Influences

Influences on Prezi

Black Swan

This teaser trailer opens with a shot of a girl dancing in a spotlight in a dark room. This is an effective way of introducing the main character and I really like the way the shot looks. Another influence from this trailer are the shots of the girls stretching infront of the mirror in the ballet sudio, as this immediatly tells the viewer the genre of the film and makes them want to see more. The music is used well, as the tempo changes as when we see the girl being abused, building up suspense and tension among viewers. Finally, the titles are displayed over 'black swan'-like feathers which connects to the title of the film, and creates immediate synergy for the film.

Billy Elliot

This trailer opens with a magazine's review written against a black background. This immediatly informs the viewer that it has good reviews, however we could also use the same style of scene with a famous dance/ballet quote, which would then tease the audience about the genre of the film. After this, there is a voiceover ontop of shots from the film, which we found to be a useful way of introducing the plot. Our most influential shot from this trailer is of Billy practicing his dancing infront of his bathroom mirror. We thought this because it is an idea we could use in our trailer, as it is also about a young person who's trying out a new style of dance. Finally, nearing the end, the music changes from a lighthearted tune into a more serious tempo, showing the seriousness of Billy's aspirations and efforts to become a dancer.

Save The Last Dance

This trailer opens with scenes of the main character in her past, then using short clips creates drama from her mother's car crash incident to set the scene to the audience. Throughout the trailer, titles are used to describe the plot of the film using a few words. Towards the end of this trailer, the shots swap from her ballet dancing to her street dancing simultaneously, and finally there is a montage of faster, shorter clips to create drama and build up towards the success gained at the end of the film.

Take The Lead

This film is about a group of troubled teenagers who are taught ballroom dancing. It is a similar plot to ours as it involves people from outside of a skill trying to fit in whilst learning the style of dance. This trailer clearly sets the plot of the film, in a lot more detail than we will be, using mostly clips from the order of which shown in the film. Finally, the trailer ends with the title appearing and the music stopping, so all eyes are on the name of the film. Straight after, there is about 10 seconds worth of footage with a comedic feel to leave the audience laughing and hopefully remembering the trailer.

Center Stage

This trailer opens with close ups of the ballet dancers stretching, focusing on the ballet shoes to set the scene to the audience. Throughout are many short clips from many different angles of the dancers practicing in the ballet studio. There is also conflict between the ballet dancers and instructors, which is unusual as they are seen to be such professionals, which interests the audience as they want to see what happens between the two characters. Fianlly, the trailer ends with a monatge with flashes between each short clip, and ends on the girl spinning on stage infront of a large audience.