This task was to help us all with analysis of moving images e.g. film trailers.
The trailers that we had to analyse were :
Iron Man 3
Get Smart
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
This was a start up task that later was used as a revision task to make sure we still understood what to include within an exam answer.
This is my answer in a list of bullet points. I used this method to help me get the important pieces of information written down so that I could expand on them ,when revising .
FILM TRAILERS- VISUAL , AUDIO AND TECHNICAL CODES
IRON MAN 3
- CLOTHING- the use of the Iron man costumes at the beginning of the trailer.
- ICONOGRAPHY- the use of the landscape and the buildings
- IMAGES- The images within the trailer have been placed for a reason ( mis-en-scene)
- EDITING- the editing is fast paced as it gets closer to the end of the trailer
- CAMERA MOVEMENT- panning shots are used a lot within this trailer
- PRODUCTION VALUES- this trailer shows that the production values were very high for this film
- MUSIC- The non-digetic music builds up suspense
- VOICE OVER- the main character seems to be a voice over to explain the plot of the film- this also leads into digetic sound and part of the dialogue
- SOUND EFFECTS- sound effects are used to highlight the action that is happening within the trailer.
VISUAL CODES
- EXPRESSION- The expression of the characters is either grim/ serious or overly happy.
- GRAPHICS-The writing on the screen is the main actors names and the characters they play
- USE OF COLOUR- the use of colour highlights the genre of the film and the lighting changes throughout the trailer to show the time span of the film.
TECHNICAL CODES
- EDITING- the editing of the trailer is quite a slow pace to start off with but gets slightly faster as the trailer progresses to show the action involved.
- CAMERA SHOTS-within this trailer there are a lot of still shots used to
- CAMERA ANGLES- there are low camera angles on the characters to show authority and birds-eye-view angles to show the audience the whole picture.
AUDIO CODES
- VOICE-OVERS- this is used to introduce the film and to add a little humour to the trailer
- DIALOGUE- the way the characters speak introduce humour to the trailer and conveys the codes and conventions of the film
- SOUND EFFECTS- these are used to highlight the explosions and the 'hi-tech' equipment used
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
VISUAL CODES
- USE OF COLOUR- using dark,dim colours highlights the genre of the film and also shows that there will be sadness and maybe even death.
- EXPRESSION- the facial expressions of all the characters seems to be very serious and in some parts scared.
- ICONOGRAPHY- the iconography used is the images of Hogwarts school and the images of London.
TECHNICAL CODES
- TRACKING SHOTS- there are a few tracking shots that show the action of the film, especially in the woods.
- EDITING- the editing in this trailer is apparent for the 'magic' and for the pace of the trailer as it gets faster towards the end to hint at a climate and creates suspense.
- GRAPHICS- in the sense that the title of the film , was shown bit by bit but by the typography of the first letter the audience could tell what film it was before reading/being shown the rest of the title .
AUDIO CODES
- DIALOGUE- the dialogue hints that this is the ending, and it also shows the characters in their true light as well. It also gives away the genre of the film through the actual words that are spoken. A sound bridge is used to bring in music from the dialogue and to make both the scenes flow nicely together
- MUSIC- the music is non-digetic and also creates suspense for the audience.
- SOUND EFFECTS- the sound effects of the explosions and the 'magic' that was happening.
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