The Differing Film Languages Used in the Two Trailers for Bend It Like Beckham The purpose of a film trailer is to promote a film and to try and to portray the film genre and narrative to a certain audience to get them interested, and to encapsulate the film in a little over two minutes and hopefully indicate the unique selling point of the film. The trailer holds our attention because the images change really quickly and we must concentrate all the time or we may miss something. From the trailer we are able to get an idea of narrative and genre of the film and what visual style it will take. Film trailers target specific audiences through their film genres. The importance of a film genre is that it shows what type of film it is. The genre is established through codes and conventions. Codes and conventions are the accepted way of doing things in a particular genre. Trailers are important because they promote a film to get the largest audience possible. The trailer can also promote the high profile actors/actresses of the film as well. A poster has a harder task; it must catch our attention and give us information about the film in one still image. Bend it Like Beckham released to very different trailers which certainly has a cross-over appeal in which you can grasp the fact that one trailer is predominantly targeted towards females (Trailer 1) where there are more scenes that make girls better and show them up a bit and one is for males (Trailer 2) with scenes directed towards males, both trailers are mainly directed for teenagers to mid twenties. You would expect to see trailer 1 in the cinema before a teen chick film, or sports o... ... middle of paper ... ... She wants more, she wants to be able to play football for the girls team and be freer of her religious constraints and not just stay home and cook round djipati. She wants to fit in to the English lifestyle and fit into her team although she still stands out because of her traditional background. Conclusion: I conclude that the representations can affect the audiences attracted to each trailer, trailer 1 has fast scenes – a woman quickly change their emotions and has more female jokes like trailer 2 has more male jokes and slow scenes and has a lot of football in it. You can see how a strict Indian culture is represented and is different from English culture. You can argue that both trailers have a small range of polysemic readings due to what you can connote from certain scenes as a re presented version of reality.
Watching a film, one can easily recognize plot, theme, characterization, etc., but not many realize what basic principle lies behind nearly every story conceived: the hero’s journey. This concept allows for a comprehensive, logical flow throughout a movie. Once the hero’s journey is thoroughly understood, anyone can pick out the elements in nearly every piece. The hero’s journey follows a simple outline. First the hero in question must have a disadvantaged childhood. Next the hero will find a mentor who wisely lays out his/her prophecy. Third the hero will go on a journey, either literal or figurative, to find him/herself. On this journey the hero will be discouraged and nearly quit his/her quest. Finally, the hero will fulfill the prophecy and find his/herself, realizing his/her full potential. This rubric may be easy to spot in epic action films, but if upon close inspection is found in a wide array of genres, some of which are fully surprising.
In conclusion, by using the production elements of both allusion and symbolism; director Tim Burton has created the film in such a manner by making deliberate choices in order to invite a certain response. The film is constructed and given greater depth through the allusion to elements from other genres and ridicules the suburbia’s materialism and lack of imagination, which in turn enhances the invited response.
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How the Trailer for The World Is Not Enough Makes Viewers Want to Watch the Film
...er apparently created successful persuasive appeals for the crowd to be attracted and enjoy a movie that will be funny, colorful, and full of adventures that eventually will teach a life experience to the public.
The first topic covered will be the plot which was mostly accurate despite the shortened aspects of the film. The
How the Director Manipulates the Audience's Reaction to the Opening and Closing Sequences of the Film Bend It Like Beckham
In the movie trailer for Holes you can generally see the three rhetorical devices, which make the trailer effective. These are fairly noticeable in the movie trailer, some more so than others. While the message they are getting across is quite obvious, the speaker aspect of it is not quite as obvious. The speaker in the trailer uses an enthusiastic voice to show the audience, which is generally young kids or people who like mystery, that it is a movie with plenty of excitement. While they go through it the speaker gets more enthusiastic, and the music for the trailer also becomes more upbeat. The speaker also mentions that the movie is based off of an award-winning book, most likely because it might broaden the age group for the audience.
Both examples create suspense; by making the audience wonder what will happen to the characters, Burton shows that his style is creative and mysterious.
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The only real way to truly understand a story is to understand all aspects of a story and their meanings. The same goes for movies, as they are all just stories being acted out. In Thomas Foster's book, “How to Read Literature Like a Professor”, Foster explains in detail the numerous ingredients of a story. He discusses almost everything that can be found in any given piece of literature. The devices discussed in Foster's book can be found in most movies as well, including in Quentin Tarantino’s cult classic, “Pulp Fiction”. This movie is a complicated tale that follows numerous characters involved in intertwining stories. Tarantino utilizes many devices to make “Pulp Fiction” into an excellent film. In this essay, I will demonstrate how several literary devices described in Foster's book are put to use in Tarantino’s film, “Pulp Fiction”, including quests, archetypes, food, and violence.
In 2013, the horror film The Conjuring first aired. The director of this and many other horror films such as Insidious is the talented James Wan. The main characters in this trailer are Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, two well-known individuals in the horror film industry. This trailer is intended for an older audience who likes to be scared. It's not suitable for young children. When watching The Conjuring trailer, one would notice many examples of pathos. These examples included the eerie music, real pictures from the actual Warren family, word clips that come across the screen, and scary pop up scenes from the film. There are a few examples of logos and ethos that are present in the film as well. The visuals in this trailer successfully
At this point a brief synopsis of the movie would seem to be in order,
The quick cuts between the shots of characters wandering throughout the mysterious basement to people running down the dark, shadowy school hallways creates a feeling of worry and nervousness in the audience. As each scene builds suspense, the music becomes louder and expands upon the uncertainty in horror situations. In the next scene, the director zooms in behind the two characters as they’re slowing creeping down the hallways. Suddenly a loud crash is heard and the characters instantly turn around as seen in figure 3. The mid shot provides an image of the fright in their faces. This clip startles the audience as the characters are unexpectedly frightened by the alarming noise. The trailer ends with one final scene of Bird Fitcher falling to the ground and out of nowhere some kind of monster grabs her face. This leaves viewers completely shocked and wondering what the outcome of this horror film will be. Throughout the trailer, multiple dark and eerie scenes containing suspenseful music frightened viewers, but served to widen the potential audience members for the
The Exposition is one of the most important parts in this movie as the subject matter would be greatly confusing to those who are not familiar with the subject matter. The exposition is delivered to us through the point of view of Neo, the new guy on the ship. Neo playing the