Edit: Fade (same scene)Length of shot: 9 secondsType of shot: Close up then long shotCamera placement: Straight on, Low angle pointing up, High angle pointing downDialogue: Non diegetic music in the back ground- which sounds like keys of a piano and then diegetic sound of ‘Who are you?Codes and conventions: the diegetic sound of a question tells us the the film is questioning and their is someone unknown

Edit: Fade (same scene)Length of shot: 8 secondsType of shot: Middle shotCamera placement: Low to high panDialogue: Non diegetic similar music to the first sceneCodes and conventions: Robot character- this highlights the science fiction element, The girl is dressed in very uniformed clothing which is often due to being apart of a group therefore she could be some kind of warrior, they are in a desert land which highlights the extreme locations

Edit: Quick cut- no transitionLength of shot: 3 secondsType of shot: Middle shot/Close supCamera placement: Pan moving inwards- closing inDialogue: Non diegetic music

Edit: FadeLength of shot: 2 secondsType of shot: Long shotCamera placement: Pan moving left- straight onDialogue: Non diegeticCodes/conventions: Dressed in uniformed robotic clothing; looks power-ful and dominant.

Edit: Quick cut no transition from the last sceneLength of shot: 1/2secondsType of shot: Close upCamera placement: Straight onDialogue: Diegetic ‘I was raised to do one thing’Codes and conventions: Due to the blue lighting it looks very futuristic

Edit: FadeLength of shot: 4 secondsType of shot: Middle to long shotCamera placement: Panning to the right- camera placed higherDialogue: Diegetic with non diegetic music in the background ‘But I've got nothing to fight forCodes and conventions: Setting is outer space; again a blue tone around earth- futuristic.

Edit: Fading Length of shot: 5 secondsType of shot: Middle shot Camera placement: Straight on panning inwardsDialogue: Diegetic- ‘nothing will stand in our way’Codes/conventions- The red lighting implies danger, also in some kind of high tech space craft

Edit: Quick cutLength of shot: 4 secondsType of shot: Long shot moving into close upCamera placement: Low tilted upwards panning forwardsDialogue: Non diegetic background music

Edit: Quick cutLength of shot: 7 secondsType of shot: Close up shotsCamera placement: Straight on- slightly higher angleDialogue: Diegetic ‘I will finish what you started’ and non diegetic tense musicCodes and conventions: Highlights that there has been violence (skull of Darth Vader) also again a robotic costume

Edit: Jump fades to black then sceneLength of shot: 3 seconds Type of shot: Long shotCamera placement: Higher up facing downDialogue: Non diegetic dramatic music- sounds like thunder hittingCodes/conventions: Really dark excluding the light saber which suggests that there has been a crisis in society

Edit: Fading/ cross cutLength of shot: 12 secondsType of shot: Panning quickly as if following space crafts- close up to long shotCamera placement: Mainly lower down pointing upDialogue: Diegetic ‘there are stories about whats happened’Codes/conventions: The extremes of earth; very red lighting during fade so again danger suggested; space crafts flying around earth- does not yet happen- suggesting another planet

Edit: FadingLength of shot: 2 secondsType of shot: Middle shotCamera placement: Straight onDialogue: Diegetic ‘All of it’Codes/conventions: In what looks like a high tech location- mission

Edit: Montage- start to end- mixture of fade and jump cutsLength of shot: 9 secondsType of shot: Varied, mostly long shotsCamera placement: Varied- including panning inwardsDialogue: Mostly diegetic sounds like explosions and light sabers hittingCodes/conventions: women looks subordinate and weak- then men holding their hands up- this implies vulnerability and that robots have ‘won’ but the questions is what have they won

Edit: Almost ‘sliding’Length of shot: 2 secondsType of shot: Long shotCamera placement: Straight on- panning backwardsDialogue: Diegetic ‘the dark side’

Edit: Quick cutLength of shot: 1 secondType of shot: Fast pan rightCamera placement: Low down facing upDialogue: diegetic engines turning on

Edit: Montage- quick cuts mostly with a few fades a lot of short scenes being shown quick fireLength of shot: 10 secondsType of shot: All three types are included during the montageCamera placement: Straight on directly following charactersDialogue: Non digetic- sounds heroic Some diegetic: Explosions and engines

What are trailers for?• Trailers are to market the film; they give the audience a insight to the film but only a very small fraction. However that small fraction must not give

too much away but give enough away in order for the audience to want to go and see the film. In a shorter version a trailer must be effective in order to make the target audience interested in the film.

How is your trailer making meaning for the audience?• The star wars force awakens trailer is making a meaning due to the diegetic sounds chosen. For example the line ‘I have nothing to fight for’ Is said

in a voice which is about to crumble, whilst as man is taking of his mask and is sweating (suggesting running away). Straight away empathy is created and this is done several times therefore the audience want to see more and understand the characters. The trailer is also very fast paced towards the ends making the audience become thrilled and shocked as so many things are happening.

• Basically the trailer creates emotion which entices the audience as it proves that if the trailer can make me feel this way then the film must be amazing.

What are the representational issues in your trailer?• The representation of men and women in this trailer is actually very equal. Old films typically had the man as the hero and the most powerful but this

time there is a women playing a obviously very strong character. The robots are mostly presented as evil and to be causing the war whereas the rebellion seem to be portrayed as the victim.

How is the audience meant to react? uses and gratifications?• I think the audience are meant to be entertained, the film seems to be something to watch for pleasure rather than serious information. The

audience are also supposed to interact- the more interaction the more the film is promoted. Due to the trailer being so ‘on the go’ and many different things happening the audience will become excited and will want to see the film. A buzz will be created especially as star wars has fandoms.

What is the unique selling point?• Personally in star wars I don’t think there is just one unique selling point. The fact that star wars is a brand, a ‘way of life’ for the fandoms, there are

many factors which make it different. However I think the part in the trailer which sells the film is that the effects shown are just effortless. The trailer flows so well; there are a mixture of fades, jump cuts, quick shots ect.. and they all work so well. There are also fake explosions and space crafts flying which just look so realistic. This leaves people in awe and forget that actually the majority of it was filmed on a green screen. As the film feels so real the audience can relate more.

What are the generic features? iconography?• Science fiction is truly shown in star wars due to: Blue lighting which suggests futuristic lifestyles, Light saber’s are the traditional star wars

weapon;these don't exist in real wars, There are so many robots in the film which are obviously very futuristic characters and the film is set in a dystopian future.

What part of the narrative are revealed? Why?• In the trailer it becomes obvious that there is going to be a war between the rebellion and the empire, it is also given away that the empire are very

powerful and have a good chance of success. The narrative also seems to involve revenge ‘Finish what you've started’.

Is it an effective trailer?  Why?• It is effective because the narrative is not revealed however it still manages to make you want to watch the film and have a good idea about the

characters. The trailer also goes from slow pace to quite quick which makes it effective as it builds tension just by speed. It is also effective as it uses a mixture of sounds- both diegetic and non diegetic. The non diegetic sounds chosen really suit the film which is good because it means diegetic sounds don't have to be used to create empathy.