Research on Teaser Trailers of

Action Genre

Whiteout

• Snow across titles – ties in with the theme of the film

• Old computer style font sets the scene• Graphics (white text on black background)

and voiceover• Starts off slow then fast paced – can’t

really see things• Title graphics look like ice – ties in with

theme of the film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM488clsTWI

Length: 1 minute 57 seconds

Snatch

• Black background – red writing – flashes around the screen

• Zooms into diamond – shows man (leader?) – zooms back out diamond

• Transitions have black and white stripes or newspaper?

• Flashes up with split screen images – yellow or green colour/then goes full screen

• Dialogue and writing shows narrative along with sound bridge

• Image turns black and white• Scene freezes on characters face and

then shows their namehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8jbt0wBkMI&feature=PlayList&p=B2AC25788C9EBAFF&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=28

Length: 2 minutes 04 seconds

Transformers 2

• Explosion – camera flickers then goes black for 4 seconds and goes into different location

• Fade to black lots – picture goes negative• Shows director and executive producer• Metal transformers into writing – ‘Revenge

is coming’• Metal like titles – capital, bold on black

background

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maPFhlFfJG8

Length: 2 minutes 16 seconds

Terminator Salvation

• Camera flickers as if broken• Dialogue shows narrative• Shows broken TV image with news –

multicoloured/negative• Shows actors names – white capitals on

black background• Titles – capital, bold, stone like on black

background• After website shown is clip to make

audience jump

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYc3vOmof_8

Length: 1 minute 01 second

Face/Off

• Starts off slow paced – 1 minute 3 seconds with man talking

• One man talking – camera travelling round – goes black and shows different man

• Images superimposed over each other• Image splits in strips on screen and goes

off either side• Actors name and picture• Short clip after titles shown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiwA3C2qeRo

Length: 2 minutes 09 seconds

The Surrogates

• Image goes negative• Images fade into one another • Fade to black lots• Writing and dialogue shows narrative

along with sound bridge• Camera flashes• Image goes black and white• Silhouettes turn into lettering the

reflection is still the silhouettes – blue and white background, blue capital letters (medical?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htP5rRwM1hM

Length: 2 minutes 33 seconds

Fast and Furious 4

• Writing sets scene• Starts off slow paced• White capital bold writing and black

background• Dialogue helps tell part of the narrative• Writing explodes into blue flash• Fade to black lots• Behind title lights zooming past – ties in

with the theme of the film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xckrqcTC5aA&feature=PlayList&p=EBBA7476AECAC1A5&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=12

Length: 2 minutes 11 seconds

Death Race

• Images fade into one another• Production company shown in middle of

teaser trailer• Image goes negative• Dialogue shows narrative• Sound bridge• Black writing, capitals – background

concrete and blood splatter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq9TakXUB9s

Length: 2 minutes 42 seconds

Outlander

• Narrative shown through narrative and writing – black background with silver capitals

• Low-key lighting• Sound bridge• Straight cuts and jump cuts• Title is metal writing on black and silver

background

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv0eTObFEN0

Length: 1 minute 45 seconds

Fighting

• Fade to black• Images fade into each other• Images goes negative• Image freezes and goes black and white• Dialogue and voiceover shows narrative• Sound bridge• White bold capital writing on black

background

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMqAVqmbBBM

Length: 2 minutes 34 seconds

Crank: High Voltage

• Fade to black lots• Dialogue, voiceover and writing (white,

capitals) show narrative• Production company shown half way

through• Capital lettering, golden brown colour

background like sunset• Images superimposed • Titles has sparks coming from it – ties in

with the theme of film• Clip after titles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UrCio5kjWM

Length: 2 minutes 31 seconds

Mr and Mrs Smith

• Fade to black lots• Dialogue, writing and voiceover show

narrative• Image flashes negative• Starts of fast paced then slow paced –

shows the contrast in their lives• Images fade into one another• Title white, capitals, bold on black

background with target line behind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPnFlo_Jr9I

Length: 1 minute 57 seconds

Cirque Du Freak

• Fade to black lots• Dialogue and writing show narrative

(white, capitals on black background) later changes starts off to show things are ‘normal’

• Special effects are really obvious• Fast and slow paced• Sound bridge• Titles bold, capital writing on smoky

background

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPC-5VoCkNE

Length: 2 minutes 30 seconds

District 9

• Fade to black lots• Black background with white writing

which changes red – danger• Dialogue and writing shows narrative• Different language – use of subtitles• Sound bridge• Writing white and red on black

background (looks like stencil writing)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHihFA8q8xI

Length: 1 minute 39 seconds

Takers

• Fade to black lots• Dialogue shows narrative• Production company logo explodes and

turns into the sun• Sound of gun loading changed the shot• Transition like TV with no signal – or

broken camera• Security camera• Images turn negative• Titles silver, bold, capital on black

background which explodes into blue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6PtYja53aY&feature=player_embedded - t=146

Length: 2 minutes 27 seconds