The music first starts off quite eerie, with some diegetic sound of the man punching a wall and breathing, whilst also smacking both his fists together. The music then changes to more of a minor theme, meaning more sad, suggesting to the audience that there is a lot of sadness or despair. then there is an interaction between two characters, one presumably a coach and the other the main character. The coach then states, ''You not built for this, these boys come in here, they gotta fight for life!'' ''people die in the ring, your daddy died in the ring!'' the main character then replies to the coach, ''I don't know him, ain't got nothin to do with me.'' This short conversations makes the audience give a lot of sympathy towards the main character, this is because we just learn that his father died boxing, so it could mean that he has had a troubled life, also, considering that the setting is in quite an urban area, it could suggest that he is living in poverty. After that scene the music then changes into a more upbeat and happy theme, connoting to the audience that something positive is being done or that the main character is taking action, it could also signify that there is a change in theme. Suddenly the music stops for a second and then we are introduced to some diegetic sound of hand wraps being tied around his hand, then suddenly the music starts again. there is then a large narration, then some upbeat rap music introduced, adding to the theme of the song, then some dub step is introduced. then until the very end the music overtakes for the majority, the character then repeats rocky's motto. ''it doesn't matter how hard you can hit, but how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.''
The first shot used in this film trailer is a high angle shot which walks in towards the character, and whilst this is happening the camera tilts downwards, which gives a new perspective for the audience, as they are wondering where the sounds of punches are coming from, which is then revealed through this shot. the lighting is fairly bright, however the light is enhanced slightly so that is shines more on the character, showing off definition in the characters muscles, which emphasizes the role that he is a boxer. However the setting is in a fairly run down shabby room, where there is an old box and empty shelves. which connotates to the audience that the setting is in a fairly run down area. This shot is also somewhat long, and does not change angles, however the boxer does change from facing away from the camera to facing towards the wall, which is a fairly unique shot. The character has extremely serious facial expressions, and is fairly tense, which the audience can understand, and some members of the audience may have had a fight themselves, so they would be able to sympathise with that character and understand the situation that he is in. The camera then starts to follow the character as he walks out of the room, turning into a dolly shot, however the shot then fades to black, to build up tension, and then fades back slowly into colour, where the camera is using a dolly shot at a low angle to build up even more tension for the audience, The camera then tracks upwards. Following this there is a branding shot used, 'Metro Goldwyn Mayer' and 'Warner Bros' along with some others.
There is then a shot where the camera focuses on a broken chain fence, which then changes focus to a train driving past on a bridge, The camera then changes into an establishing shot styled shot, which displays to the audience the setting, so the audience can understand what kind of run down environment the main character is living in. using a long shot so as the majority of the neighbourhood is introduced. There is a word written on the bridge which is captured by the camera which says, ' Eagles ' .This could be a representation of some patriotism in the neighbourhood, connoting to the audience that although it is a fairly run down area, there is still a fair amount of sports going on, for example American Football. The next shot used is a close shot, however it also slightly pans to the right, to ensure that we do not lose track of the character walking through a door. we are then introduced to a new setting, which conforms the stereotype of poverty, where people are usually led into boxing, for example in Thailand many children are forced into Muay Thai in order to survive instead of begging on the streets, or simply to get money for their family, much like in America where they fight in order for their family to have money. The setting is in a boxing gym, where the audience see multiple boxers using punch bags, however there is one character standing just outside the ring, who isn't doing much, which could suggest to the audience that he is a coach of some sort, which then implies to the audience that he is going to have a big impact on the film and the main character. Following this, the main character is standing next to the coach, which the camera uses a two person shot to capture both of them, the camera also focuses on them through a some boxers sparring. Then a shot reverse shot is used to capture a conversation between the two characters, they both have serious facial expressions, which used in conjunction with The bright lighting, the audience can guess that something important is going to happen.
Following this some editing is used, where the camera fades to black and some information is added whilst the camera is faded to black, '' From the director of Fruitvale Station.'' which is a popular dramatic movie. So from that we can guess that there will be a heavy influence of sombreness and drama. There is then a sudden change of settings, which captures a city in a extreme long shot, which then zooms in very quickly, suddenly changing into A tracking shot which follows the main character from a diagonal angle, then changes into a low angle medium shot of trainers wrapped around electrical wires, which suggests that there is a theme of a gang going on, for example a gang or person marking their territory, however it could also be a marker for where people sell weed/ drugs. The lighting is very bright in this shot which is quite nice as it emphasizes the weather in the shot which would in turn would increase revenue for the shot since it is more visually appealing, and the shot is also in HD which further signifies the visuals. There is then a montage of the main character going through a workout, where mainly low angles are used, for example when the main character is doing underhand grip pull ups a low angle shot is used to capture him, but before the audience can fully capture the scenes, the camera changes, which adds a flurry on shots and a theme of rush, telling the audience that there is a lot going on. There is a iconic shot from a high angle where the camera captures the main character wrapping his hands in tape, which may make some audience members have deja vu, there is also a heavy influence from the film Rocky. Following this there is a mid shot of the main character running on a treadmill with an oxygen mask on, we are also shown in this shot several posters which are from fights from the past, which adds history into the film, making it much more interesting. Further on there is a two person over the should shot, which captures the main character and another character at eye level, which was used to symbolise a moment just before a fight, as the next shot is a complete change of scenery, where we are introduced to a boxing ring, however the first shot used does not capture the fighter;s faces, which leaves an enigma for a short time period, where the audience wonder who those two fighters are. but then we are introduced to a eye level shot of one character punching the main character, however the camera does not whip away, but captures the head turn. The trailer then ends with an iconic shot of rocky and the main character in a two person shot, which then cuts and finishes.
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