The Game Trailer Analysis

2. This first shot of the trailer is a wide shot of a car passing
through gates. Low key lighting is used to make it feel like a dark
and twisted type of film. It than fades into a low angle shot of
two characters. The man we see at the front seems just to be an
extra with the one behind being the protagonist. It than carries
on panning on with the protagonist. The mise-en scene gives
the effect of they one at the front is a chauffer and the one
behind a business man working in a city. In the background there
is non-diegetic sound of music this is played silently. A cut in to
a mid shot shows a woman. The dialogue that she is saying is
‘Thank you Maggie’. It than cuts to a wide shot which is
showing the protagonist and his assistant at the back of the
shot with a woman right at the front of it. Low key lighting is
what has been used for this shots to make it look natural.
The non-diegetic sound of music is continuing. It than cuts to
a shot of the protagonist playing squash, it fades in from one
shot playing squash to another. This is done by a wide shot.
The lighting is low key. The mise en scene is showing that he
is exercising and may be trying to de-stress.

3. It than cuts into a mid-shot of him at his desk. This is high
key lighting this is to make it look natural. The diegetic
sound of dialogue in this second shot has a woman saying
‘Happy Birthday Sir’. The non-diegetic sound of music is
continuing. This cuts to quick black out which cuts to a
close-up of him washing his face. The lighting is a again low
key. In the first frame here he says ‘I don’t like her’. A fade
in from the first shot goes into black and carries on fading
to a shot of the antagonist washing his face. The non-
diegetic sound of music is continuing we also hear a non-
diegetic sound of coins dropping. This is signifies the water
falling onto the floor. It than cuts to a low angle shot and
panning of the car driving away. A cut than show the
protagonist out for a lunch or something. This is done by an
over the shoulder shot. Diegetic sound of the antagonist
saying ‘So what brings you into town Conrad? Everything
alright?’. The non-diegetic sound of music is continuing.

4. It cuts an over the shoulder shot. With the new character
that the audience has just been introduced to replying
‘October 12th , Happy Birthday’. This gives the impression
to the audience that their maybe some tension between
the two characters. Fades in showing the same person
done by an over the shoulder shot still but handing over
an envelope to the protagonist. Diegetic sound of
dialogue and non-diegetic sound of music continues
through this sequence. The lighting remains low key. A cut
into a close-up of a card it has a little zoom in and cuts
back to a close-up of the new character. Using the 180◦
rule the conversation between the two character continue
. The audience are still hearing the non-diegetic sound
continue. This continues to be low key lighting.

5. A cut shows the audience the protagonist has gone to the
place where the character in the last sequence told him to
go. It fades in closer to the CRS and zooms in onto the
pictures that are beneath the letter CRS. The low key
lighting is still used. The non-diegetic sound continues
through the sequence however this time it is slightly
louder as there is no diegetic sound in the sequence. The
audience than sees mid shot of another conversation
between the protagonist and a new male character. 180 ◦
rule is applied here. The protagonist has no idea what this
place is. That when the diegetic sound appears of him
saying ‘What are you selling’ with the response from the
new character being ‘It’s a Game’. The protagonist is not
sure what to make of this. Low key lighting is used to make
the scene seem natural.

6. A close-up is just showing a male lower part of the face starts the
next sequence at the same time we see this we get the non-diegetic
sound of ………….. It than fades into to results of the heart. A cut into
close-up of the protagonist having fitness tests. Another cut
than show a close-up of a new character. The lighting in the first
shot it high key with the second shot being low key.

7. A cut starts of the next sequence this sequence is
very fast with each shot lasting about ½ a second. A
Varity of different shots make up this sequence there
is a wide shot and extreme close-up. Also they use
anchoring, the have written the words in white
capital letter in the centre of the screen and on a
black background.

8. The fast sequence is still happening each
shot it cut into the next. The shots we have
here are a close-up, wide shot and a mid
shot with.

10. ……. A cut has shows the audience a close-up of the
protagonist face sleeping a cut to a wide shot of a man falling
of a building. This shows the audience what he is dreaming
of. The lighting is low key this is to give the effect that it is
natural. An extreme close-up of a clowns face. This is to scare
the audience as some people have a fear of clowns. The
lighting is low lighting.

11. A cut than show the audience the man with the clown this is done by
a wide shot when he looks round he seems startled. There is non-
diegetic sound the words said is ‘Are you going to spend the rest of
the evening ….. In that clowns mouth?’ The next shot looks as if there
is a hidden camera in the clown. A shot of a woman looks shocked,
she also says ‘He’s in on it’ which than let’s the audience know that
she knows something and will make them want to know what it is.

12. A mid pan shot that shows the antagonist coming home to see his
house has been vandalised . The antagonist than looks extremely
scared and does not know what to do. We see someone going into the
antagonists office this is gone by a close up of the handle . We than
see quick shots of pictures.

13. A wide shot shows a car speeding the road it than cuts to a black out.
We than see the antagonist in a lot of different shots and locations.
We see him in the alley trying to get away. This sequence has a lot of
sound effects of bullets, a phone ringing. This music builds to great
the tension to the audience.

14. The antagonist looks extremely scared and doesn’t
know what to do. The actors name than appears on
screen ‘Michael Douglas.’ It follows with a close-up
of his face.

15. The second actors name than appears on screen ‘Sean Penn.’ this is also
followed with a close-up of the characters face. Quick cuts than shows a
Varity of characters faces. While this is happening the music is getting
which is building the tension to the audience. A bang than lead to the
words ‘From the Director of Seven’ appearing on screen.

16. A cut than shows the car heading towards s the sea with the male
character in. Through this we can here music and the man screaming,
there is also sound effect of the car. As the car hits the water there is a
sound effect added. The words ‘ The Game ‘ swipes onto the screen. This
is followed by the character looking extremely scared and breathing
deeply this really builds tension to the audience and makes them want
to go watch the film. ‘Player Wanted’ makes the audience know that this
film is all a game .

17. The music than fades out as the website come onto the screen.