Research into Similar Products: Trailer Codes and Conventions

              

-The trailer begins with the usual production company logos for the film companies involved with the production of the film. The logos are presented in a way that relates to the film i.e. through a jukebox which relates to the musical aspect of the film and Baby's love for music. The jukebox begins to play a track which is the track for the trailer.

- We are introduced to two of the main characters in the first few scenes of the trailer. There is also a newspaper which is briefly shown to give a basic introduction to the plot and the story line. "Are brazen heists in the hub linked?" because this is at the beginning of the trailer it makes the audience's imagination take hold and create their own imagery as they know the plot is based on events prior to the film and the consequences are and outcomes of these prior events are shown in the film.

- "So, what do you do?". Before the main protagonist is allowed to answer the audience is shown what he describes as a "Driver". This is a loud contrast to the silence in the Diner and to the diegetic dialogue of " Oh like a chauffeur" to emphasise how wrong the female protagonist is. The pace of the scenes increase immediately after when we see John Hamm's character walking with masks. his is in time with the drumming beat which is fast paced when there is the fast pace drumming. This is something i like a lot i would love to implement into my trailer.

-The writer and director is also introduced and is layed over a scene of Kevin Spacey and Ansel Elgort coming down a lift. Not a lot of trailers do this so this is another cool idea. We are then given more backstory about BABY and why he listens to music giving a more in depth view of the character.

-Text is used through out to show when the the film will be released, deep context of the movie, Actor list and the title of the the movie at the end.  A clever use of music is used. "No where to run to baby" as the main protagonist is baby and he seems to be running/Driving from something which helps strengthen the plot for the movie.

-There is a reference to pop culture which is Mike Myers from the film Halloween. This is also something i wouldn't mind to add to my trailer if i can find a suitable piece of pop culture. In this trailer they mistake the murderer Mike Myers for the actor Mike Myers as a concealing mask.