Romance Trailer - Dear John

         


Calm and happy tuneful music is being played right at the beginning, the audience is also presented with an attractive, athletic looking male, we assume he is the main character. As the bag falls into the water the long shot of Channing Tatum jumping heroically into the water is shown, this moulds his character making him seems caring and compassionate. A two shot is used showing the supposed main characters. Then shows a variety of shots which show they are now in a relation ship and are very happy, the girl is doing a voice over describing their love. the audience like this as romance fans love the idea of a classic and pure love story. Establishing shots of romantic places such as the beach and sunsets are shown as the titles appears across the screen. A close up of Channing Tatum in a army uniform suggests that he isn't going to be staying, which is going to cause complications in their summer romance. Aside from the twos romance storyline, we are then introduced to his dad which the audience can see is going to be another interesting storyline. A few fast pace shots then shows Channing Tatum beating someone up showing a different side of him. A typical kiss is then shared in the pouring rain this is a stereotypical convention of romance. Music then changes as he breaks the news he is going back to the army. A long shot shows the plane as he is getting off the audience start to lose hope for their relationship but this is quickly disappears as we discover they write to each other. Establishing shots of their lives apart make the audience feel sad as they hope they will remain together. A montage of emotional shots are then used filled with tears and heartbreak. A medium shot of the dad in hospital adds to the emotion making the audience want to watch the film to know how it all turns out.