Side Effects trailer

Side Effects

Side Effects is one of the most popular films in 2013. During this trailer we witness fades in and out of the scenes, in the first 20 seconds to tell us its a montage of happy memories, which creates a misjudgement in the plot, as this is not a key convention to a thriller therefore we find it hard to see what genre it is. During this first 30 seconds we first come to slow pace which creates a calm and warming feel. It makes us feel like its a fairytale. However we very quickly come into a fast pace edit. Which speeds the confusion as we aren't expecting this suspense and tension and this change of direction to happen to quickly. We find out in this fast section that a murder has happened then we see drugs. These are many themes that are shown to us in thrillers therefore we see that it is a thriller. Drugs and crime are key conventions.

We then also come to another key part of the trailer which is Mise en Scene. We notice that lots of the characters we meet are dressed as a Antagonist, which makes it confusing. However most thriller's love having it confusing because it makes you watch it. We notice the Police officers are dressed in uniform this is because it makes it more believable and realistic for the audience. Also we see a women which seems to re-occur which makes her stand out however we see her dressed in pink and being girly which is stereotypical for a female character however when it comes into the fast pace we don't see anymore girly colours we see harsh colours. These harsh colours show us she is confused, unsure, and possibly dangerous. She is shown to be scruffy which tells us she is the one taking the drugs being shown which makes us think why is she taking them. Before we know anything about the character we already know her actions. She looks worried all the time also and looks pale which shows us she could be ill and something is effecting her.

The sound is so effective in this trailer. This is one of the pieces that draw me to this trailer. We see unconventional music being played at the beginning however this helps tell the happy scene and helps us ee that this was the past. But when the fast pace hits we see this creepy dark background music coming in which makes the audience feel tense and it makes them wonder. We see lots of action and this music helps tell the story of whats going on that something bad has happened.

Overall this trailer is surprising, as we see quick surprise scenes occurring every different scene. We think everything is going well but then it all changes direction and shows us mind games. These titles at the end are much more effective then Silence of the Lambs trailer because we see pills and drugs around the name of the film and this helps us understand the concept. Also its exciting to look at because its not been seen before and its not simple. Its also dark which helps us tell its a dark film.