RESEARCH: STAR WARS RADIO TRAILER

• This radio trailer opens with sci fi sound effects of light sabers. This instantly sets the theme and genre of the film as sic-fi fantasy. 

• 7 seconds in the narration starts introducing the name of the film, "Star wars", the voice is made dramatic and distorted in order to convey the genre, sic-fi. 

•  "is great family entertainment", sets a target audience and indicates early on who the film is appropriate for. 

• "still showing on the giant screen at the dominion, Tottenham court road", indicates to an audience that the film has already been showing for a while, suggesting it is good enough to still be showing to audiences. It also gives clear indication as to where it is being shown, in order for audience to go and see it. 

• In the closing of the trailer, the narrator gives the information of, "certificate U", this provides the audience with all the information required to see the film.

• The trailer finishes with the films tag line: "May the force be with you", the final selling point of the film.  

• To subside the radio trailer, an alien/robot sound effect plays out, this sound is from the actual film, giving the audience a taster, showing off new technologies from the film.

See the trailer here