Weekend 2011 Review and trailer analysis

When doing research into social realism films I came across this film called Weekend. The film was Directed by Tristan Goligher, other films he has produced is The Goob (2014) and Late Bloomers (2011). This film follows the life of Russell (Played by Tom Cullen). He meets a guy called Glen in a gay club after leaving his best friends house party early. Russell and Glen leave the club together. We then see Russell writing about Glen the next in his laptop something which he does after each encounter. Glen and Russell meet again and start to get to know each other better. We then find out that Glen is planning on leaving the next day to attend a 2 year course in Oregon. Later that night the both attended a leaving party for Glen and then go back to Russell's after. They some a joint and get to know each more, Russell admits he keeps a diary of all the guys he's slept with. We then find out that Russell slept with Glens ex (John) who he was madly in love with, thats the main reason why Glen doesn't want a relationship.The next day (day Glen is due to leave) Russell attends his god daughters birthday party but makes a feeble attempt to stay interested, His best friend Jamie manages to persuade Russell to go to the train station to see Glen off. The 2 wait for the train together and talk about how unforgettable the weekend was, They share one last kiss and Glen gives Russell a present which is the recorder Glen used to record Russell for his art project.

From the films website (http://www.weekend-film.com/home) I saw a statement what Trisan Goligher wrote:

"I wanted to tell an honest, intimate and authentic love story. I wanted to express that feeling of both fear and excitement that comes with the possibility of something new. I wanted to watch these two guys slowly fall for one another, fall for each other’s differences almost as if they were uncovering missing pieces of themselves. I wanted to capture those moments that two people share when they truly start to engage with one another, gently focusing in on the struggles at the core of their characters. Russell and Glen are two people navigating through life in very different ways but both are looking for same thing - to find their place within the world around them. They are trying to work out who they are, what they want and how they should define themselves, in private as well as in public. Obviously when dealing with two gay characters many of these issues become especially pertinent and it was important to me that I tried to say something truthful about the complexities of the modern gay experience. However, just as there are many ways to define a person, the same can be said of a film. I hope that rather than narrowing the resonance of the story, the gay context helps to amplify the themes felt at the heart of Weekend - those struggles we all face regardless of sexuality."

In my opinion i think that the directors statement is very clear and shows what he wanted to achieve from directing this 

Trailer Analysis

Cast-

1. Tom Cullen Playing Russell
2. Chris New Playing Glen

Genre-

The genre of Weekend is Social Realism with elements of Romantic Drama. This is a good combination because it keeps the viewer interested in the plot and how the movie is going to end.

How does the trailer target and audience?

This film manages to target a lot of different audiences. I can target th

Sound in the trailer-
this trailer has the presence of diagetic and non diagetic sounds. such as diagetic dialogue where characters are speaking and also non diagictic sounds in the form of voice overs and soundtrack

What does the trailer reveal about the plot?
from watching the trailer you know that someone has been sent to investigate a disappearance in a mental asylum. towards the end of the trailer the shot lengths get shorter which gives the audience a feeling of uneasiness and the tension contained in the movie. This trailer establishes the slight horror side of the film by showing some of the inmates. One of the shots is a a POV shot of an inmates diary saying RUN in capitals which makes us as viewers intrigued as to why he needs to get out of there.