COMEDY

TED (2012)FILM POSTER TRAILER

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fbo_pQvU7M)

The trailer of ‘Ted’ features various clips from

the film used to entertain and please a

particular type of audience, most generally

those that enjoy surreal humour, as the teddy

bear participates in a lavish lifestyle of

partying, promiscuity and drugs. The majority

of the trailer features this type of humour

however the film itself is described as a

‘comedy-drama’ thus meaning the movie

contains some relationship story-line material

such as John’s relationship with his girlfriend

which struggles under the strength and

intensity of his ‘bromance’ with Ted, which

again adds some comedic value to its over the

top gags. Furthermore, the sound used for the

trailer is an upbeat score, which evidently fits

with the typical conventions of a comedy trailer

as its purpose is to uplift whilst amusing with

the clips used.

This film poster for the

comedy 2012 film Ted

follows the typical

conventions of a comedy

poster, as the image itself

shows a teddy-bear holding

beer at a urinal which

appears ridiculous to the

point of hilarity for viewers.

In addition to this the use of

text which informs the

creator of Ted to be the

same of hit US comedy

family guy, this further

entices audiences who

enjoy border-line

controversial humour,

highlighted by the fact that

the teddy bear appears to

be drinking alcohol.

DUMB AND DUMBER (1994)

FILM POSTER TRAILER(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0zGXZa2

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The trailer of the film features various inserts

describing the definitions of terms such as

‘Idiot’ and ‘Dumb’ which then follows by a clip

from the movie of the characters in various

debacles which show their stupidity such as

Harry not releasing the name of the woman

they are searching for his written upon her

suitcase. The use of music that corresponds

with these clips sounds regal and formal whilst

a well spoken narrator provides definitions,

again comically contrasting with the actions of

the two characters which again amuses

audiences.

This film poster for the comedy

1994 film Dumb and Dumber is a

light-hearted simple follows the

typical conventions of a comedy

poster, as the image itself is

extremely simplistic and just shows

Harry and Lloyd sitting on a bench.

The use of the sub-title of the

crossed out spellings of the films

release date is extremely effective

and amuses the reader as it

appears the ‘Dumb’ writer gave up

on trying to spell the simple spelling

of ‘Christmas.’ Additionally the main

title of ‘Dumb Happens’ does not

appear grammatically correct

highlighting the stupidity of the

friends which as an audience we

find laughable. The pose and prop

use itself also parodies that of the

theatrical poster Forrest Gump

adding to its mocking and playful

notion, which entices audiences

intrigued by the comedy drama.

HORRIBLE BOSSES (2011)

FILM POSTERThis poster is for the 2011 black

comedy Horrible Bosses. Instantly,

the poster catches the eye due to its

bright and bold colour scheme

which contrasts well with the fairly

simplistic use of portrait profiles of

the frustrated employees who are

planning to kill their unruly bosses.

The use of insulting titles to

describe each of the bosses, along

with the tagline of ‘take out the boss’

adds a dark comedic value as a lot

of audiences could probably be able

to relate with the feeling of distain

towards a boss at some part in their

career. The poster conforms to

some of the typical genre

conventions seen within the Ted and

Dumber and Dumber posters, as all

of the pieces feature clear, simplistic

images with large basic fonts, as

comedy films themselves often to

not have as much extravagant

content compared to other genres

such as action.

TRAILERAfter the usual production credits, the

trailer launches between the fast-paced

transitions different story-lines of the

three males and their mistreatment at the

hands of their bosses.

The trailer conforms to the conventions of

a typical dark comedy, as a request of

one of the bosses is for the employee to

'trim the fat' as he tried to pressurise him

into firing the over-weight employees.

This type of shocking and controversial

humour frequently featured within the

trailer’s inserts would attract its target

audience of those amused by dark

comedy. The fast transitions effectively

convey the story line of one boss, and

then cut to the next, which follows the

third. Standard camera shots are used as

typically the type of camera angles in

comedies are basic and ordinary in order

to keep the media easy to watch and to

avoid disjointing the audience. There is a

use of non diegetic sound through a

bouncy rock score, which maintains the

upbeat tone despite the fact the story-line

consists of them trying to complete a

series of murders and deals with issues

such as sexual harassment, which

distracts from the larger issues and

keeps the audience amused.