Mindmap

Codes and Conventions of Film Trailers

Mollie Green Englisch

Inhalt der Mindmap

What we see
- Title
  - Awards
  - Reviews
- Release date
- Actors names
- Director
  - Producers
    - Previous Credits
  - Film production Company
    - Logo
- 'Best bits'
  - Cliff hangers
  - Setting
  - Enigma?
  - Communication of Genre
- Intertextual refernces
What we don't expect to see/ Hear
- Spoilers
- plot twist
- Give aways
- Too much dialogue
What we hear
- Non DIgetic
  - Background Track
- Narrative
  - Voice over
    - Match tone of film
  - Explaining basics of story
- Character dialogue
  - One liners
    - Comedies
  - Important quotes
- Impact sound
- Dramatic Pauses
  - Silences