Shutter Island Trailer

 Firstly slow motion has been used. This makes the characters seem very dramatic and indicates they are the main characters as the attention is focused onto them. A mid shot is used within this slow motion, this allows each person to clearly be seen. You can also see each persons costume which clearly depicts each opens role. For example a police officer, and two detectives. It also allows the audience to also see the very strict prison like background. This therefore shows the audience that the film will be filled with danger. 

Fade to black's are used throughout, for example when a gun is shown. This is a hint that the gun may be significant and will later lead to a dark moment. And also establishes that the next shot is a completely different scene and therefore the woman has no relation to the gun.

Fast paced editing has been used when there was a very quick shot (less than a second) of a woman covered in blood. This gives the trailer a very eerie feeling and shows that someone is going to get hurt/has already been. It also comes and goes very quickly and therefore makes the audience jump - a typical thriller convention. The Mise en scene in this shot has also been used effectively. The woman is smiling which gives a very freaky and insane feeling to the shot as she is covered in blood. As well as the blood being red her clothes are also red. This is a connotation of death and danger and therefore illustrates that she could be dangerous and the blood may not be hers.

The wide shot used within the trailer shows the audience that the characters are going to be extremely isolated. This is a forewarning that the characters will be in danger and unable to receive any help. You can also see their white clothing, this is usually a sign of innocent, but within the mental institute it is a sign of insanity. This also shows that the characters may become insane.

The sound within this trailer varies a lot. For example there are some very fast paced aspects (when the shots are fast paced), this puts the audience on edge and creates tension. However there are also very dramatic base tones which suddenly come to a silence. this indicates that the film is going to be extremely dramatic and will therefore entice the audience to watch it. Screams are also placed in the background to show there is a lot of danger and the character will not be safe. It also creates a very mad feeling and clearly shows insanity will play a key role.

I feel the credits within the trailer are very ineffective. the are just on a plain background and therefore not very interesting. However it does allow attention to be drawn just to the trailer, therefore making it seem more dramatic.