Make a trailer of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet.

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Make a trailer of Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet.

Opening Clip

My opening clip is going to be where the helicopter is looking for Romeo when he is on the way to visit Juliet’s tomb. I chose this part of the film for my first clip because it lets the viewers know straight away that there is going to be action in the film. This clip is especially useful because it uses a variety of different camera angles. The main angle used in this clip is bird’s eye view. I wonder if Baz Luhrmann has used this to show the audience the surroundings, and what is going on. It’s also showing how the people around in this scene are reacting to what is going on.

Secondly I chose this clip because, when the camera is on Romeo running, it also moves to the church where it shows a picture of Jesus. The statue is used many times throughout the film. This is just one of the symbolism techniques that Baz Luhrmann has put in the film. Another example of symbolism is that you see a lot of crosses for example they have crosses on both Montagues and Capulets guns. You also see masses of them on the path that Romeo walks down to find Juliet in her tomb. Throughout this film you see many different kinds of religious imagery. Religious imagery in this film shows many things, such as the contrast between good and evil, also between Montagues and the Capulets. Another reason I assume Baz Luhrmann has used religious imagery is to show that in the film people are willing sacrifice for others, Baz Luhrmann used the image of Jesus to show this.

Another reason I have chosen this clip is because the lighting is of high quality. The lighting makes this scene very powerful. I think Baz Luhrmann’s has chose to do this because he just wanted to show you a few things in this scene as possible. This scene brought tension to the film. It could make the viewer wonder what is going to happen next.

In this scene I will add the following text “Love” at the beginning of the trailer. It will be on the screen for about 2 seconds then will go off. I have added this to my trailer to show that there is love in the film. Hopefully because I have added this it will appeal to the people who like romantic films at first sight.

Second Clip

The second clip I have chose is where Mercutio is dancing at the Capulet’s party. I have chosen this scene because it adds excitement to the film. This shows that the film is not all tragedy. The camera angle in this scene is mainly a wide shot. This is very useful in this scene because it shows that there is a lot happening. You get to see the Capulet’s house and what the atmosphere is like inside the house. From this you can see that the Capulets house is opulent and they are wealthy.  

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The other reason that I chose this scene is because it has music being sung, apart from this scene I don’t think there is anymore music being sung. Music also brings commotion and attracts merriment to the film. This also is another way of showing how some people fell in the film. Although Baz Luhrmann does not have much singing in the film, he still manages to have a lot of music being played. I like it when he as music playing normal and then just before something dramatic is going to, or is happening the music changes into ...

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