Analysis of Sea of Love Trailer

• The makers have put the name of the film towards the end of the trailer, because just like all trailers you want to keep the audiences attention for as long as possible.
• The names of those who are starring in the film who play the main characters are shown also towards the end of the trailer even before the title of the film. The main reason why they show you the names is because the actors are well known in homes and just because of this it can draw audiences in.
• The action we see from the film isn't great because it is only really the action that helps tell the audience the story it isn't the action that would constantly have the audiences attention. The action you see at the start of the trailer giving you a close up of Al Pacino and the fast pace he is acting automatically gets the audiences attention but from there the audiences attention could be lost.
• Throughout the trailer it doesn’t have constant music playing throughout, instead at the beginning you keep hearing a slasher type sound. Then half way through a crescendo of the string section appears which intensifies the atmosphere of the trailer, with music then playing on top of it.
• There is no voice over for the trailer but you do hear some dialogue spoken by the characters but you don’t always see them say it.
• The speed of the trailer is quick all the way throughout the trailer especially at the start of the trailer because they want the audience to understand what the story is about but they want to get to the main action so they make quick cuts between the start of the trailer to get quickly to the main plot. At the point of when the audience should understand the story line the speed slows down to create tension for the audience because they don't know what is about happen between the Al Pacino's character and the main suspect of the murder he is investigating.
• In the last frame of the trailer it gives you all the main information you need to know about the film including the film title, main cast, the directors, producers and writers.
• I think that for this film the poster is more effective than the trailer because they make a big deal about who is the main actor by having his name in big letters at the top and having him as the main image. It also clearly gives you the main story line in 5 very eye catching lines, then with the title standing out against the background.