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The italian job
1.
2. Michael Caine plays a cheeky, cockney, charismatic
character, that has all the characteristics of an anti-hero.
He is ruthless and mischievous, however the audience
roots for him, due to his loveable nature. This is very
typical with postmodern films as they break the rules of
normal film conventions, such as Propp’s character
theory. Expanding on this, he does not fit comfortably in
the protagonist “hero” category, however, he doesn’t fit
into the antagonist “villain” either because his character
traits seem to be a mixture of both.
Noël Coward plays the main “helper” who is older and
more experienced than the main character. The trailer
shows the audience that he helps the anti hero from the
inside. His authority is shown very clearly from the trailer,
as he is being praised by numerous people.
3. Being a British Crime film, the antagonist “villain” is
inevitably the authority. The typical bad guy is common
in crime films, due to theses types of films being
narrated around the criminals point of view. The choice
of antagonist may also be meta- narrative as it could
have been a passive aggressive “two fingers up” at the
law, due to social situations that occurred at the time of
the film.
The trailer shows the audience the team of “helpers”
that will accompany the anti hero on his quest. It’s very
common to have a gang of helpers in crime films instead
of having the convention one helper in other genres of
film. There is a huge comedic atmosphere with the
different type of characters, chosen to help the anti-
hero, which would be a selling point for people to go and
see the whole film.
4. This non linear trailer starts in the action,
in order to intrigue the audience. It’s fast
pace and exciting car chase gives no clue
as to what the main plot is, but purely
captures the attention of the audience.
This type of trailer is postmodern as it
creates mystery and uncertainty.
The case (or “quest”) is then revealed when
the anti-hero watches a film explaining what
the ‘Italian Job’ is. This gives the trailer some
structure and enables the audience to
understand what the film is about. It is then
made known to the audience that the
original man for the job died before he was
able to carry out the deed.
The characters are then introduced to the
audience, to give some information about
each characters personality and purpose.
This is usual for crime films to do as it
provides the trailer with some
information without giving to much of the
narrative away.
5. Throughout the trailer, the Mini Cooper appears several
times. This prop gives the film a comedic atmosphere as
it is almost paying pastiche to Britain. The trailer has a
very patriotic feel to it, and is shown through the props
and characters, as the anti-hero has a tendency to say
“bloody” a lot, which is seen to be a very British word.
The costumes worn reflect s through intertextuality the
fashion at the time at which the film was created (1969). In
saying this, suits are worn to demonstrate power and
authority, especially by the mafia. Tommy guns are used as
props to combine the classic American gangster style, with
the British Crime feel of the film.
The characters also wear disguises in order to
transfer the money. These props and costumes help
to create a better cover up, and change depending
on the role that they need to play.
6. The film was filmed in Italy, and therefore the
majority of the trailer shows Italian towns and
countryside. However, the trailer focuses mainly on
car stunts and so does not show any establishing
shots of the locations.
Due to the film being centred around car stunts
and chases, the locations chosen for the trailer
are very unique, such as sewage pipes. This lets
the audience know that the film will be very
action packed and exciting, thus purposely
choosing the most thrilling scenes.
The trailer provides lots of different lightings,
there is low key lighting to provide a more
mysterious and dangerous atmosphere, as well
as natural lighting to make the scenes feel
more realistic.
7. This establishing shot shows the audience the level of disruption
the group of criminals cause, as they create a traffic jam on a very
large scale. This is a hyper reality disturbance , as it over
exaggerates the damage created by the main characters.
Low angles are used throughout to establish which characters have
the power and control over certain situations. This is typical in lots
of films in a variety of genres.
The Point of View shot creates a sense of panic and disorientation
which helps to apply a more dramatic trailer, because it’s as if the
audience in in the car, as well as the other characters.
This panning shot of the car on fire, whilst rolling down the cliff
emphasises the action that can be expected in the full film. It is
also a type of hyper reality, as the explosions are purposely
exaggerated to appeal to the male audience, who are
stereotypically seen to enjoy violence and explosions.
8. •There is a voice over which helps to distinguish the main plot to
the audience by asking “What is the Italian Job?” this gives some
clarity as it helps to give the trailer some narrative structure
without giving to much of the narrative away.
•The British national anthem plays, to not only show how patriotic
the film is, but to create pastiche, as the national anthem is often
played to honour the country and Queen, however in this trailer
it’s used to honour the criminals, and so juxtaposing and misusing
it’s original purpose.
This style of editing gives the trailer a more
post modern feel to it, as it is a style of split
screen. It acts as a denouement to the
trailer therefore bringing some sort of
conclusion as to what the film will bring.
The title of the film continuously appears
throughout the trailer. This is an advertising device,
to remind the audience what the film is called, and
thus making the audience more likely to go and see
the full film.