Camera Usage; During the start of the film the camera will include part of the villains face, but will not show the entire face, this creates mystery and suspense for the viewer of the trailer and will make them want to watch the film. A close-up shot is used at the start of the film to emphasise that the actor being shown is a villain. A close-up shot is also used shortly after to emphasise the amount of money that the villain is demanding.
At the end of the trailer the camera pans away at the end of the trailer, this also creates suspense and leaves the trailer open for multiple options of what happens in the film. This is an Extreme Long Shot that fades to black.
During the car scenes of the film the camera will also be face on through the windscreen allowing both of the main actors to be seen during the scene. This also allows for the camera to focus on both of the main actors while the comedy scenes of the movie play. A Two-Shot is used here to show unity between the characters in the shot.
When Jackie Chan leaves the plane a Low Angle Shot is used, this exaggerates his power and importance showing that he is a main character immediately.
During the action scenes of the movie ~ Explosions and gun fights, the camera uses quick cuts and is usually behind the main actor that is firing the gun, this is common in action films and is considered conventional. Over The Shoulder Shots are used when showing gunfights and explosions, this emphasises the background while the explosion is happening.
A High Angle Shot is used when money is dropping from the ceiling, this shows that the main actor is not in control of the situation and makes the viewer look down upon them.
Finally, when one of the two main actors in the film makes a joke the camera will focus on the actor or both of them as a duo. This also uses a Two-Shot to show unity between the two characters.
Editing; Editing in the film is used during the action scenes, this can be scene from the quick fast cuts in scene between explosions and gunfire. Editing techniques are also used to emphasise the explosions and gunfire, this includes increasing the explosions impact and radius, the sound of bullets/explosions and generally making it larger and more significant that a real explosion.
Cuts are used during the trailer, cuts are used to change a shot from one viewpoint or location to another, cuts are used to show and emphasise major parts of the movie making the viewer enticed to watch it.
Reverse Shots are used during the scene where Jackie Chan has just left the plane, the reverse shots are used to show a conversation between the two main actors.
Eyeline Match shows are also used during the scene where one of the main actors leaves the plane, as the doors open the scene cuts to one main actor looking off screen at the plane, and then the other main actor leaving the plane.
Action Match is also used during the trailer, this is used during the scene where Jackie Chan is fighting with his hands tied to a Steering Wheel, this edit allows for the combat to feel seem-less and uninterrupted
Jump Cuts are also used in the trailer, this is used to emphasise and show the main parts of the movie to the viewers enticing them to watch.
Editing is also used during the comedy scenes of the film, though to a lesser extent as the camera will only cut to a different scene after the joke is finished or if something significant and important is happening during the joke.
Mise-en-scene; Mise-en-scene is used during the trailer to show that the film is in a large city in america, this is done through the setting and props around the trailer, large buildings, lots of traffic and yellow taxi's, all of these things are associated with large cities in america.
Mise-en-scene is also used during the lightening affects to show which actors and actresses are good and which are bad, this includes shadowing the villains face allowing him to maintain mystery and suspense during the film.
Mise-en-scene is also used during costume selection, this is used to show that the main actors are both undercover police officers, instead of wearing a generic police officer uniform with a badge they are wearing suits and are carrying hidden guns. This gives the impression that they are undercover and official.
Mise-en-scene is used in acting, to show the severity of the situation whilst also being used to lighten the mood, this allows for the trailer to be a serious film while also being a comedy.
Conventions; The conventions used in this films trailer include, explosions, this shows that the film is an action based police movie and allows the user to relate it with other police movies.
Another convention used within the movie includes, having a foreign actor playing the villain role, this is used in most action crime films and also allows the user to relate to other films.
Going against conventions the movie contains two main actors of which are neither white, this allows the movie to diversify itself out from the other crime/comedy films such as shanghai knights. With the movie following most conventions but not following them all it makes the user want to see the movie more as it seems different than other crime/comedy films.
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