Trailer Analysis

Furious 7

Genre:

Action, Adventure, Thriller.

Narrator:

This trailer shows Vin Diesel and his three other friends in the cars, in a plane; getting ready to jump out at the right time to save the woman in the coach. It also shows the man who kills Sung Kang, and that he is hunting the rest of them.

Character:
All the main characters are shown in this Furious 7 trailer; except for Sung Kang who was killed in Furious 6. It also shows Owen Shaw's "big bad brother,". This engages any Fast and Furious fans, they probably want him to be killed. It also shows that Vin Diesel and his gang want to fight whoever killed Sung Kang.

Iconography:
There are different things we see in this trailer, such as guns, car chases, explosions, crashes, crime and fighting crime. These are all elements of an exciting action movie. They make the whole movie thrilling and hard to look away from; it also makes the movie look a lot more intense.

Setting:
The first half of the trailer of Furious 7 is in a road near a cliff; where Lenny saves Paul Walker from falling off the cliff with the coach. The other place looks like it is set in Dubai, because the people in it look rich, there are luxury and prestigious cars and there shows a desert.

Annabelle

Genre:
Horror, Suspense.

Narrator:
This trailer shows a demon possessed by a doll that is placed in a house with a family in it. It shows the demon in the house and the trouble that the family is going through trying to get rid of it.

Character:
The main characters in this movie is obviously the doll, Annabelle, the demon, and the family. The less mentioned characters include the man and the woman who help this family understand why there is a demon in their home and investigating it.

Iconography:
We can see the doll; Annabelle, at the end there is a jump-scare of a little girl turning into the possessed demon. In the second half the music growing was adding intensity and made the audience want to block their ears.

Setting:
The trailer shows us that the most of Annabelle will be taking place in the family's house; where Annabelle and the demon are. This makes the audience feel like they are there, too. It also adds a lot of suspense and tension when it goes near night.

The Riot Club

Genre:
Drama.

Narrator:
A male is sent to the oldest ever university; and finds a club there, called the Riot Club. He wants to join, but the girl tell him they aren't his friends; they don't know when to stop. But he joins anyway, and becomes filthy, rich and spoilt.

Character:
The main two characters, a male and a female. The rest of the Riot Club are not put into as much detail as these two are.

Iconography:
We can see all the members partying and causing riots. It shows a normal man turn spoilt and posh.

Setting:
This trailer is taking place in the university, and sometimes outside, when they go to have joyrides, or when they go to have a beer, etc.