An
establishing shot showing a gymnasium is used which
juxtaposes the shots used previously of the protagonist on a bike as the sports change stereotypically to a very girly sport. The
establishing shot allows for the gym to be seen in full which enables the audience to make this comparison. It also sets the scene for the film and gives extra information about the protagonist.
A
point of view shot is used along with a
three shot and
two shot with these people staring at the camera in disgust. This emphasises the fact everyone is looking at Hayley (the protagonist) like this which allows he audience to be in her shoes and gives a
realistic view on her feelings and experience. Immediately after this a
close up is used so the audience can further see Hayley's feelings in the situation. The shot shows her sighing which
connotes the fact she is fed up and does not want to be where she is.
A
birds eye view shot is used to show Hayley doing gymnastics moves. This
camera shot is used after shots of girls being horrible to her about gymnastics. This
connotes to the audience a sense of determination from the protagonist as the
birds eye view enables them to see her practising the same or similar moves everyday as seen in the change of clothes in this shot. It shows she is taking negativity to prove others wrong which gives a lot of information about the protagonist and the drama film.
A
pan shot is used along with
editing to show Hayley and then the big gymnasium where she is supposedly going to compete. The
diegetic sound through
dialogue of her coach just before the shot saying ‘this could be your last chance to turn your life around’ suggests this is a big thing for Hayley. The
pan shot shows a
close up of her face which enables us to see she is fearful. It then allows us to see the gym which is what she is looking up at. The view enables us to see how scary and how big of an event it is which adds to our knowledge of the fear of the protagonist.
Editing and sound:
At the beginning of the trailer
editing techniques such as
special effects have been used between each
frame along with the
non diegetic sound of a
narrative from the main protagonist, Hayley, which says 'everyday I break the law, of gravity, and sometimes other laws get broken in the process.'
Sound and
editing have been used together here to exaggerate the shots and create a
dramatic first impression of the film which gives a background of the protagonists daily life and also gives context to the film. The drama that is immediately
portrayed persuades the audience to watch the film which is a main purpose of the trailer.
The narrative continues with a black screen edited in, between the shots. The non diegetic sound used through dialogue of Hayley saying 'I got sent back to a world, I thought I had escaped forever' is said at the same time as the black screen appearing which connotes the fact that she feels like the world of gymnastics (which is further shown in the trailer), is complete darkness for her. The words 'world' and 'escaped' suggests it is a dramatic sport that she dislikes a lot however it is difficult to get away from. Immediately after this an establishing shot showing a gymnasium is used to set the scene and give context to the 'world' she is talking about and also gives the subject of the film.
In this part of the trailer
editing is used as when she falls the
colour of the
shot changes to black and white. This
emphasises the fact she has fallen and could
symbolise to the audience that she has falls in her life that will be shown in the film, but is determined to get over them. This is a
conventional aspect of a
drama genre. Non-diegetic sound is used here; as she is tumbling there is
music which builds tension as if something bad is going to happen before she falls. Immediately after this,
diegetic sound is used in
dialogue when the coach says ‘are you going to hurt yourself?’ and Hayley replies ‘probably.’ This
sound and the
editing used before
emphasises the fact that hurting yourself in gymnastics is a normal, thing that happens regularly which gives the audience a lot of background and information about the film.
The length of the frames near the end of the trailer are cut together to be shorter showing this is a climatic point of the film. Alongside this, diegetic sound of cheering, clapping and laughing is used to give a positive, happy vibe towards the audience. Non-diegetic sound is also used here as music contributes to the positive atmosphere of the shots. There is also special effects editing used at this point highlighting the fact everyone is happy as it shows a lot of movement and bright colours emphasising the fact there is a lot is going on.
Frames of
text captions are
edited into the trailer, especially near the end to give the audience extra information on the film. For example at the very end there is a
text caption saying
‘Stick it’ which reminds the audience of the film name after they have watched the trailer as by this point they are then encouraged to watch it and it also gives a brand identity to the film. In addition to this,
non diegetic sound is used to
exaggerate the movement of the text, attracting the audiences attention ensuring they read it.
Mise-en-scene:
The beginning frames of the trailer consist of the protagonist on a bike, wearing a hoody, jeans and carrying a rucksack. This mise-en-scene of clothing is seen as stereotypically male, suggesting Hayley is not a girly character. The other characters shown in this first part are boys which also connotes she hangs around with boys. Juxtaposing this, a contrasting scene is put after these shots of a gymnastics academy which shows how different biking and gymnastics are, highlighting the fact gymnastics is not an activity Hayley would be interested in.
In other
shots such as this, Hayley stands out as her clothing is baggy and darker colours which
juxtaposes to the gymnasts who wear leotards that are much more vibrant colours such as pink. This also makes the gymnasts look more ‘girly’ compared to Hayley which makes her
stand out in the environment she is in.
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