Monday 11 November 2013

Crime Film/TV Trailer Research - Breaking Bad

This TV show was first aired in 2008 and created by Vince Gilligan. The plot line is about a struggling high school chemistry teacher (Walter White) who is then diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. He then turns to a life of crime manufacturing and selling the world's purest crystal meth to secure his family finances before he dies by teaming up with his former student working as partners. As his business progress so does his reputation which goes under the name of his pseudonym Heisenberg. Because Walter is living a double life, he has to hide the fact from his family, including his brother-in-law who is a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent and will do anything to do so. As the seasons progresses, so does the plot line which becomes much darker adding in new characters and stories to the plot. The show features a variety of crimes committed by the characters, including Walter. It is a very intense programme which looks very realistic and believable due to its slow pace, acting, cinematography and scripting. The show has won many awards and many viewers and critics class it as one of the best TV programmes of all time. The IMDB rating is 9.5 and the final episode was aired in 2013.


Breaking Bad Season 5 Comic Con Trailer
http://www.tvfanatic.com/videos/breaking-bad-comic-con-trailer/ (Sorry this is the only website that has it)
The character at the beginning (Mike) has a angered facial expression emphasising to the audience that he is out to get revenge. He then spots another car (Walter and Jesse) coming towards the other way and they both stop and get out. Mike then points a gun towards Walter showing his frustration and Jesse tries to stop this and protect Walter. This scene throughout contains tense music as it goes along with the plot line and anger of the characters. The scene is set in the middle of nowhere because they can't be seen and the location of the show is in New Mexico which features deserts. The part is a little montage containing clips from previous seasons with dialogue about Walter talking about his family and how he wants to protect them. The first half of the trailer is slow-paced to go along with the music in the background.

The intertitles shows Emmy Awards won by Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul for there acting so the audience know there is good acting. The line "We gonna start cooking again." means that Walter and Jesse and going to start producing crystal meth again to make money. The music from here changes into something more upbeat to change the mood of the trailer in contrast to the story line which is dark. Walter's wife says she is scared of Walter representing that he is a dangerous character and the guns in the next clip shows that there is going to be death involved. The intertitles from critics show to the audience that is very popular with critics saying 'Stunning' and 'Nail-Biting' which might encourage the audience to watch the show. The dialogue from Walter says he wants to 'cook' again and he wants to be at the top of the meth business which represents his dominance. The intertitles 'All Hail The King' represent that he is the leader and the most dominant character which is effective for the audience to understand. The last few scenes show the police and a crime scene which lets the audience know that it is a crime programme. The last scene features a line saying 'We're done...when i say we're done.' This also represents to the audience that Walter is assertive and he is telling the other character what to do. The second half of the trailer is very fast paced with the transitions synced in with the shots creating tension and very good editing.

Breaking Bad Season 5 Teaser Trailer (Shortened version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccuuThlb5Vg

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