Teaser trailer analysis

War Horse


Shots/framing
Size:

• Close up of old man
• Long shot of horse
• Mid shot of horse
• Extreme close up of horse's eye

Visual effects:

• Reflection of children in horse's eye

Editing
Speed

• Very slow

Transitions

• Fades

Sound
Voice over of old man

Dialogue

• Shouting
• cheering

SFX

• Explosions
• guns

Theme music

• Orchestra
• slow

Mise-en-scene

Lighting

• Dim
• Sunset
• natural looking
• Mostly night

Characters

• Horse
• Boy
• old man

Setting

• Countryside
• Battlefield
• Forest
• Village

Props/costume

• Uniform
• Typical 1910's clothes