The document compares the editing, camerawork, narrative conventions, and titles used in the movie trailers for Sleeping With The Enemy, Fatal Attraction, and When A Stranger Calls. It notes that Sleeping With The Enemy uses montage edits, close-ups and mid-shots, a voiceover, slow motion, and titles of starring actors. Fatal Attraction uses montage editing, close-ups and long shots, repeated dialogue scenes, and a company ident but no titles. When A Stranger Calls uses montage edits, fades and black screens between shots, a variety of shots, dialogue to convey the increasing drama, a company ident, and single word titles.

1. Films Editing Camerawork Narrative Conventions Titles
Sleeping With The
Enemy
Lots of montage
edits
Mostly close-ups and
mid-shots
Has a voiceover to
narrate the trailer
Uses a slow motion
shot
Has a company ident
Makes use of titles
showing the
starring actor’s
names
Fatal Attraction Montage editing,
lots of straight cuts
to convey action
Lots of close-ups,
but this trailer makes
use of more long
shots
The dialogue
within scenes tells
the narrative. By
means of
repeating a scene
with shots
interrupting in the
middle
Uses a company
ident
Has no titles in the
trailer
When A Stranger
Calls
Montage edits, but
some continuity.
Lots of fades and
black screens in
between shots that
are in time to
sound
More variety of
shots including
establishing and
extreme long shots
Told also by
dialogue, but pace
of editing conveys
the increasing
drama of the
narrative
Uses an ident
Has a ‘coming soon’
screen at the end
Uses single words
like ‘Isolated’ and
other phrases that
relate to the
narrative