Analysis of a Moving Image (Film Trailer)

Analysis of a Film Trailer (Fast 5)

Colour ..

• The colour's are different throughout the film trailer  
• At the start the colours aren't as bright or bold
• The colours change as the action goes on, from the cars being blown up to when their burning the money in a basement.
• To me, when I watch the trailer I see a lot of blue... maybe because a lot of the film is shot outdoors in the day time.

Composition and Type of Shots..

• Throughout this film trailer they use different types of shots such as, mid-shots to identify the person (star appeal) 
• The first shot is an establishing shot, straight away the director uses Mise-en-scene, for example the setting shows that the place the film is set in is Rio. Personally, I think this shot works really well as it’s the first opening shot the audience see so straight away they think it's going to be an interesting film because the setting and everything is new.
• They use lots of close-ups for the cars flying and the actors which is successful because not only does it show the famous actors but it also highlights the action genre. 
• Cars flying around and being crashed with lots of fire and police is the typical iconography of action films (genre).
• Finally, they used a long shot when the entire group were standing on top of the roof watching the bank. They used this, in my opinion so that it shows the whole group clearly and it’s better for the audience to identify all the actors.

Size ..

• After showing an "introduction" to the film they show the Universal Company logo which the only thing is shown on the screen at that time meaning it’s the main focus. 
• The next piece of writing you see is the part where it says "Next spring" and at the end "Coming soon" in big bold blue writing with a black background which shows that the writing at that point is the main point, it's the main focus. I think another reason why they chose to have the time its coming on twice is because they want the audience to get excited... as if they can't wait to watch it.
• Finally, they have the main title by itself in the same font as the rest of the writing which shows that just as the title the rest of the writing is just as important.

 Setting ..

• As I said before, the setting is shown in the first scene which gives the audience a little clue to what might be happening.
• Most of the settings shown in the trailer are where the group get ready to rob the bank. The reason they've filmed most of it there is because it’s a main setting, it's one of the most important settings throughout the whole film.
• Another setting they've used is in the very first beginning on the train when they rob the cars. This is also one of the most important settings because it's the first scene that introduces us to the action genre.

Lighting ..

• The lighting throughout the whole film is different because it starts calm - not too bright but not dull that is bores the audience.
• As the film goes on into more of the action the lighting starts to become more live and bold which demonstrates that the lighting backs the action through the film which makes it even more eager to watch.
• A lot of the film is shot at night which affects the lighting however it all suits the genre 100% because it's more live at night. Instead of using natural sunlight they use their own lights from their cars.

Pose ..

• During the film trailer they use a lot of close up's on faces to show their poses, for example when they have the scene with The Rock the close-up really helps the audience recognise who he is also his facial expression illustrate that he’s worried about something...
• Another time they use a close-up is when the girl is in the car driving which is a really good way of bring a wider audience, as their cantering to both men and women.
• Finally, in the long shot where it shows the whole group on the top of the roof you can see all their facial expressions which give us a view on how they all feel about their job.