Trailers and Opening Sequences

Trailers
- Trailers show the viewers the genre of the film that is being advertised and also the basic plot of the film.
- A majority of the time the main actor/actress names are shown to entice viewers to go watch the film.
- The conventions in a trailer are quick, sharp and fast paced, quick cutting shots. These shots are mainly the biggest and best bits in the film.
- The trailers make the viewers interested by showing the biggest bits in the film but they do not spoil the ending or give away the storyline during this.
- They show you the overview of the plot. By doing this it makes the viewers want to fill the gaps between the cut shots and gets them thinking about what might happen. This then makes them want to see the film so that they know exactly what happens and to see if their thoughts were accurate.

Opening Sequence
- The opening sequence is played at the beginning of the film. It draws the viewers in and sets the mood of the film.
- Extreme close ups and close ups are most commonly used in the opening sequence to prevent revealing detail.
- The editing is significantly slower and is used to intrigue the viewer and draw them in to the world of the film.
- Opening sequences are relevent to the film because this helps focus the audience/viewers and it gives clues to what follows in the film to entice the viewers.
- The opening sequence shows the actor/actress names, director, publisher, costume designer, etc...
- The use of the soundtrack in the opening sequence is important as it helps set the mood for the rest of the film and also the font used to show the main people involved within the making of the film.