The trailer for The Notebook uses various film techniques to portray romance and draw in audiences. Wide shots showcase the beautiful scenery and main character's desirability. Medium shots present the grand, romantic setting. Low angle shots make the male character appealing and romantic. The establishing shot provides relaxation. Clips throughout the film faded together reveal the emotions between the main couple without giving too much away.

1. The Notebook
Trailer Analysis

2. On-Screen Text
 The producing company is
panned across the screen
near the start of the article so
it is reliable in production and
quality.
 It is referenced to be a New
Line Cinema film, which is
also well-known and is
presented across a
picturesque view which can
show luxury in viewing.

3. On-Screen Text
 The author is described with
on-screen text, so fans may
be able to look into this or
recognise the authors name.
 The typography of “The
Notebook” is stylised to link
to the word, creating
personalisation and a more
realistic idea that it could be
like a true story.

4. Camera
This wide frame with the main woman in the centre can portray
her beauty and how everything is drawn to her, and orientated
around her and her desirability.
The medium shot with a big, beautiful house in the background
can bring romanticism in where the film is set and the
character featured. With natural light, audiences take an
instant liking to this character.
This low angle with low lighting of the main character allows
the target audience of females feel the romantic connotations
of this character, as he smiles looking up.
The first scene that is shown is an establishing shot of a
natural, scenic environment, following the two characters in a
boat. This can give audiences the entertainment and relaxation
from Blumler and Katz’s uses and gratifications theory as the
natural scenery connotes ease in watching the film.

5. Enigmas
The theme of serious relationships and marriage is
portrayed with the wedding dress scene. Being angled
through a mirror can portray how the woman is feeling
and audiences will consider if this is her decision.
The 1940’s setting is clear through the
costume and setting, for example army
uniform, as well as the style of fashion and
hair. This historical aspect differentiates this
film from other romances.
It is clear that this film involves a difference in class
due to this dinner scene. This has most likely been
used in the trailer to introduce the struggles the
couple face, which gradually get more clear. It
creates a division between what the audience want
and the reality of their struggles.

6. Sound
 Piano instrumental music begins the
scene, this calm tone is a convention of
romance films. This begins to involve
violin sounds to enhance the emotion as
the struggles of the relationship are
introduced.
 A voice over is used to describe the film,
with a soothing voice as though he is
reading a story, linking to the “notebook”
theme.
 The actors are read out in the voice over
so audiences can recognise the quality

7. Editing
 This involves various clips throughout the entire
film being faded in in short cuts. This gives
audiences a general feel of the emotions that are
entwined through the whole film, and there is
characterisation and romanticising in the main
couple. Audiences will become instantly attached
to them as their entire relationship is revealed
without giving away too much.
 Birds are edited over scenes at some points in
the film, which can create a theme – this often
connotes purity and peace.