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Two shot of the two girls as they walk around high school, therefore the audience are immediately aware of the setting of the film. As well as being introduced to two of the main characters in the film and through the use of dialogue, the audience can develop an understanding of the type of girls they are.
The inter-titles appear again as they show the audience themes of the film that could appear. The list counts down from ten and goes onto the first problem which all relate to growing up and being teenagers. The list is shown to be quite stereotypical and allows the audience to label the kind of students that are going to be shown in the film.
From the previous inter-titles, the titles then zoom into the screen which then carry the trailer onto the next scene.
There is a wide shot of Bianca as she walks down the school halls, the camera is tracking her actions and is shown from her perspective so the audience get the sense like they are a part of her life.
Following on from that, an example would be as she walks along the halls, she catches Cameron's attention who is then introduced to the audience.
The camera through the use of the wide shot continues to follow Bianca as she passes Cameron and the audience can sense that there is perhaps a relationship between the pair.
Through the close up, the audience can familiarise themselves with the two of the main characters, Bianca and Cameron.The use of the close up allows the audience to see their facial expressions clearly and using these examples shown the contrasts in their emotions. This is shown through the dialogue as Bianca says to Cameron 'You're asking me out?' and Camera nodes his head. It also allows the audience to see the progression of their relationship and how it is shown as the trailer carries on.
The trailer has a variety of different shots and alternates between them in a fast pace. Therefore, it moves quickly and without any hesitation as shown as the shot has changed from a close up to an over the shoulder shot. It shows the conversation between father and daughter, it is also representing the authority figure in Bianca's life. As well as the fact that she is the youngest between the two sisters so with the use of an over the shoulder shot, it is like she is asking a question she is afraid to ask. This can be supported through the dialogue as her dad replies without the audience having heard her question by saying 'You are not going out and getting jiggy with some boy, I don't care how dope his ride is.'
These wide shots here and the one below are shown as the father speaks to Bianca in reference to her going out with a boy.
Another key character is shown, Kat who is the eldest sister of Bianca. The camera now follows her as she is seen to have authority, not only over Bianca but over the students in the school. This is shown through her actions as she rips off the poster on the building but also through the voice-over as it says 'Her sister Kat is something else entirely.' It shows the obvious difference between the sisters, it is represented through their clothing very obviously but now also the attitudes they both have.
Once again, this is apart of the introduction into Kat Stratford as you see she is the complete opposite to her sister through the continuous use of wide shots. Through her costume and the dark shades in contrast to the lighter, more feminine shades of pink that Bianca is shown to wear.
The change in shot is shown again through the close up of the teacher which shows her authority. The dialogue also helps build an understanding of the character of Kat as the teacher says 'People perceive you as somewhat ...', Kat replies with 'Tempestuous?' and the teacher replies back with 'Heinous witch is the term used most often.'
The use of the close up on Kat also undermines the authority on the teacher as she is not shown to seem insignificant in comparison to the teacher. This does allow the audience to assume if the teacher does have any power in comparison to Kat, as the teacher similarly to Bianca is showing more feminine colours such as pink. Pink has connotations of sweetness and being nice, the characteristics are more nurturing in comparison to the dark colours such as black that Kat is wearing that has connotations such as power, evil and mystery.
The close up shows the character of Kat as her facial expressions are clearly shown to the audience who are of annoyance and anger. Thus, following her actions shows she does not follow stereotypes as her behaviour is rude and abrupt.
This medium shots shows exactly what Kat has done as she purposely crashes into another car behind her. This supports the idea of her anger and lashing out which is typically unheard of females to be as they are traditionally stereotyped to be caring. The introduction of Kat is not as positive in difference to her sister Bianca who is shown to be more caring towards materialistic items shown through her clothing and dialogue, whereas Kat does not seem to care at all.
Overall, although I have only analysed 30 seconds of this trailer I was able to understand clearly that I need to include a variety of shots in my trailer. The shortness of this trailer also influenced this factor as the pace was fast, so they had to include a variety of shots to engage the audience and keep them intrigued into the plot of the film which is what I hope to create in my own trailer. Although, I do not plan on having such a fast paced trailer, I do want to incorporate the shot variation and the way that they have included so much of the story line into such a small amount of time. This ensures that the audience are kept interested throughout the entity of the trailer and do not stop watching as the trailer is easyto watch and understand.
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