Movie analysis

Ted Trailer

Colour

·         It starts of dark but when John Bennett meets Lauren then the movie becomes bright.

·         They use natural colours to make it more realistic.

·         They also use cartoony colours for teds features and clothing ted is in the scene.

·         They use dark colours when ted is fighting the man.

Framing

·         They make the camera look like it is looking down at ted and they are emphasizing his height.

·         For the viewer it is a point of a view from the shoulder.

Composition and lighting

·         The first shot is an establishing shot then it becomes a bird’s eye view of ted and john. This connotes the focus of the movie and where they are located in North America.

·         It is mostly filmed during the day and only becomes dark at the beginning when he gets ted, then gets bright as soon as ted begins to speak. And when they begin to fight it gets a little darker at that point also when john asks ted to move out.

·         This connotes that bad things are to come and something negative is happening at that moment.

·         Also it starts to rain before john and ted fight.

Size

·         During the film trailer when a character is being filmed they focus on the characters clothing features and everything else is sort of blurred out.

·         They show the universal logo then zoom into the globe and start the trailer.

Subject matter

·         They film the plot and give you an insight to what the movie is about.

·         They give an insight of John and Ted’s relationship from the first time they met to present.

Pose

·         The movie is shot as if you’re in their shoes and you the view of both sides.

·         It is being filmed from a shoulder point when they main characters are speaking so you can see and understand better. Also so you know how each character is feeling.

·         They use mid shots when ted and john are talking and are together.