Trailer Structure Analysis: BLUE VALENTINE

TRAILER STRUCTURE ANALYSIS:

‘Blue Valentine’

Opening picture:

This is followed by idents with a SOUNDBRIDGE over the top of a ukulele and the main male character’s voice.

The screen then fades into the opening shot, which is of the two main characters. This fade could be useful to us, as it creates a romantic and soft, serious feel. The camera is hand-held which creates an almost home made feel. The characters are then introduced by a shot of them dancing and singing, which shows the audience they are a loveable couple, immediately telling them the film is based around them.

This is followed by a montage of the couple falling and being in love, with a backing track of Gosling singing and playing the ukulele. The trailer then shows the couple going through a downhill stage with clear bumps in their relationship.

The trailer shows shots of the main female character crying, and the couple shouting at each other to illustrate the hard times the couple are facing.

Finally, the trailer ends with the title shown on a black background so it looks bold and sticks in the audience’s head, with a following final shot of the couple at their happiest.

The trailer as a whole does not give too much away, whilst giving a perfect taster of what the film is going to be like and what the audience should expect. This is what we will aim our trailer to be similar to.