Superbad trailer analysis

Conventions-  superbad includes many of the conventions of a teen comedy. one example is the fact that the setting of the film is set in high school which is very conventional for a teen comedy and also involves drinking and parties which are also conventional of the genre. Another convention used is the main characters being uncool/ not popular which is conventional as is their quest to have sex which is a major part of most teen comedy storylines. Another way in which Superbad followed conventions is that the main characters are all trying to go out with attractive girls which again appears in a lot of teen comedies.

mise-en-scene - the clothes worn by fogell, Seth and evan (costumes) are conventional for a teen comedy as they were 'uncool' and not in fashion clothes which is shown by contrast to the 'popular' characters who wear 'cooler' clothes. another example of Mise-en-scene is the setting/location of the film which takes place at high school which is very conventional for a teen comedy and proven to be successful. one of the main props used in the film is alcohol bottles/cans which is very conventional to see in teen comedies where drinking at parties is often part of the story. also the clothing that the girls wear in the trailer is often very provocative which is again conventional of the genre.

Sound- non diagetic music is used in the trailer which is conventional for all film trailers, the music often gets louder at a points where there is no dialogue and quieter when there is dialogue. the dialogue contains a lot of swearing which is appealing for the teenage audience is conventional for teen comedies. The non diagetic music is upbeat which shows youthfulness and again appeals to the teen audience.


Camerawork- high angle shots are used on Seth , Fogell and Evan to show they are not considered important people in their school and socially not important. This is in comparison to some of the girls they are interested in who are shown with low angle shots which shows they are considered more important in their social surroundings and also suggests that the girls are out of the boys league. A two shot is used between Evan and Becca to show the difference between and that their from different social groups which is conventional of a teen comedy.

Editing - eye line matches are used to show Seth staring at a girls breasts and Fogell staring at a girls bum, these are used as comical moments and are often used in similar situations in many teen comedies. The eye line match to show the boy looking at a girl who's out of his league is conventional of the genre. shot reverse shots are also used to contrast the difference between the 'uncool' guys and the 'cool' girls which is again a common convention of the genre. fast paced editing is also used which appeals to the teen audience as it suggests youthfulness.

This is a two shot used in the trailer showing Fogell and Nicola which contrasts the difference between them and their social cliques. This is shown as a comical moment as the audience recognizes that Fogell is with a girl out of he’s league which is conventional of a teen comedy. the mise-en-scene in the shot also shows Fogell to be 'uncool' as the clothes he’s wearing are over sized and unfashionable and is clearly contrasted to the 'cooler kids'. The low key lighting also shows that its a party/social event.



Wide shot showing Seth, Evan and Evan's mum. the shot shows that Seth is looking at Evan's mums breasts as she is bending over, this is conventional for a teen comedy as often the young male characters are interested in older women. This is comical for the audience as he is interested in he's best friends mum.




Two shot showing the two main characters  (Evan and Seth) leaving the bus. The clothes (costumes) worn by the characters shows that they are 'unccol' and outcasts as they are on their way  to get alcohol for the party which is unconventional as the cool kids are usually relied on to bring the alcohol to the party. Its comical for the audience looking at how Seth is dressed as he is wearing Evans dads clothes which again suggests that they are social outcasts. The fact that they have got off a bus rather than driving also suggests they would be considered 'losers' at high school.

  

A shot reverse shot is used between Seth and Jules, this contrasts the differences in appearance between their two respective social groups. From the scene you can also see that Seth is trying to impress her and so agrees to buy the alcohol for her party. The shot reverse shot also shows that Seth is far more uncomfortable in social situation which is comical for the audience as he is considered a social outcast.