This is a film trailer for "The Amazing Spiderman" a 2012 superhero film which is still yet to be released making it first had research of modern day superhero trailers. I have chosen certain shots within the trailer with I like personally and show professional filming techniques.
0.04- Green screen establishing if it's appropriate for the specific audiences.
0.06-0.09- The establishing shot the camera pans the city from a high angle, this angle shows the intensity of the film and also establishes the height setting as we soon find out that the super power the protagonist gains allows them to be at a great height. The height placed within the character implied their importance and there rank in a social hierarchy.
This shot is also shot in the evening which allowed the natural lighting to be used to making the shot more interesting.
0.14-0.19- We are shown a sequence of over shoulder shots which put together shows a shot reverse shot conversation section within the trailer. The camera angles over the shoulder of both characters so it appears that both are in the conversation, however flips from camera 1 to camera 2 dependant on which character is speaking then creating a conversation sequence. The angling with these shots are level with the characters not showing any difference in power between them.
0.25-0.30- Here we see a clever transition shot which represents the progression of time. This is shown as the reflection of the young boy in the window then fading through to the boy in his teenage years. The symbolism created with the rain creates a negative atmosphere and a sad, loneliness within the character which has also been emphasised in the narrative within the trailer already showing the abandonment of the protagonist by his parents.
0.31-0.34- Here the company logo has been inserted for personal company promotion. Including this so soon within the trailer gains recognition and also informs the viewer where to conduct extra research if they want to find out more about the film.
The rest of the trailer is linked together with a fast combination of shots taken from the film at various points. These shots are a wide variety of settings, vital characters to the plot and snippets of icon moments within the film. The editors have to be careful when selecting which snippets of shot to include to make sure the audience are going to understand the genre, and plot of the film without revealing the main storyline which then entices the audience to want to watch the entire film.
To make these shots link together effectively they have to be fast 2 second snippets transitioned with quick fades. As the trailer becomes more intense and the action progresses into the main superhero action the transitions turn to cuts to make the action progress at an intense pace and also increase the intensity of the action within the trailer.
1.42-2.16- This here is my favourite shot within the entire trailer. This is an abstract point of view shot. The character of the "The Amazing Spiderman" inhabits spider characteristics enabling him to move at increasing speeds along all dimensions and angles, griping to walls of 90° and also 180°. The shot has been creating following the type of route a spider would be able to run along, moving over the tops and sides of buildings and and using a web to swing from one to another. The shot is shown to us as though the camera is looking through the eyes of the character moving smoothly at a fast pace along the trail. This is a really impressive shot, to create such a smooth route with a pace so fast. The strength in this shot is in the last second 2.16 when we finally see the character in their superhero costume as "The Amazing Spiderman". This is the last thing we see before it's cut dramatically.
2.20- Onwards from here we have text shots of the logo and vital information for the audience of the release date, rating information and the film title. This trailer shows all of these really clearly and does state that the rating is yet to be decided by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification)
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