Analysis 2 – She’s Out Of My League!

In this trailer they have used close ups to help

bring across the emotion on various characters face. An example of this would be in the first clip where we can see a close up of Kirk's face as he's talking to his friends, he is portraying mild confusion and slight anger at what his friends are saying about him.

The second close up is of Molly, this is used to show off her incredible beauty and contrasts well with Kirk as he isn't on her level.

Camerawork – Close Ups

Mid shots are frequently used to show the

character but also the setting in which is he located, in the clip of the mid shot it shows Kirk with the airport in the background this helps to bring across his job and helps to create verisimilitude.

Camerawork – Mid Shot

However the best shot used to show the real

contrast between the two characters is the two shot. In the two shot clip it shows the difference in appearance and also looks as she's dressed smartly and looks very attractive compared to him in his more casual clothing looking rather scruffy. This gives the impression that they're not socially similar.

Camerawork – Two Shot

Finally they make use of an effective wide

shot, as in the clip the two are on a date and her ex boyfriend shows up who is the complete opposite of Kirk. The shot helps to set the scene and show the contrast between the two male characters, in size and physical appearance.

Camerawork – Wide Shot

There are many editing techniques used

throughout the trailer. A slow motion was used as Molly entered the airport just to add emphasis on her incredible beauty, this helped us realise who the obvious female character would be in the film as the attention was fixed onto her.

Editing – Slow Motion

They also included cross cutting as the Kirk

and Molly spoke over the phone, this was effective as we were able to see their reaction to the conversation, Kirk looking rather surprised and Molly looked relived.

In the second clip of cross cutting Molly's friend, Patty, was arguing with a man on the plane. This was effectively used as the emotions of both Patty and the older man were brought across extremely well while having this small confrontation.

Editing – Cross Cutting

The main use of Mise-en-Scene was for the contrast

in costumes worn by the various characters as in the first costume clip, Kirk is dressed in his airport uniform therefore looking smart and professional however it shows he is a working class male just doing his job.

In the second clip he's wearing much more casual but still smart clothes as he meets Molly's family. They are all dressed all very smartly, in dresses and the father is in a shirt and sweater, which brings across his maturity and senior position within the family.

Mise-en-Scene

Various examples of sound were used during

the trailer. Voiceovers were used constantly to explain various pieces of information. In the voiceover clip we're able to find out pieces of information and also it shows a contrast between the two characters, Molly being a '10' and Kirk being a '5' and the voiceover helps to explain the situation as its one of Kirk's friends explaining it.

Sound - Voiceovers

There is also alot of Non-diagetic music and

On Screen Text. The clip of this is used very effectively with loud upbeat music playing over the top of the images on screen to relate to the teenage audience that this film would be aimed at. The text included just helps to confirm the real contrast between the characters, which is also the main theme of the film, however the font styles used are very modern and young this helps to appeal to the audience aswell.

Sound – Non diagetic Sound

Finally the main technique used was dialogue,

this was used throughout the trailer in various places to create comedy and just to inform the audience of what's going on. In the clip the dialogue is used to create a rather funny situation as Kirk has bought Molly round to his friends, who tells them that she isn't wearing any underwear. The effect of this is that it shows how honest she is but also it helps to create comedy as it's what you'd least expect from such an attractive and well off girl.

Sound – Dialogue

This trailer uses some very typical conventions. They

use various types of dialogue humour to create their comedy. For example Molly explains to Kirk's friends that she's not wearing any underwear, this makes the conversation awkward which creates humour for us as an audience as the characters on screen don't know how to react. Also the on screen text with the background non diagetic make it a typical trailer, as they give extra details concerning the film and include its cinema dates and other information. Film trailers usually include other well known films produced by the same company that has endorsed or produced the film.

Conventions