Looper trailer analysis

-Black and white recordings insinuate flashbacks, as the man is from the future. The three rapid cuts which fit into the music disorientate the audience, which connotes the character is confused. -The camera angle is zoomed out to fit the fight scene in, showing how quick the older mans reactions are as he has been there before. -The lighting in the future scenes are dark, this suggests that times have changed at the character is showing his darker side. This idea is also supported as police helicopters are flying above and sirens sound. The lights shining down are looking for these criminals which he is which tells the audience he's evil. -The dead body under wraps suggests that he doesn't even know who he is killing and the voice over says 'When they need someone gone and they want to erase any trace of the targets existance they hire a specialised assassin'. This shows that it is just a job to him and his approach is heartless. Although later in the film the older version to him tells him he will save his life. -The leather jacket the man is wearing is a convention of a villain as the clothing is dark and leather is gothic. -White titles on a black screen, this is the same as the last film Source code and is used as seeing stuff in 'black and white' means you see it as an extreme, which is what action films attempt. -Montage scenes of quick camera shots showing plenty of explosions and gun shots which suggest that the film is fast paced full of violence and action. -The film is a typical action thriller as it has half naked women in it. They know that their target audience is mainly men so they try to attract even more in this fashion -Music starts off quite twisted, this could be relative to the plot as he has to kill himself. The silenced gunshots insinuate it's abnormal.

Unknown trailer analysis

-Production logos issuing the warning of the age restrictions of who can watch trailer

 -Shot of airplane landing on icy runway, cuts to main actor with wife on the aeroplane

 -Envelope is printed with stamp of the date, actors then exit snowy airport into a taxi

 -Thunder in background, main actor is then lying lifeless surrounding by medics signfying danger

 -Car crash with motorbike car lands in river, Slow motion of main actor to slow time as car flies      though air

 -intense conversation, Liam neeson asking how he got to hospital, no identification with man in coma

 -Man dressed in dark clothing connoting a mysterious character and also the fact he doesn’t remember anything about accident adding to the mystery

 -slow high pitched music, Liam neeson approaches wife for her to not know who he is

 -Music begins to up the pace and become louder as Liam is confused to who he is as martin Harris the identity he believes himself to be is on another person.

 -fast cuts now take place as the action in each scene becomes more apparent a convention of an action film

 -Russian doctor voices over scenes of the main characters memory from long ago with a bright tinge signalling this was a much more happier and pleasant time.

 - Liam neeson now voices over scenes as he begins to tell his story how he will find the truth

- Lights in subway flicker meaning his life is fading, music becomes more physiological and a voiceover says "people are watching you"

 -Liam neeson begins to become suspicious as he looks over his shoulder a blurred out figure is following him

 - The suspense it creates is typical of an action thriller as it hooks the audience

 - cuts between each scene are now instant as the action becomes more frequent, main actor running in train station, then a car crash in the night it shows the passing of time and the lengths he’s going to solve the mystery

 -Main actor voices over scene in nightclub which then switches to a fight scene adding more action and suspense as we don’t know who the people trying to kill him are and why

 -Close up of a book with codes which have significance to the plot, this helps to add more mystery for the audience to think about and keeps them intrigued and wanting to continue watching --

 -Plot becomes more apparent as the codes were wrote by his wife this reveals that /Liam neeson is slowly uncovering the truth of his identity

 -Car chases now occur with deafening music which is continually raising waiting for a point to drop

 - Shadow of man entering through bright white light to conceal his identity wielding a knife this connotes he is an enemy and that violence will occur

 - Main actor grapples with villains as the original martin Harris is shown to be the man with the knife

 - Liam is tazered in the neck this shows that the villains don’t wish to kill him instead have plans for him once again adding more mystery for audience to look into

 - Woman in shower with dark lighting with blue tinge signifying that she is bad as this is a code of action thrillers

 -Actors name appears in white text over black background giving it a bold look standing out more

 -Nurse is dragged across floor in hospital as doctor lies unconscious on bed this is showing that the good is being eradicated by the evil

 -Man standing in public in dark suit which signifies a dark and mysterious character speech over the scene also adds to this with "who are these people" as the mystery continues

 -silhouette of a man with knife concealing his identity approaches a woman who has light around her showing she is good vs. evil

 - Man trapped inside car as train approaches, this connotes that Liam neeson is physically but also mentally trapped as his identity has been taken from him and locked away

 -Liam neeson addresses police officers to tell them he doesn’t know who the man is this shows that he now relies on higher authority to help him as he has become weak

 -Bomb is shown and main character issues warning that people will die if the villains are not arrested

 -Fast cuts as fights and characters running possibly from the truth

 -Kettle whistles and becomes part of the soundtrack that is building to the end of the trailer

 -Character begins to say I am martin Harris as if to confirm and reassure himself of whom he is

 -Building explodes and the music reaches its climax, film title bursts onto the scene in bold white writing over a black background

 -Liam neeson then says "I didn’t forget everything and begins to fight with another man in dark blue tinged room showing he has found his identity

Trailers - In time

In TimeDirector: Andrew Niccol
Release date: October 28th 2011

 - Trailer starts with production image stating the appropriate audiences. Also shows production companies such as 20th Century fox.
- The trailers then shows us a title which tells us what the story is about, 'In the near future' and then we see numbers rising which suggests the progression of time.
- We then see these numbers on various peoples arms and also a baby which suggests both are related.
- We see another title in the same style as the other which says 'You dont age past 25'
- We then see a man introducing his mother in law, wife and daughter who all look the same age. This confirms what the title says about not ageing past 25.
- We see another title 'Life is paid out a minute at a time' and then see the main character collecting his time from the work his done.
- 'The rich live forever' 'The poor die young' are also titles which suggests what the story is about.
- After 'The rich live forever' title we then see people dressed in fancy clothes which suggests they are the rich people.
- The fast paced music stops playing as we see 'The poor die young' title which conotes that he is poor.
- We then see the main character again after 'The poor die young' title, this informs us that the main character is poor. The first thing we see is a dead body with '00:00:0:00:00:00' on his arm which informs us of what happens when you run out of time. The main character says 'For once Id like to have more time on my hands than hours in the day' which suggests every day is a battle for survival.
- Music then starts in the background which suggests that this is a key moment in his life as the soundtrack has a mysterious, exciting feel to it.
- We then see a rich guy stating that he is 105 years old and has over a century on his 'clock' and is telling the main character that 'the day comes when youve had enough', it then shows the rich man giving the main character all his time. We then see the guy that donated all his time to the main character die.
- We see cameras monitoring the main character which suggests to us that he is being watched and is about to be framed for a killing as we also see people in black clothing looking at his profile on a computer.
- We then get introduced to a new character who is wearing a black coat, this suggests that he is the 'villain' in this film.
- The scenes where he is poor or involves poor people is dark which can signify death and darkness. The scenes that involves the rich people and also when he is being given the time is much brighter which gives a much more 'happy' feel to it, suggesting that the rich are happy.
- A man tells the main character that the time will get him killed, the main character says goodbye to his mom suggesting that he is faced with a problem.
- We then see the characters that are in dark clothes, which suggests they are villains, confront the main character. The music then stops which suggests the situation has changed.
- We see fast action shots of fighting between the main characters and villains whilst the main character is at a house full of rich people.
- The main character then escapes from the villains with another character, a girl. The music then changes and the lyrics are 'This is my destiny' which you can relate to the character as its telling us that its his destiny to have that much time (live).
- We then see the two characters spending alot of time together and clips of whats happening, this tells us what the story is about as the two characters are doing a crime, taking time and giving it away.