Skills development and Trailer analysis

The trailer we produced was based on and imitated from the trailer

from “This is 40” distributed and produced in 2012 and directed by

Judd Apatow.

The film

The original film is an American spin-off comedy with the tag line, „The “sort of”

spin off to Knocked up‟ (Also produced by Judd Apatow in 2007).

The film follows the lives of middle-aged married couple Pete and Debbie as

they each turn 40, with their jobs and daughters adding stress to their

relationship

Knocked up, 2007 This is 40, 2012

Our interpretation

Our interpretation of the film consisted of us following

screen shots off a laminated page, taken in the sequence

of the trailer. The initial trailer consisted of around 30

shots, with non diegetic and diegetic sound included to

create backing music and dialogue. Because the film is

supposed to be based on a real life comedy, the trailer did

not include a lot of editing. We filmed the entire trailer

within two days and edited for one.

How I feel this will help me with my trailer

The trailer we created gave me an insight to the time

consumed during the making, and how long it should

initially take to create and produce. It also conveys the non

linear editing I should include, and how I should sequence

and vary the shots I include.