The trailer goes straight into the action and the audience are thrown straight into the moment of disequilibrium. The trailer does not have an equilibrium or a moment of disequilibrium. Adding more fear to the audiences' mind. Although, audience are quickly shown some newspaper articles which indicate the equilibrium. The audience does not know what happens in the end. This also obeys with Barthes Enigma code by leaving the trailer as unknown; making the audience want to watch to whole film..
Prop’s character theory is also shown in the trailer: The
innocent victims portrayed as being helpless; the police officer is the helper;
the masked man (Jigsaw) is the villain. By wearing a mask it keeps his identity
unknown, this follows the structuralism theory of the killer being unknown.
The Saw trailer creates a scary atmosphere through sound,
editing, camera angles and shots.
The non-diegetic sound of the high pitched rumbling noise has
occasionally been used to build fear. Clock ticking, chains, screams and laughter were used as diegetic to make a spooky atmosphere which makes the audience feel unpleasant. With the voices in the trailer are not clear and understandable; this creates a fear
of the unknown in the audiences mind.
The trailer has many cuts, which creates suspense and
make the audience feel unsettled. There are a lot of black screens which
are on screen for a long time to make the audience feel uneasy. It also makes the audience feel vulnerable and
involved in the trailer.
In the trailer there are a lot of canted angles used. These
shots create an alarming and uneasy atmosphere for the audience. There are also
a number of close up shots which show the emotions and instability of the
characters; which makes the audience empathize with them
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