Evaluation of Trailer shots

Shot One

The first shot you see in the trailer is this one of the main female character. We chose to give the identity of the main character straight away because we are creating mystery in other elements of the trailer involving her. We also wanted the trailer centred around her because we use techniques, involving her, that are likely to entice our audiences. We use dark lighting to create a relaxed but seductive atmosphere and we use this over the shoulder shot of her in the mirror because we believe its effective in showing her and her actions and makes it seem like the audience are looking secretly over the shoulder or 'through the keyhole'.
Shot 2

This shot is a close up of her putting on her lipstick, this is followed by an extreme close up of her lips (shot 3). We used these shots to make this female character seem sexy and entice the audience in to watching the rest of the trailer.

Shot 3

Shot 4

This title is the beginning of our narrative and where the audience begin to form their idea of a plot. We used a dark background to connote a mysterious atmosphere and with the white title it helps the title stand out. We kept the style and colours of the title simple so to not detract from the important message being shown.

Shot 5

This a medium shot we used when the phone begins to ring. We used this shot because it includes the phone and the character showing her reaction in it. We used dim lighting to carry on this mysterious yet seductive vibe.

Shot 6

This is an over-the-shoulder shot of the caller on the other end of the line. We have made the lighting even darker so you can only see the outline of the character. This is to create enigma and spark suspicion in the audience. We have the character holding what looks like a glass of whiskey to make him look powerful, he also uses a deep, intimidating voice, connoting that he is the boss.

Shot 7

This shot shows our female character playing with a gun that she had hidden in what looks like an old fashioned jewellery box. This begins to show what kind of character this female might be and also suggests a possible action genre of the film. The way she is playing with it also suggest she knows what she is doing and that she is preparing it for something, building tension in the trailer.

Shot 8

This is the last shot of this particular scene and it ends with the female lead holding the gun and looking in the mirror with an evil and suggestive expression. This tells the audience more about this character's identity and creates more suspense.

Shot 9

After the bedroom scene the camera cuts to a man running away from what looks like the same female character in the distance. We used a woodland setting to make the male victim seem more vulnerable, and this kind of setting is seen quite commonly in action or thriller films for these situations.

Shot 10

Next, we cut to a close up of the female's feet to show her progress. The fact she is simply walking after a man who is running away suggests she is powerful and her relaxed demeanor shows she must have some form of plan of catching this man.

Shot 11

We used this low angle shot of who audiences will begin to refer to as 'Lola', makes her look powerful and in complete control of the situation.

Shot 12

This shows the male victim jumping over a fence, we used this action to show his struggle to get away and the fact he doesn't walk round shows his hurry and panic and fear of the woman following him.

Shot 13

We then cut to this close up of the victim to show the fear and panic in his face and carry on building tension in the trailer.

Shot 14

This shot shows the victim running away from the camera, almost like the audience are now seeing the victim from 'Lola's' point of view. This may make the audience feel in control or they may sympathize the character, sparking feeling in the audience was one of our aims. In this shot you see the character fall over in the snow, we decided to use the snowy setting to our advantage by showing the victim's recurring struggle to get away from Lola. This helps us create the powerful yet creepy image of our female lead, Lola.

Shot 15

Next you see Lola walk around the fence that the victim leapt over in his struggle. The fact she walked round it with ease shows her relaxed demeanor. You then see her look down at her gun, smile, and shake her head, almost like she is making a mockery of this man.

Shot 16

This shot shows the male character slowing to a stop and looking around but not finding the female he is running from. This shot shows him starting t relax and catch his breath. But as the shot cuts to a close up (shot 17) of him looking up you see his calmer face turn to shock, it is clear the 'assassin' is back.

Shot 17

Shot 18

This scene then finished with Lola appearing with a gun pointed at her head, leaving the audience in suspense and leaving this particular storyline on a cliff hanger.

After all these shots we have three titles shown saying 'But Remember...', 'What goes around...', 'Comes back around.'. Between these titles we have low angle shot of Lola strutting towards the camera looking confident. Then after the title 'Comes back around.' You hear a car screech and in a shot from behind Lola you see her turn around in shock with a scared looking expression on her face, creating another cliffhanger and changing the views and judgements the audience may have created on her.