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Sixty six-movie trailer analysis

Overall I think that the sixtysix trailer is very effective, it's funny, engages the audience and is relateable.

 The first thing that the audience sees is the universal pictures sign, this is something the audience can pick up on, so if they have seen a film by universal before then they will be able to relate to it is also good branding for universal.

The second scene is of a boy around 12 waiting to be picked in p.e and getting picked last, this will be very relateable for some members of the audience who could've had similar experiences. The main shot used in this scene is a medium so we can see the boys bodies.

The third scene is of Bernie being forgotten, the voiceover tells most of the story whilst the characters just say a minimal amount. By this time in the trailer you are getting a picture of what the main character bernie is like and what his life is like.

The next few scenes are building up to the main plot, again the voiveover does most of the talking whilst you just get titbits from the characters. The narrator is setting the story and is talking about Bernie's bahmitsva(can't spell it) and how it is going to be the best, which lets the audience know what the film is going to be based around.

In the next few scenes the audience watch as Bernie learns that his bahmitsva is going to be on the same day of the world cup final. As Britain reach the final Bernie doesnt think that anyone will com to his party, whilst his mum tries to persuade him otherwise they get lots of phonecalls from family members and friends saying that they can't make it. Lots of panning in and out is used.

The scene changes and "From the makers of Billy Elliot" "And about a boy" come on the screnn this is clever branding as it makes anyone who has seen either film think that this film is going to be just as good.

The next few scenes show Bernie trying to be positive and make his party succesful. A lot of narration is used and so are quite a few closeup shots.

It then shows people being happy and right near the end of the trailer Bernie's voice comes on and he says "Thas the thing about being jewish, you haven't got a foreskin so you have to have really big balls to make up for it." This quote is funny and quite evidently defines the genre of the film. 

Overall I think that this trailer is very effective as the makers have made sure that it realtes to everyone and not juset a jewish audience.