Textual analysis of film trailers

conventions of trailers include:

• The trailer is often interspersed with actor or director credits
• Key points are often highlighted through inter-titles
• Conversations between characters are often one-liners
• Dramatic camera angles may be chosen to show events of characters
• Action tends to build to a climax where trailer ends
• Music is very important, as it creates an atmosphere
• a trailer will often be structured around the most appealing aspects of a film, dis-regarding the narrative order. E.g. you might see a funny moment from a trailer or a key sequence from a thriller movie
• The trailer also should show the equilibrium (an intro to the characters) at the start and then show the disequilibrium in a montage of key sequences, but never show the new equilibrium as this will create an enigma to audiences.

Voice-overs are used to tell the story and give credit information. auto-diegetic voice-over telling us about the film, basic information like character names, about scenarios presented to himself (the protagonist). For example "My name's Batman and I protect the city".

A general voice-over tell us about character names and some info about their lives, for example "this summer... the world is going to end".