An analysis of the film Black Swan

1. By Tanisha Forde
Black Swan

2. Nina is a part of the NYC Ballet company. Leroy is looking for a dancer to
play the lead in Swan Lake and he instantly sways towards Nina however she
has some competition in the form of Lily who also impresses Leroy. The
dance must be able to fit both sides of the character: the white swan and the
black swan there rivalry for the part turns dark and Nina learns to embrace
that side of her.
BRIEF SYNOPSIS

5. There is a piano piece used as sound in this trailer. To start it is calm and fairly
relaxing although it could also be quite confusing because it is hard to follow
as a listener. As the piece moves further along the sounds become more angry
and aggressive, the change is very abrupt which could add the element of
surprise because the audience would not have seen the change coming.
Towards the end of the piece an asynchronous sound of glass shattering, this
creates a sense of unease because the audience doesn’t know the relevance of
the glass shattering or whether it’s relevant at all.
SOUND

6. This film can be categorised as a psychological thriller because of the mental
and emotional conflict that the protagonist and antagonist character have and
how the characters do not rely on their physical attributes in order to gain
superiority over the other.
GENRE OF THRILLER