Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 1
The first trailer that I have chosen to analyse is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. The use of edits and sounds within the trailer has made it very effective and builds great suspense in the trailer which makes it evident what the film is going to be like. The start of the trailer with the usual Warner Brothers (harry potter style) ident. The way it has been edited makes it evident that it is for the Harry Potter trailer. There is no dialogue until 40 seconds into the trailer. The first person you see is Voldermort who says 'Harry Potter, the boy who lived'; there is no dialogue once he says this, although after he says it the music starts to appear starting low then going higher. The music then stops after Voldermort says 'come to die' which makes a dramatic effect as Harry closes his eyes in fear just as he says this and when the music stops. After this the trailer consists of short 1 or 2 second clips while dramatic music is playing in the background, using people that have been in all of the films and also people who have not been in the films. Through out the trailer they use the transition of 'fade to black' whether it be a short transition or a a long one they use it confidently. They also use words within the trailer saying 'THE FINALE OF THE WORLD PHENOMENON' this creates effect as it draws attention to the fact that it is the last movie so will definitely be the best. It also says 'the motion picture of this generation' which will make people who have not watched it before as it must be good if it is 'the' motion picture of this generation. The music stops and shows a side shot of Voldermort holding Harry from the face which will create great suspense for the audience. Voldermort says "why do you live?" then Harry says "because I have something worth living for". The music starts again and shows short clips of other parts of the film again. Within the small clips there is a shot of Voldermort holding his wand up to the sky then it fades to black for not even a second and it is Dumbledore in the same stance, this creates a dramatic effect as constant viewers of Harry Potter will realise they are both the greatest wizards. The music suddenly stops again and you can see a duel between Harry and Voldermort, the sound of the sparks between the wands is very loud which also makes it more dramatic to the audience. Also as this is happening Voldermort says "only I can live forever". The trailer then finishes and shows the Harry Potter logo which is darker than any of the other films.
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