Research on Teaser Trailers of

Various Genres

Doghouse

• Voiceover at the beginning• More shots when action is going on• Reviews• Dialogue in film shows storyline• Red background signifies blood or danger• Actor’s names shown• Title has male and female signs and blood splatters on it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz0q2IAPask

Length: 1 minute 45 seconds

Fast and Furious 4

• Location, target and street value – typed on the screen with sound effects• Long action sequence from film at the beginning• Silver bold writing on black background• Fade to black transitions• Actor’s name shown and scenes with them inLots of cuts and music• “New model, original parts” – ties in with the car theme• No coming soon just ‘09

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xckrqcTC5aA&feature=PlayList&p=EBBA7476AECAC1A5&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=12

Length: 2 minutes 11 seconds

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

• Writing shows the storyline• 1,2,3 – 3 different shots• Split screen – 2 shots and white and blue writing on a black background• Sound effect of camera and screen goes black and white• Writing, dialogue and voiceover• Fade to white and black • Background of title – blue and white (sky)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqlxWZNeWNk

Length: 2 minutes 30 seconds

Outlander

• Lots of cuts in action scene – fast paced• Low key lighting and blue lighting• Silver capitals writing on black background• Fast paced music and dialogue from the film• Shows producer from ‘Lord of The Rings’ to get people’s attention• Titles – silver metal with dirt or rust on (old)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv0eTObFEN0

Length: 1 minute 45 seconds

Labor Pains

• Next shot comes from top of the screen and falls down• Voiceover and dialogue from the film• Music stops when people get angry• Actor’s name and picture shown• Title in black and red• ‘Now in production’ at the end

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCl_jJk9cK0&feature=PlayList&p=0563E7F0E3ACE25C&index=3&playnext=2&playnext_from=PL

Length: 1 minute 59 seconds

Fighting

• Voiceover and dialogue• Fade to black• Shot cuts to black and white and pauses – low key lighting used• Shot in slow motion – when man gets hit in the face• Black background with white writing• Actor’s name and picture shown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMqAVqmbBBM

Length: 2 minutes 34 seconds

High School Musical 3

• Shows film being made – camera filming a scene• Curtains open – looks like stage at school production• Yellow writing (lights) and voiceover• Screen flashes yellow for transaction• Title shown on background of sky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lfBj3k0z5g

Length: 38 seconds

Coraline

• Music box is the music for the teaser• Writing and voiceover• Shows director’s previous films to get audience’s attention• Lots of close up shots of something making something• Dialogue from the film ends the trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GkMa040rtw

Length: 50 seconds

Alice in Wonderland

•Fade to black•Music changes from calm to tense•Gold capital writing on black background•Special effects•Voiceover, dialogue and writing•Character throws fabric rolls towards the screen which turn into writing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VHRz1S_kYI

Length: 1 minute 36 seconds

Confessions of a Shopaholic

•Dialogue – tells you what the film is about•Film based on book – gets audience’s attention•Music playing at start and end•Purple writing – white and blue background•Title black and purple on white background and shadow under the writing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5muyAz5DYM

Length: 2 minutes 01 seconds