Titanic trailer deconstruction

This is the trailer for the romantic film, Titanic. It begins by showing the 20th century fox credits which allows the audience to acknowledge the fact that it is a well produced film, made by a large film company. As the trailer begins, it is very quiet and this creates a tense atmosphere - automatically enticing the viewer as they immediately want to know me. The colours are also very dark, creating a sense of mystery - again evoking thought, emotion and questions.

A deep, male voice over is used to open with 'Take a journey back in time'. This is a bold statement and will catch the audiences attention and invite them into the storyline. It teaches the viewer a little about the film and invites them to learn more. The background music is orchestral, beginning slower and quieter and as the pace of the clips shown increases, the music gets louder and faster ergo adding excitement to the film. This shows the different depths and sub-genres of the film.

Lots of point of view shots are used to highlight objects significant to the plot line. A lot of close up shots of characters are used also, indicating it is a highly emotive film which will allow the audience to bond with characters. The characters 'Rose' and 'Jack' receive the most viewing time which shows that they are the most important characters. Their relationship is first shown using long shots, as the trailer progresses, close up shots, shot reverse shots and two shots are used, showing they are becoming closer.

Saturated colouring is used, which later becomes de-saturated as the mood becomes more negative. For the most part of the trailer, the sub-plots are focussed on, the disaster is not hinted at until the end showing mystery and spontanaeity; some things are left to the imagination.