Here I have followed the method of writing down the shots that appear in trailers as I found this useful to get an idea of the construction. This research was more targeted as by this point we have worked out most of our trailer storyboard and were able to look at the specific genre and also at more specific needs. From the trailers I watched, I made a list of the kinds of shots that tie in well with our genre and story and which we can borrow and adapt for our own trailer.
The key thing I have noticed is that to create a trailer narrative, it works better not to worry too much about the film narrative. You actually need to think about the trailer narrative as a separate thing. For example, in the spy genre, there are lots of quick shots of secret files in the trailers. The audience does not need to see the content of the file or work out what information has been discovered, they just need to know through this shot that there is secret information to be found. In the same way, I also noticed lots of shots of actors doing relatively ordinary things - just walking down the street or standing talking to each other. I would not have thought of putting shots like this in our trailer before as they do not carry much story, but I can now see that these 'ordinary' shots are needed so the audience can see who is connected with who.
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