Wednesday 12 November 2008

There were many different types of camera-angles used in this trailer which shows it was well directed. As the car's door opened you couldn't identify who came out as the camera shot was at a low angled tilt. This was well thought out as they wanted to conceal the identity of the killer. The impact on the audience was that they didn't know who was responsible for all the wrong doings till later on in the trailer. Therefore it provides questions for the viewers in their head that they want answered during the trailer; this keeps them interested for the duration of 'Saving Faith'. Also when the character is sitting down holding a gun this is not the first thing that is shown on that particular part. It slowly pans to the right which then shows the image. This creates suspense during the panning to the right. As a result when the audience sees the gun this creates a shock and allows them to think they have to keep watching.

WWW: Referred to audiences, No spelling errors and goes into great detail
EBI: More media terminology, sentences re-phrased and some punctuation mistakes; minor ones.


To start off with, there is a variety of camera shots and camera movements within the trailer which brings out the effects which the director wants. There are many examples of when close ups are used within the trailer. For example when the girl is crying, close ups are used to make the viewer feel sympathetic towards the character and we get a closer look on the girl’s facial expressions so we can relate to how she is feeling. Long shots are used quite a lot as well. This type of shot relates to the title of the trailer, as a long shot lets the audience infer how much the girl is alone from the rest of the world, signifying that she is a stranger. A high angle shot is used at the beginning of the trailer when the girl tries to commit suicide by drowning herself in a bath tub. This type of shot is used to give us an overview of what is happening, and since we are viewing the situation from a high view some audiences can get a sense of feeling powerful, as if we were God and telling the girl to not go forward with what she is doing and raise her head from the water.

WWW: Interesting Interpretations, Talking about all the Camera angles used, talking about why they are used

EBI: Doesn't refer to the audience, makes own assumptions and bad punctuation mistakes, spellings etc.

Within the trailer we see that a variety of shots have been used which allows us as the audience to see the actors’ facial expressions and to give us an insight into what some of the shots used may symbolize. Near the end of the trailer there is a close up of Ward sitting by a fire which may symbolize danger in some sort of way letting us know how angry and at this point how dangerous he is. Other close up’s are seen at 0:53 when Ward puts on his hood and walks away from the setting which in some way shows that he is now ready to get his revenge on those who ruined his life. The low angle shot seen at about 0:43 show the actor is superior to us and that connotes that we should acknowledge him.

WWW: The exact time of when some angles are shown, talks about audience rather than them self inferring it and symbols

EBI: Used more media terminology, elaborated on the camera angles and punctuation.

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