The next movie trailer I decided to study was Despicable me 2, however this is a different for of trailer, as its a teaser trailer. This form of trailer has a totally different concept all together as these trailer show very little of the movie, in the hope to entice there target audience to watch the movie out of curiosity.
The camera angle throughout this whole trailer is one continuous long shot which shows both animated characters. The editing consists of simplistic lettering and also the creation of the animated characters. The sound starts with non-diagetic piece of music to build tension, then when both characters are on screen, diagetic sound of a cow bell is used. Also there is a unique speech used through these characters known as the minions. The mise-en-scene is also just the simple work clothing of the minions and the cow bell.
This trailer is interesting as it is assumed that this clip would not be included in the film, but used as a short skit which is humorous, suggesting the film would produce the same sort of laughs. I personally feel that this is a much more inventive way of advertising a movie, and a different attempt at appealing to there target audience. As the whole trailer consists on extremely simple methods, but does a great job at advertising the movie.
Seeking a friend for the end of the world, was the second trailer that I had a in depth study of. More so this movie is of a completely different genre to Killer Joe, so I wanted to study if the whole concept of a trailer changes due to the style of movie.
The camera angles throughout this movie trailer, are mainly used to highlight different objects or people. For example the trailer starts with a close-up of a radio, as the characters within the car are listening to that radio. The camera angles also emphasise the main theme of the whole story. As the radio broadcast, states how the world is coming to an end, in three weeks. This continues for almost the whole of the trailer, as mid-shots are used to show the upset of the characters, in a humerus way. Long-shots of the ongoing riots due to the recent news, and a mixture of close-ups, mid-shots and long-shots highlighting how people would live there life if the world was coming to an end. There are also many shot reverse shots used to display how the two characters are communicating to one another. Over all almost all the camera angles are used to enhance the main themes of the movie and also to show what the world would come to if something of this nature occurred.
When looking at the editing, this trailers consists of a lot of fast paced transitions, to show the main just of the movie a lot faster. The lettering used to display, the title, actors etc, is very simplistic lettering with a background of clouds. Overall this trailer consists of very little editing, but are used for the same purpose, to advertise the movie.
The sound switches from both diagetic to non-diagetic, for instance the sound of the radio broadcast is diagetic, but the joyful piece of music in the background is non-diagetic. This type of tone in the background emphasises the comedic tone of this movie. The sound throughout this trailer is also used in a very creative manner, as when a line which has some comedic value comes up, all the sound goes silent to enhance the humour.
The mise-en-scene throughout this trailer is there to show how the world would change with news of such a catastrophe was to occur. For example how the clothing, changes completely, y the women wearing all the clothes she has never wore, or the male character wearing a gas mask. The mixture of random fireworks, surfboards are all used to show how the world in know something out of the ordinary.
When comparing this trailer to Killer Joe there are different methods used, for example the sound within both trailers are completely different, as this trailer highlights a humerus tone where as Killer Joe had a tension building value with the movie being a thriller. Although when looking at the main context of a movie trailer, which is to advertise and encourage people to watch this movie there are may similarities. Overall although there are some differences, over all both are near enough the same for the main purpose of a movie trailer.
