Analysis of Pride trailer Representation of National Identity (Wales)

Within the first 8 seconds of the trailer, there are already numerous establishing shots of the Welsh mountains and valleys, meaning that the audience makes an association to the country. The non-diegetic overlay of choir singing furthers the association to the country as they have a past that is known for choir singing/singers. The opening writing (cuts from the film with descriptions on) also contains connotations to Wales, saying things such as 'deep in the valleys' and 'in a small welsh mining village' aiding the audience to establish where the film is set and some of the background to the area.

As soon as the 'gays' are introduced, the non-diegetic choir music stops and there is a silence at which point there is a shot-reverse-shot showing the facial expressions of the group of homosexuals and then of an elderly lady. This gives the audience an impression of the attitude that the locals have towards the group and consequently, the shot-reverse-shot also shows the devision that there is between the locals and the 'gays'.

Upon the silence being broken by the women calling to someone out of camera shot to tell him that the "gays have arrived", the non-diegetic sound changes a more upbeat track - 'Frankie goes to Hollywood - which is usually associated with homosexuality. In addition, the songs lyrics talk about 2 tribes fighting against each other, trying to get recognition. As this non-diegetic sound continues for the rest of the trailer the scenes start to change from the 'gays and the locals tolerating each other, to a hand full of locals fully accepting them whilst the others turn against the 'gays' stating that they are only fighting for recognition of the miners so that they can get recognition or themselves.

This film trailer reveals that the film battles the issue of homophobia in a miners village in Wales acting as a microcosm of the rest of the world. It shows how different people feel about it and react to it, for example, an elderly woman at the beginning of the film begins to ask one of the lesbians a question but is cut off halfway though asking it because one of the men from the village tells her that it is inappropriate to asks them questions about their sexuality to which one of the lesbians in the group rolls their eyes.