Research and Planning: Film Trailer Analysis 2

Sound
At the beginning of the trailer, the music sounds really eerie because of the innocent sounding piano, this is a great way to build tension, because of the obvious contrast between the film and the music featured in it. The music then ends with a sound effect of Voldamort breathing, this is a chilling sound which also creates a atmosphere setting the mood for the rest of the trailer.
The music then picks up pace in a deep tone, which also changes the types of shots to a faster pace.
There is a voice over throughout the trailer which are quotes throughout the film of Voldemort but there are also clips of dialogue that actually match with the clip it is being shown with.
The music then quietens down as the famous line of Voldemort is quoted as a voice over "Only I can live forever" and then a sequence of fast paced music comes on to end the clip. There is then a lightening bolt effect which goes with the film story line, the music for this is a sound effect added on to the clip. Then the famous soundtrack for Harry Potter is played to end the clip completely.
In our trailer, we plan on using lots of little bits of sound which Harry Potter have used in theirs like the fast medley of music whilst showing all of the peaks of the film, and the creepy eerie music at the start of the film.

Editing
The editing at the start of the film consists of different jump cuts that match the music which is being played in the background. There are then a sequence of short clips each ending with a fade to black, I think this is a really good idea and would look good in our film. The clips in the film are quite fast paced and really go together quite well, leaving the audience always entertained and gripped to the trailer, this is how I want my trailer to look. The general lighting in the whole clip is mostly low key, but there are little parts which are high key because not all of the film was set in one night, so this just adds to the realism. Each time text comes up on the screen there is a jump cut to the same background of dark clouds, these go with the general theme of the film and also separate the film from the information, I'm not sure how we are going to do this in our film yet, we will have to hold a group meeting. The use of expansion of time is used throughout the trailer to add tension and show that it was happening for a long period of time, not just a ten minute thing.

Cinematography
In the first shot of the trailer there is a full length shot of a silhouette man walking in the dark, this automatically sets the scene. The use of full length shot is really effecting because the audience can defiantly distinguish the male body and automatically relate that to the perception of them being a 'baddy'. There are then a number of shots of different insignificant objects (unless you're into the films) until a close up of Voldemorts face comes on screen. The use of a close up on a someone who is seen as a villein is a good way of showing your audience that he will be causing trouble throughout the film, like Harry Potter, we plan to show a number of close ups on our 'villens'. There is then a master shot of Voldemort walking over dead bodies, this shot would be classed as a Master shot because it is the main setting for the full scene, a lot like Harry Potter, we plan to have a master shot of dead bodies with the villein towering over them, preferably in a low angle shot to show power.
The use of close ups in film trailers is great, as they show facial expressions, which sets the scene and mood of the film. When Voldemort and Harry are stood together in one part of the shot, the camera views them as equals but then when they're falling off the building there is a Birdseye view of them falling, and then towards the end of the clip, Harry starts to be shown in low angle shots in comparison to Voldemorts high angle shots, making Harry look like a hero.

This film is rated a 12A but I think the target audience would be from around 12-20, and mainly males although, it does also appeal to females. This film is the last out of all 8 so will obviously attract its audience from former films. A problem we would have if we were to make this film, would be that we are attracting a fresh audience and Harry Potter already has a fan base.

The genre of this film is probably a fantasy thriller film, which is the same genre as our origional idea, the characters used in Harry Potter are going to be used by us, to base out creatures on.

The film Harry Potter is not what we will be basing our film on as the genre is slightly different, but the different tecniques used in this trailer are a lot more similar to our film than different Horror films. This is why I have chosen to analyse this video.