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One thing I immediately noticed and liked about this trailer its the use of text card. The first text cards that are used are to show the director and the main actor of the film. It states "Director: Martin Scorsese" and "Leonardo DiCaprio". I like how these are the first to be used as it instantly intrigued into the movie as they know the movies is in good hands and being directed and starred by someone who is well known and good at what they do.

The cinematography and colour of the trailer is also something that was quite well done as the colour of it is quite dark and very dull. This creates a sense of unsettling nerve for the audience.  As it makes it seem that anything could happen and makes and give a sinister, mysterious tone to the whole of the trailer.  Additionally to this the trailer seems to add hints of blue to the trailer, along with the dark cinematography this gives the trailer a cold and mysterious. This is something that really intrigued me and inspired me for my own trailer as it really goes well with the genre I'm creating like the horror/ thriller. It really gives the trailer a more sinister tone and adds to the overall feel of the trailer. So this is something i can say will influence when creating my own trailer just to add another layer of creepiness and mystery to the trailer. A lot of the setting of the trailer takes place in quite old looking buildings which only adds to the awe of mystery that the trailer is trying to convey to the audience as the buildings could show history which can convey fear to the audience as the old fashioned buildings are quite common in film genres such as this. The setting of the trailer is really well done as it highlights it being on a secluded island where there is clearly no escape which is something to play on the emotions of the audience.

The trailer opens with a standard establishing shot which most do, this is done to set the scene and setting for the trailer and as a film overall so the audience can gain an understanding into where the movie will take place. Also used is a variety of close ups within the trailer this is really effective and something i really liked because it shows the characters emotions and they are feeling which will in turn tell the audience and give them an insight into how they are feeling and what they are thinking. It allows the audience to feel the emotion the character is expressing. Other shots that were used that i really liked in this trailer was a point of view shot, this is a really effective camera shot to use as it makes the audience believe they are in that particular scene and that the movie world is purposefully communicating them. This acts as a way to create suspense and ultimately make the audience unsettled and nervous. One example of this is through the shot of the women looking at the camera with a 'shush signal' this is effective as it insinuates it is at the audience and so the audience are left in the dark but also left intrigued and in the dark. Overall these are all camera shots that i believe i am influenced and inspired by and defiantly shots that i would heavily consider using in my own trailer as i defiantly want to make use of the point of view just because it is so gripping and different.

Its clear from the trailer that towards the end of the trailer the editing is really quite fast and intense. I really liked this convention as it manages to create suspense as audiences are not able to fully take in a scene but also meshes with the whole plot of the movie about it unraveling the mind and going insane so both work really well together, it also leaves the audience unsettled as they are constantly left wondering what could happen next.  Another type of editing used was a cut away used which is used on the marshall badge, this gives the audience an insight into the protagonists goals and builds a representation as to why he is there; to solve a case, but this also leaves the audience guessing again such as what has happened and who has done it. A second cutaway used was the shot of the character handing over his gun, this also raises questions as the audience would be left concerned as now he has handed over his weapon and is now defenceless.

Sound was also a strong aspect of the trailer, a aspect that i really liked and was intrigued to.  One of the strongest aspects of sound in this trailer was its use of non diegetic sound. The trailer opens with a continuous beat of a drum. This is effective as it creates a dark mysterious tone that relays a quite eerie tone to the audience. The sound is also slowly building up which tells the audience that something big could happen. Quick ticking is also used throughout the trailer and i believe it is really effective because it makes the audience constantly believe that something is about to happen but do not know what or when which is really unsettling but also intriguing. Another type of sound used is a type of high pitched screechy sound, this is a type of sound that can become uncomfortable for the audience which only adds to that creepy, dark sinister tone. Additionally another use of sound used that i did really like and believe could be a convention i use is parallel sound. This is used in the shot of the women putting her finger to her mouth and although no sound comes out of her mouth the audience is played a soundtrack of something similar to the "shhhh" this overall makes a really creepy tone for the trailer ad only acts to really bring the audience in and want to watch the film.

The trailer follows a type of code that i really like called the enigma code,  it follows this by playing scenes which display unanswered questions like showing the women patient with no explanation, it creates intrigue and makes the audience want to watch it to find out. The code known as the Barthes hermeneutic establishes the story by creating mystery. This is done through various scenes that are left unanswered and not explained just creating this whole sense of mystery around the entirety of the trailer. I really like this idea as it means the audience through the entirety of the trailer are in the dark and can never really guess what is going to happen next because they simply do not know.

So overall i did really like this trailer and is something i will defiantly come back too when development of my trailer is taking place as there are aspects from this i really liked such as some of the shots and especially the Barthes hermeneutic code.