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QUESTION SIX

EXPLORE THE USE OF SOUND / MUSIC IN TWO DIFFERENT TEASER TRAILER. ANALYSE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CHOICE MADE REGAURDING THE USE OF SOUND / MUSIC.

+The first teaser trailer:

In the teaser trailer for the hunger games: To kill a mockingjay music and sound has been used for many different effects. The teaser trailer begins with music being played on a piano. The pace of the music is quite fast and indicates that there is a matter at hand causing great tension. The pace and volume of the music builds almost immediately demonstrating a growing tension and causing the audience to feel as if there is soon to be an important piece of action or clip of drama to sit as the climax for the music.


There is then used a sound effect of a plane which is quite loud, yet still not louder than the music, and the trailer itself then features a shot of this war-craft coming into land. When that sound effect ends there is voice heard, at first the viewer may think it to be a voiceover, however we are quickly introduced to two characters in conversation. This is effective as it allows us to be introduced to some of the characters in the film. It too is effective because we then feel almost as if we know the voice of the male whom continues speaking through the entire teaser trailer.


The first piece of dialogue that we hear is a male figure saying ‘no one else can do this but her’. This immediately makes the audience question what exactly the ‘this’ that he speaks of is, and with the previous shot of the war craft may jump to conclusions that it is regarding her fighting in a war. This however is true, and later in the trailer this is confirmed. For this reason it shows that this immediate piece of dialogue we hear alone says a lot about the storyline of the film.


Loud music then resumes and accompanies a shot of a run down abandoned warehouse looking building. A second character, this time a female, is then seen to say ‘she wont be able to handle it’. These two elements of dialogue presents to the audience contrasting ideas, demonstrating conflict. The female then continues to say ‘the games destroyed her’. Now as members of the audience the majority will have seen the prequel to this film, or may have read the book, therefore knowing which games this character is speaking of. However to those viewers who may not have seen the prior film, it gives them an insight that there is a back-story to the events of this film.

+The first teaser trailer

When both the male and female characters speak their dialogue, the volume of the background music decreases dramatically. This is not only effective but necessary to draw all of the viewers attention to the information that is being presented to us by the characters. The dialogue between the two characters then continues as the music in the background builds. When the exchange of dialogue has come to an end the music in the background continues to build with loud crescendo’s of music at different intervals, until finally it comes to a hault. A brief pause in the music accompanied by a black screen leaves the viewers with great anticipation. After a quick piece of speaking there is an on screen shot of an army.

+The first teaser trailer

As a war breaks out the sound effects of shootings and explosions, followed by screams and cries for help signify the destructive nature of the events occurring. This continues for a while with once again a building piece of music in the background. Until the music comes to a dramatic and unexpected stop and the shot is focused on a female character. In the silence of the action, for the first time in the trailer, the female character is asked if she will be fighting with them in the war. She answers ‘I will’ and the music then continues until finishing with a large crash, and the hunger games emblem is showed on screen marking the end of the trailer, and informing viewers of the films title. There is then heard a short four note melody played on an instrument possibly the chimes, which is known as the melody for this trilogy of films.

+The second teaser trailer

The second trailer that I have chosen to explore is Horrible bosses 2. The first shot displayed is of a prison, the sound effects that accompany it are those of chains and sirons, along with the sound of opening and closing sells. A sound of a bell signifies a certain time has come. There is quet background music which appears to be quite up-beat and of a fast tempo.


As a man is seen to sit down behind the glass of a prison meeting room, there is dramatic building music which can be heard. It sounds almost like screeching and is heard commonly in horror films, such as a particularly famous one ‘pyscho’ by Alfred Hitchcock. For this reason the audience wait in angst for the climax of the music so that they can find out whom it is that this prisoner is faced with meeting. The music then reaches its highest point and the camera is panned around, and an anti climax creates a comic effect as it is three very innocent and humorous looking men whom face him.


Dialogue exchanged between the four gives us an insight into the relationship between them. Then can be heard the introduction to a very popular song at the current time, one which young adults whom are the target audience of this film would recognise and like. Over the top of this music a man can be speaking. Apparent that he is speaking to the three men that we met before he begins to discuss with them how they ‘tried to kill their own bosses’ and now have an even bigger plan ahead.


The beat of the song in the background continues to get louder and the audience who know the song are in wait for the beat to drop. However just at the brink of the drop, the music is paused and a man is seen and heard slurping on his drink. This would provoke a comic effect from the audience, and is effective as it makes the audience wait to see what is coming. After the man whom was seen slurping tells the three men that if they want to be bad, they have to act like it, the music resumes and the beat drops.


The action in the trailer then shows the three men attempting to walk in slow motion, they are then interrupted by a by passer. This fits in perfectly with the music of the teaser trailer, making it seem as though they were filmed both together. The music then stays off as the three bicker and one walks off in embarrassment. The music then resumes once more as the title of the film is shown on screen. As the action progresses the three men arrive at the house of a female who was in the prequel of this film. The music continues over the conversing of two characters whilst still being slightly quieter. The music pauses once more when the female replies ‘and?’, as this is a reaction that is thought to be unexpected in relation to the question asked, and would most likely make the viewers laugh. The pause in music is therefore done there to draw attention to it.

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