The first trailer is for Martin Scorsese's 1990 film 'Goodfellas'. The reason I have chose this particular trailer is because it shows many aspects of his life: his buisness, his social life, and his family life (to an extent). The many quick cuts that are in the trailer, accompanied by the song 'Rags to Riches' by Tony Bennet, is an aspect I'd like to put into my own trailer. Rather than have the music play throughout the entire scene, though, it would only be playing during the parts where the main character is at home, getting ready to go out. At 1:57-1:58 in the trailer, there are 3 extreme close ups of the hammer, trigger, and barrel of what appears to be a snub-nosed revolver. I wish to have a similar close-up of an item (either a gun or a knife) in my trailer, along with other close-ups of various items e.g. coffee mug.
The second trailer I have chosen is for Guy Ritchie's 1998 film 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'. This, like the trailer for 'Goodfellas', also shows many aspects the characters' lives: business and personal.
The personal side of the trailer is similar to what I want to do, which is to have both lives side by side, but rather than having my main character drinking and having fun, he would be having breakfast with close-ups of his hand picking up a cup of tea and a beagal, accompanied by a mid-shot of him reading the paper. Another part of this trailer that I like is the title screen at the end. The reason for this is because it is very plain and simple and is made to look as if it was typed on a typewriter. The black background and white lettering makes the film's title stand out more, making it more eye-catching to potential audiences.
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