The Secret Lives Of Dorks Official Trailer 1 (2013) - Comedy Movie HD

 This is the trailer of "the secret lives of dorks" this is a great example of a rom/com movie trailer which is a genre me and Eleanor are going to be looking into for our own film trailer.The first significant shot in this trailer is the the introduction to the movie institution "Gravitas Ventures" which pops up in a 3D motion with light purple sparkles shinning towards us.The font of the institution title is also  loopy girly font. this connotes a light hearted theme which is a convention of romantic comedy's. This use of institution title shot will influence mine and Eleanor style of institution title image. We then see the first scene of this trailer it is a fairly long shot of a teenage boy sitting on the edge of his bed, the scenery in his room appears very cluttered and disorganized with posters covering the walls.This use of scenery conforms to the general stereotypes of teenagers being messy and unorganized. There is diegetic sound of an answering machine on the phone as the camera zooms into a close up shot of the boys face,He wears big glasses as a prop and he is stuttering as he speaks. The use of stuttering is purposely done to indicate that he is nervous the glasses also suggest he might considered "nerdy" which then links in with the title of the film "the secret lives of dorks"There is then use of non diegetic sound of a school bell which is used as a sound bridge it begins at the end of the first shot of him in his room and carry's on through the rapid transition of the institution titles to the next shot of a close up of the main characters face in high school. There is then significant narrative dialogue of the main character this is a typical romcom genre cliche where the main character narrates in the movie so that the audience can feel closer to the protagonist and relate with their struggles. The same use of narrative is used in Notting Hill a very succesful romcom. In this scenario we can relate to Paytons struggles of not fitting in, getting bullied being labeled as a dork in high school. We see these through quick snapshots of him looking upset being pushed stuck with sticky notes and dialogue from two boys in a convertible car calling him a "Dork". The next significant shot is a close up of his love interest. This connotes love which is a key theme in romcom genres.Further into the trailer there are several shots of the main character bumping into his crush and saying silly things that make the audience laugh and feel sorry for him.This immediately indicated that it is a romcom genre as there is slapstick and farcical humor.