jungle book essay

You will create an essay.

Describe the media language associated with the 2016 version of the Jungle Book based on the viewing of the trailer.

•       Tips you will describe the narrative linked to your viewing of  the trailer referring to examples of the text linked to sound, camera work, editing and mise en scene

•       You will based on your knowledge of other media texts discuss in what way the trailer differs to other media forms

•       You will discuss how (in your opinion the trailer meets the expectations of a range of audiences (e.g. based on age and location e.g. UK & US v Indian)

•       You will discuss your findings in groups

•       You will create a 500 word essay (individually)

The jungle book trailer is a video that shows the watcher what the full movie will entail. I looked at 4 micro-elements of the trailer cinematography, sound, editing, and mise-en-scene. The editing for the trailer was very fast with lots of cuts and fades to black, this builds tension and makes the movie more mysterious which helps to urge viewers to go watch the movie so that they can find out what happens in the movie. There was also some slower editing which could show the viewer that there is a build up to something big or important. In this trailer it used a loot of wide shots to show the area we were looking at (the jungle), these wide-angle shots are important as it can help to set the scene for the viewer and these shots are usually looking up which can make the viewer feel vulnerable. At one point in the trailer it shows Mowgli against the huge jungle for this shot they used a low angle shot for this to show that the jungle is very powerful and Mowgli is small and alone. The camera also uses head shots to show the emotions of the characters usually showing negative emotions such as fear or sadness. The camera in the trailer also circles around the subject, this and the low angle shot can show vulnerability. The movie is set in the jungle though some scenes are set in a temple, a river and an open field. The set is important as the movie is about a boy in the jungle and if it wasn’t in a jungle then the movie wouldn’t make sense to the viewers, the other scenes are also important as the movie would be boring if it only took place in the jungle, so you need to mix it up so that viewers wont get bored. The costume for Mowgli is red which can link to iron man as the director of the jungle book and iron man is the same person (Jon Favreau). The sounds in the trailer are mostly non diegetic, at first the sound is the snake (Kaa) speaking to mowgli though we don't know she is a character yet, later in the trailer it shows Kaa talking so it turns diegetic. The music is also non diegetic because we can't see any instruments in the jungle (drums and violin).