The trailer consists of 48 frames which are fairly similar to the other trailers I have analysed; they consisted of 33 and 35 frames. The trailer begins with the institution logo, which are Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Pictures. Including the institution logo is a common aspect of most teaser trailers and it is something we will consider when creating our teaser trailer. Non-diegetic sound is heard straight away and it is of a telephone ringing, the telephone is then shown after the institution logo and then we hear synchronous sound of the actor answering the phone. Depth of field is used in the first shot because the character on the phone is the main focus and the guys in the background just set the scene that they are stranded. The mise-en-scene of the first clip shows that they are in trouble because the character looks scruffy and has a cut lip, they are also in a desert and there is nothing around them, which suggests they are stranded. He is also in mid shot so we can see the background behind and the characters full facial expressions and body language. We then see a close up of the woman he is on the phone to. It is a close up to concentrate on her facial expressions, as she is agitated and worried. Depth of field is used again to concentrate on the woman but we can clearly see that she is in a clean and well looked after area. The walls are painted in cream, which gives the impression of calm. Compared to the earthy colours in the boy’s scene which influences that they are outside and away from the comforts of home. This emphasizes the different situations between the characters and how much trouble the boys are in. The following clips are in close up and switch between the different characters to show the audience their facial expressions and how they are feeling about the problem.
The following clip is a text screen saying, ‘2 days earlier.’ The font of this is the similar to the font of the film’s title, ‘the hangover.’ The font is glowing to symbolise lights, which relates to the film being based in Las Vegas. Asynchronous sound is used as the soundtrack is heard. We then see a wide eye level shot of the character with glasses lying on the floor asleep. The wide shot enables the audience to see the props, which is a chicken, overflowing rubbish can and an empty can. These reveal that they had a party and are waking up the mess. A voiceover is heard from the character with the beard and we are then shown him speaking. We see a mid shot of a tiger and the long shot of the man about to get attacked. The long shot shows the audience that he is missing his trousers and also shows the messy room; this suggests that they had been drinking and have woken up to a huge mess. From the other textual analysis I have noticed that long shots aren’t always used in comedies and it is mostly filled with mid shots.
The following scenes are in mid shots and we hear non-diegetic sound of a baby crying. The sound then changes to diegetic as we are then shown a point of view shot of the men looking at the baby. During this scene we hear diegetic sound of the door being opened. We then see a low angle shot of the men looking at the baby. This suggests they are vulnerable because they don’t know what to do with the baby. The following scenes are in mid shots and we then see a tilted long shot of the men whilst a police car drives up. The canted angle suggests there is imbalance in the characters lives as they are getting into trouble with the police and can’t control what is happening. The following clips change from mid shots to long shots to show the characters in full view and being nervous about the problem with the police. We also hear diegetic sound of the baby being hit on the car door; although we can’t actually see the baby (because a real baby isn’t actually being hit) we can see that the man is using a baby carrier. The soundtrack also stops during this scene to emphasize the comedy in the film.
We are then shown a close up of the man with glasses in the back of the police car. The close up is used to focus on the character as he is screaming; this allows the audience too see the detail of his facial expressions. The following shot is a framing shot as the camera is focusing on the man looking at his missing tooth in the mirror. The actor is framed because the producers want to focus on him and it helps emphasize the trouble he is going through. We are then shown a low angle and high angle shot of an argument between the man with glasses and the man with a beard. This is to show that the man with glasses has the high authority because he is the one yelling at the other character. The soundtrack also stops when the man with a beard answers back; this is to emphasize what is happening.
We are then shown another text screen reading, ‘from the director of old school.’ This is to hook the audience in as they will be interested in a film that has been directed by people with previous success, especially if the public enjoyed that film. We are then shown a point of view shot from the man hidden in the trunk of the car. This enables the audience to see exactly how the characters feel when they see the man in the trunk; we can clearly see their facial expressions change from laughing to being scared. We are shown a long shot of the man jumping out from the trunk and attacking the men. The soundtrack is heard and it is synchronous because it is fast paced like the narrative on screen. We are then shown a tracking shot of the camera following the action of a car being hit.
The text screen telling the audience the name of the film is in neon bright lights. This links to the fact that it is based in Las Vegas, which is well known for the lights and casinos. The title is exploding to suggest that the lights are going out. This reveals the trouble and how out of control the situations are that the characters get themselves into. We are then shown a mid shot of the characters exclaiming, ‘Mike Tyson?’ Synchronous sound is heard of a song that Mike Tyson is dancing to, it fits in with the action of him pretending to hit drums and then fits in with Mike knocking out the man with a beard. We see an eye level shot on the man falling to the ground which emphasizes and shows the audience that he has been knocked out. We also hear diegetic sound of the punch. The soundtrack stops so the audience can hear the actor speak, which influences the comedy in the scene as it is a funny situation. The soundtrack then carries on whilst we are told when the film is due to be released. This aspect has occurred in every teaser trailer I have analysed, therefore I think in order to make our teaser trailer have real media conventions.
By Emma :)
Another detailed analysis, Emma, which shows a high level of understanding. Please remember that as a group you should draw together your findings, stating which of the conventions you feel you should use in your own work.
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