This document analyzes and summarizes three movie trailers - Run Fat Boy Run, White House Down, and The Vow. For Run Fat Boy Run, it notes the comedy genre is evident from the voiceover and images. It also highlights the inclusion of big stars Simon Pegg and Thandie Newton. For White House Down, it describes how the intense, dramatic music builds along with the unfolding action scenes. For The Vow, it explains the romantic storyline shown through many shots of the love interests and how the voiceover from the main actor draws the audience in.
2. RUN FAT BOY RUN
Run fat boy run trailer
The genre of the trailer is a comedy
which is evident form the voice over
and the images on screen.
The font used is block capitals the
gradient of the colour makes it look
informal. The words ‘run’ sandwich
the words ‘fat boy’ giving us an
insight into the story line
It’s made clear that the movie includes
big names; Simon Pegg and Thandie
Newton
The USP of the film is that this is not
a typical romantic movie due to the
comedy element
The music is quite light hearted at the
beginning and then changes due to the
theme of the shot
3. WHITE HOUSE DOWN
White house down trailer
The music’s intensity builds and becomes
more dramatic as we see more of the action
unfold, this tells us that the genre of the film is
an action film
We are not told the name of the trailer at first
as the trailer starts with live shots from the
events, the footage is on a news report which
is the first dialogue we hear making it more
enticing for the audience
The speed alters, the pace gets quicker as the
trailer goes on making it more dramatic and
exciting
The shots are edited by a flash and a sharp
noise this gives a sense of panic as we see
the action building
The name of the film is given to us in the last
frame of the trailer, this keeps the audience in
suspense
4. THE VOW
The vow trailer
It’s a romantic storyline, the trailer
tells us this as it gives you shot
after shot of the two love interests
together
The voiceover is delivered from the
main actor, this is effective because
he’s telling the story from his point
of view which draws the audience
in- it makes them feel like they are
part of the story
The name of the movie is given to
us at the end of the film, however it
says the word ‘vow’ in the trailer, so
having the name at the end makes
it clear to audience the name of the
film and why its called ‘the vow’
The music in the second half of the
trailer is very sombre which reflects
the mood of the scenes
