LO1- analysing film Trailers

Ride Along


The purpose of the film is to promote the film ride along. The genre of the film is action comedy and it very well portrays that with the content of the trailer giving snippets of the films potential comedy and filling the trailer with action which is built up to a explosive finish. it includes a short dialogue at the begining to introduce one of the main characters who is played by Kevin hart, who also is a well known comedian so this adds to the comedy appeal to the audience. it the cuts to another scene which explains the story of the film then it cuts to several action scenes such as a car flying through fire, following the key connotations of an action film. The target demographic of the film will be males in the age bracket of 16-35 due to its adult humour and strong language. also due to the following of both the main actors previous content it will be expected to be explicit in both comedy and language. This sequence is the cut back to Kevin harts character saying a key line which finishes the trailer on a funny high, leaving the audience wanting more. The trailer fits the form of a cinematic trailer due to it length of over 30 seconds which means it isnt fit for tv.

Anchor-man 2

The purpose of the trailer is to preview the film anchor-man 2. The genre of this film is a comedy. The trailers content gives a lot of its comedy content in a purpose to give across to the audience that it is a step up from the first anchorman.The target audience of this trailer will be of mixed gender and within the age gap of 16-40 year old due to its slapstick comedy. also the film will be aimed at those who have taken an interest in the first film. The film dosent necessarily give away the full story but a chronologically sequenced montage of sketches from the film. This does show the bare bones of the story but the details are left for the viewers curiosity to explore. The form of this trailer is a green band cinematic trailer due to its length of more than 30 seconds and the green screen at the start of the trailer showing that it is clean enough for cinema viewing.

Dead mans shoes


The purpose of the deadman shoes trailer is to advertise and promote the film to capture the audiences attention. The content begins with a few striking and very quickly cut scenes which show the main characters brother being abused and bullied because he has a mental disability. this begins the trailer in a very shocking tone, which is key due to the genre of the film being a thriller. So instantly the tone is set for the entire film. The trailer then escalates with the story progressing onto the main character seeking sadistic revenge on his brother abusing. The content throughout the tailer is very shocking and very much shows what the films atmosphere will be like. The target demographic of this film would be dominantly male and be within the age bracket of 18-45 and also targeted those who prefer the thriller genre. The trailer has a cinematic form due to its extensive length.
jackass presents- Bad grampa


The purpose of the bad grampa trailer is to promote the film online. It starts with the main scene which is the grampa drunk in a shopping trolley being pushed by the child. The trailers content then consists of several full sketches of the film to give a full taster of what the film has to offer. This then again promotes the film by making the viewers want more. Also because the film has a few full sketches its length is quite long so it then becomes like most I've analysed, a cinematic trailer. The genre of comedy is show throughly throughout the trailer setting the tone of the film greatly.The trailer is no doubt very,very funny and has been very successful in bringing in a crowd to watch the full movie in cinemas. The target demographic of bad grampa will be between 16 and 35 due to its quiet childish stunts similar to what would be found in the jackass tv show. The trailer fits the form of a cinematic trailer due to it length of over 30 seconds which means it isnt fit for tv.

cockneys vs zombies

The purpose of the trailer is to promote the film cockneys vs zombies. The genre is a comedy,horror,action film set in the city of london. The trailer follows the story closely making sure that it is easy to follow along with storyline. the trailer content includes many key conventions of its genre with many guns, horrific scenes and funny slapstick British comedy. This is shown by the ending where its the scene where the old person is getting chased very,very slowly by a zombie and then it cuts quickly to a girl shooting a zombie off the back of a van. both of which key examples of comedy and action conventions. also even though its majority a horror the overall tone of the film is quite different to the usual depressing and tense atmospheres of horrors. the form of this trailer is a cinematic due to its length however it dosent have a green band due to it having some strong language at times which isn't suitable for television. The target demographic for this film will be over the age of 16 and majority british to follow along with its style of comedy.

The hunger games : Mockingjay part 1

The purpose of this film trailer was to promote the film hunger games : mocking jay part 1. The genre for this trailer was a fantasy action film and its target audience was the ages of 12 and 35 who have seen or are a fan of the pre-sequel to the film. The main content of this film is short clips of the story line, implementing and hinting what the next stage of the story is. some of these clips also give speculation about what happens to one of the main characters, peta and how it affects the story line. The trailer also contains lots of explosions and guns which denote that it is indeed an action filmThe trailer fits the form of a cinematic trailer due to it length of over 30 seconds which means it isnt fit for tv.