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Film            TE/TR      Question's raised                   Category       Comments (on Genre,          Shot list (B/W, SFX etc)
                (Teaser                                        (True story,   own reaction)
                /                                              novel, comic
                Trailer)                                       fictional,
                                                               film,docu)
       Saw 3D   Teaser     Why are the people being            Fictional film Horror/Thriller, action      Zoom out from "Liongate"
                           tortured?                                                                       Fade to Black
                                                                              There isn’t much dialogue    Mid-shot of "twisted pictures”
                            What does the narrator mean by                    except for the narrator      Close up of TV screen
                           saying “all of my work has been                    (who we expect is the        Zoom in of text
                           leading up to this”                                killer) talking about his    Zoom out from car - from eye level to a high angle
                                                                              work and the design of       Zoom in of text
                           What does it mean by “Every                        the ‘game’                   2 sets of close up shots
                           master craftsman and all true                                                   Mid shot - high angle
                           geniuses always save their best                    Seeing that it features      Arial close up shot
                           for last”                                          sharp objects like saws      Fade to black
                                                                              and knives – even on the     Tracking - low angle
                           Why are people crowding around                     title screen and text – it   Zoom into text
                           glass window?                                      implies that the film will   Long shot - panning and low angle
                                                                              be gory and bloody.          Long shot - panning and high angle
                           Why were the people being                                                       Long shot - high angle
                           tortured chosen?                                   It contains fast cuts and    Fade to black
                                                                              flashing images, showing     Close up shot
                           Why does the narrator play this                    that it is an action film.   Zoom into text
                           ‘game’ which involves hurting                      However, it could            Fade to close up - slightly panning
                           innocent people, possibly killing                  provoke a shocking           Mid-shot - high angle and panning upwards
                           them?                                              reaction from the            Mid-shot - low angle
                                                                              audience as it               Close up
                           Who is the killer?                                 corresponds to the
                                                                              background music.
                           Is what the narrator saying,
                           implying that this is going to be
                           the last film of the series.
Teaser analysis

Teaser analysis

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    ADVANCED PRODUCTION-RESEARCH-TRAILER RECORDSHEET Film TE/TR Question's raised Category Comments (on Genre, Shot list (B/W, SFX etc) (Teaser (True story, own reaction) / novel, comic Trailer) fictional, film,docu) Saw 3D Teaser Why are the people being Fictional film Horror/Thriller, action Zoom out from "Liongate" tortured? Fade to Black There isn’t much dialogue Mid-shot of "twisted pictures” What does the narrator mean by except for the narrator Close up of TV screen saying “all of my work has been (who we expect is the Zoom in of text leading up to this” killer) talking about his Zoom out from car - from eye level to a high angle work and the design of Zoom in of text What does it mean by “Every the ‘game’ 2 sets of close up shots master craftsman and all true Mid shot - high angle geniuses always save their best Seeing that it features Arial close up shot for last” sharp objects like saws Fade to black and knives – even on the Tracking - low angle Why are people crowding around title screen and text – it Zoom into text glass window? implies that the film will Long shot - panning and low angle be gory and bloody. Long shot - panning and high angle Why were the people being Long shot - high angle tortured chosen? It contains fast cuts and Fade to black flashing images, showing Close up shot Why does the narrator play this that it is an action film. Zoom into text ‘game’ which involves hurting However, it could Fade to close up - slightly panning innocent people, possibly killing provoke a shocking Mid-shot - high angle and panning upwards them? reaction from the Mid-shot - low angle audience as it Close up Who is the killer? corresponds to the background music. Is what the narrator saying, implying that this is going to be the last film of the series.