The Girl on the Train - Film Trailer
This movie
is about a Commuter named Rachel Watson who catches daily glimpses of a
seemingly perfect couple, Scott and Megan, from the window of her train. One
day, Watson witnesses something shocking unfold in the backyard of the
strangers' home. Rachel tells the authorities what she thinks she saw after
learning that Megan is now missing and feared dead. Unable to trust her own
memory, the troubled woman begins her own investigation, while police suspect
that Rachel may have crossed a dangerous line
The opening
scene in this trailer starts off with dialogue with one of the characters, she
only says a one-line sentence, without us knowing who she is addressing and not
giving away too much. From the beginning we learn that this character is quite
promiscuous as the trailer shows her in many sexual scenes. The trailer then
shows an Establishing shot of one of the character’s house letting the audience
know where the action is being set so already the audience gets a sense of the
characters surrounding making us think the film may be based around a family. The
main characters are introduced at the beginning of the trailer and we get a
sense of what roles they play, who they are and how they relate to the story
being told.This trailer uses Intertitles throughout in an effective way as it tells a brief story of what the film will be about/ what it will consist off. Alongside showing shots/scenes of the action taking place to match the intertitles. For example, one Intertitle says “At 4:36 PM” and other says “A woman disappeared” showing scenes of those particular moments in the film. The music being played at the beginning is quite subtle, it has a soft tempo feel to it as it plays in the background which sets the mood for the audience. The music matched the different scenes being shown in trailer at the beginning. Though towards the middle of the trailer the music starts to build up, building a climax which captivates the audiences interest making us want to know what's going to happen next. Towards the end the music is quite fast paced and a bit more upbeat, building a crescendo effect. The use of the montage effect in a non-linear order towards the end of the trailer is very effective as it draws the audience in. The shots/action are fast paced which emphasises the genre of the trailer – Thriller, it keeps the audience on their toes, ready for what information they might be given next or whether they will be left with a cliff-hanger.
The trailer
ends on a cliff hanger with one of the main characters being questioned by
someone the audience cannot see. "Why
are you here?" They ask her and see responds saying "Because I’m
afraid of myself" this automatically makes the audience think and question
what exactly is it that she could be afraid of. The shot used in this scene is
a close up shot, we can only see the character’s head - to her shoulders
meaning that the audience is unable to see her surroundings. This will make the
audience want to know where she is, what’s her reason for being there and who
is she talking to? The audience is cut off from everything else in this scene
which indicates that our full attention should be on her.
At the
ending of the trailer the music stops suddenly to hear the dialogue from the
main character clearly suggesting that this could be an important scene in the
film. The sounds of the characters surrounding are then amplified, they have
used naturalistic sounds e.g. the sound of the trains passing and the sound of
birds flying in the sky. This allows the audience to step into the world of
that character’s reality. The music then continues and goes back to the same
tempo that it started off with in the beginning. Which again sets the
atmosphere for audience. The production company of the film is displayed right at the beginning before we can see any action. This film was produced by Universal and DreamWorks. The Directors name and a quote about the film - “Based on the Thriller that shocked the world” is also displayed in the trailer. This is good because it shows the audience who has produced the film and if they have liked previous movies that have been produced by that company house or director before then it is most likely that they will be interested in this movie also.
The transitions used to jump to one scene to another were effective in this trailer. They were either straight cuts or blackouts, they helped build up the tension and suspense in the trailer. The movements/gestures of the characters did the same also as they were quite subtle to start off with e.g. the woman rocking the baby back and forth in her arms but then as the trailer progresses the movements got bigger, along with the sound. E.g. the woman running and the scene where the man pulls the hair of a lady from behind.
Film Trailer Analysis
In this film trailer there was approximately 60 - 65 Cuts
1. At the beginning of the trailer there was an Establishing shot which showed the audience where the trailer being was set.
2. They used fades as a way to transition from one scene to another
3. They used slow motion in certain scenes e.g. the scene when he was walking outside in the street.
An effect that was used in the middle and towards the ending of the trailer was a black and white effect to fit the action taking place. This created suspense for the audience as they watched the trailer, making them wanting to know what was going to happen next.
In the scene where Judas is holding the gun and another guy is holding a gun behind him they used a flash effect where they cut the same scene to black multiple times. This was effective as it created tension. The music at this point also dims down and the sound of a beat becomes amplified, hooking the audiences attention making them intrigued for the next shot.
The sound used at the beginning of he trailer was diegetic, they used an intense sound track, to create tension for the audience watching. As it was a police crime/ action film, the music they used complemented the action in the scenes. For example when the main character was running in a scene the music would be quite fast paced and upbeat. or when he was walking quite slowly the music would be dramatically slow to help set the mood and atmosphere of the scene. They added dubbing/ sound bridges in order to jump from one scene to another. This also allowed for them to have smoother, more effective transitions that linked to their chosen genre.
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