Casino Royale

Casino Royale Opening.

Genre - There are 3 main genres in this opening them being Gambling, action and fighting, they are all shown in detail rather than in a film trailer where they roughly show the genre or part of it.

Narrative - The narrative is Musical with no words as the opening does not need to explain the story or the jist of it where as the trailer does.

Character - Quite a lot of characters show in the opening where as in a trailer they don't need to appear, in the opening Many characters Die, One is always alive and there is a woman (queen like).

Atmosphere - The atmosphere in the opening can be different to the rest of the film, where as the trailer needs to show the atmosphere of the whole film in 3 minutes. The atmosphere of the opening is Eerie, Death and Sneaky

Themes - The themes of the opening and trailer are the same as it is what the film is. The film opening themes are Cards, games, gambling, guns, blood and Original bond gun opening.

Setting - The setting for the opening is different to a trailer as it depends where the film starts but the trailer is a mixture of different places. The Opening shows a Casino, Moving on cards and games.

Sound - The sound for the opening needs to set the mood for the whole film where as this doesn't impact the trailer. The sound in the opening is a Soundtrack (fast Mysterious)

Titles - The titles in the opening need to stand out as this also sets the atmosphere for the film, they need to be easy to read.



Casino Royale Trailer.

Genre - The genres in the trailer are just brief as it is only to advertise the film, the genres in the trailer are Action, fast paced and mysterious.

Narrative - The narrative for the trailer needs to tell the audience what the film is roughly about, this trailer speaks to audience,tells the audience its about winning/losing lots of money and that Bond is needed.

Character - All the actors don't need to be shown in the trailer just the big stars to encourage people to go watch it, this trailer shows Bond(authoritative),Woman(young and glamorous)and Evil(funny face).

Atmosphere - The atmosphere in a trailer needs to be consistent so the audience knows just what the film is going to be like. In this trailer it is Sneaky, secretive, fast and destructive.

Themes - The trailer for this film is the same as the opening with the themes being Money, woman, winning and violence.

Setting - The setting in the trailer shows a different collection of different places they go to in this film that look appealing. This trailer shows Warm places, night, abandoned house, casino and airplanes.

Sound - The sound for a trailer needs to be original and make you think of the film as soon as you hear it. For this trailer the Bond theme tune is used which is a very big tune and most people recognise it when they hear it as it is Loud, Flashy and Boom-ey.

Titles - The trailer needs to flow smoothly so everything is in the same font - linked together.

The differences with both trailer and opening are mainly the opening is all in cartoon where as the trailer shows parts of the film. Also the trailer shows whats going to happen in the film and gives a general idea whereas the opening is mysterious and you almost have to guess.

The similarities with both trailer and opening are they both include the main themes; guns, woman and gambling as they audience needs to know this whether it is a trailer or opening.