Macro Analysis
The trailer shows the key moments of Gardner's journey to Earth and to meeting Tulsa. It makes the Earth look like a place of perfection, in the mind of Gardner who has never had interaction with it or with more that 15 people. The films follows the theme of fitting in and is targeted at a 12-18 primary audience who would relate to this theme, as well as the theme of technological advancement. It leaves a lot to mystery as to the development of their relationship, such as how they met and how it ends.
The trailer shows the key moments of Gardner's journey to Earth and to meeting Tulsa. It makes the Earth look like a place of perfection, in the mind of Gardner who has never had interaction with it or with more that 15 people. The films follows the theme of fitting in and is targeted at a 12-18 primary audience who would relate to this theme, as well as the theme of technological advancement. It leaves a lot to mystery as to the development of their relationship, such as how they met and how it ends.
Camerawork
Rapid zoom into the world "google maps style", birds eye/ crane shot and zoom in
Imediately introduces the audience to the space theme of the film
Handheld/ dolly shot into doors and then through the corridors, whips round to show Tulsa and then immediately slows down to a slow arch around her in a pan movement
Connotes to the idea that someone is walking down the hallway, putting the audience in the position of a highschool kid
Medium shot of her typing
Over the shoulder shot of Tulsa on video chat on an actual laptop, the scene behind her is the same as before, setting the discourse
Makes her appear the same as everyone else, copying the action sof everyone else
POV medium shot from the computer of Gardner
Profile shot of Gardner through window into his bedroom zooming out
Makes him seem smaller and smaller, allowing the audience to grasp the theme of space and the idea that everyone is very samll in the grand scheme of things
Extreme long shot of the "East Texas Settlement" as told by the text and used as an establishing shot
Crane/ Birdseye shot zooming out of this area and back up into space, identical but in reverse to before, comes to a halt of an extreme long shot of a planet turning , surrounded by space, this is then labelled as mars
Again enhancing the idea that everyone and everything is very small, gives the sense that somethings are hidden and also makes clear to the audience where the action is taking place
Close up of Tulsa's hands typing
Another over the shoulder shot of Tulsa
Profile shot of Tulsa, then a long shot from within the buses behind her of her petting a dog
Gives the sense that someone is watching her but the accompanied sound assures the audience that most likely this is not a threat, it is implied that this is refrring to Gardner watching her
Same POV mid shot of Gardner
Implying that he is in most ways the same as her despite the drastic differentiation in circumstances
Close up of what is being said but in messenger writing
Close up profile shot of Tulsa
Shows the reaction of the participants to what is being said
Extreme long shot of a tank type vechile zooming through the same desert as before
Medium shot of Gardner driving this vechile, the reflection on a space suit helmet he is wearing
High angle tilted down of it driving round in circles, visual effects connote to video games e.g. star wars
May draw on relation form the audience either through driving or aspiring to be in a video game that this looks like- a way of establishing the target audience as people who are of the age to drive/ aspire to drive or are into video games
Low angle tilted up, medium shot of Gardner
Medium shot imitating the one from when the audience were introduced to Tulsa, panning round in an arch as she types and converses with Gardner
Again implying he is the same as her
Medium profile shot of Tusla playing the piano, people looking in, cuts to close up high angle tilted down of her as she looks to the side, drawing the audiences focus to the, before cutting to an extreme long shot making her look really small in the room
Makes the audience feel sorry for her/ making her look alone similar to him
Similar profile shot but this time of Gardner looking at a globe, then over the shoulder of the same thing, focusing on America
This represents how Gardner is facing similar problems with his life despite it being so different. It could also be a way of suggesting that this is a shared feeling among teenagers within their demographic.
Over the shoulder of Gardner talking to some adults
Implies that similar to a "normal" teenager, his decisions in life are limited and are mainly at the control of his caregivers. He is also distanced from them in age, therefore having them interacting makes Gardner's lonliness more prominant.
Long shot of a modern looking office
Camera follows in a medium shot as Gardner stands
Could be a physical portrayal of the action Gardner is taking in order to change his life e.g. "taking a stand" and wanting to go to Earth.
POV shot then behind the shoulder shot of couple on tv hugging and looking into camera, behind them is a beautiful view
Panning shot of Gardner running
Xray shot of Gardner's heart
Birdseye shot of the rocket taking off
Extreme long shot of him looking out of the window of the rocket at Earth
Medium POV shot from gardner, Tulsa in the middle third and all classmates looking towards the camera at him
Extreme long shot of an astronaut
Extreme long establishing shot of the road and the truck
Tracking mid shot pf them on a motorbike riding down a run down looking street
Dolly shot following Gardner running, imitating the plane and car following him
POV shot of Gardner in a hospital but one which appears tho have advanced technology, following the theme of the movie cuts to the origin of the POV- Tulsa- looking in at him with the reflection in a glass which stands as a divide between them
POV shot of an animated blow up alien
Profile shot then cllose up over the shoulder of the two characters almost kissing
Mise-en-scene
Bright lighting, but grey/ brown building looking dull, green outside, high school aged children wearing bright clothes
Bright school hallways but dull colour, blue lockers
Regular looking classroom but advanced "laptops" which are set out as holograms, all children wearing relatively modern clothes and nothing that would connote to an advanced time period other than the technological advancement, light from windows
Tulsa has a confused expression, she wears a leather jacket and her blonde hair down
Behind the del laptop is a plain wall and on it is a poster which looks to be advertising alien safety or such like
Globe and plain white wall behind him, black shirt and black hair with bright blue eyes
Sitting in bedroom, looks pretty normal and the looks quite small and calm
Brown and dull sky with isolated domes hidden in between hills, sand unsettled
Blue keyboard lighting up her hands, light coming from above implied to be natural light from classroom windows
Tulsa- Hair in bun, dull green backpack, short shorts and a leather jacket over a grey hoody
Tulsa in the shade whilst there is sun in the background, blue houses in the background and a black dog
Face implied to be lit up by blue laptop, she is in a dark room whilst the background shows an out of focus light green
Robot wheels in, white and human features
Gardner- wearing a space suit and gear
Gardner sitting on bed with hologram laptop, bedroom walls are curved and bed is plain white and grey, he wears a plain grey jumper, light grey chinos and grey socks
Tulsa wearing a dark top with the sleeves rolled up, hair down and natural makeup
Tulsa- hair down, short short and a red top, signature red wrist band/ scrunchi, in a music room with bare walls and lots of instruments, light streaming in from windows next to her, people looking in
Gardner wearing a black polo with a logo that looks like a moon over a planet/ similar, hair is messy, Blue desktop shows a type of physics plan and a space ship white theme follows in the background
Modern and spacious office, interactive whiteboard with a video on it and a giant globe, two men, one in a suit looking at woman on screen, office is predominantly brown
Gardner is now wearing a baggy grey top and more of his room is now visible, his face is lit up by the tv and it can be seen that he is crying at what is going on, there are lots of posters of earth on his walls
Imitated running track and Gardner running with a weight vest, with posters encouraging the development of muscles
Gardner's face literally lit up when looking out the window at the comedic sign pointing to Earth
He is lit up and stands out against the black of the rocket
Gardner still dressed in black and grey but notably now wears a leather jacket and sunglasses, similar to Tulsa's, all the other children wear bright clothes
Green trees and modern car
Hot air balloons in all different colours in the air, blue truck and green trees amid the rest of barren landscape, mountain the the background
Both still wearing dark clothes and sunglasses,, contrasting to their landscape
Pink lighting and bright theme of Vegas, represented by the palm trees, Tulsa wears a blue dress
Bright commputer screen when everything starts slotting into palce, Tulsa also wears the bright blue dress again and her hair is no longer covering her face, and has been curled
Bright light is coming in form the horizon and the sea looks idellic
Sky is grey and cloudy, making the alien stand out
Rocket lit up against dark sky, looks magical
Him huggingn her in his arms the same way that his Dad did on the TV screen that he was watching before
Editing
Cut synchronous to beeping sound with technological connotations
Sped up shot though the school
Credits come up in the "typed" effect acting to describe what is going on
Shot reverse adaptation used as it reverses to show him
cut synchronous to boom of sound
Company logo "STX ENTERTAINMENT" flashes up as metal effect letters on plain white background
Fade to black then into next scene
Fade to black
Shallow focus on Tulsa and out of focus in the background
Titles "TWO WORLDS" on starry background asynchronous to boom sound in backing track
Titles "ONE CONNECTION"
Gardner is positioned in the middle and lower third to represent power
Visual effects showing the rocket taking off
Titles "THIS DECEMBER"
Shot reverse shot
" "
Focus pull form caterpillar to his face
Titles "FIND SOMEONE"
"WHO CHNAGES THE WAY"
"YOU SEE THE WORLD"
"THE SPACE BETWEEN US"
Sound
Airy non-diegetic backing track
Beep marking the cuts between the shots, technological connotations
Typing noises but with space/ technological feel
Up until now there was a mute on diegetic sound but now the diegetic sound builds in perspective and a new backing track starts up which is monotonous and has connotations of time running out, school bell
Voiceover used as reading out what she is typing
Tone of voiceover changes upon change in the scene, changes to a more robotic and high pitched version of Tulsa's voice
Low tone voice of Gardner
Boom to accompany cuts
Retracting is accompanied by similar effect to that of a plane taking off, fading into a calm monotonous beat of the music before
Sound bridge voiceover
Robotic voice interacting
Fade to black then in again
Gardner now voiceover sound bridge of what he is typing
Music with lyrics comes in and decreases sound perspective when the characters/ voiceovers are talking, maintaining the monotonous sound
Voiceover used as soundbridge relating to the shot
Monotonous tone stops when he is on Earth
Rapid zoom into the world "google maps style", birds eye/ crane shot and zoom in
Imediately introduces the audience to the space theme of the film
Handheld/ dolly shot into doors and then through the corridors, whips round to show Tulsa and then immediately slows down to a slow arch around her in a pan movement
Connotes to the idea that someone is walking down the hallway, putting the audience in the position of a highschool kid
Medium shot of her typing
Over the shoulder shot of Tulsa on video chat on an actual laptop, the scene behind her is the same as before, setting the discourse
Makes her appear the same as everyone else, copying the action sof everyone else
POV medium shot from the computer of Gardner
Profile shot of Gardner through window into his bedroom zooming out
Makes him seem smaller and smaller, allowing the audience to grasp the theme of space and the idea that everyone is very samll in the grand scheme of things
Extreme long shot of the "East Texas Settlement" as told by the text and used as an establishing shot
Crane/ Birdseye shot zooming out of this area and back up into space, identical but in reverse to before, comes to a halt of an extreme long shot of a planet turning , surrounded by space, this is then labelled as mars
Again enhancing the idea that everyone and everything is very small, gives the sense that somethings are hidden and also makes clear to the audience where the action is taking place
Close up of Tulsa's hands typing
Another over the shoulder shot of Tulsa
Profile shot of Tulsa, then a long shot from within the buses behind her of her petting a dog
Gives the sense that someone is watching her but the accompanied sound assures the audience that most likely this is not a threat, it is implied that this is refrring to Gardner watching her
Same POV mid shot of Gardner
Implying that he is in most ways the same as her despite the drastic differentiation in circumstances
Close up of what is being said but in messenger writing
Close up profile shot of Tulsa
Shows the reaction of the participants to what is being said
Extreme long shot of a tank type vechile zooming through the same desert as before
Medium shot of Gardner driving this vechile, the reflection on a space suit helmet he is wearing
High angle tilted down of it driving round in circles, visual effects connote to video games e.g. star wars
May draw on relation form the audience either through driving or aspiring to be in a video game that this looks like- a way of establishing the target audience as people who are of the age to drive/ aspire to drive or are into video games
Low angle tilted up, medium shot of Gardner
Medium shot imitating the one from when the audience were introduced to Tulsa, panning round in an arch as she types and converses with Gardner
Again implying he is the same as her
Medium profile shot of Tusla playing the piano, people looking in, cuts to close up high angle tilted down of her as she looks to the side, drawing the audiences focus to the, before cutting to an extreme long shot making her look really small in the room
Makes the audience feel sorry for her/ making her look alone similar to him
Similar profile shot but this time of Gardner looking at a globe, then over the shoulder of the same thing, focusing on America
This represents how Gardner is facing similar problems with his life despite it being so different. It could also be a way of suggesting that this is a shared feeling among teenagers within their demographic.
Over the shoulder of Gardner talking to some adults
Implies that similar to a "normal" teenager, his decisions in life are limited and are mainly at the control of his caregivers. He is also distanced from them in age, therefore having them interacting makes Gardner's lonliness more prominant.
Long shot of a modern looking office
Camera follows in a medium shot as Gardner stands
Could be a physical portrayal of the action Gardner is taking in order to change his life e.g. "taking a stand" and wanting to go to Earth.
POV shot then behind the shoulder shot of couple on tv hugging and looking into camera, behind them is a beautiful view
Panning shot of Gardner running
Xray shot of Gardner's heart
Birdseye shot of the rocket taking off
Extreme long shot of him looking out of the window of the rocket at Earth
Medium POV shot from gardner, Tulsa in the middle third and all classmates looking towards the camera at him
Extreme long shot of an astronaut
Extreme long establishing shot of the road and the truck
Tracking mid shot pf them on a motorbike riding down a run down looking street
Dolly shot following Gardner running, imitating the plane and car following him
POV shot of Gardner in a hospital but one which appears tho have advanced technology, following the theme of the movie cuts to the origin of the POV- Tulsa- looking in at him with the reflection in a glass which stands as a divide between them
POV shot of an animated blow up alien
Profile shot then cllose up over the shoulder of the two characters almost kissing
Mise-en-scene
Bright lighting, but grey/ brown building looking dull, green outside, high school aged children wearing bright clothes
Bright school hallways but dull colour, blue lockers
Regular looking classroom but advanced "laptops" which are set out as holograms, all children wearing relatively modern clothes and nothing that would connote to an advanced time period other than the technological advancement, light from windows
Tulsa has a confused expression, she wears a leather jacket and her blonde hair down
Behind the del laptop is a plain wall and on it is a poster which looks to be advertising alien safety or such like
Globe and plain white wall behind him, black shirt and black hair with bright blue eyes
Sitting in bedroom, looks pretty normal and the looks quite small and calm
Brown and dull sky with isolated domes hidden in between hills, sand unsettled
Blue keyboard lighting up her hands, light coming from above implied to be natural light from classroom windows
Tulsa- Hair in bun, dull green backpack, short shorts and a leather jacket over a grey hoody
Tulsa in the shade whilst there is sun in the background, blue houses in the background and a black dog
Face implied to be lit up by blue laptop, she is in a dark room whilst the background shows an out of focus light green
Robot wheels in, white and human features
Gardner- wearing a space suit and gear
Gardner sitting on bed with hologram laptop, bedroom walls are curved and bed is plain white and grey, he wears a plain grey jumper, light grey chinos and grey socks
Tulsa wearing a dark top with the sleeves rolled up, hair down and natural makeup
Tulsa- hair down, short short and a red top, signature red wrist band/ scrunchi, in a music room with bare walls and lots of instruments, light streaming in from windows next to her, people looking in
Gardner wearing a black polo with a logo that looks like a moon over a planet/ similar, hair is messy, Blue desktop shows a type of physics plan and a space ship white theme follows in the background
Modern and spacious office, interactive whiteboard with a video on it and a giant globe, two men, one in a suit looking at woman on screen, office is predominantly brown
Gardner is now wearing a baggy grey top and more of his room is now visible, his face is lit up by the tv and it can be seen that he is crying at what is going on, there are lots of posters of earth on his walls
Imitated running track and Gardner running with a weight vest, with posters encouraging the development of muscles
Gardner's face literally lit up when looking out the window at the comedic sign pointing to Earth
He is lit up and stands out against the black of the rocket
Gardner still dressed in black and grey but notably now wears a leather jacket and sunglasses, similar to Tulsa's, all the other children wear bright clothes
Green trees and modern car
Hot air balloons in all different colours in the air, blue truck and green trees amid the rest of barren landscape, mountain the the background
Both still wearing dark clothes and sunglasses,, contrasting to their landscape
Pink lighting and bright theme of Vegas, represented by the palm trees, Tulsa wears a blue dress
Bright commputer screen when everything starts slotting into palce, Tulsa also wears the bright blue dress again and her hair is no longer covering her face, and has been curled
Bright light is coming in form the horizon and the sea looks idellic
Sky is grey and cloudy, making the alien stand out
Rocket lit up against dark sky, looks magical
Him huggingn her in his arms the same way that his Dad did on the TV screen that he was watching before
Editing
Cut synchronous to beeping sound with technological connotations
Sped up shot though the school
Credits come up in the "typed" effect acting to describe what is going on
Shot reverse adaptation used as it reverses to show him
cut synchronous to boom of sound
Company logo "STX ENTERTAINMENT" flashes up as metal effect letters on plain white background
Fade to black then into next scene
Fade to black
Shallow focus on Tulsa and out of focus in the background
Titles "TWO WORLDS" on starry background asynchronous to boom sound in backing track
Titles "ONE CONNECTION"
Gardner is positioned in the middle and lower third to represent power
Visual effects showing the rocket taking off
Titles "THIS DECEMBER"
Shot reverse shot
" "
Focus pull form caterpillar to his face
Titles "FIND SOMEONE"
"WHO CHNAGES THE WAY"
"YOU SEE THE WORLD"
"THE SPACE BETWEEN US"
Sound
Airy non-diegetic backing track
Beep marking the cuts between the shots, technological connotations
Typing noises but with space/ technological feel
Up until now there was a mute on diegetic sound but now the diegetic sound builds in perspective and a new backing track starts up which is monotonous and has connotations of time running out, school bell
Voiceover used as reading out what she is typing
Tone of voiceover changes upon change in the scene, changes to a more robotic and high pitched version of Tulsa's voice
Low tone voice of Gardner
Boom to accompany cuts
Retracting is accompanied by similar effect to that of a plane taking off, fading into a calm monotonous beat of the music before
Sound bridge voiceover
Robotic voice interacting
Fade to black then in again
Gardner now voiceover sound bridge of what he is typing
Music with lyrics comes in and decreases sound perspective when the characters/ voiceovers are talking, maintaining the monotonous sound
Voiceover used as soundbridge relating to the shot
Monotonous tone stops when he is on Earth
It was interesting to me to anaylse the trailer of a film that I haven't seen or heard about as it has not yet been released. It really made me think about how the distribution company are promoting the film and what aspects of the film they want to leave to speculation.