Movie Trailer analysis

Today we looked at a lot of movie trailers from different genres of film to get an idea of what we could do for our creative outcome trailer piece.
While watching the trailers, we compiled a list of elements that were found in most of them.

They were:

• Voice over (by characters in the films and/or narrator)
• Funny scenes/humor and Action scenes/stunts
• Soundtrack: Sometimes well known songs or simple music.
• Naming of prominent actors
• Showed key scenes
• Suggested at a romance
• Showed production company and their logo(s)
• Named release date (either films in cinemas or DVD release date) or said "coming soon"
• If not out yet, often refers to season of release (eg. "this season")
• Slogans
• Websites
• Copyright information
• Skipping from scene to scene, giving only a little taste of each one.
• If it's in 3D, it's mentioned.
• Title graphics
• If based on books/other movie/ tv series ect, mentioned.
• Other movies by producers, actors, directors or writers.
• Reviews quoted.
• Musicals mention the songs performed.
• Screen ends to black (with sometimes a final scene after that)
• If well known actors, they're mentioned (and any of their credits, eg. academy award winner)
• If they movie has won/been nominated for awards.
• OLD MOVIES: Often repeat themselves and give a lot more information about the plot and production.

We also learnt about the green or red bar shown at the start of a lot of trailers, and how if its green it's approved for general audiences and if it's red, it isn't.