CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S MOVIE TRAILERS..

 

SIMILARITIES:

EERY BACKGROUND MUSIC

TITLE SEQUENCE LAST

FADES TO BLACK

COLD ATMOSPHERE

DARK THEMES

STARTS OF SLOW, FADES TO BLACK AND THEN SPEEDS UP (ACTION SEQUENCES)

DIFFERENCES:

MOMENTO- NO FLASHING TEXT, SEQUENCES REMAIN EQUAL THROUGHOUT AND SCENES ARE LESS DRAMATIC

The trailer which I find the most effective is The Dark Knight Rises and I will be basing my mash up on. The reasons for this are; the way he Nolan doesn't use any of the noise from the action sequences which is more powerful as he silences the sequences but adds a soundtrack over the top. the effect of silenced action shots creates a different atmosphere as the audience expects to hear sounds of expolosions, cars and gun fires but by placing a soundtrack over the top which intensifies gradually creates a tension throughout. The way Nolan edits his films leaves the audience in intruige and leaves people thinking, especially films with non linear narrative (Prestige, Inception and Momento)

The trailer starts with an establishing shot (which Nolan uses at the start of most of his films) and starts off slow which then, gradually, shows a small summary of the storyline with silenced action shots covered by a soundtrack. Halfway through, the screen blacks out which is where the action scenes become intense and soundtrack gradually increases in pase and intesifies throughout to create tension. As well as this, Nolan uses harsh cuts when showing the next scenes rather then fades to match the way the audience views scenes when they blink their eyes. For example each blink will show a different scene, this creates the effect of fast paced action shots. Nolan will always add the title of the film at the end of his movies and the same in the trailers, therefore the title 'The Dark Knight Rises' will appear, the screen will blackout and there will always be a short scene with a character giving a philosophical monologue.

Nolan uses Hans Zimmer to create music for his films and which are used within these trailers and I will be using one of these soundtracks when creating my mash up. By using this music it will be much more similar to Nolans trailers therefore the audience will be able to tell the difference between the original trailer and the new edited version which I will be creating.