Music

Music is a very important of a feature of a trailer, as it changes the atmosphere of the trailer and how individuals perceive our media text. As a result our group wanted to pay close attention to the music and make sure that it is appealing to our target audience and that they can identify with the music. To make sure that our group picked the right song we conducted a survey on 30 boys who are the same age as our target audience. We asked them what was there favourite genre of music out of pop, rock, hip hop, indie and R&B. Here are the results.

Hip hop was the most popular genre of music, therefore our group tried to find songs that would fits the genre of hip hop. We narrowed it down into two songs.

WWW: Our group really liked this song because because of the lyrics, the lyrics portray a man trying to find his way out, and is looking for a light. This is just like the protagonist who is trying to find a way out of the situation that he is in, and to provide for his family. Additionally the song has a very good beat and it is easy to edit the trailer so it matches the timing of the song.

EBI: A limitation of this song is that when we tested it on some footage it keeps jumping and skipping,this makes the trailer seem patchy and not fluid.

WWW: The main thing that our group liked about this song is that  the beat to this song is phenomenal. We really believe that it captures the protagonists life, this is because the tone of this song is harsh so it reflects the harsh situations that the protagonist is ging through.

EBI: A limitation of this song is that it has no lyrics, as a result our group believes that it is not as effective than the other song.

Consequently our group decided to use the song 'Lights On' however if the song continues to keep jumping we will use the song 'Get Lost.'

Nonetheless our group believes that both of this songs reflect our target audience as the younger generation is more likely appreciative towards the style of hip hop, which will make them more engaged in the trailer, therefore they are more likely going to watch the movie.