Comparing Film Trailers of Mission Impossible Two and Gladiator

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Comparing Film Trailers of Mission Impossible Two and Gladiator

In the essay I will compare and analyse the two film trailers I have

been studying, ‘Mission Impossible 2’ and ‘Gladiator’. I will analyse

and compare the different techniques used. These techniques are; Use

of characters, lighting and colour, camera shots and angles, sound and

music and editing and framing. In doing this I will be able to show

how effective each trailer is in attracting an audience.

Film trailers are an important form of advertising for a film. They

should convey the genre of the film and most importantly, include

enough visual information to allow us to recognise what the film’s

story line is. However, a film trailer should not include too much

information about it, or show any scenes that are not suitable for

younger viewers. It should also try to attract a certain target

audience by almost making the film seem better than it actually is,

but not lead the viewer to false pretences, and making them think it

is about something it is not.

To begin, in ‘Mission Impossible 2’, there are lots of different

angled shots when Tom Cruise is climbing up the canyon. There is a

close up to begin with, and you are able to see that he is not wearing

a harness or any safety equipment. This makes his character seem

fearless and the type of person who laughs in the face of danger. The

moment Tom Cruise slips, the camera moves to a high-angle mid shot so

that you are able to see him dangling off the edge, holding on with on

hand. You can also see the vast drop that he may face if he loses his

grip. This excites the audience and you are on the edge of your seat

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language used. He says that one day he will get his revenge. This

intrigues the audience as they want to know what he wants revenge for.

After al of my analysing, I have decided that u prefer the ‘Mission

Impossible 2’ trailer. It is a lot more exciting and I think that it

advertises the film a lot better than the ‘Gladiator’ trailer. It

makes the film look more action-packed and enthralling. The action

scenes are more convincing then ‘Gladiator’s’ and would attract a

wider audience due to al of the different types of clips featured in

it.

If I was to say which film looked better having just seen the trailers

for each, I would definitely say ‘Mission Impossible 2’.

I have been able to analyse and compare the two film trailers and

decide which one I think is more effective and advertises the film

best.

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