I am going to analyse the codes and conventions of the harry potter trailer. I will start with the technical aspect by identifying the trailers use of camera angles. The trailer begins with a short clip feature from the actual film which lasts 56 seconds. this scene consists of medium, long and close up shots portraying to the audience that this scene is an important aspect, however is flicked through briefly so nothing is ruined however leaving it with a cliff hanger so the audience are eager but yet confused as it shows the main character harry potter about to be killed. this is an extremely clever way to utilize the audience as confusion is the minds worst enemy and the audience are keen to find out what happens. The trailer then follows a path of single camera shots from different scenes of the film. the camera shots shown last o more than 6 seconds not relieving too much of the movie content. They Consist of closeups and medium shots then followed by more extremely long shots towards the end for the more dramatic and action related scenes. The scenes are in a mixed order which is an important aspect as the audience do not want to watch the film in 6 seconds sections. In terms of music used the trailer begins with very light but eerie music which enforces the chilling scene the audience are seeing for the first 56 seconds. The trailer then explodes into separate clips with a very dramatic choir-sh tempo in time with the trailer content. The trailer has a heavy use of non diegetic sound as the voices and noise source is not viable but edited into the trailer. The mise en scene of magic is of heavy use as the character clothing mainly consists of wizard robes. The Props are mainly magic wands and broomsticks and also the trailer is very dark which signify s to the audience that the film has a semantic field of death and evil as plenty of violence is present in the trailer. The edits in the trailer add to the suspending effect on the audience as some of the clips are sown down to give a more dramatic affect. Another edit used is the titles included as text is displayed on a black background zooming into the audience to narrate the trailers plot. The genre is initially reviled as fantasy as the use of magic spells and dragons are shown. And finally the trailer is very cleverly narrated as the trailer contains clips from two films as the deathly hallows is split into two. However their is know initial order for each movies clips to go into so nothing is spoiled. For example the beginning clip is from part 2.
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I am now going to give a detailed analysis of a trailer which fits into the same genre as the film i am going to create. The link above is for the Silence of the lambs trailer, a suspensive thriller film which replicates certain similarities of the chilling Hansel and Gretle movie i am going to be making. The Most important comparison of this trailer is the similar codes and conventions used to create a suspensive effect. The Cameria shots used are the backbone of this fierce trailer. The use of point of view and over the shoulder shots gives the impression to the audiance that Hanible lecter is always one step a head and keeps a watchful eye on his victims. I am relating this character with the Witch/creature in my movie as i will be making notes on the clever camera shots. The trailer uses a variety of close up and extreme close up snap shots to flicker through important scenes giving the audiance a clear rendition of wjhat the film consists of but does not spoil or give away too much of the plot. The use of grapic matches and pan shots allows the trailer to give a tense feeling about the film which is improtant for a thrilling effect. The trailers sound is a cornerstone to this thrilling effect as the fast ffective camera shots are matched with a gripping digetic dialogue keeping the audiance informed with the storyline. Behind this is a constant frightening soundtrack consisting of very quiet but yet intense music. A clever use of non digetic sound is then used to inteisfy the scenes as constant sound effect are used to combine with the fast camera changes to create a malicious feeling about the character. This use of edits is important to this trailer as the camera and sound effects proved to be a useful tool in this suspensive trailer. The mise en scene of the trailer dioes not follow and traiditional boarderline of many genres. The genre is a thriller therefore the mise en scene can consist of a large variety of settings. The obvious genre setting for this realtes with the storyline which is shown mainly in the location of the shots. The shots are filmed in mental wards which lads the audiance to beleive that it is something to do with the criminally insane pateints. The clthing used mainly consist sof the main character "hanble lectrer's" white mental instituion overals and police/mental instituion staff unforms. The date and time is not clearly reiterateds however it does not realy make and important point, the initial backgrund information is all informed through the use of mise en scene.
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