I am going to look at some tragic drama film trailers because I want to find out the storyline of the film, what makes it a tragic drama and what themes occur in the film.
My Sisters Keeper
Trailer
Narrative – The trailer shows the film is about a girl fighting for her life battling cancer.
Genre – The Genre is a tragic drama.
Atmosphere – The atmosphere at the start of the trailer is very happy because the girl is talking about her and her family but then when we find out the actual storyline the mood is very sad and emotional.
Titles – The titles do not come up until we (the audience) start to see how tragic the film is going to be, they show there happily family and then once we know the storyline the titles start appearing which I think is really effective because it separates the two atmosphere's well (one positive and one negative).
Sound – Once again the sound separates the two atmosphere's at the start the soundtrack is very happy and enjoyable but then it turns to very sad and serious (when we find out whats going on).
Character – The characters are a family they have a very close bond which shows a tragedy like this will change their lives forever.
Themes – The themes are love, betrayal, terminal illness, death, family and life.
Setting – The setting looks like quite a quiet place, but I think they are still in the city.
My sisters keeper is about a young girl who is battling her way through cancer but in the end she gives up, she doesn't want to do it anymore so she gets her younger sister to help her and make her look like the antagonist but the truth all comes out in the end.
My Girl
Trailer
Narrative – The trailer shows the film is about a young boy and girl who are best friends.
Genre – The Genre is a drama.
Atmosphere – The atmosphere is quite relaxed, at the start it seems very joyful but nearer the end you realise something will go wrong in the film.
Titles – The titles used are quite basic and old fashioned (this is because the film isn't a recent one), the use of the titles being in black and white make the atmosphere very dramatic as you haven't actually got a colour to set the mood.
Sound – I think the music in the trailer is very basic and calm which makes the atmosphere very relaxed.
Character – The two main characters in the film are a young boy and girl which portrays innocence and is quite stereotypical because drama films often use children.
Themes – The themes you see in the trailer is friendship and relationships.
Setting – The setting is out in the countryside it seems, so it's very quiet and calm for the drama film to be shown.
My girl is about a young girl and boys friendship and also shows the relationship between the girl and father and his job. During the film an incident happens where the little girl loses her best friend which is sad to watch as you see her try and cope without the most important person in her life.
The Shawshank Redemption
Trailer
Narrative – The trailer shows an innocent man who has to serve two life sentences in prison.
Genre – The Genre is a drama.
Atmosphere – The atmosphere is very tense and serious, especially at the start as it shows a court case but near the end of a trailer but then near the end it all seems quite relaxed, but you know it's not going to stay the same in the film.
Titles – The titles used are shown in the colour red and this connotates death, this makes the audience think in the film there will be death.
Sound – The soundtrack in the film is very basic and slow and is quiet because it has been taken over by the voice over.
Character – The two main characters in the film is two middle aged men, this is quite non-sterotypical as in drama films they normally use families and children or couples.
Themes – The themes you see in the trailer is justice and freedom.
Setting – The setting is in a prison, which you know is going to be dramatic.
Shawshank Redemption is about an innocent man who is sent to prison for a crime he does not commit, later in the film we see him escape freedom and justice is served.
Titanic
Narrative – The trailer shows the true dramatic story of when the boat titanic, hit an iceburg.
Genre – The Genre is a true tragic drama.
Atmosphere – The atmosphere is very emotional as you see an old women tell the story of the film, as she was there.
Titles – The titles used are in the colour white which shows pureness.
Sound – The sound at the start is very calm and soothing and then all of a sudden near the end it changes to very dramatic music as the ship is sinking.
Character – The main characters are a couple which is very sterotypical as you see there relatioship throughout the trailer and show how they are destroyed at the end.
Themes – The themes are love, tradegy, and social classes.
Setting – The setting of a film is all on the ship which is out at sea in the middle of the ocean.
Titanic is a true story about how the ship titanic, struck and iceburg and shows the true disaster of what happend. We also see an upperclass girl fall in love with a lower class boy and we see there relatioship expand through the film.
By analysing all these films it has given me an idea of what I want my group to do for our film opening. I like the idea of "My sisters keeper" the most in having a tragic drama involving a family and then having a terminal illness or a death which tears the family apart. I think when we start planning and creating our film opening we will relate to "My sisters keeper" a lot because we like the storyline and also it is also a very recent tragic drama which has made millions so it is very succesful.
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