Inspirational Generic Trailers

There are a number of trailers that I find to be inspirational for their use of codes and conventions.Here are two examples:

The Godfather (1972, Paramount, directed by Fracis Ford Cappola)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DO-nDW43Ik

The Godfather is about an ageing head of a famous crime family, transferring his position to a younger family member. With a series of unfortunate events, conflict occurs between the family, and results in revenge and murder. This trailer is a good example of showing the perspective from the criminal's side. The trailer starts by showing the main characters, fading in and out from black transition, one by one, this immediately indicates to the audience who will be important in the narrative of this movie.This type of transition is quite common in crime genre trailers. The characters in this trailer are dressed typically of what we would expect in a mob/ gangster movie as the protagonists are all dressed in smart black suits, white shirts and black bow ties, their hair is also sleekly gelled back. There are other characters who are dressed in trench coats and are wearing fedora's, this usually indicates that the character is a detective. The trailer also showcases a strong family bond between the characters, showing affectionate moments such as characters hugging, dancing and kissing, this is also a common trait in crime films, that the characters who are on the criminal side of the law are all close to each other, even characters who are not blood-related consider each other to be family. There is orchestral music playing over the top the trailer for its entire duration, the music has a slow tempo and has sounds like something those of the higher class would listen to, I think that this indicates just how rich the people in the trailer are. From the conventions used in this trailer, you can tell that this is aimed at a more mature audience who choose to watch films for the drama rather than the action. 

This movie is known to be a classic in the crime genre, however the trailer 44 years old and is very outdated; the genre has evolved somewhat since, therefore it is unlikely we will replicate anything features in this trailer as it is very slow paced and I don't think it would convince an audience to watch the movie, judging by the modern standards of today. I do like the idea of showing a strong family bond between characters, so I could apply this to the drug addicts in my trailer. 

Suicide Squad Trailer #2 (2016, Warner Bros, directed by David Ayer)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9TpswDIBS8

Although this movie is more anti-hero/super-villain based, it is still technically a crime genre film. The protagonists for this movie are all criminals who are employed to carry out a black ops mission by a secret government. Unlike most films in the crime genre, one of the protagonists of this movie is a female, and she is portrayed to be just as reckless as the other male characters, which is convention breaking as females are often shown to be damsels in distress or femme fetales, giving a modern approach to the genre. Action is shown to be a major theme in this film, as well as comedy,this indicating that this film is aimed at a teenage audience. The characters aren't dressed like stereotypical villains in a crime movies, but they are still made to look unnatural and antagonistic, for example the Joker has golden teeth and his eyes are darkened out with black makeup. I like how in this trailer they sync the visuals with the audio ('Bohemian Rhapsody'- Queen), by timing moments like gun shots to drum beats or guitar rifts, it almost makes it seem as if you are already witnessing the full action before the movie has even come out. 

I like the idea of having an 'anti-hero' protagonist like they have featured in this trailer, and also in a movie that was released earlier this year, Deadpool, the 'anti-hero' approach seems to be popular at this point in time. There are quite a few conventions in this trailer I will avoid using as the movie is mainly super-villain based and uses the crime genre as a sub genre. I will consider using the music overlaying the video in our trailer as I think that this is a good way to draw an audience in, especially by using a well-known song, and helps to make the editing of the trailer seem more fast paced.