Deutschland 83 Trailer Breakdown

1) The opening of the trailer uses sound and editing to draw the audience in. Explain why this is effective.

The trailer uses symbol crashes synced with the beats of the shot changing to appeal to audiences and show the power of the cuts, the loud crashing of the scene changing. This creates a tone for the trailer, a powerful slow build into the fast paced cuts and action of the later half of the trailer, showing the show will be about the fast paced action as well as the methodical story.

2) How does the trailer use action and enigma codes (Barthes) to encourage the audience to watch the show?

By leaving every scene opened ended and unfinished with no audio from the scene , the audience is left thinking about the context of the scenes, the resolution of the scenes and how the scenes will affect the show , with the scenes with action carrying the most weight and importance with enigma codes.

3)PRINT THREE SCREENSHOTS Pick three shots/scenes from the trailer that capture the spy thriller sub-genre. Why might this appeal to an audience? Try and apply Neale's genre theory 'repetition and difference'.

4) PRINT THREE SCREENSHOTS Pick three examples of mise-en-scene from the trailer that capture the 1983 setting the confirm the sub-genre of period drama. Why might this appeal to an audience?

5) The trailer uses the song 'Two Tribes' by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Why did the producers select this soundtrack for the trailer? Read the lyrics as well as watching visuals.

The producers have used this as the song describes two sides fighting over one another, with only one able to be the victor, like the tension between the east and the west of Germany. This intertwined with Regan speech about 'evil in the modern world' and showing characters from the East creates the sense that the audience will be rooting for the west Germans while the east are bad. 

6) The only words heard in the trailer are in English. Why do you think the UK trailer avoided subtitles or German dialogue?

To appeal to the western market more, hearing German being spoken may turn a western audience off of the show as they will need to watch subtitles. Only English is spoken to show the audience that the show does market to the English , rather than being a show made and marketed to only Germany