Textual analysis of film trailer

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TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF FILM TRAILER ONE TOO MANY LIES

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  • 1. ONE TOO MANY LIES

2. I used two types of non-diegetic sound. The introduction to the trailer conveys a different narrative to the latter. The initial part tells a tragic story so the music used is softer and more smooth than the other. The second type is more thrilling and fast-paced in order to match the narrative and heighten to climax to create tension.Click on volume button to hear music I used. 3. Introduction song- labelled my song as I edited the introduction in garage band.Change of song during credits, which introduces a new narrative. 4. In many of the shots I used low-key lighting as this created a more sinister scenario, it adds to the idea of hidden identities, particularly by using shadows. For some I had to set up extra lighting in order for the actual scene to be seen, this is shown in the example below. Spotlight used on protagonists face. 5. These shot types are often used to emphasise peoples facial expressions. I have used it for this reason also as I feel that it creates a semantic for the audience of the anxiety and worry of the protagonists. At times I have used extreme close-ups, shown in the image below as I really needed to highlight the idea of secrets to be shown, as that is the main reason behind the narrative. Extreme close up 6. Medium shot seems to be a common shot type I have used. The screenshot below is a sequence of medium shots. This shot is used as the protagonists are laughing so this shot type is necessary to use. 7. I sometimes used long shots so the audience could see the full body language of the actors. It has been suggested that long-shot ranges usually correspond to approximately what would be the distance between the front row of the audience, so in areas where the protagonists are running towards the camera, it acts as though they are running towards the viewers.This is the shot where the protagonists are running 8. As one friend is kidnapped, I used a lot of two shots as it left the main protagonists to be the two best friends. These shots were effective as it shows the two working together to fight back again the antagonist.Examples of two shots 9. Establishing shot is used to set the scene; in this case the narrative coupled with this shot explains that this is the place where a young girl was murdered. A convention of mystery thriller usually involves a city suburb but I felt that displaying a rural area would create a greater idea of desolation so the protagonists are acting alone/without help.Establishing of house which has relevance to the initial narrative. 10. As a hybridised genre of mystery thriller there are a lot of action shots which connote several enigmas, as the viewers will want to know if they can solve the mystery, by the clues given in the trailer. For many of the action shots I have repeated what is in the shot to build up a quick sequence increasing the pace of the editing and building up the suspense. Burning picture & someone hidden away.