Sunday, 22 September 2013

Comparisons between Teaser and Theatrical trailers - Thriller

'The Great Gatsby' teaser trailer:


- Only 30 seconds long
- Shows clips from the film but not in sequence
- Teaser trailers are produced to make the audience aware of a new film being produced/edited
- One soundtrack used throughout the whole trailer
- Not much dialouge used in the trailer- ususually only from actors in the film, no powerful voice over
- Trailer does not make sense as the producer does not want to give any of the plot away to the audience
- Audience is told who is playing Gatsby who appears to be the central character
- Questioning of who Gatsby is through out
- Extremely fast paced to fit in as many shots as possible


'The Great Gatsby' theatrical trailer:


- Much longer than the teaser trailer- 2-3 minutes
- Production company logo is shown at the beginning to make the audience aware that it is a high budget film
- Voice over used from the start (narration) as well as background music
- Audience is aware of the location of the film
- Similar to the teaser trailer, there is questioning of who gatsby is
- Told that the director of the film also directed 'Romeo and Juliet'- also a successful film
- Much slower pace than the teaser trailer
- The pace of the trailer increases as the trailer gets closer to the climax
- A small aspect of the plot is given away- Daisy and Gatsby's relationship
- More dialouge from the actors is included
-Shots used from the film but not sequenced in order

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