The teaser trailer provides glimpses of various scenes and characters that seem to be involved in a sinister situation. A woman is shown gagged with her eyes covered, suggesting she is in danger. Various shots introduce characters that appear angry, worried, and intimate in hidden areas. A blond woman seems to be a main character, shown with a knife in a low, sinister shot. The trailer aims to make the audience question what happened to the protagonist and why the antagonist is acting this way, following thriller conventions with an established audience.
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Textual analysis
1. The first thing we see
when we watch this
teaser trailer is a
company ident. The
Identlasts for only 3
seconds.
After the ident we get a
big close up of whatlooks
like a woman with a gag
and cover over her eyes.
The low key lighting helps
to suggestthat this
woman is in a bad
situation.
We then see a two shot
of two new characters.
This scene follow the
two characters as the
walk forward as they
talk. This clip seems to
be out of focus.
In this over the shoulder
shot we get a clear look at
one of these two new
characters. The blond
woman comes across as
posh due to her clean cut
clothing and classy make-up
and hair style.
2. This shot pans left to right
introducing us to another
new character. From this
clip we can see that these 3
people are all involved in
something. Their facial
expressions seemangry
and worried, which
suggests that the situation
isn’t good.
We then see an over the
shoulder shot from the
blond woman to the other
new character. This clip
doesn’t look like it follows
the 180 degree rule.
However, this brunette
woman also looks posh.
Another over the shoulder
shot shows to men looking
lustfully at a woman. From
the clothes they are
wearing and their location
we can assume these 3
characters are at work,
especially due to their
suits.
This two shot shows two
characters being intimate.
Yet, from their surroundings
we can see that they are
possibly hiding in some sort
of cupboard. This could
mean that what they’re
doing is wrong. The low key
lighting also creates a less
vibrant mood.
3. This shotalso pans left
to right showing the
conversation from the
same 3 characters as
earlier. This clip has
high key lighting.
This low angle mid long shot
comes across as quite
sinister. This is due to several
features. One being the low
key lighting, which creates
importance for this character,
and another being the
addition of a knife in her
hand. We can assume that
this blonde woman is a main
character due to how much
we see her throughout this
teaser trailer.
This clip takes us back to
the samewoman at the
beginning who still looks
to be struggling. The
camera work is slightly
low angled in this low
lighting clip.
This two shot shows two
characters. Onewho
seems to really be
struggling and also
seems to be escaping.
4. This mid long shot shows a
particular scene from most
thrillers – The protagonist
running away from the
antagonist and looking
behind them. In the low
lighting clip it is obvious that
this character has escaped
her capture.
This high angled long
shotis iconic to this
film. This is becauseit is
used as a thumbnail and
in some of the movies
advertisement. The
character seems to be
in pain.
This high angled long shot is
used creatively, this is
because it looks as if the
protagonist and antagonist
have swapped places.
However, from the mise en
scene the audience can
presume that the antagonist
has buried the protagonist
due to the bare patch of soil
and the shovel.
The imagery used in this mid
close up is interesting. The
way that they have used
colour as symbolism through
the antagonists lip stick and
red roses around her can be
linked to blood. The low key
lighting suggests it is late in
the evening.
5. Overallthis teaser trailer:
Makes the audience question whathappened to the protagonist. Italso
makes the audience think that what the protagonistdid to make the
antagonistact this way. Itfollows conventions of thriller films, which have
an established audience already, meaning the film has a clear target
audience. The Unique Selling Point for this film would be that it a normal
posh woman is the antagonist, which is unusualfor a thriller film.
At 0:36 the title of the
film finally comes up
which is quite typical of
a teaser trailer. The bold
white writing is clear
against the black
background.
In the last few seconds
of the teaser trailer the
legal information for the
film can be seen. Such
as directors and
copyrightinformation.