Week3 [Term 2] - Trailer Research

Genre - Buddy Comedy

USP - The two main characters are Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa who are very popular rap artists this is a unique selling point as it will encourage their fans as well as people who are interested in the film to watch and see how they fair as actors

-The sound effects help to set the scene and establish Mac (Snoop Dogg) as a trouble making drug dealer the use of the cash register sound effect in synchronization with a shot of an exchange of cannabis between Mac and one of his customers let the audience know that Mac is of a bad nature However Devin (Wiz Khalifa) as a good guy the dialogue between him and another actor make the audience aware that Devin is a straight A student

-The short dialogue sections helps the audience to set the scene but also builds up on the Genre

- Inter-titles are matched with sound effects to let the audience know the importance of the inter-titles and there significance for example when Mac & Devin land in the slammer the Busted title and the cage slamming sound effect are intertwined

The visual transitions remain green throughout the trailer showing the audience that the film will be full of joy however this can easily be misunderstood due to the fact that green is associated with jealousy however the color green is vibrant which subliminally tells the audience that they are going to have a good time while watching the film

The pace of editing is kind of slow letting the viewers now that the film is laid back

Genre - Buddy Comedy

USP - The two main characters are Methodman & Redman who were rap artists in the early 2000s this is a unique selling point as their supporters would like to see them step out of their comfort zone and become actors.

- The music shows that the characters in the film are living the fast life, the upbeat music shows that the two friends are going to have an adventure that may consist of them causing trouble the voice over reinforces this with the quote "academics and respect are going up in smoke"

-The dialogue is long giving the audience insight on what they can expect while watching "How High"

- inter-titles are not used at all in this trailer

- The visual transitions consist of black flashes between scenes to reinforce the idea of adventure the black flashes are quick and help connote urgency

Genre: Romantic Comedy

USP: Well known actors such as Omar Epps may draw in some audience

- The scratching sound effect is used between the transition from boy to men throughout the trailer as the trailer contains flashbacks this shows how fast time flies for the younger version of the actors

- The dialogue is extremely long giving the audience full insight in what they are certainly going to see in the wood

- inter titles are not used throughout the trailer

- the visual transitions are prolonged, the scenes are focused on for long periods