Movie Trailers In The Film, Daddy's Home

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Movie trailers have very little time to convey a storyline and stir up interest for the audience and inspire them to head to the box office. Often viewers are unaware of what makes what they just saw true greatness because of the complex tools used, such as the usage of compelling camera angles, creative music, plot twists, loose ends and the way producers weave an original aspect of the film. An excellent example of an expertly crafted trailer is for the upcoming comedy sequel to the smash hit Daddy's Home, Daddy’s Home 2, which effectively presents itself as a worthwhile family film with upbeat music that inspires laughs and establishes character personality as well, while the usage of interesting camera shots make the trailer compelling …show more content…

In this case the opening seconds are paired with an upbeat score that sets the goofy relationship among characters and an underlying peace among them. The same score is in place until the twenty eight second mark where the music stops abruptly signifying a change in pace and attitudes among characters. When the music returns it aides in describing the personalities of new characters introduced. As both dads, Dusty played by Mark Whalberg and Brad played by Will Ferrell, wait in the airport for their own dads, a simple score plays until Dusty's dad, played by Mel Gibson, begins coming down the elevator and Thunderstruck by ACDC plays. Suddenly the audience is enlightened to the fact that he may or may not be the coolest dad on the planet. The music compliments his leather jacket and carefree look while taking part in a slow motion entrance, displaying a classic cinematic shot. The scene is quickly opposed with the entrance of Brad's dad played by John Lithgow, filmed at a normal pace, lighting and with the help of a quirky score of music establishes his nerdy nature as the uncool dad in the film. The importance of the music in this aspect should not be underestimated, it is an essential tool to establishing the personalities of the characters and relationships among

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