Content analysis

Content analysis

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  Annabelle Trailer Shotno. Shot type Shot length Scene no. Content/Purpose 1 Establishing shot 2 seconds 1 Establish the opening setting of the film 2 Wide shot 4 seconds 2 Woman walks from corridor into bedroom. Purpose is to show the characters of the film. 3 Close up using rule of thirds 5 seconds 2 To show that a character is expecting a child. 4 Mid shot 3 seconds 2 Female character moves as another character enters. 5 Low angle wide shot 1 second 2 Male character enters with prop in arms for female character 6 Close up 1 second 2 Females expression 7 Two shot 3 seconds 2 Opening box 8 Mid shot 2 seconds 2 Viewing doll and removing from box 9 Wide shot 5 seconds 2 Removing doll from box 10 Mid shot 3 seconds 2 Placing doll on shelf 11 Fade to black 2 seconds Used to build tension 12 Title screen 2 seconds Used to inform 13 Establishing shot 1 second 3 Establishing setting 14 Panning Mid shot 9 second 4 Couple sleeping in bed 15 Wide exterior shot 5 seconds 5 Shows window of house next door and the family sleeping being murdered. 16 Close up using rule of thirds 3 seconds 5 Female character wakes up after hearing screams. 17 Mid shot using rule of thirds 4 seconds 5 Female wakes up partner. 18 Fade to black 1 second Used to build tension 19 Close up 1 second 6 Male gets up to leave room. 20 Mid shot 1 second 6 Male leaves room 21 Fade to black <1 second Used to build tension 22 Panning mid shot 14 second shot 7 Female goes into cupboard and get dressing gown. 23 Mid shot 2 seconds 7 Woman standing in doorway cradling the Annabelle doll. 24 Mid shot 10 seconds 7 Main female’s reaction of woman standing in doorway as another male appears behind her. 25 Fade to black <1 second Used to build tension 26 Close up 1 second 8 Male stabs woman 27 Fade to black <1 second Used to build tension 28 Close up 1 second 9 Main male tackles knife from the other male character. 29 Fade to <1 second 9 Used to build tension
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  Annabelle Trailer black 30 Close up 1 second 9 Close up of knife 31 Fade to black <1 second Used to build tension 32 Close up <1 second 9 Intruding woman runs away. 33 Fade to black <1 second Used to build tension 34 Mid shot <1 second 9 Main male character dives onto intruding woman stabbing her in the back. 35 Fade to black <1 second Used to build tension 36 Two shot 1 second 9 Main male goes to his partner. 37 Fade to black <1 second Used to build tension 38 Wide shot 2 seconds 10 Intruding woman sits against a wall with Annabelle doll on her lap. 39 Fade to black 1 second Used to build tension 40 Title screen 2 seconds Used to inform 41 Mid shot, zoom 4 seconds 10 Zooming onto the face of the Annabelle doll 42 Title screen 4 seconds Used to inform 43 Close up zoom 6 seconds 10 Blood dripping onto the face of the Annabelle doll 44 Fade to black title screen 5 seconds Used to build tension and inform 45 Fade to black 7 seconds Used to build tension 46 Mid shot 10 seconds 11 Annabelle doll rocking in rocking chair 47 Title screen 3 seconds Used to inform 48 Title screen 2 seconds Used to inform 49 Title screen 1 second Used to inform Looking at the amount of shots (49) and the range of shot types in just this one trailer I can see that when it comes to creating my own production, in order to make it successful I will need to use a range of shots that vary in length from a couple of seconds up to 10 seconds or more. Looking at the average time of these shots I found it was at 3 seconds, this seems to be the conventional length of a shot. I also found from this trailer that the shots that I use will need to have links between each scene allowing for continuity, letting my audience make sense of what is happening. As well as include a range of scenes, as this trailer alone makes use of 11 scenes that I could see.