Brotherhood- Official Trailer (analysis)

This is the trailer for Brotherhood (2016). Brotherhood is a fairly recent film with a London setting that is in the social realism genre however you could also argue that the films genre is a drama or Crime. Watching this trailer gave me a lot of ideas especially from the shots at the start. Most trailers of this genre seem to be made with fast pasted edditing of sudden action shots put together. The trailer immediately introduces its setting in a smart way because of the miss en scene replicates a typical street in London, the key icon here is the red London bus and simply the way the road and street is set out. anyone who lives or has been to London should know that this is the setting.The lighting in the first shots are low key, this foreshadows the negative narrative of this social realistic genre and fits the mood of the film,this entices the audience and keeps them engaged. In the opening shots non diegetic sounds are used of the main characters voice speaking in a rather calm but negative tone engaging the audience by building up suspense and brings them into the film. The trailer puts the audience in the type of atmosphere that we would all experience on a daily basis. films that do this are a great interest to me as i feel they have a greater effect on the viewer.

This shot of a person swinging a baseball bat instantly gives the audience a sense of violence and action that are themes in the film. Its effective because it sets the scene quickly attracting the target audience. A negative representation is set for this character as he is filmed in a state of aggression, he is wearing a hood and is black, therefore the trailer is representing black males in a stereotypical, violent and criminal way. A lot of teenagers are seen in the film trailer who are re[presented in a stereotypical way too because they are associated with gang and criminal activity.

The first shots of the trailer have a fading transition but as the rest of the trailer goes on the editing goes faster and there are no longer transitions which creates the feeling that this is a dramatic film with a lot going on. I much prefer the slower shots at the start because it doesn't give to much away and also gives the audience a rough idea of what type of film it is, i think it also really cativates the mood of the film which is what i like in a film trailer. I especially like the fourth shot which is a birds eye view shot of a man walking down a road of which looks like a rough neighbourhood which is suggested by the previous shots and the ones that follow. I think this shot also introduces the criminal/crime genre with the police vans next to him. It feels as if he is being watched perhaps by CCTV of a police helicopter. I would definitely think about using shots like this for a trailer.

The audio in the trailer consists of a male voice talking seriously but in a gentle tone. A strong juxtaposition is the created when the shots speed up and the audio changes to grime music. Grime music is a type of rap/hip hop that originates from London. i think this genre of music could be good audio to use in a trailer for a film like this because it originates from the location and is made by people in the setting, however its very sped up and would only go with fast paste action shots, if my trailer where to have a slower layout i would think about using London Trap music. This type of music is better because its more raw and less mainstream, i feel this would create more of a tense feeling for the view and would promote the film as being more genuine, which i feel Brotherhood lacks.