Trailer analysis

This film starts with an over the shoulder establishing shot of a arena this shows that the film is going to be based around sports. We then see a low angle panning shot following a character this shot also tells us that this is an important character who we should focus on. We then see many different shots of the title character training this is a montage to show that there is a progression in the film of this characters skills. there is then a multi shot of a group of characters surrounding the main character this shows that this is an important discussion as they all need to be there. We then see a shot reverse shot of the two main characters in the film having an argument which emphasizes the fact that this is a drama. We then see a montage of the main character telling the same group of people about why he is doing what he has chosen to do. The music in the trailer shows us that this films is a drama as the music starts of tense but then it gets much more upbeat which shows that the character will overcome adversity and achieve what he has set out to achieve. The story is revealed to us as the story of legendary Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens therefore it is based around a true story which many people already know. this film is advertised with a coming soon banner and the fact that is based around a true story.