Sunday, 30 August 2015

Maps To The Stars - Film Trailer

The opening to this trailer starts with a voice over from a woman, whilst the credits are shown. This could possibly highlight that this is a romance film as this is one of the conventions. A medium shot is used to show the woman talking to someone on a phone, with glasses on suggesting that she is hiding herself as she is either in trouble or is popular. The voice carries on through the next set of credits. As her voice seems to get more distressed, the camera moves closer to her face until she is in a close up shot. This allows the audience to become aware of the character and the audience is able to see the emotion of the character through her facial expressions. The sound then changes to become tension building and fast paced with another use of a voice over, this time by a male. A medium, establishing shot is used to show a front door, to what looks to be a big house. With the sound being faced paced, the scene cuts to a TV screen to which it shows two people playing and rolling down a hill together. The woman who was on the phone at the start of this trailer is then shown through a close up shot of her sat up in bed as though she is watching the TV. The camera then cuts back to the TV which is now focusing on the girl, suggesting that the woman is somehow related to her. A cut is then made to show another younger female who walks into her house holding a bag of food. The TV is on in her home too, which shows the older female being interviewed suggesting that she is popular, like an actress. As the older female says the word "scary" a close up shot is used to show the younger female, suggesting that she is possibly trouble, or could mean that the there is a thriller side to this romance film. A side angle is shown of a young man in a car, driving the younger female. He asks her where she is from in which she replies "Jupiter" suggesting that she is mysterious and does not want to share information. Another cut is made to the young man where the audience can see that he looks at her through his mirror, suggesting that he is worried. The scene then changes to be the older female sat at her home behind a counter. She begins to play with her hair which suggests that she isn't comfortable or is weary of what could happen. Shot reverse shot is used to show the younger female and the older female having a conversation about the younger female working for the other. The fact that the younger female is wearing black gloves could mean that she is suspicious and could possibly be a bad character in the film. The next scene is of the older woman getting a massage by a man. A close up of the man is used to show him asking a question about the younger female. He also has a concerned expression on his face, suggesting that he cares for the older female. The scene cuts to the younger female pouring some pills down the toilet. She is still wearing the black gloves suggesting that she is hiding something. Meanwhile, the audience can still hear the older woman talking about the younger female from the past scene, in which she reveals more information about her. Another medium shot is used as the camera cuts to a younger boy, who is in the same place as the younger female. He asks is she is going to hurt him. The audience become aware of her name at this point, Agatha. A close up is used of Agatha, to show her looking up but this time with more anger in her expression. The word "Twisted" then appears on the screen, suggesting that this film has some twists in it, to build tension and keep the audience engaged. The man is then shown in a close up where he suggests that Agatha could be bad. More voice overs are used to talk about Agatha and how she could possibly be a dangerous character. A medium shot is used to show Agatha looking out of the window suggesting that she likes to watch people and not get involved with them. The man is then shown through a medium shot asking Agatha to stay away when  the camera cuts to Agatha, turning her head slowly and looking scared or fearful. The music then cuts out completely to build the tension and engage the audience. The female is then shown in the mirror looking distressed and in pain as she is screaming. More faced paced editing is used to fit with the music changing, this time showing all of the characters at different points of the film. The younger male, who was driving Agatha, is then shown through a medium shot sat in a cafe talking to Agatha suggesting that she is crazy. A close up is shown of her, to show the reaction of this. The next scene is of the older female talking to Agatha, telling her to go back home. The camera then shows Agatha, in which she looks upset, but also quite annoyed with this. A black screen then appears with the big stars appearing in the film, to engage the audience so that they will be more likely to see the film. More faced paced editing is used to build tension, until the last scene where it cuts out to the older female, screaming as though she is in pain.

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