What would one expect to find in a trailer?

·         The main characters

·         Exciting/funny parts of the film

·         Hints/introduction to narrative

·         Genre conventions

·         Quotes from the Media

·         Classification/Rating

·         Title, film date

·         Film company

·         Promote the ‘big well known’ actors/credits

·         Soundtrack/sound effects  

·         Directors name


3 act structure
Todorov's Narrative Theory