Investigation of the Spiderman 2 Trailer

Investigation of the Spiderman 2 Trailer

A trailer is an extremely important tool in making the film. It

encapsulates two minutes of the film trying to convince the audience

that that film is worth while watching using many techniques including

the unique selling point. The unique selling point is a feature that

is unique to that film. This can be the actor or actress that stars in

the film or the subject of matter the film portrays or even the way

the film is made. The trailer has more impact on the viewer than

posters because it involves moving pictures and sound, this gives the

viewer a feel of the film.

The "Spiderman 2" trailer is altogether 1:27 seconds long this is

enough time to catch the attention of the audience whilst not giving

the plot away, also the studios have chosen to make the trailer of

this length because it allows it to be more widely available, and this

trailer can be found on the internet. If the trailer is widely

available that would mean more people would view it therefore

increasing the potential audience. The trailer starts of with the

studio "Warner brothers" appearing. This is the studio that makes the

film and raises the studio profile if the film is successful. Then a

panoramic view of skyscrapers is shown. Toby Maguire voice over

appears meanwhile twenty shots of Spiderman and the rest of the main

cast appears in a period of twenty seconds this happens very quickly.

There is intense sharp music inserted to add to the intensity and

anticipation, the effect it has on the audience; makes the audience

think it will we action packed with many more fights and special

effects. This occurs because it immediately catches the audience

attention with the shots of Spiderman on his web and the music adds to

that. Then Toby Maguire says "I am Spiderman" this would definitely

grab the audiences attention. Toby Maguire's voice is used because it

is familiar to the audience. Subsequently the audience will see

Spiderman ditching his suit and walking away in a long shot, this