trailers.

1. SNATCH ( 2000 )
• Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent
amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen
diamond.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8jbt0wBkMI
Antagonist:
Brick top – British Gang Leader
Stereotype
Cousin Avi – American gang
leader stereotype
Helper:
Mickey – Gypsy (Pikey)
stereotype turns hero
Protagonist: Turkish and
Tommy they are both Anti
Heroes.
However it challenges the
conventions as we grow to
love the criminals.
Act 1 – Narrative equilibrium introduced.
Themes include: diamond heist by the
American gang hinted through the voice over
of the main protagonist (Turkish) who is also
linked to the parallel plot of boxing matches.
Act 2 – The disruption starts. Highlighted
with key texts “Where is the stone” and
“you’re going down” hint at rigged fights.
Then the montage of action shots from the
fight.
Act 3 – Cast are introduced using time
remapping, spaghetti western influenced
graphic sequence with hints of attempting to
‘fix’ the disruption.

2. • The first characters we see in the
snatch movie trailer display
stereotypical mise-en-scene to
show crime as a genre. Black and
silver guns strapped to the
character in the centre of the
screen with some sort of
protective vest. All four characters
in the screen shot are in smart
suited clothing, which relates to
their religion but also makes them
seem important. When the
middle character rips of his white
Jewish shirt to reveal the guns it
shows he is in disguise which sets
the atmosphere of a typical crime
genre film. Other mise-en-scene
shown throughout the film is
diamonds, poker settings and
money. This reinforces the crime
genre.
Throughout the film there is a lot of
low key lighting, which helps sets the
atmosphere of the crime world.
Most shots are close up or wind into
close up which helps shows
expressions on characters faces as the
characters are the more important to
the narrative than setting. The
motion of the camera angle and
movement is another post modern
element anti-narrative creating a
disruption to the flow of the piece.
This adds a sort of USP making the
audience want to go and see it
because it is different. The sets that
are shown represent the underworld
setting and consequences of the
crime. For example the boxing ring is
badly lit and looks almost ‘home
made’ in a run down building, as of
course it is illegal. The caravan sight is
an important setting as it relates to
the characters background.

3. High art editing
Throughout the trailer, guy Ritchie
uses a range of high art editing. To
exchange between scenes he uses
this fast lines across the current
scene. It almost has an effect of a
old fashioned video breaking up.
This is a post modern element that
disrupts the narrative.
He also uses a range of colours over
the top of the scenes connotation
the mood and action. This intrigues
the audience and creates a manic
feel to the trailer. The motion of the
camera moves towards and away
from the screen which encourages
the active audience.
He shows a lot of close ups from a low angle which challenges basic
conventions and makes the film trailer more exciting, it compliments the
quick editing of frames shooting on and off the screen.

4. Titles..
Guy Ritchie introduces the characters by pausing on them,
when they’re at the side of the shot usually just their
upper half of their body. Creating a comic effect of their
faces. Blurring out the background and giving it a basic
colour that reflects to their personality. He uses a
rounded font with stars and lines- each character with a
different layout of the stars and lines, again suggesting
different personalities or to maybe keep the titles fun.
Heavy style graphics. This also creates a post modern feel,
using a freeze frame and changing their faces and to an
unrealistic colour setting using hyper-reality. I love the
way this looks and it creates a unique feel to the trailer, I
would like to do a similar effect in mine.
He using a different font when introducing questions and
phases that relate to the narrative. It appears on a black
screen in rounded lower case white writing. With a red effect
shadowing it, maybe suggesting the disruption in the
narrative and the fact that it is post modern by the way he has
twisted a basic black and white title page. The red could
connotes danger and love. The red flashes around the page
keeping up the pace of the trailer. This is also seen when the
main title of the film comes up.

5. Sound..
There is a mixture of sounds in the snatch trailer. The
voice Over is spoken by the main protagonist, Turkish.
His voice is almost cockney, setting the genre and the
narrative to the film. This voiceover mixture with the
still framing anti-narrative device, allows the audience
to connect with the film and characters.
There are many Non diegetic sound effects such as a
fast rewind which is used to compliment the visuals and
fast editing.
The voice over helps promote the Elements of comedy-
to introduce the hybrid genre. One liners such as
describing London as ‘fish and chips’ and the
introduction of the dog as a character.
The backing track mixes up throughout the trailer, but
has a continuous fast pace to it. The remixed dance
music towards the end helps drive the action on and
sets the atmosphere of the drug industry being
competitive and fast pace.

6. Kill Bill ( 2003 )
CHARACTER TYPES; (Taratino
challenges the character types in this
film)
Helpers • Hattori Hanzo – creates a
weapon for Kiddo to kill bill.
• Pai Mai – Trains Kiddo to kill bill.
Protagonist/Hero – Beatrix Kiddo
A.K.A Black Mamba/ The Bride –
Challenging stereotypical hero gender.
Antagonists – Vernitta Green
(Copperhead) Elle Driver (California
Mountain Snake) Budd (Sidewinder)
O-Ren Ishii (Cottonmouth) Bill (Snake
Charmer).

7. The trailer presents a mixture of black and white and colour shots. The black and white ones
seem to contrast the colour ones in a sense of showing a difference in lifestyle. This encourages
the active audience as it compliments the non diegetic sound of the voice over. The voice over
explains the narrative and introduces post modern elements of breaking the fourth wall.
The first shot shows what seems to be the main protagonist bum in black. This action shows
the stereotypical sexualised character of women in action movies, and the change in music
represents that Taratino is challenging the character conventions. Her black outfit represents
mystery and dark danger.

8. The trailer is made up of a Fast montage of shots introducing all scenes and characters but without Giving away the
story. Between the shots there is a fire pattern that appears. This represents danger and the fast paced action genre.
This is almost hyper-real again.
There is a clear symbol introduced of the colour yellow. It is shown in mise-en-scene like the bike and car and her
costume. This helps us to identify the Main protagonist as she stands out. This is particularly noticeable when she is
put into a setting with a white snow background fighting a women wearing white. Tarantino creates an iconic
moment as she is seen to be angelic almost in her white in the snow when actually she is going again the character
of the bride that the audience is fighting for to win.
The non diegetic music starts slow which shows a closed identity then slow motion almost on her face which has an
almost fast burst of music into fast/hurry action showing the action genre.

9. The Yellow symbolic colour comes through again in the titles. This creates a continuity
between the shots as it ties is all together. The Yellow background is contrasted with a
paint like slashes across the screen in different angles. This could represent the messy
action of the genre. Yellow is quite a mellow bright colour contrast with the black to show
the danger.
One title that he puts in is stating
that he is the director. This
creates excitement as he is a well
known producer which gives this
film automatic credit, and sets
the tone.

10. It is clear that he aims to attract an active audience with such faced paced editing
and lots of diegetic sound effects. The sound effects are of the mise-en scene like
the knifes and swords which again reinforce the genre. They are quite sharp
sounds which are loud and work well with the fast paced beat that accompanies
them.
One camera shot he uses is a Fast zoom. This almost breaks forth wall as it is of the main
characters eyes looking directly at the camera. The voice over compliment this as it also
breaks the forth wall explaining her life and events. This is good as it really engages the
audience.
Additionally he uses time remapping to create
slow motion in a variety of places, this adds
tension/mystery and is perfect for the action
genre. He does this at one point when the camera
is following her fly backwards, this creates a sort of
disorientation feel making the hyper-reality real
and the viewer more active and aware it’s a film.

11. The post modern element is shown through Tarantino’s attention to
detail. He has challenged stereotypical action films by giving the
characters old fashioned weapons to fight with e.g. samurai swords,
knives, maces etc. Whilst fighting in modern day settings/locations.
This makes a change to the usual gun shoot outs which last a few
seconds, Tarantino has spread the action in the trailer out further
whilst also making it more intimate and tense.
Strangely, Tarantino uses shots of the protagonist from a higher up
angle, to make her look smaller and vulnerable. Juxtaposes the shots of
the people against her in black looking down at the camera giving them
a more evil character type.