Maze Runner Trailer Evaluation

Camera shots: 

Tracking shots are used during the fast paced clips, such as when 'Tom' is running in between the walls into the maze, it is also used alongside the crane camera shot which tracks the characters from a distance when they're in the maze as the maze structure changes around them as the panels close up narrow passageways.  These tracking shots improve the action scenes as we are able to see all of the actions that unfolds before the characters, we get a perspective and understanding of what the characters are experiencing.

Establishing shots and overhead shots are used to set the scene of the trailer, it gives the viewer an understanding of the situation the characters are in regarding where they are within their surrounding and what their environment is like and how they are living in that environment.

The low angle and close up camera angles are used to narrate the plot of the film and create a rapport with the characters that makes the viewers feel a desire to watch it as the film is not explained in the trailer, the events that happen in the trailer do not connect with each other properly which creates more mystery and appeal to watch the film.

Hand held camera shots were used to increase the rapport with the characters and the danger they're in, as well as the determination they have to succeed in their escape and survival.  The hand held camera seems 'amateur' however is used for the purpose of the perspective and adrenaline of the scene as we are able to immerse ourselves into the situation.  This adrenaline and tension aspect is what viewers thrive to experience in films, it is one of the main reasons that us as an audience choose to watch a film as it appeals to us more.

Sound:

The main use of sound was the non-diegetic voice overs that were used to explain parts of the trailer, these voice overs were from the audio of the film, meaning that the characters of the film were speaking dialogue from the film explaining the mystery and plot of the film.  This intrigues the audience as they wish to know more about the characters and the events that unfold before them, it is important to create a build up of events to the climax and not reveal the important events as the audience will have no choice but to watch the film as the clips will recur in there minds without an explanation.

Non-diegetic drums are used to increase intensity, instruments that have an impact on the mood of the scene are used to increase the tension and pace of the scene so that we read the events differently to how we would if a guitar riff were to play, which connotes a romantic and calm mode of address.  The use of the soundtracks gives the audience the ability to familiarize themselves with the film and relate to it when they hear something similar.

Screeching folly is used, again, to increase the thrilling atmosphere of the trailer, it can be class as diegetic sound as it is used to represent the grievers in the maze, it connotes the fear that they imprint onto the character and the power they have over the human life in the glade.

Sound bridges across different cuts allows us to follow the sequence of events that are seen in the trailer, the sound bridge is often used to describe the following clip and to show that they're related to each other.  Being able to briefly follow the story and get an understanding of the plot is important for attracting an audience to view the film.

The volume of a clip increases when there are violent actions, such as punches, kicks and jumps, the impact of this is to display the importance of the action and the relation between the two (or more) subjects that are involved in the fight, in the trailer it is used when two of the people in the glade disagree with each other at the door of the maze, the connotations behind the action is that it is important for the people of the glade to cooperate with each other in order to survive.  The tension between the two characters make the audience wonder what caused it, this unanswered question is an addition to their desire to watch the film.

Mise-en-scene:

The appearance of the characters in relation to their environment makes sense as they're wearing average clothing such as t-shirts and cargo trousers, these clothes are have been made to look dirty and warn to suggest manual labor and poor living conditions, as well as their equality in the glade. The appearance of the glade's people contrasts to the high-tech grievers that lurk in the maze, the binary opposites suggest a science-fictional world, however the trailer suggests that it is set in the future of planet Earth.  The make up used on the characters reinforces the connotations of struggle and danger they're in by being trapped in the center of the maze.

Younger persons of different ethnicity are shown in one confined space working together equally and respectfully, this challenges hegemonic representations of uncertainty and misperceptions of races. This portrays a developed society and how humanity has evolved.

The day and night scenes (where the lighting is different and creates different moods to the scene) show the journey of the characters and the progression of their escape throughout the trailer, this creates a more realistic representation of the story and the day and night scenes are able to contrast the types of events that occur in the trailer; during the day the glade's people are safe, at night their is terror and danger.  This juxtaposition allows for the viewer to experience and fear what the characters are facing at the time, this creates sympathy for the characters.

The colours in the trailer are often varied, however the colour blue recurs throughout the trailer, this blue often appears during the unexplained, science-fictional events such as the elevator at the beginning of the trailer and the biological tube towards the end, this electric blue is often related back to sci-fi and mystery films.

Narrative: 
The narrative of the trailer is given to us as an audience using dialogue from the characters in the film, these voice overs merge with the diegetic dialogue in the clip, then continuing as a sound bridge to connect the multiple scenes together to enhance the story.  This use of narration creates an omnipotent atmosphere in presenting the dominance of character or powerful being; young people are seen as test subjects and submissive to the greater power.  The different shots of the film are edited to be cut to a really fast pace sequence of events as the suspense builds; there is always a stimulus and reaction shown in separate cuts in the arrangement of continuous infliction and recovery until the characters begin to resolve their imprisonment.