Media Awards Analysis

Media Awards Analysis

Silencer:

This trailer was very engaging as it used many editing effects as well as a structured and linear narrative. I thought that the storyline was well thought out and original with the use of props for example, the mask, sword and the chain. I would think that the mask was an action code throughout as it represented the leader, possibly violence and the main attention throughout the trailer.  In my opinion the mask could connote, hidden identity and also seen to be a potentially deceptive character which creates the disequilibrium in the movie.

The editing effect that stood out the most was the black and white effect and enhancing certain colours to create attention to the audience. The connotations of the black and white effect created simplicity, mystery and possibly being lifeless which relates to the theme of the movie. Also the sound effects were really effective because of the use of repetition and echo which created a real movie type experience as it feels like there is surround sound present.

This trailer followed a traditional narrative according to Todorov’s structure; equilibrium, disequilibrium and the new equilibrium. However, a cliff-hanger was used which left us as an audience guessing what would happen next which could involve the use of an enigma code.

Overall, in my opinion, I think that Silencer the trailer was really effective with use of various props, effects and its narrative. It appealed to me because it was different and involved many mysteries along with some thriller.

Chainmail

This movie trailer was also very effective with its clear narrative. The genre of this trailer is thriller, mysterious and has a lot of interaction with the audience. I feel that this movie can appeal to mostly teenagers as they use the internet with social networking sites and emails. In this movie mostly girls were shown to be dead so could be the main victims.

The use of editing was used effectively because of the short snap shots of certain scenes, with key quotes being shown. This was successful because from a producer’s perspective as it doesn’t give too much information away, but just enough to engage the audience.

The narrative seemed to be non-linear because as soon as the trailer started, there was a death of a victim so it already showed disequilibrium from the beginning. As the trailer went on, it showed to be an investigation which was reaching to a conclusion even though more and more deaths were occurring. Eventually you could think that it would reach a new equilibrium where harmony would be restored in the end.

In this trailer you could outline the various types of characters according to the theory of Vladimir Propp. He proposed various characters that may definitely been in a movie. In the trailer there was a group of members who wanted to search for the villain which is one type of character. The group could be seen as the heroes. In this movie, a princess could be anyone that was lucky enough to get saved at the right time however it’s hard to determine who as there many victims that die and could be saved.

Overall, this movie was very engaging with its inventive narrative and use of various scenes and settings.