The Runaways April greenwood

Camera Shots/Angles: Opens with Extreme Close Ups of the character cutting her hair, these are the emphasis her dramatic change in character. There is a high angle shot of a character running which can make the character seem vulnerable, and as if she is running away from something (Danger?). Most of the close ups in the film trailer are character driven and are used to introduce the main characters of the film. There is an establishing shot of the bar, which suggests it could be a significant location in the film. There is a series of wide shots to establish locations.

One of the main female characters is made to appear inferior oppose to the male character who is appears as a superior character. This is done by using high angle and low angle camera shots

Editing

The trailer starts of with slow editing and longer clips. It was also deliberately slowed down when introducing the characters.

The style and the colour of font used is all relatable to the logo of the band.

Half way through the trailer the editing changes and it starts to use fades instead of jump cuts when they have discovered that they have been signed. This gives the trailer a ‘dream-like’ effect and therefore suggests that getting signed was their dream.

Every time they introduce a new character there is a camera sound which links to the ideas of fame and paparazzi . The name of the character is also printed on the screen in a familiar font to the logo and in the same colour, which tells us the actresses name and the character they are playing.

Sound The music at the beginning of the trailer is very upbeat and links in with the plot of the film, with the music being punk and having a female singer. Then half way through the mood changes after they have ‘been signed’. The song that begins to play is called ‘Crimson and clover’ by Joan Jett and the black heart. The film trailer is based around this character ‘Joan Jett’. Then at the end of the trailer, the music changes once again when showing a live show of theirs and it then syncs in with the another song by the band called ‘Cherry bomb’ The voiceover at the beginning is sort of narrating about how this band came together and talks about it from a personal point of view, suggesting that the character talking will play a major role. The second half of the trailer is voiced over by a male voice, suggesting that he maybe comes in and becomes a large part of their lives

Mise-en-scene The costumes used are all very relevant to the style and to the time in which the film is set (1970’s), with the idea of typical punk rock and the rugged, messy look.

The lighting used throughout the film is fairly dark, suggesting the film isn’t happy and of the comedy genre.

The colour red is quite current throughout the trailer. The colour denotes lust, passion and blood. It can also link to the band logo which is in red.

All the sets used are also relevant and the furniture and the patterns used would have been popular in the 1970’s.