Inspirational Texts - Trailer
This Is England
This is England is a british crime drama which revolves around the story of a young boy meeting an older gang of youths who invite him into their group. It follows the group and the conflicts between races, age and gender. The main protagonist has been portrayed as a little boy who doesn't know a lot about what is going on around him. The group he hangs around with look after and care for him. Usually shots showing the main protagonist are high angle shots which can sometimes mean he is being portrayed as a weak individual. I may use the high angle shots for the victims to portray them as weak compared to the protagonist.
The first few seconds of the trailer give examples of events that happened in the 1980's, which is when This Is England is set. The trailer uses jump cut for the first three scenes, this establishes the setting and the time it was in with all the major events happening.
The mise en scene 25 seconds into the trailer shows a dark and damp location, possibly industrial, this could be the general area for the film and suggests that it has a british industrialist genre.
Snatch
Snatch is set in London in the crinimal underworld. It contains two plots that are connected with one another. The plot deals with a search for a diamond and the other plot revolving around a trapped small time boxing promoter named Turkish. Snatch also relates to the film "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" as it is filmed with the same style, techniques and conventions and contains some of the same actors in each film.
Snatch is losely related to my film as it is a british crime film and it is directed by Guy Ritchie, who also directed "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels". Snatch's trailer immediately drops the audience into the action with the opening scene, this engages the audience and keeps their attention fixed. Angles of shots are generally low and seem to connote that the characters have power over the audience or have power over the narrative.
I want to recreate the britsih industrial crime feel to my trailer, much like the trailer for snatch. My trailer is similar in some ways, it has the same genre with crime mixed into it. Except the crimes are different, I want my trailer to be somewhat bleak to portray Sean's outlook on life and use similar shots and angles. This trailer will be my main focus.
Dead Mans Shoes
This film is a British psychological thriller co-written and directed by Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine, the latter of whom also stars. The film is about a disaffected soldier returns to his hometown seeking revenge from the thugs who tortured his mentally-challenged brother many years ago. This film is losely related to my film as it has the element of a character seeking revenge and is also a british crime genre. I will incorporate shots and some of the characters personalities such as the establishing shot, close ups and the use of the protagonist, Richard's, personality.
In the first part of the trailer we see a birds eye angle of trees, suggesting that the setting is rural. We then see some very wide shots used, possibly again to show the setting or location, we can see two characters walking along a path and we can assume that they are very close. Futher on we find out that they are brothers.
The trailer uses a flashback at 1.32 to add more background to the characters involved in the film. This could be used to connect the audience with the characters emotionally. The flashbacks are filtered in black and white, again to suggest that the scene was in the past.
Close up and mid shots are used often in the trailer to portray the characters emotions to the audience and sometimes to show the characters relationships with one another using facial expressions.
In the first part of the trailer we see a birds eye angle of trees, suggesting that the setting is rural. We then see some very wide shots used, possibly again to show the setting or location, we can see two characters walking along a path and we can assume that they are very close. Futher on we find out that they are brothers.
The trailer uses a flashback at 1.32 to add more background to the characters involved in the film. This could be used to connect the audience with the characters emotionally. The flashbacks are filtered in black and white, again to suggest that the scene was in the past.
Close up and mid shots are used often in the trailer to portray the characters emotions to the audience and sometimes to show the characters relationships with one another using facial expressions.
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