Conventions
In order to communicate key messages to an audience, producers of film trailers use certain conventions and devices.
This chart shows the beginnings and endings of jumbled-up sentences. Using your mouse, move around the endings in the right-hand column so that each sentence describes a different trailer convention.
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Voiceovers are used to... |
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The stars of the film... |
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Key points... |
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Conversations between characters often... |
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Dramatic camera angles may... |
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Action... |
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Music... |
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The film’s title may... |
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The trailer... |
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Montage (a series of shots from different points in the film, edited together)... |
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Extension
Using this worksheet, watch another trailer from here and explore how these conventions help to communicate ideas about the film.