The Full Monty Trailer Analysis

• The first shot we see is an establishing shot which shows the environment that they are in, meaning there is relationship built with the audience as it is quite a suburban setting.
• The non-diagetic voice over says 'they invested their lives' this causes us to sympathise with them and creates intrigue within the audience as we wonder what has happened to them.
• The master shot that is used shows the work environment meaning that people can relate to them being of the working class.
• The montage of town shots - non-diagetic dialogue helps to introduce the characters, their relationships and their involvement in the town.
• A close up of the two men cut together shows a possible connection between the two
• 'obsolete' the non diagetic becomes diagetic which again makes us sympathise with them- this brings the mood down to bring it back up later on in the trailer.
• The wide shot of the man throwing paper suggests him giving up - this makes the audience sympathise with him.
• The extreme close up shows the emotions of the man which suggests a possible life issue - part of the 'feel good' drama genre.
• The eye line match shows the audience what the character is sad about, which is revealing more of the story to the audience.
• A fast fade to white is cut with a slash in the music. The fade then transitions into a long shot of the men walking over the hill - this shot is one of hope to the viewers eye.
• The more up beat and happy music suggests a turning point in the trailer, the music is accompanied by the non-diagetic voice over 'now', again this emphasizes the turning point and makes the audience have hope for the men.
• The long shot of the men in a queue is paired with the non-diagetic voice over '6 unemployed factory workers are training for it', this makes the audience intrigued for what is coming.
• A focus pull is used with mid shots of the men, this is used to help establish the characters.
• The music in the trailer now starts to become up beat, which gives the trailer an up-beat feel.
• 'A comedy' is stated in the voice over as a long shot is shown of the men dancing in the queue. This is placed here to add emphasis to the comical element of the film.
• The reaction shot to the dancing suggests that this could be a major plot point in the film.
• A montage of them preparing for the dance is shown eg, there is a long shot that we see of them practising their dance.
• This is then cut with a shot reverse shot of them talking about 'money making enterprises' this shows them trying to tackle real life money problems - which links to the drama genre.
• There is a following shot reverse shot of a man and then a panel of men; this is done as it leaves it up to the imagination what he had shown them.
• Another establishing shot has been used of the bar scene to show the performance - this has been done to develop the plot of the film within the trailer.
• The diagetic dialogue 'the full monty' is cut with a two shot of two screaming women, this shows how there is meant to be some form of comedy sex appeal.
• The next thing displayed is the words 'The Full Monty' this just helps to give the film an image and brand which is memorable to the user.
• The last shot that we see is a mid shot of a man looking at the camera saying 'now are you in or are you out?', this could be him trying to entice the audience to come and see the film.
• Throughout the whole of the trailer there is a catchy, up-beat pop song. This helps to give the film memorable sounds which will stick in the viewers mind.