Snow White Analysis

Kianna Briggs

Editing• The beginning of the trailer uses a

lot of fading transferring from one to shot to another. This creates a dramatic effect as it slowly eases into each shot, giving more emphasis as each shot arrives. The audience is immediately grabbed as they want to know what shot is next behind the fade. However this transition gradually changes moving to straight cuts which heightens the drama and the tension as the action scenes are shown. Furthermore although this is a fairytale theme, the pace of the shots help to change its innocence to something dark and tragic.

Fades from this shot to this shot

EditingGraphics are used continuously throughout the trailer providing the audience with relevant information regarding the film. The font used is consistent and has a fairytale effect with the use of the silver writing which correlates to the theme of fairytales as they are about magic. However the black background creates a dark and dangerous effect which turns the innocence of the magic in a fairytale to something evil and horrific. The name of the film is finally introduced at the end of the trailer; this has purposely been done to enhance the audience’s expectations. They are only then shown the name of the film once they have seen what it has to offer which means that the name of the film will stick with them making them want to watch the film.

The use of single words such as “Evil” and “Fights” creates a dramatic effect to the trailer as it highlights the action within the film drawing the audience in. As well as this it acts as a pause in the trailer where the audience are waiting for the next shot increasing the suspense and heightening the tension. For example the shot that follows the word “Fights” is a scene that shows a war. Therefore as the trailer proceeds there is a pattern that is noticed as each shot that follows the word links back to it. This shot is a medium shot of a battle however the shot focuses specifically on two soldiers fighting which allows the audience to identify the weapons used locating the time period and the armour worn which also located the time period. The use of heavy armour such as shields and body suits suggests that the film is set in the past.

Camera ShotsThis close up of an apple is iconicity. The shot shows a an apple however it shows it changing from an ordinary apple to something which could be dark and dangerous. The close up enables the audience to focus on the apple which in the fairytale represents evil which is shown in this shot by the use of colours.

The pale hand has connotations of death suggesting that this could be Snow White’s hand as in the original fairytale she dies because she ate the apple. The hand also looks lifeless which could then also suggest that she has died.

Surrounding the hand is snow which represents Snow White which also suggests that the persons hand is Snow White’s. This shot is quite symbolic within the trailer as it not only shows the apple which the film is known for but it also suggests a turning point in the film where dark magic has poisoned the innocence of a fairytale.

This medium shot shows the queen speaking to the mirror which is also an important scene in the fairytale. There are two main colours within this shot that are very important. The mirror is gold which has connotations of royalty and importance. On the other hand the Queen is dressed in silver which also has connotations of royalty and importance however the colours suggest that the mirror is of a higher status as it dressed in gold which is worth more than silver. Therefore it immediately indicates that the Queen is seeking help from the mirror and could also suggest that the mirror has control over the Queen.

The transition used after this show is a fade which is quite symbolic as between the Queen and the mirror we see an establishing shot that features Snow White. This is symbolic because it almost shows a barrier between the Queen and the mirror representing the fact the Snow White is the barrier for the Queen to fulfil the want to be “the fairest of them all”.

Mise-En-Scene This low angle shot enables the audience to see a castle. The castle gives the film a time period and also location suggesting that the film has not been modernised from the original fairytale.

These two pictures show the different costumes within the film but also show the different status’. For example the Queen is wearing a gold ground and dress suggesting she is of importance and is worth a lot. Whereas the Huntsman is wearing dark colours such as brown suggesting he is of a lower status and doesn’t have as much money as the Queen.