Textual Analysis of film trailers - 3

Textual Analysis


Iron Man 3

1.  This film contains features including speech voice-overs and diegetic speech too. It also contains music and a variety of sound effects. It also includes dramatic action but only to an extent because the the editors wouldn't want to reveal the plot. 
2. This looks to be an action and adventure film which also involves a superhero theme based on previous movies and comic books.
3. This film would seek to target people that saw the previous films because of how successful they were and also people who are fans of the comics books of 'Iron Man' and would seek to watch films based on them. By looking at the characters males would want to watch this because of the action, violence and special effects (explosions) which are included.
4. This trailer definitely gets people excited including me because the previous films were a big success and by analysing the trailer the story looks good due to the characters performances and also the special effects.
5. In this film trailer a very wealthy billionaire is the main character who has a partner/love interest who also shares this wealthy lifestyle. The films which is similar to the last two mainly represents the upper class and successful of people in the story. 
6. This trailer is very serious yet informal advert because it is based on fictional comic books and therefore the character would look out of the ordinary which shows the informality. It is serious so that the viewers know the plot and the characters in it are either in danger and a test is to some of them to create suspense.

The Great Gatsby

1. This film trailer contains speech (diegetic) coming from a few major characters, the trailer makes large use of music because it sounds like the music is mostly focused on as a sound effect. 
2. This film looks like a drama film because it depicts and tells the story of characters lives and  what events effect/make their lives different and how that effects the plot.
3. The target audience looks to be of an adult age given the content of the trailer including late night parties and heavily dramatic drama scenes involving the characters.
4. The trailers makes me want to further read the book the film was based on or find out more about the settings because they look very different from the typical settings in the 1920's especially parties, which would link to their social class being wealthy.
5. A very wealthy social class is represented here and both genders are shown due to the party atmosphere of the scenes shown in the trailer when combined with the loud music. Adults most likely over the age of 18 are shown in the trailer.
6. This advert starts off informal and has a fun atmosphere to it due to the parties until the characters are introduced, by this time the atmosphere of the parties stays the same however the tone changes to a more serious story due to the performance by the characters mainly.

 Man of Steel

1. This trailer uses a large degree of speech to move the trailer forward, also includes music and  sound. The trailer also includes symbolism to make it recognisable by using the Superman logo.
2. From looking at the symbol we know it will be a superhero film which will contain a certain degree of adventure and action because most superhero films always include those elements.
3. The target audience would be large because many films have now come out to illustrate the superhero's action and his story and also linking to the fans of the original comic books. A lot of people enjoy action and adventure and it is seen as the most popular genre of film
4. This trailer makes me want to look more into Superman's life rather than just watching him save people, his background looks to be more important in this scene judging by the use of the camera and speech which explains his 'choices'.
5. A very rural area in which a working class social group is represented in this trailer, they are represented as very normal people despite the fact that the man is a super hero. He looks to be a young adult male.
6. This trailer is very serious in the way the music is played out along with the slow fade-in of each setting combined with the quiet non-diegetic speech used.