He's just not that into you
- Genre - Romantic Comedy
- Narrative - The plot chronicles the romantic misadventures of nine individuals in their twenties and thirties. Set in Baltimore, the common thread of the story is that one person in each relationship is more enamored of the other person than vice versa. At the core of these multiple stories is Gigi, a young woman who repeatedly misinterprets the signs that men give her about their level of interest in her.
- Unique selling point - It has many stories going on within the story, that everyone can relate to in some sort of way.
- Target Audience - Suitable for all ages.
- Music - Happy, bouncing music that chops and changes from loud to quiet which shows the ranges of emotions explored throughout the clips. It goes quiet as the dialogue is more prominent in order for the audience to hear clearer what the characters are saying. When the words come up onto the screen, the music changes ready for the next clip so there is a smoother transition. The music stops completely when the splashing of the water is shown and the voicemail to make the sounds more effective. The last song of the trailer is very well suited, it is not as happy but still very catchy and in keeping with the style of the film. The audience can see from this that it is overall a happy film and can see from the trailer that they will enjoy it or not.
- Shot types/Angles - There are lots of close-ups of all the different characters appearing which establishes who they all are to give the audience a bit more information. Especially at the end as it shows a close-up of each main character with their name appearing at the side. There are also two-character shots to show the relationships between some of it. All these types help us establish more of what goes on in the film and allows the audience to connect with the characters.
- Pace - It is very quick paced and snappy. As there are so many characters in the film it has to be fast to show all of the different relationships in it. There are also many cuts to blank screens with words on it, this gives us short bursts of information that helps us understand more of what is going on in then film. It also gives the music and atmosphere a chance to quickly change and run smoothly.
- Dialogue - There is quite a lot of short scenes from the film of characters interacting, showing particularly funny scenes so the audience want to watch more. There are several couples talking throughout, which show the many types of situations all the different characters are in.
- Voice Over - A strong, American voice only every now and then talking at the same time the words come up on the screen to give more of a dramatic impact and helps the audience understand more of what goes on in the film. This gives us a small taster of what goes on in the film as well as the short scenes shown.
- Credits - The main characters that the audience will already be familiar with are shown at the end each in their own little close-up with their names shown in a bright, eye-catching colour and the voice over also saying their name.
A lot like love
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi551354649/
- Genre - Romantic Comedy
- Narrative - Constructed as a series of chapters that take place at a turning point in each character's life, the story moves from seven years in the past to three years to two and finally arrives in the present day. Emily and Oliver first meet on a flight to NYC. They both have different dreams, Oliver wants to be an internet entrepeneur and certain of his future sucess gives her his number and suggests calling him in 6 years time. During the next 7 years the pair cross paths many times. Eventually they come to the realization that each is exactly the person the other one needs for fulfillment.
- Unique Selling Point - This unique love story of a course of 6 years makes the audience interested, they want to follow them and watch to see what happens.
- Target Audience - Suitable for all ages.
- Music - There is a rock, happy song on continuously throughout the first scene that plays quietly in the background. This sets the scene, introduces the characters and lets the audience know that this is a happy film and suitable for all ages. There is a quick cut of the music to make a dramatic impact of some of the dialogue said, then it smoothly changes to another song, which is more upbeat, this is to go along with the funny parts of the film and shows the humour side. The music again changes to show the love side of the film and the characters interacting, it is a slower song and shows the true meaning of the film. The final song is the catchiest and has lyrics that represent the meaning of the film, such as; 'you are everything that I wanted' to give the audience an overall feel of the film and really understand what it's about.
- Shot types/ Angles - There is a lot of close-ups on the two main characters, Emily and Oliver and two-shots of them both. This shows the audience the relationship between the pair from the beginning, to the end and helps them understand it more. There is also different shots included to show more of the fun side of the film, such as quick movements and cross-cutting.The camera also zooms in and out on the characters in quick movements to show the audience the funny side of the film, which goes along with dialogue. The camera focuses very much on the emotions of the two characters, by the looks on their faces which also helps the audience understand the relationship more. Also there is a close-up at the end on the two characters in turn with their name beside it, if the audience recognise the famous characters in the film they will be more interested in watching it as they will already be familiar with them from other films or TV programmes.
- Pace - The pace is slow to begin with as to ease the audience into the film and let them understand what it's about at first. It then gets quicker in order to get across to the audience that this is no ordinary relationship, and that it is spread across several years of meeting only every now and then. There is a lot of clips to be shown in order for the audience to understand.
- Dialogue - The only dialogue really shown is that between the two main characters, Emily and Oliver. It shows them introducing themselves, so the audience can see where they have first met. It then goes on and shows them interacting through the years, so the audience can see how they have changed since they have first met. The dialogue for most of it is just them having a laugh, showing the audience how they get on so well. It then changes so the audience realise that these two have fallen in love during their strange relationship and makes them wonder how it will work out.
- Voice Over - The Voice Over every now and then says something, so the audience can see what is going on. The line 'relationships are complicated' introduces us to the main theme of the film. Occasionally there is a line said about the two characters, helping the audience understand it more. The Voice Over explains more what the film is about, at the end it tells us the title of the film and a brief summary. If the audience understand the storyline vaguely, they will be interested in seeing it more.
- Credits - The two main characters are shown towards the end of the trailer individually with a close-up shot of them and their names. If the audience recognise who they are already, they will want to see it more because they are familiar with their acting.
A Cinderella Story
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1135870233/
- Genre - Romantic comedy
- Narrative - Based on the fairy tale Cinderella, Sam's father re-marries and shortly afterwards dies in an earthquake so the step-mother inherits everything and makes Sam sleep in the attic and works at their restaurant non-stop. She meets a boy in a chat room who goes to the same school as her and both dream of going to Princeton College. They arrange to meet at the Halloween dance, when the not so popular Sam realises the person she has been speaking to is the most popular boy in school (Austin) she then decides to keep her distance, as he doesn't yet know who she is. He then goes on a hunt to find his 'Cinderella.' Sam's ugly step-sisters realise that Sam is the one talking to Austin and it is publicised. This is all too much for Sam she has had enough, so she quits her job at the restaurant and moves out of the house. In the big ending, Austin realises he wants to be with her and publicly announces it, she then finds a will stating she inherits everything so gets the house back too. It is a happy ending.
- Unique Selling Point - It is an updated version of the much loved classic, Cinderella.
- Target Audience - Aimed at mostly children and teenagers, but suitable for all ages.
- Music - The music is very suited to theme of the film. The music is very theatrical and in the theme of a fairy tale. It is classical and plays quietly through the first half. This shows the audience that it isn't completely different from the fairy tale, but has a modern twist. It then changes to a song of Hillary Duff's who stars in the film. This is to remind the audience that it is a modern update.
- Shot types/Angles - The camera focuses on Sam for a majority of the trailer, but also introduces the other characters with close-ups, such as; the step-mother, step-sisters and so on. There is also some medium-shots to establish relationships between other characters and to help the audience realise this also. There are also many different types of shots showing the audience the relationship between Sam and Austin. Not a lot between the two is let on, so the audience will want to watch it and know more.
- Pace - The pace at first is slow, to introduce the characters to the audience. It isn't very fast paced at all because the music isn't fast, so need to be in keeping with each other. The audience understand the relationships between the characters because of the steady pace.
- Dialogue - All the dialogue focuses around the main character, Sam. The short bursts of dialogue give us an idea of the relationships and life style of Sam, so the audience understands what is going on and get a rough idea of the whole film.
- Voice Over - The voice over introduces all the characters to the audience. It reminds us that it is a fairy tale and also a comedy, showing some comic parts of the film along with what the voice over is saying, showing the film has a wide range of things going on.
- Credits - At the end during the last clip of Hilary Duff in the trailer, the voice over says her name so that the audience know who the famous person starring in it is, and will want to watch it. Young girls and teenagers will especially want to see it because of her as she is in a lot of films and TV programmes aimed at that age group.
