The document analyzes and compares two movie trailers: 1) The Tomorrowland trailer sets the scene, introduces persistent characters, builds anticipation through mysteries, reinforces the title once or twice, sets a fast-paced tone, and briefly summarizes the story in 5-8 lines. 2) The 7 Minutes trailer introduces interconnected characters, an experienced main character, builds tension with loud music and deep voices, reinforces the title once, sets a tone of doing something forbidden for a good reason, and only summarizes half the story.

1. Soundtracks in Trailers
Paige Livingston

2. Tomorrowland Trailer
“Giving us background information such as
where the action is set”
Tomorrowland explains what is going on
throughout the trailer; what has to happen and
what the characters are going to do to portray
the events of the movie itself.

3. “Informs us about the characters.”
Tomorrowland tells the audience that the
female character is persistent and is strong
willed, and that since the male character is older
he is more wise, and educated the female
character and what she must do, is chosen to do
and how to.

4. “Helps to build a sense of anticipation about the
films release.”
During the tomorrowland trailer, it raises plenty
of enigmas, which is what a trailer is supposed
to do, get the audience on their toes as to what
is to come in the trailer.

5. “Reinforces the title of the film.”
The trailer mentions “Tomorrowland” about
once or twice throughout.

6. “Sets the tone of the film.”
The tone of the film is of a fast pace, this gets
the audience on their toes and expects the
movie to be this enhancing. The trailer also gets
you thinking if it is fast and all together.

7. “Summarises the story in around 5-8 lines. It
does not give away the ending, but helps us
anticipate what is to come.”
Tomorrowland summaries in a little more than
5-8 lines, it gives the ending away however it is
only very briefly; something a trailer shouldn’t
exactly do.

8. 7 Minutes Trailer
“Giving us background information such as
where the action is set.”
The 7 Minutes trailer gives us all the necessary
information that people expect to see
throughout trailers, however this trailer is
special as it lets us connect all the actors
together and why they are doing what they are,
in 7 minutes.

9. “Informs us about the characters.”
The trailer informs us that there us one main
character, that is stronger and more experienced
than the other charcaters.

10. “Helps to build a sense of anticipation about the
films release.”
The trailer uses loud music to create tension
between the trailer and the audience, this gives
the audience the feel of them being on their
seats. They also use characters with deep voices,
this gives the characters the edge that a trailer
needs.

11. “Reinforces the title of the film.”
The trailer for this movie only reinforces the title
of the film once: “We’ll do this in 7 minutes.”

12. “Sets the tone for the film.”
The trailer sets the tone of the sense that the
characters are doing something bad and
something that they are not meant to do.
However, from certain lines throughout the
trailer, the audience can then realise that they
are only doing this bad thing to right something
good.

13. “Summarises the story in around 5-8 lines. It
does not give away the ending, but helps us
anticipate what is to come.”
The trailer for 7 minutes only summarises half of
the storyline throughout the trailer, unlike the
other trailer I analysed.