Trailer analysis
In approaching this essay you should consider the relationship between the film and its trailer, paying close attention to some of the following characteristics:
– How does the trailer distill an ‘essence’ of the film?- What is included and what is excluded from the trailer?
– What does the trailer regard to be the most valuable ‘assets’ of the film?
– How do formal aspects of the film and the trailer compare? e.g. how is a sense of the film’s pace established? how does the editing of the trailer relate to the editing of the film?
– Does the trailer offer an accurate representation of the film? e.g. does the film live up to the ‘promises’ of the trailer?
