The Firm – Teaser Analysis:
Film Teaser/Trailer Questions Raised
The Firm Teaser Who is the leader of the
group?
Why are the colours used in
the teaser bright?
Where is the man walking
to?
Where is the large group of
people walking to?
Who is the man on the
phone to?
Why are they are arguing?
Who is the girl?
Category (true story, Comments (genre, own Shot list
comic fictional, novel, reaction)
film, documentary)
Remake of the 1983 Based on football Dolly shot of man walking from behind.
version – Directed by hooligans, directed by Fade to LS, and cut to another LS.
Nick Love Nick Love, who Cut to MS (x2) with the actors positioned in the
specialises in producing left third.
films with such a theme. CU – panning.
E.g. The Football Cut to MS.
Factory. Cut to MS with man positioned in the left third.
CU of trainer (side shot) with paint effect added
to still image.
Fade to CU
Cut to LS of still image, with paint effect added to
still image.
MS of man in shop.
CU of man in bar.
Cut to screen, text appears with sound effect.
LS of man walking.
Cut to HCA of people in club.
MS – symmetrical.
Blur to LS.
Cut to MS on train.
LS of train, and pans to left slightly.
CU of man in mirror.
LCA – MS (x2) with paint effects added.
Dolly shot from behind (MS).
MS of man in telephone box.
Camera pans slightly to right on MS of men.
LS on street, still photo with paint effects.
Cut to screen, text flies in with sound effect.
MS of men.
MS in club, cut to MS.
Cut to LS, still image with paint effect.
Cut to CU with sound effect between.
Colour outlines man and text enters.
LS of car.
MS of woman, still image with a paint effect.
CU.
HCA – establishing shot.
OTS.
Cut to MS.
MS of man, still image with sound effect.
Text enters.
MS of men, still image with paint effect.
MS, still image with paint effect, and blurred in
between.
OTS, still image, with paint effect.
MS in club.