Differences between: film openings and trailers 6th Nov

Readers,

Today I am going to explain the differences between film trailers and openings. 

In trailers have show clips from different parts of the movie and explain or complicate the story line to the audience. This gives us as the audience an overview of what is in the movie and whether we are interested in watching it. They use a lot of music to demonstrate the feeling of the movie. Dramatic for a building up tension or club music for a dance film. this gives insight as to what genre the film may be. (horror, comedy, sci-fi, ect.) Some trailers use voice overs with a line from the movie played over a shot that is at a different time to when this is normally said. The trailers all have titles in them the are used to break up the different scenes used and some tell you when the film is going to be released into the cinema.

Camera shots used regularly:
Panoramic
Close up
Mid shot
Crab
Low shots
Track

Trailers of movies used to gain information:

Robocop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ukwHdACDw

Hobbit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfflhfn1W-o

300: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leXo4-QLNVc

Riddick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH3O-CeZckE

Frankinstien: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCUZd1iuq3o

Vampire Academy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcNHWXujGG0

Godzilla: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAO7BIeMR-Y

Step up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEasHztgvh8

In the opening of films play along the same lines. They all use titles to show who has made and acted in the movie. They all use music but every so often you get the odd one that has no music at all. The pictures used in the opening give you an insight into how the movie might be. Example Spiderman 2 shows you the comics of him saving the day on different occasions.

Camera shots: uses a wide range of shots but the main ones are; close up, panoramic and ped up and down.

Openings of films used to gain information:
Aliens vs Predator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYj8pI94z9c
Girl with the dragon tattoo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY4f_83t_rw&list=PL4BA48B9F49F8158C
Spiderman 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSDU2tu7rpk&list=PL4BA48B9F49F8158C
James Bond- Quantum of solace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfYC_CBNtiM&list=PL4BA48B9F49F8158C