effective use of codes like dialogue, music, facial expressions, and shot types to portray tension and suspense. The document evaluates strengths of both trailers, noting aspects that could be repeated or exploited in future trailers, like the use of lighting, on-screen text, and portrayals of characters.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Trailer- Detailed Research into Similar Productschelsmiller95
The document analyzes the camerawork, editing, mis-en-scene, and sound techniques used in the trailer for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). It discusses how various shots, including establishing shots, close-ups, and angles are used to set the scene and portray emotions. It also explores how techniques like fading, fast-paced cutting, lighting, costume, setting, and diegetic/non-diegetic sounds help build tension and engage the audience. The trailer uses these cinematic techniques to tell the story and draw viewers into the horror genre conventions of the film.
The trailer for The Woman in Black uses various film techniques to build mystery and intrigue around the thriller genre. It begins by establishing the dark and isolated setting through point-of-view shots. Unsettling close-ups of toys and a child's ominous nursery rhyme voiceover create an atmosphere of suspense. As the trailer progresses, it ramps up tension through fast editing, minimal sound, and ominous music and weather. These techniques leave just enough unanswered to encourage viewers to see the film.
The Girl On the Train- Teaser Trailer and Poster Analysissophiedixon44
This document analyzes screenshots and scenes from a teaser trailer for a crime thriller. It summarizes key details about each scene, including characters, locations, costumes, camerawork, lighting, sound design and how they build tension and mystery. The analysis suggests the two main female characters may be connected and suspects in a disappearance. It notes how the teaser trailer leaves the audience with many questions about the narrative and characters.
Sound Research- Timelines of films soundsophiedixon44
The document analyzes the soundtracks of movie teaser trailers for Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train, and Inception. It breaks down the trailers second-by-second, describing whether the sound used is diegetic (part of the on-screen action) or non-diegetic (added soundtrack). Across the three trailers, non-diegetic music and sound effects are used to build tension and engage audiences emotionally. Piano music in particular creates a solemn tone. Dialogue and diegetic sounds provide clues about the plots and characters. The document examines how matching visuals and sound immerses viewers in the stories and leaves them wanting more information.
The teaser trailer for "The Girl on the Train" uses fast pacing and vague scenes to build mystery and intrigue without revealing much of the plot. It establishes that the main character, a woman, is obsessed with watching a couple and draws them frequently. Scenes of a missing persons case, violence, and a buried body part hint at a crime and psychological thriller storyline without providing clarity. The trailer leaves the audience with many questions to spark interest in learning more about the film's mystery.
The trailer is for the horror film Annabelle, which tells the story of a family terrorized by an possessed doll named Annabelle. The trailer uses many horror film techniques like jump scares, loud screams, and creepy doll imagery to build fear and tension. It provides just enough of the plot to intrigue viewers about what happens to the family and how the doll causes destruction, while still leaving many questions unanswered to generate interest in seeing the full film. The fast-paced montage of shots and unsettling music and sounds aim to target a younger audience through an emotionally engaging preview of the scary events to come.
The trailer uses a variety of techniques to establish suspense and fright. It begins with a sudden loud bang to grab the audience's attention. Throughout, it alternates between showing the father struggling against an increasingly powerful supernatural force taking control of his mind, and his family trying to protect themselves. Close-ups, zooms, and fast cuts between shots heighten tension, while low-key lighting and the ghostly antagonist's dramatic appearance and actions characterize the threat. The editing matches shots to continue actions smoothly and end others on frightening reveals or beats in the ominous music to keep viewers unsettled. Overall it previews a story of a family fighting invulnerability against a disturbing invading supernatural power.
The trailer uses a variety of techniques to establish suspense and fright. It begins with a sudden loud bang to grab the audience's attention. Throughout, it alternates between showing the father resisting the supernatural force controlling his mind and showing the force growing in power. Close-ups, zooms, and fast cuts between shots build tension. Low-key lighting surrounds characters in darkness to suggest the evil force is lurking nearby. The force is presented as a ghostly, aggressive female contrasted against the modern family. Its growing dominance over the frightened family is the central conflict teased in the brief trailer.
The trailer analysis document discusses the purpose and key elements of the trailer for the film Black Swan. It summarizes that the trailer uses conventions of the thriller genre like binary oppositions between black and white to represent sanity and insanity. It highlights Natalie Portman's character's mental decline from a white to black swan. The analysis also notes that the trailer targets females aged 15-29 through its focus on the female characters and their psychological thriller storylines.
The trailer analyzes key features that provide information to the audience about the film Maleficent. It summarizes that the trailer establishes a dark, gothic atmosphere through use of low-key lighting and costumes despite being a Disney film. It shows conflicts between Maleficent and the king to communicate the drama genre. The unique selling point presented is that the film shows the perspective of Maleficent, the villain, providing insight into her motives and backstory.
The trailer for the horror film "Annabelle" uses various techniques to build mystery, tension, and intrigue. It provides just enough glimpses of the film's story and characters to entice viewers without giving away the full plot. Scenes of a woman being attacked, a cursed doll, and ominous locations are edited together rapidly using jumps cuts and loud music to startle viewers. The trailer aims to appeal to fans of the related film "The Conjuring" by linking the stories and building anticipation for what secrets and horrors the new film will reveal about the doll Annabelle.
This document provides an analysis of two soap opera trailers:
1) An EastEnders trailer that uses dramatic music and voiceover to build intrigue around the return of the character Sharon amid warnings of an incoming "storm." Various shots and lighting are analyzed.
2) A Hollyoaks trailer showing characters in a forest having fun, though various cues like a character in the rain suggest trouble. Props like masks are discussed. Slow motion is used for irony.
The document evaluates the strengths of each, noting effective uses of sound, lighting, shots and cues to imply meaning without dialogue. Specific techniques like meaningful lyrics and character expressions would be repeated for their own trailers.
The trailer is for the 2006 film Silent Hill and summarizes the key plot points. It shows Rose talking to her daughter Sharon about strange dreams of a town called Silent Hill. While driving there, they crash. Rose wakes up alone in the snow-covered town searching for Sharon. The trailer uses jump cuts between Rose exploring the dark and mysterious town. Interspersed are shots of her husband researching to find her. The trailer builds tension through its editing, music, and unnatural lighting and figures to tease the supernatural elements without revealing the full story.
The teaser trailer begins calmly by showing a character reaching into sunlight from darkness, symbolizing hope of escape. Shots of a skylight and the characters in bed establish they are trapped in a dark room. The trailer gradually builds tension through screaming and a reverse zoom out to a shed in autumn, revealing the characters are trapped inside. It climaxes with the boy escaping and looking curiously at the outside world, while his mother runs in fear. The title "Room" then appears over a hopeful blue sky, representing their journey from darkness into the light.
This document analyzes the trailer for the film "Everything, Everything". It summarizes that close-ups are used to establish the key characters and build empathy. Shots of the ocean and Maddie are edited together to imply she sees the ocean without showing her full reaction. The music and sound effects highlight the drama and communicate through text messages. The unique selling point is the portrayal of young love in life-threatening situations, as Maddie is inspired to see the world despite the risk.
The trailer analyzes the film Annabelle, which tells the story of how the possessed doll Annabelle came into the possession of John and Mia Gordon. It summarizes the plot, where the couple receives the doll as a gift but it becomes possessed after a cult member attacks them and gets blood on the doll. Strange events then start occurring in their home. The trailer analyzes the camera shots, sound, mise-en-scene, editing techniques, box office performance, and music of the film.
The document provides a detailed textual analysis of the teaser trailer and poster for the film "Room". It analyzes various shots from the trailer to understand how they portray the characters' living situation and mental state. Key aspects summarized include how the trailer uses lighting, music, and editing to depict the characters' journey from being trapped in a single room to gaining their freedom. The analysis also notes design elements of the poster that highlight the central relationship between the mother and son characters.
The document provides an analysis of the trailer for the film Paranormal Activity. It summarizes the key camera shots, editing techniques, sound, mise-en-scene, and theories used in the trailer. The trailer effectively uses point-of-view camera shots and shaky camera work to make the audience feel like they are experiencing the events alongside the characters. Jump scares are enhanced through minimal music and diegetic sounds. The trailer targets mainstream audiences aged 16-34 through its portrayal of ordinary characters investigating supernatural events in their family home.
This document provides a detailed analysis of the film trailer for "The Woman in Black". It examines various elements of the trailer including its purpose, conventions of horror trailers, captions, characters, mise-en-scene, setting, color/lighting, editing/camerawork, sounds, iconography, and conventions of genre and form. Key points analyzed include the use of mystery, fear, and jump scares to attract audiences to the horror film and hint at its plot without revealing too much.
This document provides analysis of several short films. It discusses the shots, editing, sound, and themes of the films. Key points include:
- Close ups and extreme close ups are used to show emotion without dialogue. Medium shots provide background context.
- Wide depths of field keep everything in focus to emphasize all details are important.
- Editing techniques like match cuts create meaning and tension. Music sets atmosphere.
- Locations and lighting provide symbolic meaning, like a bright room representing heaven.
- Films send messages about topics like substance abuse, temptation, and bringing light to people's lives.
The document summarizes techniques used in film openings to set mood and introduce characters. It discusses how non-diegetic music, camera shots, lighting, settings, and other elements are employed to convey emotion, establish genre, hint at danger or intrigue, and begin developing character roles and relationships without fully revealing plot details. Todorov's theory of equilibrium and Propp's concept of character archetypes are also referenced in relation to analyzing these opening sequences.
This document provides an analysis of the international trailer and poster for the 2017 romantic drama film "My Cousin Rachel". The trailer uses a passionate song to set the mood and focuses on close-ups and dialogue to build tension and intrigue around the mysterious Rachel and her relationship with her cousin. The Victorian-era setting, costumes, and cinematography aim to capture the time period and abnormal nature of their romance. Analysis of the audience demographics found it appealed most to older women. The poster uses imagery and text to convey the dark yet romantic narrative between its two main characters set in the 19th century.
The opening of Insidious introduces the family at the center of the story and establishes the haunted house setting. Shots slowly pan around the empty house at night, with glimpses of shadows and ghostly figures. Uneasy music and black and white filming create a mysterious atmosphere as the film sets up the horror to come.
The trailer is split into sections that introduce the main character Charlie and his loneliness, then show his new friendships forming. It uses voiceovers, dialogue, and music to transition between scenes and highlight changes in the narrative. Key techniques include pauses in music to mark transitions, increased music volume during important scenes, and a direct address from Charlie to bookend the trailer. The overall structure and audiovisual elements work to clearly outline the story and draw viewers into Charlie's journey.
The trailer introduces a young lawyer (Daniel Radcliffe) who travels to a remote village in the early 1900s to investigate a case. He discovers that the village is being terrorized by the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman. The trailer builds tension through disturbing images and unsettling sounds, hinting at paranormal terror without revealing too much of the plot. It effectively sets up the period setting and ominous atmosphere for the horror thriller.
Thriller films aim to keep audiences on the edge of their seats through tension, suspense and anticipation. Common conventions used in thrillers include low key lighting and dark colors to set a sinister mood, as well as diegetic sounds and a fast pace to build tension. Thrillers are often set in homes or isolated areas to create an unsettling feeling by violating the safety of a typically safe space. Subgenres include psychological thrillers focusing on mental conflict, crime thrillers centered on crimes, supernatural thrillers combining fantasy with tension, and spy thrillers dealing with espionage.
The trailer uses a variety of techniques to establish suspense and fright. It begins with a sudden loud bang to grab the audience's attention. Throughout, it alternates between showing the father struggling against an increasingly powerful supernatural force taking control of his mind, and his family trying to protect themselves. Close-ups, zooms, and fast cuts between shots heighten tension, while low-key lighting and the ghostly antagonist's dramatic appearance and actions characterize the threat. The editing matches shots to continue actions smoothly and end others on frightening reveals or beats in the ominous music to keep viewers unsettled. Overall it previews a story of a family fighting invulnerability against a disturbing invading supernatural power.
The trailer uses a variety of techniques to establish suspense and fright. It begins with a sudden loud bang to grab the audience's attention. Throughout, it alternates between showing the father resisting the supernatural force controlling his mind and showing the force growing in power. Close-ups, zooms, and fast cuts between shots build tension. Low-key lighting surrounds characters in darkness to suggest the evil force is lurking nearby. The force is presented as a ghostly, aggressive female contrasted against the modern family. Its growing dominance over the frightened family is the central conflict teased in the brief trailer.
The trailer analysis document discusses the purpose and key elements of the trailer for the film Black Swan. It summarizes that the trailer uses conventions of the thriller genre like binary oppositions between black and white to represent sanity and insanity. It highlights Natalie Portman's character's mental decline from a white to black swan. The analysis also notes that the trailer targets females aged 15-29 through its focus on the female characters and their psychological thriller storylines.
The trailer analyzes key features that provide information to the audience about the film Maleficent. It summarizes that the trailer establishes a dark, gothic atmosphere through use of low-key lighting and costumes despite being a Disney film. It shows conflicts between Maleficent and the king to communicate the drama genre. The unique selling point presented is that the film shows the perspective of Maleficent, the villain, providing insight into her motives and backstory.
The trailer for the horror film "Annabelle" uses various techniques to build mystery, tension, and intrigue. It provides just enough glimpses of the film's story and characters to entice viewers without giving away the full plot. Scenes of a woman being attacked, a cursed doll, and ominous locations are edited together rapidly using jumps cuts and loud music to startle viewers. The trailer aims to appeal to fans of the related film "The Conjuring" by linking the stories and building anticipation for what secrets and horrors the new film will reveal about the doll Annabelle.
This document provides an analysis of two soap opera trailers:
1) An EastEnders trailer that uses dramatic music and voiceover to build intrigue around the return of the character Sharon amid warnings of an incoming "storm." Various shots and lighting are analyzed.
2) A Hollyoaks trailer showing characters in a forest having fun, though various cues like a character in the rain suggest trouble. Props like masks are discussed. Slow motion is used for irony.
The document evaluates the strengths of each, noting effective uses of sound, lighting, shots and cues to imply meaning without dialogue. Specific techniques like meaningful lyrics and character expressions would be repeated for their own trailers.
The trailer is for the 2006 film Silent Hill and summarizes the key plot points. It shows Rose talking to her daughter Sharon about strange dreams of a town called Silent Hill. While driving there, they crash. Rose wakes up alone in the snow-covered town searching for Sharon. The trailer uses jump cuts between Rose exploring the dark and mysterious town. Interspersed are shots of her husband researching to find her. The trailer builds tension through its editing, music, and unnatural lighting and figures to tease the supernatural elements without revealing the full story.
The teaser trailer begins calmly by showing a character reaching into sunlight from darkness, symbolizing hope of escape. Shots of a skylight and the characters in bed establish they are trapped in a dark room. The trailer gradually builds tension through screaming and a reverse zoom out to a shed in autumn, revealing the characters are trapped inside. It climaxes with the boy escaping and looking curiously at the outside world, while his mother runs in fear. The title "Room" then appears over a hopeful blue sky, representing their journey from darkness into the light.
This document analyzes the trailer for the film "Everything, Everything". It summarizes that close-ups are used to establish the key characters and build empathy. Shots of the ocean and Maddie are edited together to imply she sees the ocean without showing her full reaction. The music and sound effects highlight the drama and communicate through text messages. The unique selling point is the portrayal of young love in life-threatening situations, as Maddie is inspired to see the world despite the risk.
The trailer analyzes the film Annabelle, which tells the story of how the possessed doll Annabelle came into the possession of John and Mia Gordon. It summarizes the plot, where the couple receives the doll as a gift but it becomes possessed after a cult member attacks them and gets blood on the doll. Strange events then start occurring in their home. The trailer analyzes the camera shots, sound, mise-en-scene, editing techniques, box office performance, and music of the film.
The document provides a detailed textual analysis of the teaser trailer and poster for the film "Room". It analyzes various shots from the trailer to understand how they portray the characters' living situation and mental state. Key aspects summarized include how the trailer uses lighting, music, and editing to depict the characters' journey from being trapped in a single room to gaining their freedom. The analysis also notes design elements of the poster that highlight the central relationship between the mother and son characters.
The document provides an analysis of the trailer for the film Paranormal Activity. It summarizes the key camera shots, editing techniques, sound, mise-en-scene, and theories used in the trailer. The trailer effectively uses point-of-view camera shots and shaky camera work to make the audience feel like they are experiencing the events alongside the characters. Jump scares are enhanced through minimal music and diegetic sounds. The trailer targets mainstream audiences aged 16-34 through its portrayal of ordinary characters investigating supernatural events in their family home.
This document provides a detailed analysis of the film trailer for "The Woman in Black". It examines various elements of the trailer including its purpose, conventions of horror trailers, captions, characters, mise-en-scene, setting, color/lighting, editing/camerawork, sounds, iconography, and conventions of genre and form. Key points analyzed include the use of mystery, fear, and jump scares to attract audiences to the horror film and hint at its plot without revealing too much.
This document provides analysis of several short films. It discusses the shots, editing, sound, and themes of the films. Key points include:
- Close ups and extreme close ups are used to show emotion without dialogue. Medium shots provide background context.
- Wide depths of field keep everything in focus to emphasize all details are important.
- Editing techniques like match cuts create meaning and tension. Music sets atmosphere.
- Locations and lighting provide symbolic meaning, like a bright room representing heaven.
- Films send messages about topics like substance abuse, temptation, and bringing light to people's lives.
The document summarizes techniques used in film openings to set mood and introduce characters. It discusses how non-diegetic music, camera shots, lighting, settings, and other elements are employed to convey emotion, establish genre, hint at danger or intrigue, and begin developing character roles and relationships without fully revealing plot details. Todorov's theory of equilibrium and Propp's concept of character archetypes are also referenced in relation to analyzing these opening sequences.
This document provides an analysis of the international trailer and poster for the 2017 romantic drama film "My Cousin Rachel". The trailer uses a passionate song to set the mood and focuses on close-ups and dialogue to build tension and intrigue around the mysterious Rachel and her relationship with her cousin. The Victorian-era setting, costumes, and cinematography aim to capture the time period and abnormal nature of their romance. Analysis of the audience demographics found it appealed most to older women. The poster uses imagery and text to convey the dark yet romantic narrative between its two main characters set in the 19th century.
The opening of Insidious introduces the family at the center of the story and establishes the haunted house setting. Shots slowly pan around the empty house at night, with glimpses of shadows and ghostly figures. Uneasy music and black and white filming create a mysterious atmosphere as the film sets up the horror to come.
The trailer is split into sections that introduce the main character Charlie and his loneliness, then show his new friendships forming. It uses voiceovers, dialogue, and music to transition between scenes and highlight changes in the narrative. Key techniques include pauses in music to mark transitions, increased music volume during important scenes, and a direct address from Charlie to bookend the trailer. The overall structure and audiovisual elements work to clearly outline the story and draw viewers into Charlie's journey.
The trailer introduces a young lawyer (Daniel Radcliffe) who travels to a remote village in the early 1900s to investigate a case. He discovers that the village is being terrorized by the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman. The trailer builds tension through disturbing images and unsettling sounds, hinting at paranormal terror without revealing too much of the plot. It effectively sets up the period setting and ominous atmosphere for the horror thriller.
Thriller films aim to keep audiences on the edge of their seats through tension, suspense and anticipation. Common conventions used in thrillers include low key lighting and dark colors to set a sinister mood, as well as diegetic sounds and a fast pace to build tension. Thrillers are often set in homes or isolated areas to create an unsettling feeling by violating the safety of a typically safe space. Subgenres include psychological thrillers focusing on mental conflict, crime thrillers centered on crimes, supernatural thrillers combining fantasy with tension, and spy thrillers dealing with espionage.
1. The document provides guidance on proper email etiquette and best practices for business emails. It discusses topics like spelling, salutations, subject lines, attachments, signatures, and responding to emails.
2. Key recommendations include being concise, using a formal tone, clearly stating the purpose and action needed in the email, and responding to emails in a timely manner.
3. The document stresses that emails should have a professional tone and avoid abbreviations, slang, excessive punctuation and formatting that could be misinterpreted or annoy the recipient.
This document provides an analysis of two soap opera trailers. For the first trailer, it summarizes the effective use of close-up shots, low lighting, on-screen text, and facial expressions to intrigue viewers. It recommends repeating these techniques. For the second trailer, it notes the impactful dialogue and portrayal of complex female characters, suggesting repeating the use of "wow" dialogue moments. Overall, the analysis evaluates strengths of both trailers and techniques to potentially reuse in creating a new trailer.
This document provides an analysis of two soap opera trailers. For the first trailer, the analysis summarizes the use of verbal codes like dialogue, music and sound effects to build tension. It also examines the non-verbal codes of costumes, facial expressions and lighting used to set mood. Technically, fast-paced cuts between characters and a zoom out shot are used.
For the second trailer, the analysis notes the use of dialogue and music to engage viewers. Facial expressions of the main character Sienna reveal her guilt. Female characters seem more dominant. Costumes and lighting are used to portray the antagonist as dark. Transitions between scenes build suspense. Shot types like close-ups reveal emotions. The trailer
The document discusses the conventions used in creating a crime/thriller film trailer and ancillary products like a magazine and poster. It analyzes how conventions of genre, form, characters, camera work, editing, sound, props, and layout were incorporated from research on similar media. Conventions like fast pacing, voiceovers, close-ups, and naming actors were used in the trailer. The magazine cover featured a close-up shot, sans-serif fonts/layout, and related colors. The poster employed a mid-shot, similar fonts/layout, and matched the trailer's color scheme.
This document discusses the conventions used in creating a crime/thriller genre film trailer. It examines conventions related to genre, form, characters, camera work, editing, and sound. For the trailer, they followed many typical conventions like including actor names, using voiceovers and background music, and incorporating themes of conflict, violence, and drugs. Their trailer was under 2 minutes long and used techniques like fast pacing, fade to black, and slow motion editing to create tension and excitement as seen in other crime thriller trailers. The characters and their portrayals also drew from crime film conventions despite not using typical strong male characters. Overall, adhering closely to genre conventions was important for making their trailer appealing and effective.
The document provides an analysis of two soap opera television show trailers. For the first trailer, from EastEnders, the analysis summarizes that it uses diegetic dialogue and sound effects to depict a courtroom scene about a knife crime, and employs camera angles like close-ups to show characters' facial expressions. The second trailer, from Hollyoaks, is described as using a fast-paced soundtrack, dialogue to show an argument about online dating, and lighting/camera shots to convey emotion. The document would repeat certain techniques from both trailers, such as sound effects and shot framing, in future analyses.
The document provides analysis and feedback on a student's thriller film opening sequence project. It summarizes the camera work, editing, sound, mise-en-scene, and feedback received. It describes using high angle shots to show vulnerability, fast cuts to build tension, and nursery rhyme music distorted to unsettle viewers. The lighting was an issue, and feedback suggested hinting earlier at the mysterious figure watching the protagonist.
This document provides an analysis of two soap opera trailers: Hollyoaks and EastEnders. For Hollyoaks, the trailer uses dialogue with cliffhangers, diegetic sound, and fast-paced music to create tension and intrigue. It features multiple settings and characters shown in mostly negative lights. EastEnders' trailer contains no dialogue or effects, relying solely on a dark, ominous song and freeze frames of characters with suspicious facial expressions across varied settings under low lighting. Both aim to entice viewers by depicting drama and mysteries without fully revealing details, leaving audiences wanting more information through continued viewing.
This document analyzes how the author's horror film trailer uses, develops, or challenges conventions of real horror film trailers. It discusses elements of mise-en-scene, music and sound, characters, camera and editing, titles, and themes. For most elements, the author's trailer follows genre conventions but also challenges them in some ways. For example, costumes adhere to conventions but have unique styles, and settings are mysterious but not completely dark.
The document provides an in-depth analysis of a horror movie trailer. It summarizes the key elements of the trailer including its use of sound, lighting, characters, and camera shots to set up tension and fear. The trailer introduces a female protagonist whose normal life is disrupted by an encounter with an elderly woman. Through the use of ominous music, dim lighting, and creepy settings, the trailer crafts an atmosphere of horror and suggests the protagonist will face supernatural threats from the old woman.
Evaluation questions 1 and 2 - AS Media Studieshannahbennett98
This document analyzes how the opening sequence of a student film project uses and develops conventions of the horror genre. It discusses various visual, audio, and narrative elements that conform to audience expectations, such as the use of iconography like a rocking horse and pentagram, low key lighting, diegetic sound effects, a "haunted house" location, and a young female ghost character. However, it also notes some ways the sequence challenges conventions, like presenting the ghost character as trying to help rather than being the antagonist. The document considers how the sequence represents social groups through its exclusively young, white cast of two male protagonists and a female ghost.
The trailer for the teen drama film Freaky Friday provides audiences with key information about the genre, narrative, and main characters over its 2 minute and 23 second runtime. Through a combination of editing techniques, camerawork, sound, and mise en scene, the trailer establishes the conflict between the mother and daughter who swap bodies, and teases the central magical plot point in a way that draws the audience in without revealing too much. It addresses a target teenage female audience and leaves viewers wanting to know how the characters will resolve their unusual situation by the film's end. Analyzing this trailer's effective storytelling has helped inform the student's own plans for structuring an engaging trailer that emphasizes important teen film conventions.
The trailer provides a concise summary of the plot of Freaky Friday in 3 sentences:
The trailer shows the mother and daughter arguing constantly and not understanding each other, until one day after visiting a Chinese restaurant they wake up in each other's bodies. Scenes then show their confusion and adjustment to being in the other's body, with humor arising from the situations. At the end, it appears they have gained a new understanding and appreciation for each other through their experience.
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UNIT V ACTIONS AND COMMANDS, FORMS AND CONTROLS.pptx
3) textual analysis aaron thomas.ashx
1. Soap Opera Genre –
Independent Textual
Analysis
Name: Aaron Thomas
Candidate Number: 6508
Center Name: St. Paul’s Catholic College
Center Number: 64770
OCR Media Studies – A2 Level
Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio
2. Verbal Codes – Comment on the use of Dialogue, Voiceover, Sound Effects or Soundtrack
Character Dialogue – “You’ll never know what happens behind closed doors” - which is presented in a non-diegetic form and is used to help the audience to
think about the different suspects who could be involved with the murder. Also, the dialogue adds dramatic irony to keep the audience intrigued.
• Incidental Music – This was made very dramatic and intensifying throughout the trailer to highlight some of the moods from the characters. For example, ‘Jane’
which is like a motherly figure to Lucy, tilts her head at the front door with sadness and despair. This can be supported through the way at that moment a close up
shot was took to analyze Jane’s reaction to the situation while the incidental music was playing.
• Sound Effect – In the trailer there was a very high pitched and piercing sound from when Ian is looking at the glass of water in despair to the point where the
same character is looking outside seeming speechless and with guilt. This is used to emphasize the horror of the disequilibrium (Todorov).
• Non Diegetic Dialogue– This is used shortly after the character dialogues and it helps to explain the ‘disequilibrium’ (Todorov).
Non-Verbal Codes – Comment on the use of Setting, Lighting, Costumes, Facial
Expressions and Characters
Facial Expressions – There were a variety of facial expressions throughout the trailer. One that stood out the most in the trailer was the protagonist named ‘Ian’, near the end of the
trailer, this is because after the audience get to see his facial expression (where he looks devious and untrustworthy) there is a transition rather than another flash cut. This was used
to promote Lucy’s Father ‘Ian’ as a suspect as well, which intrigues the audience.
Low key lighting – This is used to make the atmosphere appear dark. To elaborate further, the editing technique is used as dramatic symbolism and points out that something
mortifying has taken place in Albert Square.
Characters – They are all presented as suspects with multi-strand narratives that all recognize the person murdered. For example, ‘Max’ is Lucy’s lover. What makes the
character's role dramatic is that he is also Lauren’s daughter’ whom is Lucy’s best-friend. He is shown as a suspect because Lucy ended the relationship and out of rage, he may
have killed Lucy.
Setting – The trailer seems to be set in a Working class community, which is shown through there is a lot of multi-stranded narratives in the trailer. For example, there is a clip of
Shirley and Nick in the pub looking very shocked.
Costumes – All the protagonists wear working class clothing to make the trailer look more authentic.
Technical Codes – Comment on the use of Camera Angles, Shot Types and Camera
Movement
High Angle Shot – This was used at the last few seconds of the trailer outside the local pub. This was used to highlight the suspects involved with the murder and furthermore
this helps the audience to think about the possible murder suspects.
Focus Pulls – this was used when Ian was staring at the glass of water at the very start of the trailer, (it initially began with a shallow depth of field focus and then the camera
simultaneously turns the object into a deep focus). This is used to help create a clear image for the audience to recognize.
Close up shot - This was frequently used throughout the trailer to show detail and emotion from the protagonist.
Eye level camera angle - During the shots there was a significant amount of characters portrayed in the trailer. The camera was focused on them on a straight and focused level.
Fast-Cut – this was used to add a sense of suspense and build up climax. This was used all throughout the trailer. The fast cuts get faster and faster until it reached Ian looking
out the window, where a transition followed through instead of another fast-cut.
Eastenders – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vDuvkmOyXQ
3. Verbal Codes – Comment on the use of Dialogue, Voiceover, Sound Effects or Soundtrack
Incidental music – this is used throughout the trailer and gives the trailer a shocking sound used to build up climax.
Dialogue – “I would like to thank Sienna, my beautiful Sienna, not only is she wonderful with children, and does a good job to keep the littlest warm, but she
supports me and my family” This dialogue from Sienna’s lover highlights her in a positive light but the trailer shows scenes of her being presented in a dark
way, especially the situation between the child that Sienna has captured in an abandoned house. This is used to add a major sense of irony. “I can lose
everything”, demonstrates a disequilibrium revolved around Sienna.
Narration - At the start of the trailer it denotes, ‘ Friday the 13th is coming’ in all capitals and this is used to portray how exciting the series will be of
Hollyoaks. From this, a soundtrack starts which is supposed to be heart-rending yet captivating.
Sound Bridge - this is used throughout the trailer to add dramatic effect. In a deeper analysis, the sound bridge is used to match the situation. The same sound
effect was played throughout the different scenes of the trailer. This was used to maintain suspense.
Non-Verbal Codes – Comment on the use of Setting, Lighting, Costumes, Facial Expressions and Characters
Facial Expression – At the start of the scene it portrays Sienna to be very happy but as the scenes develop during the trailer her mood gets worse and worse until the point she
begins to steal someone else’s children yet looks devious while doing it.
Costumes - The main character of the trailer wears a dark coat as she walks towards a spooky house which emphasizes how evil the antagonist is portrayed and that something
bad will potentially happen. Also in another multi strand narrative, Sienna is wearing a flower dress, and the connotations of this shows that she is friendly and a likable
character, but the irony is that she is the main antagonist in the trailer.
Characters - it is clear that the multi-narratives of the trailer is set in a working class community because the characters are all local. To elaborate further, all the female
characters of the trailer all seem to know Sienna and are antagonized with her appearance. In fact all the female characters all despise her and the male characters almost fear
her. This can be demonstrated through the way at the final narrative, Sienna’s boyfriend looks shocked and the young child that has been captured by her (Tom Cunningham)
looks terrified with her appearance. This is used as a stereotype because it shows how women are more dominant than males. This reinforces Rebecca Feasey (2007) Soap genre
focus because the female viewer can relate to the antagonism of being feared and despised making the female viewer feel as strong and powerful as the specific character,
Sienna..
Facial expression – Sienna looks away from the picture of ‘Tom Cunningham’ with shame and guilt which indicates that Sienna has a secret which involves the missing child.
Movement – the way the antagonist slaps Sienna portrays that women are more dominant in the trailer.
Technical Codes – Comment on the use of Camera Angles, Shot Types and Camera
Movement
Close up camera angle - there was a lot of close ups to portray Sienna’s emotions, some of which conveyed the way she was upset and angry.
Establishing shot - this was used at the beginning of the trailer and it indicates to the audience that the characters are all from a working class society.
• Mid-shot - there is a shot that shows Sienna touching her friends’ pregnant stomach and she looks stuck in the moment. This indicates that she has a ‘soft spot’ for children. Later
in the trailer, the deeper meaning behind that ‘soft spot’ turns out to be an obsession as she is seen at the end of the scene walking away with two children whom are not hers.
Transitions - I have noticed that instead of fast cuts, the trailer instead uses transitions which help to build up suspense which furthermore keeps the audience enticed to listen.
Hollyoaks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbr4pEzZOTo
4. Evaluation of Textual Analysis –
Compare and Contrast
Eastenders) – Areas of Strength and what you would ‘repeat’ (Steve Neale - 1980) and/or
‘exploit’ (Abercrombie – 1995)
• In this specific trailer, there is a lot of Close up shots that will be useful in my trailer to highlight emotions and facial expressions. It also uses low key lighting which will be essential
because it connotes a dark atmosphere and a twist to the trailer, which can be useful for my trailer because it has dark multi-narratives.
• Fast cut- this can be used to add climax and highlights the multi-strand narratives of the trailer.
• Focus Pulls - this was a very impressive technique that was used to create a clear image of the glass of water the protagonist, Ian was glaring into. I think this will prove useful
because it can help establish a prop using a change in focus. In my trailer, we could use a focus pull to establish the setting of the specific multi-narrative.
• Incidental Music – to build up suspense in the trailer which can help keep the audience appealed. I feel that in my trailer it will be useful to have slow and daunting music, relating to
a death or heartbreak. They lyrics that can be used for the trailer can be very ironic, thus lyrics explaining utopian themes but since our trailer is about the death of a girl presented at
the end of the trailer, that sense of irony can be most useful.
• Voiceover – this was used throughout the trailer and it can be useful in my own soap trailer because it can give the audience tiny details about what the trailer is actually about.
However, I will not use a long verbal code of dialogue because it can give key information about the topic of the trailer and I want to keep that a secret from the audience.
In respect of my own soap opera trailer, I think it will be useful to ‘repeat’ (Steve Neal) these techniques because it makes the trailer seem more dramatic. For example,
the incidental music and the fast cuts in particular are used, in order to not reveal the narrative as much but it is used to highlight the characters involved and connote the
way they are all antagonist's towards Lucy. The incidental music is then used to add dramatic tension to the situation. If I repeat and merge flash cuts and incidental
music together for my trailer then the trailer will be more effective.
Hollyoaks) – Areas of Strength and what you would ‘repeat’ (Steve Neale - 1980) and/or
‘exploit’ (Abercrombie – 1995)
Establishing shot - This can be useful during the process of producing my trailer, this is because it can help the audience to realize where the key scenes will take place.
Costumes - I will use props to demonstrate costumes which will prove a sense of significance for the theme of my trailer. For example if my trailer is about marriage, I may have a
male character dressed up with a blazer.
Characters - This trailer made it clear who the antagonist of Hollyoaks is, which is beneficial because it allows the audience to recognize the good and bad characters. However, in
my trailer I plan to keep the antagonist of the trailer a secret because it builds more suspense and allows a sense of inquisitiveness on the audience.
• What I really enjoyed about the trailer was that the main antagonist is shot walking towards a spooky house in the night, with the wind blowing through her hair to add that dramatic
effect. Since the mid-shot was taken at the night, it adds that sense in which something horrible will happen at the specific house that Sienna is walking towards. This can be useful for
my trailer, although it will be difficult to take the shot at night because it can be hard to get everyone organized at night in comparison to the way I could organize the group in the day.
In respect of my own soap opera trailer, I am not keen to add diegetic dialogue in the trailer. I feel that this made the Hollyoaks trailer lack in effectiveness in
comparison to the Eastenders trailer, “I would like to thank Sienna, my beautiful Sienna, not only is she wonderful with children, and does a good job to keep the littlest
warm, but she supports me and my family”. However, what I will ‘repeat’ from the trailer is the way the antagonist of the trailer is clearly presented. For example, in the
Hollyoaks trailer ‘Sienna’, is violently abused (antagonist slaps her across the face) and, she is verbally abused, ‘evil cow’. I will repeat this technique because the
audience can understand the trailer a little more clearly, as well as the multi-strand narrative.