Genre Research

The trailer begins with the film certificate and then shows the production company's logo, that fades out and shows clips from the films. There is classical music and narration from one of the characters. The music and the fading clips combined with the narrators soft tone, creates a calm, inviting atmosphere. The trailer shows a short summary of events, beginning with how the couple met, it shows their problems and then hints at the ending but does not give it away.  The narration stops while the full sound of the film is played, giving the audience a taster of the film, but still the music plays.

A lot of close-up shots are used, showing the emotion of the characters, suggesting it is a highly emotive film. Long shots, establishing shots and mid-shots are also used to show other character's reactions, establish the setting and to add emphasis when a character is arriving or leaving. The close-up shots show a lot of eye contact between characters. The film includes two love stories, or even a love triangle - two characters tend to have all the focus at once, the other characters are not included. The two lovers are both shot equally, one is not focused on more than the other, showing that they are equal and it is both their story's, not just one.

As the trailer progresses, the pace of the clips speeds up; the music becomes louder and more powerful; and the voice of the narrator is changed, it is a male with a stronger, more intense voice who is not a character in the story. The narrator highlights the fact that the film was made from the novel and also famous actors names and the director of the film. The characters look up as their names are said, they are smiling and the sun is shining on their faces, showing it's a positive moment. De-saturated colouring is used to show the unhappy events, adding to the atmosphere and intensifying the emotion. All of the clips flow and fade in and out calmly showing that it is a slow-paced, calm film.

Key lines from characters in the film are said between narration for emotive effect - they become slogans for the film.

The trailer ends with the name of the film clear on the screen, the narrator reads it out clearly. Some of the credits for the film are shown at the end of the trailer.






This is the trailer for the romantic film, Titanic. It begins by showing the 20th century fox credits which allows the audience to acknowledge the fact that it is a well produced film, made by a large film company. As the trailer begins, it is very quiet and this creates a tense atmosphere - automatically enticing the viewer as they immediately want to know me. The colours are also very dark, creating a sense of mystery - again evoking thought, emotion and questions.

A deep, male voice over is used to open with 'Take a journey back in time'. This is a bold statement and will catch the audiences attention and invite them into the storyline. It teaches the viewer a little about the film and invites them to learn more. The background music is orchestral, beginning slower and quieter and as the pace of the clips shown increases, the music gets louder and faster ergo adding excitement to the film. This shows the different depths and sub-genres of the film.

Lots of point of view shots are used to highlight objects significant to the plot line. A lot of close up shots of characters are used also, indicating it is a highly emotive film which will allow the audience to bond with characters. The characters 'Rose' and 'Jack' receive the most viewing time which shows that they are the most important characters. Their relationship is first shown using long shots, as the trailer progresses, close up shots, shot reverse shots and two shots are used, showing they are becoming closer.

Saturated colouring is used, which later becomes de-saturated as the mood becomes more negative. For the most part of the trailer, the sub-plots are focussed on, the disaster is not hinted at until the end showing mystery and spontanaeity; some things are left to the imagination.