Teaser Analysis - Mean Girls

Film
Teaser/ Trailer
Questions Raised
Category
(True Story, novel, comic fictional, film, document)
Comments
(Genre, own reaction)
Shot List
(B/W, SFX etc)
Mean Girls
Trailer
-What friendship group does she fall into as the new girl?
-Is she fully accepted as a ‘plastic’?
-What causes the girls to go wild?
-What does Katie learn/ how does she develop as a character throughout the film?
-How does she become popular?


Comic Fictional-
Plays on teenage stereotypes
-Comedy
-Target Audience: Teenagers
- Includes a voiceover, narrates the plot raises controversial issues to entice the viewer. The audience want to know the transition of the main character.
-Humorous elements.
- Non- diagetic sounds and music.
*Medium shot of ‘Katie’ in a classroom setting- Teachers voice can be heard.
*Sharp change to medium shot of teachers introducing her as a character.
*Medium shot of students, but sharp focus on an African student.
*Close up of teacher.
*Montage of film strips exploring ‘katies’ life so far.
*Medium shot of Katie walking to college looking scared/ nervous.
*Medium shot of students behaving like animals.
*Close up of Katie introducing herself
*Switches to close up of Janice introducing herself, then to a close up of Damien and says his name.
*Close up to medium shot of Janice and Damien walking through a hallway; “new meat coming through”.
*Close up of Katie.
*Switches to a Point of view shot, of Katie looking at a floor plan teaching the audience of the different types of students and social groups.
*Zooms in.
*Panning of the canteen, busy scene.
*Medium shots, sharp transitions of shots of students.