VOICEOVERS:

The Boat That Rocked

The voice over in The Boat That Rocked trailer, fits the time era of the 'swinging 60's' seeming slightly tacky and cheap as well as fitting the comedy genre. It uses a more generic tone, typical of older trailers describing all text shown on screen which is distracting of the images. The dialogue is mainly used to add to the comedic tones of the film with witty one liners, while the voiceover informs the audience of every piece of information, suggesting they are aiming their film towards a younger audience, who may not pay proper attention or notice important details without the voiceover.

Legend

I've chosen to talk about the voiceover on this trailer as this film has recently become one of my favourites, as well as the fact that when first watching the trailer I didn't think the voiceover was that effective, however having watched the film and the narrator of the voiceover is the storyteller/narrator throughout the film, making the voiceover in the trailer VERY important. The voice over sets the scene of the film by informing the audience about the story as well as explaining a bit about the characters. It successfully does this as it doesn't give to much away or distract the audience from the visuals but rather compliments them.The tone or voice represents the 60's cockney slang and therefore fits 1960s Bethnal Green film. The use of a female voice over challenges the typical codes and conventions of film trailers, male voice overs often used to present power and authority or portray the male protagonists in the film.