1. MissionImpossible Trailer
In the beginningof the traileritstartsoff withan aerial shot,the cameraseemstojusthoverabove a
building,almostlike itisbeingshotformahelicopter,instantlywe assumeitwill be some kindof
actionmovie.Inthe aerial shotwe are showna cityat night,the cityseemsalmostfuturistic,when
youcombine thatwiththe type of shotwe can assume itisa spy,actionmovie.The buildingthat
Tom Cruise isstandingonat the beginninglooktobe some kingof companyweatheritisa spy
agencyis forthe audience toguess.Lateron there isa trackingscene where we see TomCruise
runningonthe rooftopsof some buildings,thisscene showsthe mainconsentof aspy film, the case,
everspyfilminvolvesachase usually itisa global one thatspans manydifferentcountries.
The close-upduringthe scene where the villainthreatensthe herowasusedreallywell.Itallowedus
see all hisfacial expression,makinghimseemmore threatening.There wasanotherclose-upduring
the scene where TomCruise characteris talkingtowhowe assume ishislover,duringthisscene
onlyhalf of her face isshownto us, suggestingshe couldhave some secretsthatshe ishiding.
Duringthe firsthalf of the trailerthe lightingwasverylow key,thiscreatesamoodof mysteryasit
representshidinginthe shadow,instantlywe wouldthinkof espionage whenwe thinkaboutpeople
hidinginthe shadows.The use of the low keylightingwasthe mosteffectiveduringthe scene where
the villain threatensTomCruise;the darkbackgroundwitha spotlightonthe villainmakeshimstand
out,thismakeshimseemmore menacing.Anothergoodexample of the low keylightingisduring
the scene where
In the secondhalf the lightingchangestoa highkey lightingthisisbecause inthe secondhalf it
showsthe actionside to the film,itisfull of explosions.The use of explosionswere toattract their
target audience,itshowscool actionscenesthatwouldattractmostmales,whichIassume istheir
target audience.
Non-diegeticsoundshave beenusedinthistrailertohelpbuildsuspensethisisseenduringthe
short countdownthatstartsafter whatwe assume isthe fuse to a bombgoesoff,afterwhichwe
expecttohave an explosionbutinsteadwe getaneerie silence,we are thengivenaslow andsteady
buildup,as the musicslowlygetslouderandlouderthere isinthe backgroundthe soundof a heart
beatmonitor.The heartbead continuesthroughoutthe suspensebuildingtogive itevenmore
effectthensuddenlyflatlinesthissteadybuild-upmakesthe audience wantmore asitdrags
We can tell thatTom Curiesisthe herothat savesthe day fromhiscostume and props,he isshown
withthe gadgetshe has and hiscostume.Throughoutthe trailerTom'scharacter isthrownaround,
fallsoff a buildingbuthe isstill shownwithoutascratch,thisproveshe is the unstoppable herothat
savesthe day.The propsin the trailermake youthinkof a spy actionmovie,astheyuse propssuch
as nightvisiongoggles andexpensive cars,all thingswe expecttosee ina spyfilm.The trailermakes
use of propsto make it seemmore like aspyfilm, suchas the use of the eye scannerat the
beginningof the film.
The settingof the trailerchangesa lot,we start off in bigcity probablyabigAmericancitylike New
York, we thenhave a scene inwhatlookslike aEuropeancity bythe water,probablyVenice.Thisis
veryimportantas itshowsthe one of the conventionsof spyfilms,the chase,ineveryspyfilmthere

2. isalwaysa chase betweenthe heroandthe villainwhichusuallyhappensacrossthe globe andthis
filmisnoexception.
There isa lotof crosscuttinginvolvedduringthe trailerthisisusedtocreate a senesce on
disorientationandtoshowas much as possible withoutgivingawayspoilers.Thisiscommoninmost
trailersasit isa goodway to showthe bestparts of a filmwithoutshowingtoomuchof the
storyline.
In myopinionthe trailerisaffective,itclearlyshowswhatthe generaof the film, it’suse of cross
cuttingisusedto showoff some of the bestparts of the filmwithoutspoilingthe plotof the film, it’s
use of propsare realisticandnottoo farfetchedthatwe thinkitwill neverhappen.The aerial shotat
the beginningcreatesagoodestablishingshot,itshowsone of the settingsof the filmandalso itis
the firstthingto suggesta spyfilm.