Disclaimer: I am well aware that this is not a teaser trailer. A psychological thriller teaser trailer is really difficult to find on the internet, thus I have been left with no other option than to analyse a full trailer.
Media Language/Mise en Scene:
This trailer opens with some white text against a black background with the words 'some people want to forget the past'. After 3 seconds the text changes 'some people want to change it' and then disappears to be replaced by the New line cinema studio logo. When the New cinema studio logo appears the soundtrack begins to play in the background. This is a simple yet effective way to begin the trailer because it is unorthodox and therefore I feel intrigued to see what the trailer has to offer. In other to have the same effect on my audience, I plan to open my teaser trailer with an unorthodox camera shot because it will intrigue them.
The trailer continues with a tracking medium shot of two main adult protagonists. Whilst the male protagonist is talking to the female character there is a fade transition to a medium shot of a young boy, the saturation of this shot has been increased to suggest to the audience that this is a flashback and the dialogue helps to convey the shot as a flashback. For example the male protagonist asks the question 'remember when I was a kid and I use to have those blackouts?' before the fade transition to the little boy, the audience would put two and two together and recognise that the shot is a flashback.I plan to use flashbacks in my teaser trailer however to me It seems risky because if a flashback shot is not executed properly, then it can confuse the audience. I am now confident that by using dialogue and increasing the colour saturation of the shot, my audience will understand that I'm using a flashback and will not get confused by the storyline.
There is a small montage of medium shots of the main protagonists when they were younger, the last shot of the montage is an over the shoulder shot of them kissing. The storyline appears to be back in the present (the protagonists are now adults) , there is a cut into a close up shot of both characters smiling in bed. The male character asks 'do you think we'll be together forever?' through the use of dialogue and the close ups, it lets the audience know that these two characters have known each other for a long time and may have a romantic history together, emphasising that they have a close relationship. This shows some character development because now we know that these two characters have a romantic bond. These characters seem to be in love making them seem relatable because somebody in the audience will know the feeling of having an emotional connection with another person. Making the characters relatable is important because the audience will identify themselves with them and therefore care what happens to them in the trailer. I am now fully aware of the importance of making the characters I present on screen relatable.
After the close up shots of the two characters in bed laughing, there is a fade to black transition into a medium shot of the female character with a blank almost sad expression on her face. This sudden shift in the female characters' emotion lets the audience know that this shot is a pivotal moment in the plot. Fast cuts are used for the next three shots, a close up shot of the male protagonist shouting in his bed is followed by a panning long shot of an ambulance parked in a driveway, an ambulance connotes danger letting the audience know that something dangerous might have occurred to one of the main protagonists. The panning long shot continues into the next shot showing a funeral. The audience discovers that the female protagonist died.
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