Group deconstruction (Starsky and Hutch)

For our group deconstruction we chose the starsky and hutch 2004 remake. We chose this film because it is an action film and includes some themes and ideas we may include in our trailer.
In the beginning of the trailer we see the green notification message. This shows the audience that the film will be appropriate for all ages.
The trailer opens on an establishing shot of the Bay City police station. This shows the audience the genre of the film before they even know the title. the scene then takes the audience inside the building to the office of one of the senior officers, two people come in, they are not wearing official uniforms so the audience can tell that they are either part of a separate unit e.g. detectives or that they are criminals however the way in which they come in with smiling jokey looks tells the audience that they are not criminals this helps to set a time for the film as now all police have to wear uniforms.
They sit down and start talking. One of the two men asks the other to touch his hair. This tells the audience that they are friends and makes them think they are partners. The senior officer talks to them with a sharp tone and the two other men stop playing about and sit up straight. The Warner brother’s logo then zooms in in many different boxes which then merge into one. This helps with the setting and time of the film as this is typical of films of this genre from the 1970's.
This effect is used again in the next shot where the audience can see an old red ford gran Torino; this is an iconic image of the early 70's TV show of starsky and hutch. The car is shown from different angles doing different stunts; this is symbolic of a police car chase. The dimension films logo then swings on in front of a black background, this swing effect mirrors the car as it swings around into a U-turn. This is followed by a short clip of starsky and hutch chasing down a street on foot this is also shot with the same multi screen shot towards the end of the clip. This is followed by another quick shot of the car followed by a shot of starsky showing some karate down an empty corridor, this helps determine the genre of the film.
The scene then changes to a shot of an interrogation room with starsky throwing a chair at a wall and then pulling a cigarette out of the suspect’s mouth and crushing it in his hands. This shows the audience the film is set in the time when police violence was allowed.
This is followed by a scene with both starsky and hutch outside starsky seems to be getting worked up and angry whereas hutch seems calmer. This tells the audience tat the two characters are very different. It also helps to create an idea of the relationship between the two of them.
The next shot is of hutch in a strip club. This helps the audience to get a better understanding of his character.
This scene quickly changes to them in the office. Whilst starsky is typing up his paperwork hutch is talking to him. This shows hutch as being less responsible and as not doing his paperwork.
This is followed by a couple of shots of starsky running on a rooftop and jumping off, landing on another rooftop and rolling along it. This is followed by a short close up shot of the police captain who tells them they deserve each other in a sarcastic, mocking tone. This shows the audience that the captain does not like them very much.
This is followed by a clip of the famous car crashing out of a wooden fence and zooming down the street, sliding round and stopping just next to hutch, which still seems calm. This tells the audience about both characters.
This is followed by a slow motion scene of starsky and hutch walking away from the car towards the camera. This is quickly followed by the appearance of a man walking through a purple bead curtain. The audience who have previously seen starsky and hutch will automatically recognise him as huggy bear by the clothes he is wearing. The members of the audience who do not recognise him may think he is the main antagonist due to the way he walks in and the low camera angle. This view will be changed by the sight of hutch hugging huggy.
The scene then changes again to the main antagonist sitting in a deck chair, the large sunglasses and odd moustache will identify this to the audience.
The next shot is of money in a suitcase being opened the shot is taken as a point of view shot but it is unclear as to whose view this is. This shot helps the audience to identify the plot of the movie.
This is quickly followed by another scene of the main antagonist, on a boat, holding a man up on the side of the boat at gun point. He shoots him and we see a panic stricken woman duck to the floor. This shows the audience that he is an evil uncaring man and makes the audience happy to know that he will be brought to justice
This scene fades to black and the next one fades in, starsky and hutch are talking to huggy outside, by their cars. They ask him some questions and he answers them, the scene then changes again to their car flying through the air and the titles of other movies made by the same company slide on to the screen. As the first one hits the car the image behind the red writing changes to sepia.
The next title is already behind the car and the camera has zoomed round to the back of the car as it lands.
The scene then shrinks into the centre of the next one as starsky and hutch are now on motorbikes and are driving together down a dusty highway. Starsky is applying a moustache as they go and they are both disguised as bikers. The scene then quickly changes to a fight in a bar with starsky and hutch taking on all the other people in the bar. This shows the audience that they are both able to fight which may insinuate that their will be a fight later on in the film.
The next shot is of starsky running towards the camera on a street and like with the car titles his name is shown in big red letters telling the audience who the actor is and who the character is. The shot then changes to a group of cheerleaders practicing on a football field, starsky and hutch are their talking. Then the scene changes again to them both in a small kitchen drying dishes and still talking this shows that they are more than partners in the police team and helps the audience to better understand the relationship between them.
The camera flicks to a shot of their girlfriends talking in the other room and then back.
The next shot is of hutch holding his badge up and looking angry as he turns on the spot the red letters then come over his face and state the actors name and the characters name.
The next scene shows both of them sitting in the talking room of a prison holding phones up to talk to a criminal. he comes out wearing a blue shirt with two symmetrical dragons embroided on the back and a hair net on this shows that he is working in the kitchens and he does not have to wear a prison outfit, they talk to him and he makes hutch show hi belly to him this shows the audience that he is a comic character and helps to back up the idea of this film being an action comedy.
The next shot is of huggy bear and the titles slide in telling the audience the actors name and the characters name.
The next scene is huggy dressed as a golfer walking on to the green to play golf with Reece feldman (the main antagonist) the camera then zooms up to a satellite dish on top of a nearby house. The shot then changes to starsky and hutch listening to what huggy and Reece are saying as huggy is bugged. This shows the audience that huggy is good and that starsky and hutch have thought up a plan.
The next scene is of them both driving at night in the car with the cherry on this shows they are going to arrest someone.
This quickly changes to them in a club dancing and then to a close up of hutch laughing. This is followed by starsky crashing through a door and rolling to the ground which is quickly followed by a shot of Reece getting away on his boat. The audience think he has gotten away but then the car is seen to be driving off of an open bridge into the boat.
The title of the film then flashes up behind lots of the clips already seen playing out through different coloured filters behind the words as they spin round.
The next scene is of starsky and hutch dressed as mimes at a party, starsky shoots through a garage door thinking he has just shot into an empty garage. Hutch has Reece in handcuffs and the guests at the part are all running away.
The garage door is then opened to reveal that starsky has actually just shot a horse. This makes the audience see starsky as a bit headstrong, building his character. All the guests look at him and scream as the horse dies; he asks the pony if it is ok and then the titles flick up again. This is followed by the release date in red on a black background to make sure the audience know who this is aimed at. This is followed by a quick flicker of the credits and website for the movie