VOICE OVER - Deconstructions/Voiceover Idea

Voiceover - Deconstructions/Voiceover Idea

Voiceovers are an immediate recognisable convention of a film trailer which delivers several functions.

A voiceover has the ability to help audiences make sense of a narrative and give a range of information such as themes, characters background, the equilibrium and disequilibrium etc. As well as helping to develop the plot a voiceover can give information on the production personnel, their previous work, any awards etc and this may help to build anticipation to see the film.

The voiceover can set the tone of a film depending on the voice itself which can reinforce the purpose of the film. An average voiceover summarises in 4 – 8 lines and is deliberate in giving away too much especially endings or any twists.
|We decided to add a voice over to narrate our trailer, in response to our survey results.

During my research of voiceovers, I decided to deconstruct a few to fully grasp the different structures and approaches some voiceovers have.

I chose the trailers of the films; Grownups, Ella Enchanted, and Accepted.

Grownups: Voiceover Script

‘Thirty years ago they were the best of friends, now they’re getting back together and they’re all grown up. They’re meeting each other’s families…Learning about their kids… Reliving their glory days...’

Release Date:

‘...In two thousand ten...’

Production Company:

‘...From Columbia pictures comes a comedy (genre)… that proves growing up is optional...’

Actors Names:

‘....Adam Sandler… Kevin James… Chris Rock… Rob Schneider… and Salma Hayek…’

Movie Title Introduction (usually the last thing said):

‘...GROWNUPS!’

Accepted: Voiceover Script

Setting the equilibrium:

‘All Gaines wanted is to be accepted. All he ever got was rejected. So after every college turned him down his only option was to make one up...’

Production Company & Other:

‘...From the studio that brought you American Pie...This summer, for anyone that thinks higher education has hit an all time low, Universal Pictures presents a whole new school of thought

Movie Title Introduction (usually the last thing said):

‘...ACCEPTED!’

Ella Enchanted: Voiceover Script

 

‘Some fairy tales begin with once upon a time, some end with happily ever after and some just throw away the book...’

‘...Meet Ella. Thanks to a magical gift gone wrong. She’s forced to be the most obedient girl in the kingdom...’

Production Company/Actors Name:

‘...Miramax films present Princess Dairies Anne Hathaway...’

Movie Title Introduction:

‘...ELLA ENCHANTED!’

We want our voiceover to reflect an opinion on the power of social networking as opposed to just telling the story. This approach will rightfully give away the film’s theme and will be synchronous with the motion. The voiceover will inform the audience of what to expect. We will also include information, which we think is commonly specific to voiceovers, like the Production Company, actors name and ofcourse the film title.

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