Analysis of a film trailer

I did an analysis of ‘The Other Guys’ film trailer and this is what I found out:

-         The duration is 2 minutes 6 seconds including titles

-         It’s extremely fast paced with each scene lasting around 1 second and if dialogue is being shown it lasts a little bit longer at around 2 or 3 seconds.

-         It’s not in chronological order

-         The titles which are shown are ‘This Year’, ‘Columbia Pictures Presents’, ‘The Other Guys’

-         The voice over used says ‘In the toughest city in the world, nobody fights crime like these guys’, ‘and then there’s the other guys’, ‘The Other Guys’.  

-         Music: Music is consistent throughout accept in a few parts where it stops for dialogue and then continues or the music becomes lower in volume so that the audience can hear what the characters are saying. Different music is used for the different sections of the trailer, for example during one scene the music is quite jazzy and hysterical with trumpets playing, the beat then changes, the trumpets stop and drums beginning playing (more like rap music).  

Setting: The whole film is set in New York City, however there are a variety of settings, both exterior and interior used throughout the trailer.

Setting: In this scene the characters are both in an office due to the cabinets, paperwork, desks and there are boards hung up on the walls.

Mise-en-scene: Costume- The character on the right is wearing a leather jacket, a dark coloured t-shirt and a chain with a police badge. This implies that the character has a job within the police force; also that he’s not really as dedicated to his job as the character on the left.  The character on the left is wearing a tie with a white collared shirt, brown trousers, a grey blazer and glasses. This suggests that he takes pride in his job.  

The action sequences such as the car crashing into the bus gives the audience an indication to what genre it is.  

In the scene before the characters are discussing whether to go on a dangerous job, one the characters refuses. In the next scene his friend holds a gun to his head to try and make him, this is quite humorous.

How this affects my film trailer:

•        My trailer is going to be a lot like this one, with the whole trailer lasting around 1 minute. It’s going to be very fast paced and not shown in chronological order.
• The voiceover is also going to be similar with a man speaking over the top of some scenes, mostly when text is shown to emphasise the genre and keep the audience more engaged. 
•  Most of the music is going to sound quite comical with small parts of action fast paced music to provide more variety and still provide the audience with the indication that this is not just a comedy but also has some action.
• I’m also going to use more than one setting as this film does, for example I've used the interior of a house but there are also scenes which are shot on the moors.