Planning - Title_Analysis

Title Analysis:
For our trailers we knew we would need a title for our film. By analysis other titles we could come up with our main title:

Reseach - Trailer_Compansion_Between_"Se7en"_And_"Zodiac"

Similarities:

Both Films are directed by David Fincher, Se7ens was released in 1995 and is a crime thriller about a serial killer, who murders people based on the seven deadly sins, and two detective are trying to find him and stop him. This is nearly the same for the Zodiac made in 2007, is another crime thriller about a serial killer, with several detectives trying to catch the zodiac.
Both films are centred around someone new coming in to solve a new/old case. This is used so the audience have a way into the film, and feel apart of the film.
The trailer convection both films use is a term called asynchronous dialogue, dialogue from a different part of the film played over another scene, this help set up the world and help inform the audience as to what is going on in their world.
In the 'Zodiac' there is a scene when Jake Gyllenhaal characters is reading a letter from the Zodiac, which says "I like killing people, because man is the most dangerous animal of them all." this scene then cuts from Gyllenhaal reading the letter, to a man and a women (in the picture below) being held by a hoodie figure. This asynchronous dialogue connotes to the audience the zodiacs point, as they hear the words "most dangerous animal", while being denoted a man is being held against his will.

This can also be seen in 'Se7en', When 50 seconds into the trailer a unknown character says "About the only thing we know about this guy is he's completely insane". Then cuts to dimly lit

While showing them the clips of the film to help get the audience attention, they are both broken into 3 section:

• Intro dialogue,

• Action,

• Tense dialogue.

This format helps deliver import information that the director will want his audience to known, to then show how exciting the films will be and what the obstacle will be in the protagonist('s) way, giving the audience more reason to watch the film, to see them overcome these obstacle,to then end on lines of dramatic dialogue, this is used to put the audience on the edge of their seat wanting more. Both trailers are good at getting the audience hooked on their films. As they use close-ups of main characters to 

Research - "Kiss the Girl"_Film_Trailer_Anaylsis

(Created by Ryan Wood)

Mise en scene is strongly used in this film trailer. Within the first 3 seconds it fades from red to dark images this entails that there is going to be death involved. it connotes that red means death and anger. this occurs throughout the trailer of flashes of red, this is to show death to the audience and then after flashes of red in scene it flashes read then goes to a murder scene. Red can also resemble evil. this can mean in the trailer that bad things will be happening. camera work is very unique because in the trailer there is lots of close ups which is meant to make the audience feel costriphobic, as this plays on the emotions of the viewer. what is very clever with this trailer is the editing and the sound. In one scene what occurs is that white flashes occur to the sound of a camera being taken the it converts to a scene of a camera with someone forensic individual is taking pictures.

Iconography elements in a crime thriller consist off weapons (kinves or guns), police tape, forensic teams, police officers, cut out newspapers of important information, court room for an interview of a someone that escaped. with all these elements above it shows in the film trailer. this is to start to show the audience what os going to occur throughout the trailer and then the film.

Research - "Silence of the lambs "_Film_Trailer_Analysis

Trailer Analysis:

At the beginning of the trailer the spectator  is subjected to non diegetic sound of a low tone soundtrack that slowly becomes more fast paced, connoting the tension within the trailer and creates a more uneasy soundtrack that starts to play on the mind of the audience. This immediately connotes to the audience that this trailer was made to put them on edge and they will  have to work out why. This use of non-diegetic sound also mirror's the sudden flashes that introduces "Hannibal Lecter" (Played by Anthony Hopkins), connoting Hannibal's suddenness and his unpredictability towards the audience. The close-up Hannibal's face denotes to the spectators his character as a very dangerous and can foreshadow his role as gruesome and conniving cannibal, that is connoted through diegetic dialogue in the trailer from a detective saying "'Don’t let him get inside your head’" this has the connotation of Hannibal's cunning and how dangerous he could be. The close-up of Hannibal's smile looks very scary and suggests his character shouldn't be trusted, intriguing the audience to find out more about his sinister character and the deadly crime he has committed.
This is something we would try to recreate in our trailer, as this would help set up the tone of our film.

The diegetic dialogue use in the trailer when Hannibal asks "Do you spook easily starling?” allows the audience to be quickly informed that the film will have a horror and thriller aspects to it as this is more of a question directed towards the audience. This use of braking the 4th wall by speaking directly to the audience is almost inviting them into Hannibal's crazy world, making the audience to figure out what could be occurring in the film. Creating anticipation towards the tension that is being build-up. This is something we could try to recreate within our trailer, however instead of a direct quote towards the audience, we might try to use titles to create the same effect and it makes our trailer more interactive with the audience.

Furthermore, there is a point of view shot of starling walking through the prisoner ward. Which makes the audience sympathize with her character because her job is very risky and life threatening. Which also makes the audience support her character. The shot of Starling walking also shows the audience that she is walking into the unknown, unaware of what will await her. A night vision camera shot is emerged in the scene at it is show as a high angle and what this does is that its meant to portray the character who is Starling as being vulnerable and weak.

The trailer also uses the mise-en-scene very well, by using the setting alongside clothing and props. To establish the prison environment the criminal Hannibal is wearing blue-ish grey overalls. This will immediately denote to the audience that he is a threat because its set in a prison and he’s behind the bars. Sterling looks very formal often wearing suits, with a badge to inform everyone of her status and authority. The prison is set in a dark setting underground, this may make the audience feel apart of the film and it my suggest to the audience something bad is going to occur.  Newspapers are some of the props used to show the popularity of Hannibal, this is shown in the film inside his cell it shows the audience Hannibal is looking up on himself as he likes the attention. It helps with keeping up with his story.

Research - "Inception"_Film_Trailer_Analysis

Inception (1995) trailer Analysis: (Ryan Wood)
Institutional information- This type of information basically let the audience know who the production companies are, when the film is being released, etc. 

Enigma codes-Tense, eerie, suspenseful and mystery are the atmospheres that are created from the trailer.

Fade to black- Like in all thriller film trailers using this type of editing allows the audience to know when the scene is ending and starting and the use of fade creates a much tenser atmosphere but as we are looking at a film like Inception, some of the fade to blacks are very quick.

Slow motion- This editing is used in the film to signify the intensity of the film. 

Tracking shot- this type of shot allows the audience to follow the action that is occurring in the scene.  

Captions- The editing of using captions allows the trailer to give out small information that the audience will want to know, such as star power, release date etc.  As this film is much more modern, the use of captions is not a evident as it was for older films. 

Quick Editing- This is when there are lots of different cuts, which allows the audience to gain more detail from the trailer. 

Smash cut- This cut is when a scene quickly goes on to another scene, which is done to show the audience another storyline that may be happening during the film.

New York- The whole film is set in New York mainly, but a variety of different city locations are used. 

Close ups-This camera shot is used to show the intense emotions of the characters which helps create a much more tense moment in the scene as it showed the characters fear. For example, a close up is used when the main character says is laying on a train track with his wife. 

A synchronous dialogue

Non-chronological storyline- The film was set out in a non-chronological storyline, which allowed the audience to gain more of a back ground story from the film.

Establishing shots- There are numerous establishing shots which show the audience where the scene is being set and where the location of the scene is. 

Range of settings- for example, there were many different setting such as training stations, cold wintery cities, different streets, etc. All the different settings gave a more open storyline

Research - Title_Analysis

Title Analysis:
For our Film trailer we would have to have a name for our film, so we analysis other film titles to see what a stereotypical title for a film could look like:

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With these titles we could finally start thinking of a title for our own film project, with an understanding on how to create a psyhco/thriller media film.

Research - "Clockwork orange"_Film_Trailer_Anaylsis

Clockwork Orange (1975) Analysis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu7MIT52TvE&ab_channel=bannedevent

Trailer Convention:

- Cutting back to a certain clip, with small changes. In a "Clockwork Orange" the clip is "Alex" and his "3 stogies" sitting still in an erotic pub, as the camera slowly zooms out. Creating tension and build-up as to what will be revealed. This use of cinematography is something I would like to re-create in our trailer. As the tension that would have been built-up would start to attract the audience as they start to see the world that surrounds the character.

Research - "Se7ens"_Film_Trailer_Analysis

Se7ens (1995) trailer Analysis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znmZoVkCjpI&ab_channel=MovieclipsTrailerVault

Trailer Convention:

• Flash cuts of the film with synced sound effects, creating a tense feeling
• Non-syncios dialogue, Brad Pitt "You like what you do for a living?" and "These things you see..." this is used to create scene of mystery as the audience want to know what is going to happen and what will they see.
• Star power -"Brad Pitt" & "Morgan Freeman" are introduced by voice over (Deep and Gravelly), showing the audience the power they have over the film, drawing the audience in.
• This trailer is broken into 3 pieces:
• Intro dialogue,
• Action,
• Tense dialogue.
• The Narrator's voice over takes the audience away from the atmosphere of the trailer, this is to try and get the audience motivated to see the film, due to the star power and what he is describing about the film, which won't be as clear as it is with the audience. 
• Music emphasis the title being shown (the seven sins), emphasising the suspense and creates a feeling of dread as the audience can't see the entire list, making them fear what they can't see.
• The weather is grey and raining, this connotes to the audience the pathetic fallary of the films mood setting, as being one that doesn't have a happy ending or at least will be drag the protagonist through hell.
• The roles that Brad Pitt and Morgan freeman are shown to be playing in this film are very stereotypical in thrillers, this can be seen with there performance (Seen further down in "Mise-en-scene"), as Brad Pitt's character is a cocky, arrogant rookie detective trying to prove him self. While Morgan Freeman's character is the wise, calm and verten detective who'll be retiring so, this is made emphasis even more with the voice over. This is so the audience can have a way into the film through Brad Pitt's character and are shown that they have help from Morgan Freeman's character as he past his knowledge to the next generation. 

Media Language:

• Editing:
• The uses slow editing with fades to create a intense atmosphere as the audience only get small glimpses of certain scenes. 
• The editing is non-chronological editing and is non-linear, to leave the audience in suspense.
• The quick jump cuts to white, almost blind the audience to what they see, creating a tense and confusing atmosphere, while the audience try to wonder what is happening and why.
• Going from slow cuts of scenes in the movie to the wrapped fast cuts of the titles, leave the audience confused, and feeling a bit out of place, this is good for a thriller trailer as it draws the audience in as they try to set down with the pacing of the trailer for it to change for a few seconds.
• The music slowly fades in after Brad Pitt characters, creating tension as it starts to build the next scenes up.
• Mise-en-scene:
• Setting, typical for the audience to see in a thriller trailer:
• Police station,
• Autopsy lab,
• Crime scene,
• City streets,
• Apartment.
• Low key lighting with a mainly a green texture, creating a depressive tone for the audience.
• Costumes are what people would stereotypically see detective to look like, creating a verisimilitude world.
• Colour pallet uses a lot of red and green = a grim and gritty making it relatable for the audience.
• The performance from the actors shows that there is going to be a good story behind it as Brad Pitt's character is almost a doorway for the audience to see the film as he is a rising detective and is new to the area. Whereas Morgan Freeman's character is one of a man who wants to leave and has seen a lot in his line of work, so when he says to the rookie that he has never seen anything like this before this makes the audience wanting more as they now know that this is a entirely different and new case for him and the audience.
• Cinematography:
• There aren't many establishing shots in this trailer, this is so the audience is confused as to the whereabouts of some of the location, this is so when they see the film some of the graphically scene (Like the "Gluten" man, sitting in his home being force feed) it isn't spoilt for the audience, giving the seen the full impact the director was trying to create.
• There are many two shots of Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman characters in the same scenes, connoting to the audience how they are working together, connoting to the audience how the two will be working close together,
• There are a lot of close-ups and wide shots, this is to denote to the audiences the feelings and emotions of the characters on screen which is one of either terror, fear and disgust not to mention calm, mainly from Morgan freeman characters.
• Sounds:
• To begin with there is no non-diegetic sounds, just asynchronous dialogue from Brad Pitts character as the clip then sync up with him, this is done so the audience can get the full impact of his words "You like what you do for a living?" making the audience question ,who is he talking to and what about, giving the opening a more powerful start.
• The slow use of non-diegetic sounds, such as the high pitch chiming noise that is synced with the scene cuts of the create a more atmospheric world that draws the audience in as they have no context as to what they are seeing.
• Having Morgan Freeman also do some voice over with asynchronous dialogue, right after Brad Pitts connotes two things to the audience, one is Freeman's character is answering the question set by Pitt's character, but also makes the audience start to think, what was so bad that people would have to "wear blinders", "most times", helping to connote how grim the reality is there.

Research - "Girl_on_the_train"_Trailer_Analysis

Girl on the Train trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkoEE1i0CX8&ab_channel=MovieclipsTrailers 

The trailers narrative is one big enigma code, as it asks the audience a lot of question.

This is denoted through the use of long(Establishing) wide shots or tracking shots, and with no music just diegetic sounds in the form of voice over, this sets the mood for the audience as this connotes that this is going to be a mysterious film about a lot of secrets. This can been seen when a woman (Played by Megan Hipwell) says "A teacher once told me I was the mistress of self reinvention." This would intrigue the audience as they would want to know what this is meant by this and by showing a close up of her face to then fade out and in on a house in the middle of nowhere, confusing the audience and making them wonder what she is referring to. 

The monotone colours used in this trailer set up a very depressive mood, as the colour scheme is mainly blue and gray, which is included in the clothing of most of the characters. Like Emily blunts character when she's on the train, except the Megan Hipwell characters connoting to the audience the importance of this character.

With the use of caption and the increase of async music emphasis helps tell the audience bits of the story without giving away the storyline, with the music becoming sync with the scene being denoted to the audience as the music becomes louder and more focus on action creating suspenseful atmosphere as people will want to know what leads up to some of the scenes.

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