Case Study 4: 'Spectre' (Mendes, 2015) 

Here are some pictures and movie posters of 'Spectre', enjoys guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is the trailer also guys, enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This trailer uses different conventions:

- Straight away the trailer opens with action scenes in the first 20 seconds of the trailer.
- Also in the first part of the trailer it showcases the stars in the film, showing people which actors and actresses are playing different roles especially key roles, for example James Bond is played by Daniel Craig.
- For the entire trailer the iconic James Bond Theme can be heard playing in the background over the clips and dialogue, when the action/fast paced scenes are being shown the climax to soundtrack starts to play to create more atmosphere, when the scenes are quiet and narrative related the soundtrack gets quieter.
- The use of both fast visual images and slightly slower fades to the next clip/image this maintains the pace of the trailer.
- In this trailer the main title of the film is not revealed until the very end, this encourages people to watch the whole of the trailer in order to see what the film's title is, therefore creating a larger demographic market of people that want to see the film, from just what they have been watching so far in the trailer.
- The trailer also highlights some of the 'best bits' of the film, for example action and driving scenes, this also allows the audience to establish the genre of the film from watching this trailer.
-However the action wasn't really interspersed with the credits on the screen either.

The target audience are people that enjoy action films and people that are avid consumers of the James Bond franchise. The distributor has targeted this audience by using various action scenes within the trailer and using the iconic James Bond Theme playing in the background.

Overall, for me, I believe that this trailer was very well edited and made because of the way it was edited together makes me, as a consumer and the targeted demographic to go and pay money to actually watch this film in the cinema, as it encouraged me through the use of well placed action scenes and theme tunes.

Here is the soundtrack to Spectre performed by Sam Smith, 'Writing's On The Wall'

Here is the replica of the Spectre ring from the film if you guys want to check it out, follow the link!!!

Spectre Ring

Plot summary

A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia, the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as SPECTRE. Meanwhile back in London, Max Denbigh, the new head of the Centre of National Security, questions Bond's actions and challenges the relevance of MI6 led by M. Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny and Q to help him seek out Madeleine Swann, the daughter of his old nemesis Mr White, who may hold the clue to untangling the web of SPECTRE. As the daughter of the assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot. As Bond ventures towards the heart of SPECTRE, he learns a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks. (IMDB)


Premiere 

The World Premiere of SPECTRE was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Monday 26 October. In attendance were Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, Naomie Harris, Christoph Waltz, Dave Bautista, Sam Mendes, Andrew Scott, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, Stephanie Sigman, Jesper Christensen, Sam Smith and Rory Kinnear. They joined Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry at the premiere of the 24th Bond film.

Why seen as a blockbuster film?
- During the film they have different scenes which are shown to have a high budget for example during the opening sequence of the film where they have the festival of the dead where they use a large quantity of extras and local people showing that this was a high budget film. 
- This was also filmed in multiple locations for example Tokyo, London, Austria, Mexico City, Rome and Morocco. This shows that by the film being shot in different locations this shows that this film had quite a high budget.