The November Man Trailer Kirsty Salisbury

1. Analysis of ‘The
November Man’
Trailer
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Kirsty Salisbury

2.  High angle shot of the explosion, captures the
whole thing and making it look bigger. Starts
the trailer which some thrill.
 Motorbike chase – many different angles and
shots with jump cuts. Shows the action and
thrill to the viewers, this builds exhilaration.
 Long shots of fight scenes throughout the
trailer to show all the action.
Camera Work

3.  Dialogue at the beginning : ‘The November Man,
‘cause after you passed through, nothing lived.’
Wonder who this Peter Devereaux is and what he
does to be known as this.
 Many sounds of loading guns – at 1 :20, there is a
whole point of loading guns – shows how much gun
use there will be – this may give an insight of the
target audience, male young adults.
 Dialogue : ‘The woman you’re with is a killer.’
Makes the audience intrigued and wonder why she
wants to kill her.
Sound

4.  Boat, sunny island, convertible car with Peter
driving it with his sunglasses on – shows wealth
and his importance. It also shows relaxation,
which Peter is taken from when he is put on a
mission.
Woman wears a pink wig and short dress to
cover her identity as she’s wanted. Also keeps
the men distracted because she looks
provocative.
Mise-en-scene

5.  ‘This August’ tells the audience when the release
date will be which may excite them.
 ‘Master vs Protégé’ shows who’s against who – the
master has taught him and now they’re fighting
against each other, makes the audience wonder
why.
 At the end of the trailer ‘The November man,
Coming Soon.’ Makes the viewer remember the
film title if it’s at the end because it’s the last thing
they see.
Text on screen

6.  Slow motion of explosion – captures the action.
 Peter looking right at the gun with someone
looking through the target hole. Peter fixes his tie,
shows that he knows they’re there and that he’s a
professional in this.
 Near the end – Lots of slow motion and jump cuts
together – these are of action and provocative
scenes – man falling off the balcony and of women
with men. –Also shows the target audience as
young males.
Editing