Monday, 10 October 2011

Analysis of The Hangover Trailer

Here are some screen grabs from the trailer of the film The Hangover. It clearly shows its genre through the stereotypical conventions used.

1. Two of the characters are instantly introduced to us. An over the shoulder shot showing one of the characters in his underwear is shown, this automatically suggests to us that the trailer is for a comedy film.


2. Sets the scene by showing us a car full of men (clearly the main characters). It hints that they are on some kind of road trip, giving us an idea of what the film may be about.


3. Mise-en-scene clearly shown here. Gives us an idea of where the film is based and gives us now a clear picture of what the film is going to be about (using connotations of the place, Las Vegas).



4. Comical shot gives us a clear image of what has happened. The camera angle is definitely showing us both an event and character and the circumstances that the character is in.


5. Another dramatic camera angle is shown here which shows an event taking place. It is comical because we can clearly see a tiger in the room with this character, who hasn’t even noticed yet.


6. Although you cannot see from this screen grab, this is a conversation between two of the character. Unfortunately there was no shot with both characters in it. The shot consists of a one liner and we can clearly see this character is in a bit of a predicament which creates humour.


7. Titles telling us who the director is, maybe encouraging the audience to go see the film due to previously directing a successful film. The typography is in typical Las Vegas style writing to match the theme of the film


8. Key points are conveyed through titles and they are interspersed with action and one liners. Creating a comical effect and also giving the audience an understanding of what the film is about.

9. This is the last shot in the trailer and shows a panicked character in what appears to be the back seat of a police car. The character is shouting “What is going on?” which provides the audience with a final cliff hanger, hopefully leaving them with an urge to see the film.

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