Theatrical Trailer conventions (A2)

I am going to look at Theatrical Trailers from different genres of film, to see if they share the same conventions despite one being and Romantic/Drama and the other being a Crime/Thriller. The films are 96 and The Legend



96 Theatrical Trialer
 


The Trailer is introduced with a Production company logo
The two main characters of the film are introduced by a medium shot
More of the story/narrative is shown
Slower Editing
Dialogue
Still Shows the best bits
Film title shown at the end
More characters are shown in depth



Production Logo is shown at the start
Scene is introduced with an establishing shot
Main characters are shown (in the taxi)
Voice over is used
Tag Lines such as "Based on a true story" are used to give the film a realistic feel to it
More of the story/narrative is shown
Lively Sound effects/Music is used
Some credits are shown
Many of the scenes are left on cliff hangers

General Conventions in Theatrical Trailers

  • Film Production logos displayed
  • Film Title displayed
  • BBFC Age Certification
  • Social Media platforms (instructions to like twitter/facebook page)
  • Character Introductions
  • Music and Voice overs 
  • Name Captions
  • Time Length 1.30 - 2 minutes
  • Release




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