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Teaching Trailers

Voiceover

The voiceover is an instantly recognisable convention of a film trailer and has several functions. The chart below outlines a range of these functions in the left hand column. As you listen to the soundtrack of the following trailer, try to make notes in the right hand column on your copy of the downloadable chart to explain the information conveyed by the voiceover.

Transcript

Voiceover

Extension

Watch a couple of other trailers on Teaching Trailers Secondary 2011. Where voiceovers are not used, what other conventions are used to convey similar information?

Trailer transcript

(Narrator) Maria had all the right moves.

- She just couldn't get the breaks.

Look, I'm sorry, you're just not good enough. You can't cut it with the 718.

- What do you wanna do with your life?
- I gotta get a real job.

Honey built this studio with her dance career.

We all can't be like your daughter, Mrs Daniels.

(Narrator) Now she's gotta take the first step... to get a second chance.

- Come dance with us.

I'll dance with you, on one condition.

We get on Battle Zone and we beat the 718.

Last season, the 718 set this place on fire.

You're not gonna be talkin' all that trash, "We'll beat you on TV."

Your girl's got a mouth on her.

(Narrator) From Universal Pictures...

- You know what dancing means to me.
- We can do this.

Five, six, seven, eight.

..and the director of Honey.

(Music) I just wanna live my life...

I think I'm a lot stronger than this.

- We gotta do something.
- Let's battle.

(Music) Top down there's a road on the backstreet

(Music) Shotgun with a twin in the back seat

(Music) No-one with them two, it's just me

(Music) Pull up to the club like a pimpsy

When the battle begins...

The best crews from last year will be back.

..go every step of the way.

We're not gonna lose.

Featuring music by Estelle, La Roux and Far East Movement.

Dancing's how I say the things I wanna say.

Honey... 2.

Don't do anything I wouldn't do.