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In one of my double Media Studies lesson, my class was asked to answer 2 exam based questions as homework , but we could start making a plan in class.
The questions we had to answer were to analyse the HD OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR SKYFALL.
These are the two questions ,and my answer to both:
1)
Analyse
the extract of the text commenting on the Visual codes,
Technical and audio codes and Genre convention.
When the film trailer is starting the Camera
angle is at an extreme close up angle of a man’s eyes. As the camera zooms out
you get to see more of the main character and what the film is all about. This
is a genre convention code because James Bond is such a well-known film that
the character has become a genre all his own.
At the very start of the trailer the scenes/images are flashed on the
screen at a very fast pace to show that the film is an action film which is a
form of genre convention and the type of editing is called flash cuts. Another
genre convention that is shown within this trailer is all the explosions and
weapons, which is typical of a James Bond film.
The facial expression of the main character is always set straight and
stern which shows that the character is on a mission. The character also does
not make eye contact with the camera much. This could hint that the character
is so focused on the mission and the mission only and determined to succeed. Some
of the other scenes hint that the character is in deep thought and not paying
attention to what is going on.
The use of dark colours such as black, dark blue and grey hints that
the film is very mysterious and, that there is a mystery to be solved within
the film. This also hints at the genre of the film. However the use of white on
a dark background shows again that there are secrets within the film and also
hints that James Bond is on a secret mission. However there are also bright
colours used to maybe show, again, the different location.
The set design throughout the trailer hints that the film is not going
to be set in just one location but in a multiple locations. This catches the
audience’s attention as it shows that it won’t be the normal James Bond film
just set in one location.
Throughout the trailer there are a number of different camera
angles/shots that heighten the audience’s interest. Arial/Bird’s eye view shots
are used quite a lot within the trailer to show as much of the action as
possible without giving too much of the plot away.
The narrative of the film trailer hints at the genre of the film
through the different types of scenes that are show. For example there are a
lot of scenes with fighting/explosions which hints that the film is going to be
an action film. This also shows that it conforms to the normal conventions of
an action film.
The trailer also shows the two different types of characters: round
and flat. The flat ‘characters are the ‘villains’ that James Bond is seen
chasing after/fighting. The round characters are James Bond, ‘M’ and
‘Moneypenny’.
2) Explore representations covered
within each of the texts.
The
trailer of Skyfall shows the main character, James Bond, to be very
distinguished and sophisticated. It also shows him to be very ‘cool’, even in a
crisis and that nothing phases him. It also represents James Bond as being
indestructible and not even death can defy him. This also hints at the
ethnicity of the film as it is showing that British people are smartly dressed
and sophisticated.
The trailer is trying to show that Britain is a great country and that
Eastern-European people in general are ‘bad’ and ‘evil’. The trailer does this
by making the villain of a foreign ethnicity. It shows that the film is British
through the use of the Union Jack on the coffins and the British accents that
the characters have. This is a type of representation about ethnicity and
national identity. Also the uses of
expensive British cars such as the Astin Martin are used to portrey the British
culture. The ethnicity is also being represented through the different types of
location, such as Shang high, Scotland, and London. This is significant as they
are famous landmarks.
Gender is a type of representation that is shown within this film
trailer. The scene where James Bond is in a bar and seeming to be drunk/
drinking heavily shows that even a man such as James Bond has weaknesses.
The type of dress code that the main character
always wears hints at his social class. By this I mean that his dress code is
always sophisticated and smart which hints that his is part of the high/elite
class.
Another representative
that the trailer contains is events. The event that I can identify is that
obviously the film that is coming out and also the fact that this film is like
no other James Bond film before as they hint that James Bond gets shot and then
they use coffins that are covered with the Union Jack, which again hints that
something could happen to James Bond.
This is my first attempt on a trailer analysis.. In my own opinion I think I have managed to give a pretty clear analysis of the trailer :)
Please Note: The link may not work when clicking on it , so you may need to type it in or alternatively you could type 'hd official skyfall trailer' into YouTube and it is the first video on there :)
Disclaimer: all written information on this page is mine own individual work.. if you would like to use it as research or for your own coursework please comment on the post :)
