Action Trailer- The Jungle Book (2016)

The Jungle Book is a live-action recreation film of the original animatic disney film. Impressive CGI and new technologies tell the story of Mowgli's journey.

The trailer opens with a fast pace tracking shot moving through the leaves of the jungle. The sound effects created are wind whistles and leaves rustling in the wind. The soundtrack is fairly mellow and mysterious due to it being the beginning of the trailer. As the screen dips to black we are then shown a birds eye view shot of the jungle. There are many trees, vines and rivers which connote to the idea of a jungle and wildlife. Throughout the trailer their is a narrative voice who talks to the audience through their dialogue. From watching the trailer and the way in which they pronounce their words it implies that its the snake. The narrator begins asking questions such as "Are you alone out here?" suggesting she's trying to find out details and if its safe to come out.

There is then a long panning shot of Mowgli standing all alone in the jungle. The lighting appears very dark to create a tense and suspicious atmosphere. The soundtrack also becomes faster in pace and higher in pitch. This positions the audience to expect something may jump out at us or surprise us at any moment. Mowgli is shown to appear as vulnerable through his body language. We are able to understand that he is all alone in the wild and violent jungle. The vines are also used to make the jungle appear scarier and move interesting.

This part of the trailer is where the impressive CGI is first introduced. We are able to see different Wildlife animals which look completely real. Due to proliferation new technologies film industries are able to create these imposing affects. The low angle shot makes the animals which are eye level look fairly less superior compared to the one particular animal which is seen at the top. The lighting has been used effectively to capture the animal making it take most of the attention from audiences. The sounds heard at this point are mainly sound effects of Falcons and Eagles which help create a more agitated and nervous atmosphere.
As the soundtrack drops and becomes louder making audiences jump slightly, a close up shot is used to show a Tiger's step as he makes his way down the rock. We are able to see the graceful movements of the Tiger as it makes its way to the water. The narrative continues as she asks "Don't you know what you are?" implying she is talking to Mowgli. This suggests the snake is confused as to why Mowgli is in the jungle and not in the 'Man Village'.  The Tiger has been created using CGI, and looks very realistic due to the budget in which the film had.

The trailer then fades to black. A loud roar is presented as a medium shot shows a Tiger aggressively roaring at the screen. There is a mixture of lighting and roaring sound effects used to help keep the atmosphere unrelaxed and strained. This gives us a full insight of what the Tiger looks like and the how good the CGI really is in this film. The lighting flashes intending to look like lightning as the screen dips to black. This short scene is fairly scary to get a reaction from viewers and audiences.

There is then a extreme long shot where all we can see is a bright light moving towards the left in the distance. We are also then able to see in the reflection of the water that it's Mowgli who is in fact running through the jungle. The narrative states "I know what you are" implying to the audience that she doesn't think he's a threat, the snake is what's really evil. The soundtrack continues to get louder, more mellow and faster in pace. This conforms to the action genre as it's represented as life-threatining and heroic.

As the trailer continues we see a close up shot of a Panther. The lighting is made really dark so you can only see the fluorescent green eyes. The lighting creates the effect of pursuing the Panther as evil which subverts the qualities of the character 'Bagheera'.  The soundtrack becomes less mellow and softer as we are introduced to the Panther. As the screen fades to black we see a extreme long shot of Mowgli walking through the jungle, Bagheera is behind him demonstrating he is protecting him in the wild. The imposing CGI effects shows how large of a budget the film had.  In this shot the audience are positioned to feel the scene is completely real, however the whole scene is created for our pleasure. The soundtrack becomes calmer and sounds like a jungle, there are animal noises, whistling winds and animal footsteps. A medium shot shows Mowgli on a big bear's back suggesting he has many friends in the jungle in which are protecting him along his journey. The narratives voice then returns explaining "Poor, sweet little cub", this suggests something bad is about to happen including violence and aggressive scenes. We then see a montage of shots showing Mowgli meeting a gigantic orangutan. We see through his facial expressions and body language that he is frightened.

Match on action is used to show Mowgli running through the trees jumping from branch to branch.
the narrative voice states "I'll keep you close" which suggests he's running away from it. As the narrators dialogue suggests "Let go of your fears now"the screen dips to black and the soundtrack drastically increases in volume speed and pitch. A medium shot shows Mowgli standing in thick tall grass where a Tiger Roars pouncing onto him. Sound effect of roaring is used to make it more scary and tense. Match on action is used to show the Panther and Tiger aggressively fighting which conforms to the action genre of a hero and villain.

The narrator's voice then becomes diegetic sound, present in shot. We are introduced to the snake for the first time and positions the audience to feel weary and uneasy. The snake is positioned higher up that Mowgli making it much more powerful and strong. As the snake gets closer to Mowgli and moves in a slithering sneaky way, it suggests through its dialogue "Trust in me". This enables viewers to feel sympathy for Mowgli as we know the snake is evil and cannot be trusted. This conforms to the action genre as it usually involves a protagonist and antagonist along with someone/something needing saving.

There is then a montage of shots showing all the difficulties Mowgli faces on his journey. Including chases, violence, attacks and life-threatning actions. Mowgli is given prevalence throughout as the writers want you to connect with him the most and sympathise with him.