RESEARCH: Disaster Artist Trailer Analysis

Disaster Artist Trailer

FEATURE	COMMENTS
Genre	Comedy/ Mockumentary
Narrative	A true story based on the book of the same name, from the perspective of the best friend of a man who created the ‘worst movie ever’, The Disaster Artist  is a historical retelling of the journey both men take to achieve
Unique Selling Point	A movie focused on the life of Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero as they create the much beloved cult classic The Room.
Target Audience	Both fans of The Room as well as fans of Seth Rogan’s earlier films
Music	At first, a slow paced piano soloist creates a wistful almost romantic melody as there is a series of cuts to when Wiseau and Sestero first enter Hollywood that, at 0:46 in the trailer completely shifts into an 80’s synth pop that swells when the duo are first on the set of the film
Shot Types/ Camera Angles	Low angle, pan up, tracking, close up, shot reverse shot, two shot, hand held
Pace	In the beginning of the trailer the pacing is slow, acclimatising the audience to the location (Hollywood) and its characters (Greg and Tommy)
Dialogue	The dialogue is always centred around Greg and Tommy’s desire to be in a movie, until Greg suggests that they make their own
Voiceover	At the start of the trailer, Johnny reads the line ‘in Hollywood everybody wants to be star’
Special Effects	n/a
Credits/ intertitles	After Greg and Tommy pinky swear that they are going to make the movie the title fades in from a black background