Film Magazine Case Study
Psychological Thriller Trailer Analysis
The trailer of the film "Till death do us part" conforms to typical psychological thrillers, as at the beginning of the trailer the narrative seems to be linear and then becomes non linear, emphasizing on the disruption of the equilibrium linking to Todorov's narrative theory. The trailer starts off with an establishing shot, giving the audience an insight into where all the action will be taking place in the movie and in other words the location and setting of the film. This then cuts to a shot of a man and woman which the audience assumes are a couple and are perhaps the main characters of the film. This is because diegetic sound is used - "a toast to the happy couple" giving the audience the impression that they are a couple and are happily married which may suggest that something is going to happen later on in the film which may ruin their marriage and happiness. As the trailer progresses, more shots are shown of the couple which reinforces the idea that t...
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