Thursday, 27 November 2014

Romantic Comedy Trailer Analysis 3

Below is the trailer for the film "Life As We Know It":



  • Again the trailer begins with an uptempo track
  • Immediately the male protagonist is shown as being completely unromantic and wrong for the female lead and the female lead makes it clear she wants nothing to do with him
  • The obstacle is then made clear- the orphaned baby brings the two together
  • At this point the music becomes slower and more sad sounding 
  • The music becomes more uptempo again 
  • Comical elements are involved in the trailer
  • Several shots show that the two clearly don't get along 
  • At the beginning of the trailer the two are shown as separate sides of the frame or even in separate shots
  • Again shots show the two protagonists fighting and struggling with the baby
  • The music then changes again- although it is still uptempo it has more of a romantic sound rather than a comical sound
  • Slowly the characters are shown closer and closer together and they are also show to be getting along and laughing together
  • The two start to get along and it is beginning to become clear that the obstacle (the baby) is actually what will bring them together
  • A montage of shots shows them getting along and acting as a family
  • The trailer then shows them actually being romantically involved, hinting that they eventually do end up together and they overcome the obstacle


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