The document discusses trailers for four different hypothetical films: 1. A comedy film trailer that introduces each character saying the main character's name in a conventional way for the genre. 2. An action film trailer that builds suspense through cross-cutting between the main character's job as a getaway driver and scenes from later in the film. 3. A drama film trailer based on a train that enhances the sound of a train and introduces characters through their names popping up on screen. 4. A thriller film trailer that gives a vague introduction to main characters with a fast pace and cross-cutting to build intrigue about what will happen.

1. TRAILER RESEARCH

2. Film I
would
like to
see based
on trailer

3. •The trailer opens with a black screen,
with some credits appearing, and non-
diegetic music stopping after a few
seconds to let the audience hear the
sound of someone crying. This allows the
audience to sympathise with this
character.
•Then the first shot we see is of the
character who is crying while the non-
diegetic music is still silent

4. • The non-diegetic music returns
along with intertitles introducing
the main character

5. • Then there is cross-cutting between
each character saying the main
characters name which is
conventional of the comedic genre

6. •Throughout the rest of the trailer
instead of revealing most of the plot,
it reveals a bit of each character’s
personality and what they bring to
the plot which gives the audience a
bit more information and a better
insight into what the film will
actually be like.

7. Film I
would like
to see
based on
the trailer

8. •The trailer starts with no music but
just production credits and then a
shot of the main character in a diner

9. •There is dialogue between him and
another character and while he
describes his job there are cross-
cuts to later in the film where he is
performing his job of being a get
away driver

10. •There is a lot of cross-cutting in this
trailer as it is an action film, this
builds the suspense and mood of the
film before the audience have even
seen it
•It introduces a lot of the plot, which
is a slight turn off for me and it also
introduces most of the main
characters.

11. Film I
know
from the
book that
I would
like to
watch

12. •The trailer opens describing the
setting of the film which is based on
a train and has a voiceover of, the
audience can assume, the main
character.
• There is
enhanced
sound of a train
to highlight the
importance to
the plot

13. •Once the main part of the plot is
introduced we are in the point of
view of the main character who
introduces us to the other
characters with their names popping
up on the screen.

14. •To finish the trailer the non-diegetic
music stops and the picture cuts to
black to reveal to the audience who
the main character is that we have
been hearing the voice of.

15. Film I
have
already
seen.

16. •The trailer is all a voiceover of the
main character and dialogue
between the two main characters
with cross cuts of a couple of scenes
to establish a bit of their story
together and the characters
specifically for the audience to
sympathise with them as it’s a
drama film.

17. •There is non-diegetic music
throughout which adds to the mood
of the film and the frequent cross -
cutting and fading to black
•Towards the end there are intertitles
of when the film is out and some
quotes from the book

18. Film I
would
like to see
based on
the trailer

19. •The trailer starts with non-diegetic
music and give a background setting
to the plot and the main character

20. •The clips and intertitles are synced
to the non-diegetic music that
speeds up once a crucial part of the
plot is described.
•We get vaguely introduced to the
main characters which connects
with the genre of thriller

21. •The rest of the trailer is gives an
insight to what will happen with a
fast pace and lots of cross cutting.