Trailer Essays

  • Analyzing Film Trailers and Film Posters

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    Analyzing Film Trailers and Film Posters Film posters come in a wide range of styles. Most have appealing pictures or slogans that appeal to a particular audience and some just try to appeal to everyone. They all have something in common. Anchorage and eye catching devices, some even have alliteration. You can find them almost everywhere like cinemas, town centres, bus shelters, on the sides of busses, magazines and on the internet. They are all trying to do one thing, persuade you to spend

  • Comparing Two Film Trailers

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    Comparing Two Film Trailers The two film trailers I will be comparing are 'Free Willy' and 'Dead Again'. These two film trailers are totally different, 'Free Willy' is adventure/magical trailer whereas 'Dead Again' is horror/mystery trailer. The purpose of these two film trailers is to engage the audience's attention, to make them want to see the film and to leave them wondering what will happen next. In 'Free Willy' the target audience is young children; this encourages pester-power, which

  • 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

  • The Differing Film Languages Used in the Two Trailers for Bend It Like Beckham

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    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

  • The Effectiveness of the Techniques Used by the Film Makers in the Creation of the Trailers for the films Armageddon and Deep Impact

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    the Creation of the Trailers for the films Armageddon and Deep Impact This is essay is about the deference in two movie trailers which are 'Deep Impact' and 'Armageddon' these are both science fiction/action films I will also be looking into the different types of sounds and music used and how this reflects the image. Both trailers are quite long but 'Deep Impact' is the shortest lasting around 30 - 45 seconds, the trailer gives away a lot of the plot. From the trailer I am going to describe

  • The Elk Hunt

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    camp trailer down to a nice wooded area about five miles before you get into town. The camp sight was about a quarter mile off of the highway. There were trees all around the camping spot; the only break in the trees was where the road came through. We set up our camp trailer the day before season started. We had set our alarm for four o'clock the next morning, and we went to bed early. I woke up the next morning due to the rays of sunlight coming through the windows of the camp trailer. This

  • The Hunting Camp

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    wake up feeling drenched with water. We had a new camp trailer that was big enough to fit five people. The trailer was white with a maroon stripe going down the side. It had a huge dining table that turned into a double bed. There was a bunk bed, which also has departments in for different storage. There was a hallway that lead to a king size bed where my parents slept. All of the sheets are grungy from all the dirt that was brought into the trailer. In the mornings, I could feel the moisture of the

  • Driver Observation Paper

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    On March 25, 2017 at approximately 1622 hours, I responded to a reported REDDI vehicle parked at the Woodys Gas station, located at 174 Hwy 160, within Montezuma County, State of Colorado. The call reference the driver exiting the vehicle and walking into the gas station, when the male spoke with the station attendant she could smell alcohol on his breath. When he left the store, he stumbled to his vehicle nearing falling several times. Upon my arrival at the above stated address, I observed the

  • The Fire Station

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    strange that an emergency vehicle appears broken down. On the end of the truck, a trailer is attached, which stows a six-wheeler. The truck and trailer, inconveniently, cuts access to the rest of the station. Along the wall, yellow firefighter uniforms hang beneath their wearer's name. An ash smell radiates from the fibers. There is a narrow passageway between the racks of protective clothing and the aft of the trailer. This serves as not only a hallway but also a fitting area. My uniform, technically

  • Personal Narrative- Parties

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    find out?" I thought. How would I be able to explain being at a party to them? I was supposed to be at the dance. I looked at the trailer and saw people going in and out. Can I still leave? I was going to leave. However, I stepped out of my car and could hear the music playing from someone's system. It was the song "Joker" by the Steve Miller Band. The aroma of the trailer could be smelt outside, and the Jack Daniels was being circulated like popcorn at a baseball game. I looked inside and saw people

  • Walmart Observation

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    On the above date and time I was conducting an area check of the Walmart parking lot. While conducting the area check, I observed a White male in a maroon, 4 door Buick. The subject's head was resting against the vehicle's steering wheel. I then conducted a registration check on the vehicle's tag (FL4709XK). The tag was showing expired as of 11-21-2017. However, the yellow decal on the back of the tag was showing an expiration of 08-18. Upon further examination, the decal had FL tag (795TMD) listed

  • The Gladiator Trailer

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    gripping trailer to appeal to the target audience. Trailers are very important in the film industry because it’s the one chance film-makers have to attract their target audience. They try to choose clips which will appeal to their target audience and also makes the film-makers trailer more distinctive by including unique selling points (USPs). In this essay I’m going to look at exactly how the trailer influenced so many people to flock to the cinema to see this historical epic. A teaser trailer is a

  • Film Trailer Portfolio

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    Film Trailer Portfolio When the task of creating a film trailer was first put to us, I had several ideas for the movie's context. The first was of a movie in the action genre that dealt with revenge, whilst the other two were in the horror genre. The horror genre appealed to me more, as a low budget film can still have the desired effect by use of different filming techniques, and I wanted to depend more on a psychological aspect. My first idea was to do a film about a poltergeist. I had

  • Drowning: A Short Story

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    my life, I was disobedient and it still has a big effect on me now. This little act of mine caused a lot of stress to many people, I was seven years old and at the time I was the only child. I stayed with my mother and my step-dad. We lived in the trailer parks; I was at the babysitter’s house and she had two teenage sons. One was named Tim and the other Derrick, and I wanted to be like them. It

  • The Role of Trailers for Movies

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    The Role of Trailers for Movies Trailers are mainly used as marketing tools. Trailers make people aware of new movies and new movie release dates, most commonly found in the beginning of rental movies and at cinemas before the movie starts. Trailers are put at

  • Trailer Analysis of The Matrix

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    Trailer Analysis of The Matrix The film trailer that I am going to analyse is the first film of a trilogy, this film was released in 1999 and revolutionised films forever. Introducing bullet time, new and improved slow motion effect, this is now seen in many movies today. This film pops up many philosophical questions that made scientists and philosophers E.g. Steven Hawkins, ask the question, is this possible? Not only has this film changed the views of many people, it has a big cult following

  • Analysis of the Gladiator Trailer

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    of the Gladiator Trailer Trailers are important to films for a number of reasons. They promote a film and present it to the target audience, in order to encourage them to watch the film. Trailers also give the audience expectations of the film. The audience like to know what to expect of a film before they go and see it. The audience is given a taste of the story and the basic plot. This is done by showing an array of clips that are edited to a certain degree. The trailer normally ends with

  • Worldwide Trailers Summary

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    visits Worldwide Trailers. Worldwide Trailers is a company that manufactures and sells concession trailers located at Tampa, Florida. They specializes in food trailers, manufacture cable splicing trailers, mortuary trailers, tailgate trailers, refrigerated trailers, emergency response trailers and restroom trailers. The business started by former couple Tom and Nancy in 2001. Even if their personal relationship ended some years ago, they still remained business partners. Worldwide Trailers makes $4 million

  • Trailer And Synthesis Essay

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    This essay will be exploring the effectiveness of two promotional methods used by the film “Guardians of the Galaxy” - a poster and a trailer. It will focus on how the two products use stereotypes to convey the action adventure genre as well as how they use institutional aspects to heighten the audience’s expectation. The poster includes the name of various different actors like Vin Diesel and Zoe Saldana, however, the main one is Chris pratt who is known for various different genres and has

  • Analysis Of The Film The Conjuring Trailer

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    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