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One thing that immediately stuck out to me from this trailer was its use of sound. At the very beginning of the trailer a heavy sting like sound hits the trailer. Because of being so used so early on it creates an immediate and sudden impact that resonates to the audience that within the movie there is Clearly going to be action and be impactful.  The non diegetic sound that is used on the trailer is very effective in the terms of creating tension, it just constantly pulls you into the trailer and make you concentrate on what is happening within that particular scene. It acts to draw in all the elements. One key type of sound that is really effective and develops over the course of the trailer is the narration. Especially from that of the joker, Batman and Harvey dent. The voice over clearly connect these three characters together and shows that there is conflict between the three. The narration also gives some sort of clues for the audiences in letting them know who are the main characters for the narrative. The sound in the trailer has a lot of powerful bass and varies in speed and power this allows the sound to match with the editing and also what is going on in the particular scene. The non-diegetic sound connotes with the violence going on within the trailer. The diegetic sound can also show this through the explosions etc. I really liked this type of sound and it is defiantly something that i will look too when i think about adding my own soundtrack.

Editing with this trailer is very well done, it starts off with slow paced editing, this technique allows the audience to take in the scene so that they can see where it is set but that so they know what is going on. The slow paced editing also creates a nerving vibe where the audience may feel uneasy as it may make them  feel that anything could happen. This type of editing allows the audience to get drawn into the scene and make the moments within the trailer more tense and powerful such as when the joker says "kill the batman" for example. Another type of editing that is used well is the fast paced editing, the fast paced editing is something i really like as it creates a more chaotic tone and doesn't allow the audience to take all the scenes in leaving them in total suspense, this makes the audience want to see more of the film.

The technique of mise en scene is also used very effectively. The main part of this is through costume  as the main characters are almost immediately distinguishably due to their costume such as the batman in his suit and the joker in unique purple suit and face paint. The lighting within the trailer is also superb as its given a rather dark and pulled tone this gives the trailer a meaningful tone but also connotes back to the title of the movie being batman (black). Within mise en scene the main thing i could pull out of this trailer was its use of lighting, i really like how darker overall lightning of the film represents the dark and mysterious tone of the movie. this is something that would really be interested in when doing my own trailer.

Camera angles also varied within this trailer, one prime example of this is in the trailers beginning, they show a variety of establishing shots, these shots are one of the most vital in the trailer as it almost immediately tells the audience what is going on but also tells the audience where the movie is set and also may give an insight into what the overall film will be about. Most of the camera shots that are included are medium or long shots this allows the audience to see perfectly see the setting and also the characters that are also involved in that scene. One immediate camera shot that stuck out to me was the over shoulder shot that was used in the scene with the joker walking into the room with the knife.  This gives the audience an instant idea as to what is going on but also makes the audience feel as though they are walking in with the joker and so makes them feel as though they are in the scene which engages the audience and creates total suspense within the scene.