In the cinematic trailers for “Die Another Day” the director, Lee Tamahori, has used a variety of codes and conventions that convey the typical Bond genre, whilst also updating it for the 21st century. I will be discussing these codes and conventions and how they represent this genre that has become a cult in the last 40 years.
The props that appear in the trailers give the audience an indication of what the character’s personalities and film genre. All of the trailers share props showing that James Bond has cutting edge technology; objects such as computers and gadgets give the impression that he is advanced and well prepared. In the first trailer, he is seen tackling the waves on a surfboard; this image of extreme sports appeals more to a younger audience. Traditionally in a Bond movie, the silhouettes of naked women appear at the beginning, however the first trailer sees a change in this as the modernisation of “Die Another Day” transforms them into dancing in 3D. These naked props signify that James Bond is a sexual character.
The ithyphallic image of the ice gun in the first and last trailer symbolises that Bond is a cold hearted killer and the fire that blasts out represents passion, sex and danger. The loyal fans of James Bond will know that he is a cool and refined character; small objects that crop up in the trailers show this such as the cigar in his hand and the champagne glasses that add to the ice palace scene. The cigar also indicates that he is in Cuba – a tropical location.
Whilst he is there he comes across Jinx who is carrying a knife in a pouch on her bikini belt – this shows that she is feisty and can defend herself. In all 3 trailers there is a clip of Jinx pointing a gun; this shows that she is gutsy...
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...he third trailer is for an American audience. Because the Americans aren’t as loyal to the James Bond brand, it tricks them at the start by making “Die Another Day” seem as though it is a Vietnam war film which will grab their interest. Typical things aren’t used because they wouldn’t mean anything and also some of the codes and conventions are broken. At first, Bond is made out to be a real victim whereas the other trailers didn’t show this footage; as it continues he looks more like an action star which appeals more to an American audience. It is giving the film a fresh start; the words at the beginning – betrayed, captured and abandoned aren’t what we would normally expect to see in a Bond trailer; they’re quite harsh. It is a lot milder compared to the second trailer because the American audience aren’t very interested in all the sexual innuendos.
It is impossible to deny the similarities of characters, setting, cinematography and more, between The Return of the Secaucus Seven by John Sayles and The Big Chill by Lawrence Kasden. This paper will focus on the similarities and differences in the themes between the two movies. Specifically, focusing on relationships, aging, and death. The two films differ in many aspects but parallel in other ways. Impacts of these themes within the two movies are important to recognize because they are relevant to everyday life, relatable, and realistic.
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It adds in the fantasy aspect by using a clip in the trailer that makes the people watching the trailer want to figure out what happened to Michael J. Fox, and how he is going to handle living as a werewolf in high school. The trailer adds in it comedy aspect by having most of the trailer revolve around comedy. In a multitude of scenes, Michael J. Fox is either doing something embarrassing, or he is doing something really cool or weird, such as Michael J. Fox dancing on top of a van while playing “Surfin’ USA.” Throughout watching the trailer for the first-time, I was in love with the comedy and fantasy the trailer was showing me. That is because the trailer was tailored to apply to a younger audience. Most adults today would not have found the movie trailer funny or fantastical. Most of the adults today, would actually would have found comedy in making fun the trailer. This is because humor changes with time. In today’s day, people might find it funny how older movies had bad sound effects, and visual effects. In 1985, the makeup, the special effects, and the sound effects all would have been top of the line. This would ensure that the comedy would have been used to its best of its ability, and the makeup would ensure that people would believe in the fantasy and want find out more about the teen
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My book trailer is about Delirium. The two main symbols were the motorcycle and the surgery tray. I choose to use a picture of the motorcycle because it is how Lena and Alex got out. Without Alex being there with the motorcycle, they would not have been able to get out. The surgery tray is big because Lena will have a procedure done to make her not be able to love, which she does not want to do. I decided to not use names of the characters to keep them hidden a little because I think it will make people want to read the book more. I like when there is a little bit of mystery with movie trailers or book trailers because they make me want to read them.
In this trailer it shows lots of different camera angles such as over head shots zoom in shots etc. their lighting is very bright and colourful, although when something bad is happening like when the dragon tries to burn them at the beginning it was dark and gloomy. The sound effects included screaming and the dragon roaring. The music was very cheery and groovy once you got to the middle of the trailer but at the beginning it was slow. They used slow motion to attract the audience.
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At the beginning of the trailer for Avatar uplifting music plays as it introduces the character and then the setting of Pandora, which leaves the audience with a feeling of wonder and excitement as they take in the new world. However, as the main character, Jake Sully, starts to describe the mission at hand the music quickly changes tone to a more dramatic beat, which conveys feelings of urgency. During the transition between human to avatar the music once again changes, which compliments the build up to the reveal of the avatar, and holds the viewer’s attention. The music then once again takes on a dramatic turn, as Jake interacts with the Na’vi and action scenes are played, which builds tension as the audience gains more information with the new motives of the main character. During the final parts of the trailer, a montage is played over forbidding and dramatic music, as various images of a war plays out, this creates feelings of dread, tension, and uncertainty for what will happen next. Contrary to this, Interstellar plays quiet forbidding music as soon as the first scene plays, which grabs the audience’s attention from the beginning and sets the setting of the dystopian future well. As the main character, Cooper, leaves his family behind to go into space, the music changes tone to slow paced beats, which heightens the drama of the trailer, and creates a feeling of sadness in the audience as they see him make his descent into space. While Interstellar uses tension building and forbidding music effectively, Avatar uses different music to successfully draw the audience in during particular scenes and builds up the audience’s tension when
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