SCREEN GRABS

I will be including screen-grabs of shots that I like from existing movie-trailers, I will then detail why I particularly like these shots and how they could influence my own trailer that I will be producing for my media project.

SCREEN GRAB 1 - FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE TO FIND THEM

I really liked this screen-grab as it introduces the production company involved in the making of the film. In this case, Warner Bros. Pictures was the company involved. I will have to create my own logo to represent my own production company, Enigma, so I would need to think of a suitable to go with the name of our company. The style of the logo also coincides with the film and its genre, as it appears magical and surreal, which links into the setting of the film that it is set.

SCREEN GRAB 2 - FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE TO FIND THEM

This is another screen grab that I had taken from the same movie, it displays a wide shot of several magicians walking through their headquarters without revealing too much about the scene. It is merely there to buildup towards the climax of the trailer. Personally, I could use a wide-shot in my own trailer, perhaps to show the introduction of several characters and reveal more about the surroundings, it could indicate as to where the story is set, and give the audience and environment to attach to the story and the characters involved.

SCREEN GRAB 3 - BEAUTY & THE BEAST

This is a screen grab that I took from the new adaptation of The Beauty & the Beast trailer that had been released recently, I liked how the shot used depth of field, (shallow focus) to draw the attention of the viewer to the object in the foreground, which in this case, is the rose or flower. This makes the object seem more important to the viewer, and allows them to draw a connection to the flower and what it could symbolise. This is a technique that I could emulate in my own production, by having a certain object that appeals to my genre, such as a gun prop, located on the table, in focus, and slowly drifting out of focus toward the person in the background who is looking at the gun.

SCREEN GRAB 4 - A DOG'S PURPOSE

This is the fourth screen-grab that I had taken from the movie trailer 'A Dog's Purpose', it is a two-shot of the two probable main characters, the man on the right, and the dog on the left. I like the use of the two-shot, as it signifies a relationship between the two characters as revealed from their facial expressions and body language. A two-shot can be particularly effective if used to distinguish the antagonist from the protagonist, as there would be a clear contrast between the two oppositions. I could use this in my own production to show the conflict between my main character and the antagonist in my story.

SCREEN GRAB 5 - A PETE'S DRAGON

This is the fifth and final screen grab that I had saved, it is a low angle shot framed between two cars as a person jumps from one car to the other. Other than giving the viewer a sense of scale, it also makes the scene more dramatic for the viewer and enhances the effect of someone doing a stunt or action of that extent. This could be utilised in my own production when my own actors could be doing stunts. By shooting these stunts from low angles, I am able to emphasise the actions that they are doing, and make it seem more dramatic and exciting for the genre.