Wednesday 21 November 2012

GTA V trailer analysis

rockstar released the second GTA V trailer on 14/11/12 this trailer involves many different pieces of information about the game and the characters that are involved in the game. Before the trailer even begins there is a standard age warning that shows that this trailer is only allowed to be viewed by people aged 18+. this also warns how the trailer will contain violenc and bad language which is typical for GTA games.
as the first part of the trailer begins it uses an establishing shot of the GTA world of los santos, they have also made it so you cannot see way off into the distance, they have done this to show the sheer size of the GTA world by showing that you cannot see all the way across the world. this would not be in the actual game as the graphics would be able to handle this, so it is purely to show the size of the city of los santos.
throughout the trailer they use the song Skeleton by Stevie wonder this is used heavily during the first frames but is then is used as a sort of background music during the frames which involve the character speaking, this song involves the words 'skeletons in your closet' this meaning that there may be a history of the characters that is not so pleasant. the trailer then switches to a low angle shot of a Mercedes, this showing wealth and fortune which may represent rockstar itself. they have used this cinematic type shot in this part as it gives a sense of luxury and realism as the car is seen as desirable. we are then introduced to our first protagonist. he is shown to be a man of luxury and comfort, but they also show two women fighting in his house which shows that his family maybe having problems.
we are then introduced to our second protagonist, this character is a complete binary opposite to the first as he is shown  in the poorer regions of los santos, he is also shown as violent as the entire frame is full of drunk people and fights. he is then shown throwing a Molotov cocktail into a house which is then shown blowing up as the character walks away. this showing the chaos that is involved in all GTA games. there is then a voice over from the character that then leads to more of a press filming of the character which makes the character seem less like a fictional character and more like a real person.
the third character is presented when he is asking were somebody is this may fit in with the violent side of GTA as he may be looking for them to beat them up, he is also shown to have family problems when he is shown having an argument with his possible wife.
we then see the first character again in which he is told that his son is a good kid, it then cuts to a clip of his son dangling from the barrel of a tank going along the road. this shows the chaos surrounding GTA as a whole as it is full of these crazy things that would never happen in the real world, it also shows the humerus side to GTA as it is showing what his family think hes like and what he is really like, which may create a more realistic atmosphere as teenagers will act different around their parents rather than when they are with their friends etc.
the trailer goes on to show possible in game missions as it shows a bank robbery which may be part of the story. it also goes on to show the crazy things included in GTA as it shows one of the characters driving a jeep out of a plane then jumping out of it, this showing the dangerous and action packed atmosphere created in GTA games.
it then shows the three characters together shaking hands which may show that they may have only just met. they are then showing the phrase see no evil speak no evil hear no evil. this showing a philosophical element to GTA. it then cuts to the end GTA V emblem with the release date of spring 2013.

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