Sweet sixteen trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWEpdJ8zcXI

Sweet sixteen is similar to our film as it is about two male friends (in our case brothers) bonding. It is set in a very working class area of Scotland where life is hard and the main character is having to live with his sister as his Mum is in prison and he falls out with his step-dad because he wouldn't sneak drugs into prison for him.

The first shot of the trailer is of the two lads together. The setting looks like a typical British town as it is dull and gloomy. There are wearing sportswear and a cap to represent their class. There is a voiceover of the tape he sends to his mother when she is in prison and in the background you can hear 'I'll stand by you'. At this part of the trailer it seems to be uplifting and show hope. There is a shot of a baby which represents innocence and shows he has something he loves. There is then a shot of him shaving with his sister and her friend laughing at him. This shot shows that he is starting to become a man and also that there is a sign of happiness in the house he is living. There is then an estabalishing shot of a caravan by the lake in the country with one of the lads saying 'Paradise man'. This is quite ironic as not many people would see it is as paradise but these lads see it as somewhere they can escape to.
The title then comes up and the music then changes to upbeat drums and strings to show tension which is used to show an interruption in the happiness and they are brought back down with a bang. There are then numerous shots of him with older men who look like nasty piece of work. It is binary oppositions as he looks young and naive where as they look old and experienced. This shows him being out of place and out of his comfort zone. There is then a shot of him with a knife with fear on his face. This is showing him coming of age as it is a masculine and intimadating symbol. There a quick jump cut to him running away which is ironic as it shows the complete opposite of the last shot. The titles come up again then the music once changes to 'I'll stand by you' but in this case it is used differently as he is stood alone on the phone to his Mum and they both seem upset and she tells him it is his birthday which also symbolises him coming of age.