The 46-second teaser trailer for Saw: The Final Chapter shows the Lionsgate production logo to establish the studio. It presents numerous horrific scenes using quick editing, varied camera angles, and a soundtrack to create suspense. While there are no significant characters identified, most characters are portrayed as vulnerable victims. The trailer utilizes common horror genre conventions and iconography to communicate that this is the conclusion to the Saw franchise horror story without any verbal narration.

1. Saw Final Chapter trailer

2. Saw Final chapter has a teaser trailer I know this because it is only 46 seconds long…

3. It starts by showing the production company's logo which is “Lionsgate”. The reason for doing
This is so that people know they were the ones who made the film and improves brand
Awareness.

4. The films genre is horror this is made evident in the early clips in the trailer where we see
horrific things.
The way in which I can tell it is a horror as there is genre specific codes and conventions such as
“a bad guy”. Also typically associate is the mask the bad guy wears to protect their identity. The
Iconography shows people who are the victims as ragged and stressed so this would be
successful
The title appears at the end. There is no voice over as the voice narrating the story is diegetic as
It is him speaking to characters.

5. It shows numerous horrific scenes and this is because this is what the person does. There are no
Significant characters except from Saw himself. The narrative in the trailer isn't linear it isn't in
A chronological order…
We are told about the characters and the plot through what we are being shown in the clips

6. Editing is used to create action and suspense with the quick crosscutting between shots linked
With the music. Camera angles are completely varied in the trailer. There are no key characters
However near enough every character is represented as vulnerable. The main colours used are
Black, Dark green and red these are all colours commonly associated with the horror genre.

7. There is non diegetic sound throughout the trailer of the soundtrack however there is also the
Diegetic sound of the characters in pain, being scared etc. There is also a voiceover which isn't
Made clear if you haven't watched the old films as it is “saw” however most people watching this
Film would have seen the previous films.