4. Visual Style The visual style is frantic & fast like
that of an over the top action movie, very flamboyant. The color
palette is bright on the protagonists/antagonists to distinguish
them from the wvast number faceless solders you must fight in the
game, who are dressed in plain grey/white. The camera work is
mostly comprised of mid-wide shots to capture the epic nature of
the action & close ups to focus on the intensity/emotions of
the characters or to focus on the direct impact of the
action/violence. Editing is fast paced to match the flow &
speed of the action. The editing cuts away frequently to new shots
that focus on the next occurrence of violence/action.
5. Soundtrack Soundtrack opens with loud rock music playing
during the opening action sequence, then switches to old
traditional Chinese tribal drums to shift the tone to one of
reverence & seriousness as it introduces the other characters
in the game, then suddenly shifts back into loud rock, as violence
begins to erupt again
6. The message The genre is one of a Chinese feudal war
drama/action story played in an action/warfare hack & slack
game play style. Being an already established game series in
reintroduces us to the old characters & informs us of the
latest context of their adventures. It does this by showing us each
character in their natural element via a montage of scenes. Themes
consist of rivalry & nobility
7. Gameplay The game consists of fighting against a mass army
of soldiers with a weapon & occasionally a formidable rival, It
depicts this in the opening action scene of the trailer but it isnt
in-game footage & provides the audi ence with a more
flamboyant/over the top depiction of the in game action. The cast
of rivals is unfurled in the rest of trailer climaxing before the
two rivals land a blow.
8. Questions to consider:1. how does the trailer begin and end?
Was it effectively edited and why?The trailer begins with a fast
paced action scene, which immediately grabs our attention then is
followed by a lull in the actionby proceeding to reintroduce the
cast & then returns to action & builds up to a inconclusive
climax.2. what studio is releasing the trailer? What might you know
about them and their previously released games?Koel is releasing
the trailer, they have made 6 previous Dynasty Warrior games &
numerous other games also based on theThree Kingdoms period of
Chinese History3. do trailers always tell you everything you need
to know about the game? (if not, where can you get more
information?)No trailers can & will be hype builders of sort,
They introduce to the setting, story, possible game content &
functions but mostlyserve as a means to grab the consumers
attention rather than inform. A good place to attain more info
about a video gameproduct is to await in-game walkthrough footage
provide by/for game journalists to describe online.