2. Editing
Although Little Red Riding Hood was one film there were two trailers used to promote it
therefore I decided to analyse both and compare them.
For example this trailer uses a red On the other hand this trailer uses a forest as
background which has connotations of evil the background which immediately has
and blood. This could be then used as a way connotations of danger and fear. This could
of describing the content of the film. The use then enlighten the audience with the name of
of white text could possibly suggest purity the film and the genre of it. The use of the
and freedom which could indicate Little Red red writing also has connotations of evil, and
Riding Hoods character within the film. The blood which also suggests the genre of the
white text and red background could suggest film.
power in which Little Red Riding Hood’s
purity and freedom has been taken over by
evil passion. This therefore enables the
audience to notify the genre of this film.
3. Camera Shots
The use of a high angle shot not only
shows the audience what has happened
but it also shows the audience the
costume. This therefore suggests the
status of the characters and the time in
which the film is set. The angle does
not show any specific faces which
suggests that the shot to follow this will
show a reaction.
The shot after this a medium shot which
shows the reaction of Little Red Riding
Hood suggesting that the person in the
centre has some relevance to her life
therefore has relevance to the narrative.
Within the shot there are huts which
suggests their status is of a low one.
The shot also shows her between two
woman which could indicate her
importance within the story in which
she is constantly in the centre therefore
highlighting her role in the film.
4. The beginning of the trailer shows the
institution which could be a hint as to
how the good the film will be as the
audience can judge it on the
institutions past success. The editing of
this however brings the film into
context suggesting what genre the film
will be.
A fade is used to give a clue to the
name of the film. The fact that it fades
to see a red cloak immediately suggests
Little Red Riding Hood because the
cloak is a symbol in the fairytale.
The shot to follow is a low angle long
shot which reveals the name of the film
as it shows Little Red Riding Hood.
However this shot is contrasted with
how the institution at the beginning is
edited because whereas the institution
has been edited to give it a suspicious
and tense effect this shot shows Little
Red Riding Hood happy.
5. Editing
The trailer uses a lot of zoom to almost draw
the audience in. The zoom is quite fast
suggesting that a lot of action is about to
happen. Furthermore the fact that the
camera zooms into a house creates suspense
as the audience are immediately wanting to
know what and who is inside the house. This
is one that I would like to include in my trailer
because not only does it create suspense but
it also shows the main character in danger
which makes the audience want to continue
watching.
6.
7. Towards the middle of the trailers suspense is created by the use of pace between each shots.
Each shot last between 2-3 seconds and straight cuts are used, this therefore increases drama as
the audience are wanting to know what is going on and what happens at the end of the sequence.
It ends with a close up of a door with the image of a wolf which suggests that this entire build up
was based upon the wolf indicating there will be danger to follow.
Each of these shots are close ups which allows the audience to notify the characters facial
expressions which also creates a tense atmosphere as they are all interested and worried about
what they are about to see. The two shots to follow the end of this sequence are very powerful.
8. These two shots directly
follow the sequence which
creates a tense atmosphere
as it the close up of the
man is a dark image
suggesting that he could
possibly be evil within the
film. Whereas the close up
of Little Red Riding Hood
shows her in the dark
suggesting her innocence
but also because of her
frightened and shocked
expressions suggests that
the man has told her
something that could twist
the plot for the worse.
9. Sound
The beginning of the trailer begins with a
happy melody which accompanies the shots
as they are joyful, peaceful shots of Little Red
Riding Hood enjoying herself. However within
10 seconds of the trailer the music suddenly
fades away brining with it harsh sound effects
which suggests that the genre of the film will
not be romance but instead something much
darker and more frightening which is
reflected in their facial expressions and
distance. Unlike most trailers Little Red Riding
Hood does not use a voiceover however it
does make use of diegetic sound in which the
trailer features the most important lines from
the script and includes them in different shots
so the audience have an idea of the narrative.
This is effective as it allows the trailer to flow
without guidance from a voice over and
allows the audience to see how the film is
actually scripted.
