A Film Trailer
Film trailers, or previews, are short advertisements designed to entice viewers to see a movie. They usually run between 2 and 2.5 minutes, and the companies that produce them are very good at compressing a great deal of information into a short time
What to analyze / Answers1 / Your general emotional response / Excitement, happiness, stress, interest
2 / The story within the trailer
-characters
-obstacles they face
-development between the beginning and end of the film / Jake Sully (a Marine), a Marine commander, a scientist, the avatars, the aliens
-War between the Marines and the aliens over the valuable ore.
-Change: Jake is a soldier against the Na’Vi at the beginning but at the end, he is friends with them.
3 / Methods used to lure you into the cinema
-storyline set up
-shots of visual effects
-stress elements
-emphasis on threat or danger / -very fast screen shots, many special effects
-lots of fast assembled images of fights
-the language
4 / The actors / -no information is given
5 / The montage: multiple shots are strung together to create a unified meaning.
-the way the shots are assembled
-the pacing of the cuts
-the assembly illuminates or obscures the film's subject matter behind the images / Very fast
Wide angle shots with some close-ups
The assembly illuminates the story.
6 / The sounds and the music
-the emotions the music conveys / Stress and danger are associated to the music that becomes louder and louder and it’s very lyrical
7 / Taglines and catchphrases used in the trailer
What is the information given? / -Preview message by the mpaa
-The production companies names
-Release date
-Name of the director
-A short list of films by the director
-Title of the film
-Production notes (actors, writer, director)
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Giving one's opinion
- To my mind/ In my opinion
- It seems to me that
- I feel/ I believe that ....
- I can't help thinking that....
- My feeling is that ......
-As a matter of fact, I am convinced that ......
- For my part, I consider that ......
Expressing enthusiasm
- It must be great, terrific ……………
- How interesting! fantastic!
- I'd just love to …………………..
-I was so impressed by ……………
-I can't wait to see that!
Expressing likes and dislikes
- I'm fond of / keen on noun or V+ -ING
- I fancy + noun /V -ING
- I enjoy V -ING
- I love + noun / V -ING
- I 'm mad/ crazy about + noun / V -ING
- I hate noun / V -ING
- I can't stand/ bear + noun / V -ING
- I can't put p with + noun / V -ING
-I don't go for it. (informal English)
Expressing preferences
- I prefer + noun / V -ING to noun / V -ING
- I'd rather V than V
- I feel more like V -ING than noun / V -ING
- Instead of noun / V -ING
- I like it better/ best.