To understand the codes & conventions of film trailers

Codes & Conventions of Trailers What are the codes and conventions (typical features) of film trailers? Create a checklist of features you expect to see or be told in every trailer. you

Codes & conventions of trailers Film production logo Film title Plot summary Character introductions Camera shots Cuts Mise-en-scene Music Voice over Cast captions Release date Social media Talk about format of release you

Pirates of the Caribbean Watch the following trailer, and answer the question allocated to your group: Group 1 – Colours Group 2 – Story/Narrative Group 3 – Characters Group 4 – Location/Setting Group 5 – Camera Shots/Angles/Movement Group 6 – Sounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wukFJEvke7E you

D.C.S.E Exemplar Paragraph In this shot from the trailer, the camera is positioned in a low angle, looking up from underwater at mermaids and the bottom of a ship. The angle connotes danger and mystery, as if an immediate attack is about to take place. This is signified through the audience’s knowledge that mermaids are circling the ship underwater, and are only seen as silhouettes. As a result, the audience view the mermaids as an evil force, while sympathising with the unsuspecting crew on the ship. you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wukFJEvke7E