The film is about a French police inspector called Clouseau, who tires to catch the Phantom, a daring jewel thief, whose identity and features are unknown- and is acting right under his nose.
When the trailer starts, it is a medium shot of the animated pink panther looking a a film reel, and a voice over is talking to him. He then asks who is in the film. David Niven is then shown, in a medium shot, of him hiding behind the curtain and then comes out, which shows him putting a mask on. This shows enables the audience to see his facial expressions and body language.
The next scene is a long shot of a man going up the stairs and Peter Sellers comes around the stairs and pours a liquid onto the floor. This a long shot, which allows the audience to see his body language and facial expressions.
Moreover, there is a conversation between the inspector and another detective, which lets the audience see their facial expressions. The inspector then falls onto the ground, as he spins a globe too fast.
Afterwards, we can see a medium shot of two people having a conversation. You get to see the persons point of view when they are having a conversation, this allows the audience to engage in the conversation and see their facial expressions. Low-key lighting is used, which creates a romantic atmosphere. As we see a shot/reverse/shot and it slowly zooms into their faces. There are mainly close up shots used in this trailer, to show characters facial expressions clearly.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life is about an angel who helps a frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he never existed.
There are many different shots used in this trailer which allow the audience to engage and feel how the characters are feeling. When he is introduced, there is a close-up which allows us to see how he is feeling. There is a medium shot when we can see the main character, this allows us to see his facial expressions clearly. During this scene, high-key lighting is used to show him as superior to everyone else.
Also, many long shots are used to show the surroundings around the the characters, for example a woman walks in and a long shot is used to shows her surroundings and also show her body language. A medium shot is used when a couple are dancing and then the camera zooms out and it becomes a long shot, as they jump into the water. High-key lighting is used to create a fun atmosphere, as they are all happy and there is a party going on.
Key Differences between 'It's a Wonderful Life' & 'Pink Panther'
Both of the films have various things in common such as they both use different camera angles and movement, they both use close-up's in their trailers. Whereas, in Pink Panther, mostly close-up's are used to show the characters facial expressions clearly. Also, in It's a Wonderful Life, they use mostly long shots to show the surroundings of the characters. Long shots are probably used more as there are more people and they wanted to show the atmosphere around them.
A main difference between the two trailers, is that 'Pink Panther' is in colour and 'It's a Wonderful Life' is in black and white. In 'Pink Panther', the colour shows more realistic scenarios and the different types of lighting allows the colour to balance. Whereas, in 'It's a Wonderful Life', the black and white allows the audience to see the different atmosphere's around the characters.
Another difference, is the typography. There is more typography in 'It's a Wonderful Life', which connotes that they didn't have much equipment to use different skills for the typography. There is more sound in 'Pink Panther', which allows the audience to engage with the storyline and see who the characters are.
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