Deconstructing a film trailer.

There are a lot of different camera shots such as medium close ups, medium shots, tracking shots, aerial shots, high angle shots and point of view shots. These are typical for this genre and are evidence that this was produced for a mass audience. One example of these shots is a medium close up when the two main characters are talking. In the shot I can see their shoulders and heads and a few other people in the background. Because the camera is looking straight at their heads it makes the audience feel more included, like they are there watching it happen. The lighting is artificial because the trailer is mostly set indoors, this makes it very bright. The trailer is quite fast moving but it slows down towards the middle and then speeds up again. This might affect the audience by making them more aware of the situation and making them feel happy because every time the trailer is fast it slows down to give the audience time to understand what they have just seen. In editing the effect of the screen splitting into five sections is used and editing is also used to add writing to the screen.

 There is fast music in the background which is typical with this genre of trailer. This is the type of music the viewers might like so it would make them want to see the film because they think the film will involve other music and scenarios that they would like to see. The sound effects include a “swoosh” noise when the words come onto the screen, which is used to direct the viewers attention to exactly what is happening on screen. An alarm is also used when it is set off as part of the trailer, this is so that the viewers are watching and are not losing focus. For mise-en-scene all the characters are dressed smartly because the main setting is in an office or whilst working. The main props are cameras and bags because the company is a magazine producer. There are also glasses used which makes the character appear more professional so that when they do funny things it will affect the audience more because they are less likely to expect it.

The trailer makes the audience want to go and see the film by putting funny parts in it. This is affective because it leaves the audience wanting more but at the same time satisfied by what they have seen. By making the trailer funny, by including shots such as when Simon Pegg gets kicked in the shin, it automatically makes the audience aware that it is a comedy. People who have seen other films with Simon Pegg in or films like ‘Good luck Chuck’ and films staring Adam Sandler would also like this film. The trailer makes this clear by clearly stating that Simon Pegg plays the main character and staring other famous actors that are in a lot of other films both comedy and otherwise.