Megamind trailer analysis

I have chosen to analyse this short film clip as it is relevant to my groups ideas on what to do for our own film opening. The ideas we have had so far is portraying the villain as much as the superhero and being able to show the story from both characters. This film is all about the viliains point of view and that is made clear by the use of mise en scene,editing,sound and camera angles and movement.

Mise en scene:

At first we see the blue baby and this immediately looks 'alien' and different this makes it clear that he is not human and he is different. However people are often scared of different and can have trouble accepting people who look different and this ties into the plot well.He is also wearing a blue baby grow and this signifies that this could be his iconic colour throughout the film and we will immediately link the blue to him. The sign that says destruction is also in the colour blue and could be hinting the the characters later purpose in the film. We are also introduced to another quite insignificant character his pet green fish creature. This shows he may have some human characteristics as he has a pet. We also see he has a child's dummy also further suggesting he has human characteristics and possibly human feelings. We are then introduced to the other character who looks more human with his normal skin colour and hair. We also see he has a white and gold suit in a gold pod this could suggest he is the ''golden child'' and is more preferred by the public. We see him hitting the blue pod and this suggest some sort of rivalry and cruelty from the other baby and that he is not actually very nice. We also see him blow a raspberry which is a childish gesture for children who feel smug when they think they are in the right and are winning at something in this case he feel proud of himself for smashing his pod and is being portrayed as a bully almost. Also in his pod there is high key light and in the aliens pod it is more dark and this shows the classic contrast of good and evil.We see that megamind wears a black spiky outfit which connotes dark evil and aggressive behaviour. However we see him spinning on a chair which makes him seem quite harmless and innocent as this is a childish gesture. There is high key lighting used for when metroman is outside with his crowd as they cheer for him however the skies go low key as megamind comes closer and this indicates his ''evil'' presence. The lightning bolts are also blue reminded us as an audience of his iconic colours. We then see him dancing and smiling and this is not the stereotypical behaviour of a villain suggesting to us as an audience that he is different and he is a countertype. We see a woman kiss metromans feet so the people of the city literally kiss his feet as they worship him and this makes it clear that he is the favourite character among the people of the film. We also see at the end when the spider is blown at him he is scared this again suggests he has fears and has human characteristics as he shares a really common fear that many people have making him seem more human and this makes it easy to relate to this character and prefer him. This also makes him seem quite harmless again as he too has fears and is supposed to be really evil.

Editing:

The production company which is dreamworks fades out. the scenes are generally cuts as it is a trailer and they wants to make this film seem action packed and fit alot of the films main scenes into the trailer to draw viewers in. Action match is used as he is put into the pod to make the action look more smooth and realistic to the viewers and it allows us to see the movement from two perspectives. The sun fades to white and this fills the whole frame and acts as a transition as when it fades out again there is a different scene. The titles are also edited to look metallic and have a tint of blue. This makes them look modern and bold and the blue also acts as a symbol for the film and reminds us of the character. This is clearly suggesting he is the main character. quick shots are used so we see all his leather this adds slight humour to the video and humour is a great way to bond to someone and this makes the3 character more likable. Action matching is also used as the spider is blown into his eye so we see the two perspectives and this makes the action more fluent. Also the obvious editing is that this is an animated movie.

Sound:

Throughout the clip we hear megaminds inner monologue this again helps us as an audience bond with him as he is talking directly to us telling us the story from his perspective.At first we hear the soft piano playing this connotes to a relaxing atmosphere and yet we are interrupted really suddenly by screaming immediately catching out attention. This screaming is diagetic and creates drama to the situation and heps us stay linked to the plot. We then hear a choir and violin music score and this adds dramatic effect to the scene. sound effects are used so we hear the baby alien hit the window and gives us a feel of the impact. The baby then blows the raspberry which is diagetic sound. We then the music pick up pace with percussion and drums and this builds up tension and is classic action music as we hear it building up. We then hear metro man say ''you cant trap justice'' indicating that he is the hero in this film. We then hear the diagetic sound of the leather and this adds slight humour to the characters personalty. We then hear the soundtrack of guitars and drums and this has an upbeat kind of feel and this gives a positive feel to the trailer instead of being so sinister. The iconic evil laugh. This instantly and immediately reminds us that he is supposed to be portrayed as the villain. We then hear a non-diagetic guitar solo and at this moment we also see megamind dancing the guitar solo is the main part of the band and is a main instrument and this connotes to megamind being the main character and the centre of attention. The credits also have sound effects to highlight their significance.

Camera angles and movement:

At first a close up is used on the baby and this immediately highlights that he is different in appearance. A rolling shot is also used however to make us aware of the panic and the situation that is happening in this scene. A low angle shot is used as he looks up at his parents this allows us to see them from his perspective and helps us create an emotional connection with him s a character. We also see a wide angle shot used so we can see the whole of the universe and the new character enter the plot.A zoom is used to the metroman baby to make him seem significant and highlight that he is a main character. As the metroman flies a rolling shot is used to make us feel involved as an audience and is also an establishing shot so we can see the setting of the city. A panning shot is used as he flies into megaminds 'trap' emphasisng the fact that he is supposed to be confined and trapped. Close ups are then used on both characters so we can see how they contrast in appearence immediately and allows us to compare the two. A big close up is used on megaminds forhead and butt this adds humour to this character and highlights his odd appearence. The camera then zooms out to add dramatic effect and it introduces him as a character and his machines slowly and creates a sinister feel. But straight after we see the tracking shot of him playing on the chair which instantly dilutes the evil built up in the previous scene. A deep shot is used as we see metroman and the crowd behind him which suggests he has the punlics support in general. A crane shot is used as the female character falls adding dramitic effect and perspective as we see the town beneath her. OTS is used as she blows the spider to make it look more engaging as she has the conversation and makes us feel present in this scene. A close up is also used as she blows the spider to make this action significant and important.