Conventions Film One Film TwoFilm Title – when does it appear? How many seconds in?

‘Big Eyes’ is the film title and it appears at the end of the trailer at 2:26.

‘The Spectacular Now’ is the film title and it appears at the end at 2:13.

Credits – who is credited? Why?

Most of the stars are credited in the trailer through. The first credit appears at 0:48 seconds, which credits the director Tim Burton. He is an auteur director, focusing on films with slight creepy undertones. The next credit appears at 1:53 and credits Amy Adams. Then Christoph Waltz is credited at 2:00. The final credit is the title of the film which appears at 2:26, right at the end of the trailer.

The first credit appears at 0:36 in and says ‘From the writers of 500 days of summer’ this promotes the film because it automatically attracts people who have seen the ‘500 days of summer’. At 1:08 it again promotes the film by stating how it won the ‘Special jury award for acting’ in the Sundance Film Festival, this will attract people as it shows it is a good quality film.

Stars – who are they? What else have you seen them in?

Amy Adams (award winning actress), her name appears at 1:47. Christoph Waltz another award winning actor whose name appears at 1:54.

Shailene Woodley is the main female protagonist in this trailer, however her name isn’t credited apart from appearing in a quote from Matt Goldberg “Extraordinary performances from stars Milles Teller and Shailene Woodley”

Genre – what type of film does it seem to be? How can you tell this?

I believe this is going to be a gothic/thriller genre due to the emphasis on the large eyes the dolls have. It comes across as a creepy obsession.

I believe this film is going to be a romantic comedy. This is because the trailer focuses on two main character who have a romantic connection, however it also shows aspects of comedy between the main characters and their

friends. Timing – how long is the trailer? Is it a teaser (10 seconds), a TV spot (30 seconds) or a full theatrical trailer (2 minutes)?

The trailer lasts 2:25, which makes it a full theatrical trailer.

This trailer lasts 2:21 seconds which makes it another full theatrical film trailer.