Minority Report Trailer Evaluation

Camera shots:
An extreme close up is used at the beginning is a very surreal technique to open the trailer, in doing this the audience's attention is immediate, this has a kick start to the action and mystery that follow in the trailer.

Zooming on key features of a scene allows the audience to understand the significance and relate it to the events that take place, for example the zoom on the woman in the pool system tells us that the character/object is important in future events of plot.

Tracking a character, such as Tom Cruise's gives them longer screen time and higher importance in the story, we are able to understand the persona of the character, this is what is needed for the audience to sympathise for the character later in the trailer.

Overhead shots are used to highlight the surrealism of the three women in the pool who are part of the technology that indicates future crimes, this technology is unlike anything that is used in the current era and is very far from invention.  It is used again as Tom Cruise enters the warehouse of highly developed technology with one of the women used in the mechanism that can tell of future crimes, again the idea of development is emphasized as a mass production and easy process.

Sound:
The opening to the trailer uses a low key monotone piece of dialogue 'murder', the word is known by everyone and creates a unnerving atmosphere and raises questions of why it is said and what is meant by it.

The backing track uses an orchestra which increases the tension of the scene and whole trailer as the volume increases towards the end, this technique is used to compose an original soundtrack that can be manipulated throughout the trailer to inflict different moods and emotions on the audience.

A voice over is used throughout the trailer as a marketing technique as it emphasizes the main plot and provides information about the producer; Steven Spielberg who is very well-known and famous for other incredible films such as India Jones and Transformers.  This information is what attracts the viewers to watch the film.

Diegetic and non diegetic sound is emphasised using folly, for example the gun shot has been recorded in a closed space so that the sound of the shot echoes and appears louder, this is diegetic in the trailer, non diegetic folly in the trailer could include the 'swoosh' sound used when screens are moved on the 'system' or when there is a transition of clips or fast movements, it joins the actions together and gives the action more energy.

The dialogue spoken between Tom Cruise's character and Colin Farrell's character about the system they're using having any flaws, followed by 'you're in a lot of trouble... I have a warrant in my pocket that says murder', the twist of roles from Tom Cruise being the hero, to being the hunted, yet claiming innocent gives the audience more of a reason to watch the film as it is not a typical hero, villain plot.

Mise-en-scene:
The conventional use of the colour blue regularly appears in this film when the scene is important and impressionable, the colour blue is very noticeable in a low key scene.

Clothing that is commonly associated with the future tend to be contrasts between black and white, black leather jackets are worn by multiple characters throughout the trailer whilst bright white LED lighting is used in their surrounding, this connotes the pristine lives and society in the trailer, however flaws are being described via dialogue and voice overs, this reflects how the appearance of something or someone can mask the true identity or events that are happening in the world of the film. Subtle techniques like this enhance the mystery of the film.

The advancement in technology is not as discrete however allows the audience to understand that this technology is not perfect either, as said in the trailer, there are 'flaws' in the advancements and dangers that play a large role in the trailer. The everyday technology such as cars seem to run smoothly and organised, just as the 'perfect' world would, again masking the chaos of the lives behind what can me seen.

Low key lighting is used in this genre as it connotes a sense of the unknown of the futuristic technology and the complications of the technology that is being used in the film.  The mystery and science fictional elements work in a partnership with each other to create this film, in only the trailer the audience enjoy the action and the plot, making them wish to see the whole film.

Narrative:
Staccato clips are used to represent the disorder of the plot, all clips are detached from each other and do not make complete sense, just like the plot of the trailer; the pieces do not fit together to solve the puzzle, this is reflected by the sequence of clips in the trailer.

The use of the text appearing on the screen after a key message in a short sequence of clips.  This text briefly narrates the story-line to the audience whilst watching the trailer.