Thriller Trailer

Prisoners (2013)

At the beginning we see the family from the movie visiting friends on a regular day looking happy, then we find out the fathers daughter has been kidnapped and he takes matters into his own hands. From this trailer we can already gather what the movie is about, what we can expect and the main focus of the plot.

Mise en Scene helps us to identify the characters more as we see Hugh Jackman's character is a regular man, and Jake Gyllenhaal is a cop/detective trying to help him find his daughter. We learn that he is a very over protective father and see how far he's willing to go to save his daughters life. The antagonists and protagonists are not defined  as differently as thrillers usually do, as you could see Hugh of Jake's characters as antagonists also.
There is also a lot of sterotyping as the mothers are cooking or just relaxing whilst the fathers looked worried and willing to do anything. Two main props here seem to be the RV and the detectives gun, they're the main focus showing that they'll probably be seen a lot throughout.

For sound, at the beginning there is no incidental music playing, just simple talking between the characters. Once the children ask if they can go outside and it shows a closeup of the RV the music begins and picks up its pace fast, in the middle it builds the tension and action up. By the end its slow and dark as we hear Hugh's character shouting at the antagonist.