These are the films you have been asked to watch over the next week for homework. Choose one to analyse in detail, answering the same questions set for the 'Control' trailer. Here are the questions again:
What is a trailer designed to do?
Generate interest in the film;
Inform the audience about the release date?
Show off the stars of the film;
Show the film to its best advantage;
Create excitement/interest;
Tell people what the film is about, e.g. the genre;
Not give too much of the plot away;
Tease the audience by setting up narrative enigmas;
Showcase some of the best bits of the film;
Give details about the production team?
Does your chosen trailer do this?
Watch your chosen trailer several times. Then write one paragraph answering the questions listed below.
Q1. Discuss the use of codes and conventions used in the construction of this film trailer.
Q2. Consider the representations of people and places in this film trailer.
Q3. What does this film trailer tell us about the institutions involved?
Q4. Explore some of the ways in which this film trailer communicates with its target audiences.
Trailer for 'Let the Right One In' (2008)
Trailer for 'La Haine' (1995)
Trailer for 'Leon' (1994)
Trailer for 'Bullet Boy' (2007)
Trailer for 'My Summer of Love (2007)
Trailer for 'Brick' (2005)
American Trailer for 'Dirty Pretty Things' (2002) - hmmm, what gives it away?
Trailer for 'Eastern Promises' (2007)
