Films we used for inspiration -

The Notebook -

The Notebook is a film based around a book, and directed by Nick Cassavetes who has won numerous awards for his many films. He is well known for his drama/romance films, which have been named chick flicks, but still audiences draw in to see his films in the box offices.

The trailer starts of with soft music coming before shots of the characters - this instantly gives the audience an insight into what the film is going to involve. It is quite classical which represents how love is like this. Always the same. Then a voice over starts to tell the story. It sounds like a trusting voice, and then begin the shots of the main characters in the country side. The first few shots are done in slow motion in time with the music, and show the characters laughing and joking, as the story intensifies, the music gets higher, and more exciting. The lighting in bright, and shows the two main charcters at there best. The make up is soft, and elegant, and nto over done.
However, even in the trailer we see the difference and struggle between two families, and a great love affair. When the pair are at the dining table surrounded by the girls family, the male character is dressed in black, whilst the others are dressed in white. It represents him being the odd one out, and how they look down on him. The audience get to see the struggle of the daughter, and how she goes against her parents. When the music intensifies even more, the charcters are introduced at the peak, and there is a shot of them in main focus.The title of the film is the introduced in a handwriting typeface, which makes it seem more relevant to the subject.
It last for 2.17 seconds, which is quite long for a trailer, but it involves many shots and introduces many characters. Despite it giving the audience an idea of the sotryline, it doesn't give it away, and still leaves them with un-answered questions, such as what happens? so the main purpose of the trialer is fulfilled beacuse it gives the audience an idea of the storyline without giving too much away.