RESEARCH: Dunkirk Trailer Analysis

Dunkirk Trailer

FEATURE	COMMENTS
Genre	Historical/ Drama
Narrative	A historical perspective of numerous soldiers during the storming of the Dunkirk beaches while planes routinely preform bombing runs, slaughtering the soldiers
Unique Selling Point	A unique perspective and directing of a widely known story
Target Audience	Mainstream, Young adults, elderly people
Music	On-screen characters actions are in time with a metronome as the only music, diegetic or otherwise, until 0:47 in the trailer where a choir sings as a soldier walks into the ocean to drown himself, afterwards there is another break in the music until 1:29 where there is a deep bassline, in time with a heartbeat as the battle worsens. All music ceases when the title of the movie comes on-screen
Shot Types/ Camera Angles	Close ups of soldiers faces, two shots, reaction shots, wide angle, shot-reverse-shot, pan up,
Pace	The pace is kept to a non-diegetic metronome, which indicated when the screen will fade to black as well as dictating/ keeping in time with on-screen characters actions
Dialogue	Dialogue in this film comes from numerous soldiers, all conveying a longing for home and the fear of returning to the beaches of Dunkirk
Voiceover	n/a
Special Effects	Numerous practical effects such as explosions, blood on soldiers faces
Credits/ intertitles	At 2:05 the title of the film appears onscreen over a black background, the letters acting as a window to see the beach and waves of Dunkirk.