Cemetery Junction

This is the international film trailer for the British drama film Cemetery Junction; directed and produced by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant (best known from British sitcom The Office). The film was released 14th April 2010.

• The trailer begins with the image of Columbia pictures, the distribution company for the film. ( as we are planning on producing a trailer we would also have to think about logos for production and distribution company to make it look all the more realistic.)


• A shot of a black background appears and fades out to a girl and a boy who look to be young adults, having a conversation at a bar. The meduim shot focuses on just them even though a bartender can be seen behind them. The male is wearing a black suit and bow tie, with a long hairstyle, where the girl is clothed in a floral pink dress and has a her hair flicked outwards - connoting from the beginning that the film is set in a previous era. Soft non diegetic music is playing in the background.
• Shot to black again.
• Fade in, the camera zooms in on the same two characters speaking, obviously showing a purpose slight jump in time to the conversation.
• Fade to black. White typography appears with the writing 'In Cemetery Junction' on it. All the letters are in capitals suggesting that the film is a bold statement about life in the era that it is set.
• A quick long/medium shot shows what looks to be the Cemetery Junction train station. The scene shows what today would be considered as vintage cars as they uphold the 60's/70's era which the film is trying to portray.
• Medium close-up of two teenagers/young adults - one is tall with dark hair and a red jacket whilst the other is shorter with a trilby hat and glasses.
• The young male (wearing a denim jacket)who was featured at the start of the trailer is shown again connoting that he is an important or even main character to the plot.
• Panning low angle shot of the three boys together. The tallest one is infront with the cigarette and black leather jacket adding a sense of rebellion. A train is moving past them which supports the previous image of the train station.
• A shot then switches to a conversation the three lads are having, suggesting they are friends. The familiar non diegetic continues but is more noticable than before.
• Long/medium shot of a vandalised billboard shows the immaturity but also the nature of the boys and what they do in Cemetery Junction.
• Another black shot appears with 'Some people want success' - following on from the previous words 'In cemetery junction'. A narrative is starting to develope between the words and the shots shown of the characters in the film.
• A long panning low angle shot appears to show the main male character walking outside an executive looking bulidng-contrasting from the countryside area in which he and his friends were in where they graffitied the billboard.
• An over the shoulder shot shows the male in an office, being interviewed, he begins to talk about how he doesn't want to end up like his dad;
• A shot of his dad (Ricky Gervais) puts focus on him from the other men he is working in a factory with so the audience can identify who is being talked about.
• A shot reverse shot shows the 'dad' to be arguing with his mother, the young mans grandma. The conversation shows the cynical comedy that the film entails which gives a good sense of the genre.
• Black screen shows 'some people want a good time' in the same font as the previous sentences.
• Long/meduim shot of tall 'rebellious' character talking to a girl - this portrays what the words have just stated.
• Further shots of the same young lad show him getting into trouble such as fights and punch ups, and an effective technique that is used is that of slow motion which slows down the punch that the lad throws.
• Cuts to a prison where it shows three prison cell door - one for each of the main characters. Being in the local prison doesn't seem to be something of a big deal as the friendly officer isn't surprised to see them there and see's them as lads being lads, connting the era once again.
• A series of jump shots shows the officer opening the cell doors which speeds up the process of enabling the audience to see the characters. There is ambient light however the darkness could suggest the somewhat sinister turn of events in the film.
• Another black screen with the words 'and everyone' - the words follow the on screen narrative of the film without giving too much away, which i think is a great way of illustrating the plot.
• A series of clips show the characters and the setting of cemetery junction, where life seems to be quite laid back and rural almost.
• Black screen - 'wants a way out'.
• A futher series of clips show the characters in the comic scenes - the lads contrasted with old people at what looks to be a party.
• Black screen - 'From Columbia Pictures' - reiterates the distribution company.
• Non diegetic sound can be heard along with talking - louder than before.
• An almost voice over can be heard, with characters talking to each other whilst the plot continues.
• Towards the end of the trailer the directors and writers names of the film are shown - Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. (titles are essential in trailer and we will need to incude them in ours.)
• Further seemingly montage of slow motion shots of the main characters portray them as close friends having a good time - coincides with the slight slow pace of the music.
• Finally the title of the film 'Cemetery Junction' appears.
• Meduim/close up shot of characters in comic scene which appeals once more to the audience as an enticing effect so that they will watch the film.
• 'Coming soon' in same black background as before, with credits in final shot.