Within the first five seconds of the trailer there is a shot of who the film is appropriate for, officially done by the film rates, this is therefore the beginning of the staggered roll of credits. The main score begins and the main film production companies are then shown, eg, Legendary pictures, Warner Bros. pictures and Syncopy. Once the main trailer begins the lead character is introduced (Leonardo Dicaprio) along with a combination of narrative and voice explaining him self, this combines and links to the dialogue. A second lead character is introduced only a matter of moments after this and there are shot/reverse shots between them both all linking to the overall explanation of the film. There is a lot of montage throughout, for example near the beginning of the trailer, there is a shot of character one waking down the corridor leading on to a second shot of a shot gun being loaded and then it flicks back to the first shot again. This sequence juxtaposed creates a meaning for the audience, also it manages to introduce the thriller/action aspect of the genre to the audience. Credits are included at around twenty five seconds into the trailer saying who directed it (Christopher Nolan) and giving examples of top films he has also directed such as The Dark Knight which the follows on to introducing the rest of the top characters of the film. From then on there are repeated jump shots added in to the beat of the score creating effect and tension, yet again there is the combination of the voice over and narrative explaining the rest of the story line and how the characters are involved. Just over halfway through the trailer the rest of the credits are shown, displaying the name of the lead actors in the film along with more of the 'intense' scenes which coincide with the score as the tempo increases to a dramatic pace, again creating tension and anxiety, whilst it finishes with the title of the film, and the end credits such as the release date and the film and music producers in small print.
Shutter Island
Within the first five seconds of the trailer there is a shot of who the film is appropriate for, officially done by the film rate's and there is also a small clip of the well know film distributor Paramount pictures, this is therefore the beginning of the staggered roll of credits. For the first twenty seconds there is a brief description of the name of the island and a few shots of it along with a voice over. There is a fade out and at the same time as this, 'A MARTIN SCORSESE picture' is faded in and then out of the screen, showing the producer label to the viewers, creating a superimposition. This happens along with the introduction of two of the lead characters, one whom is played by Leonardo Dicaprio. Within the next ten seconds there is a multiple number of extreme close up's on key objects such as the police marshal badge and the rifles and then the hand over of the gun and other weapons, there is a 180' degree shot between two of the lead characters and low key character, there is slow motion when the two main characters are walking through the main gates into the 'prison'. As the camera is then moving further into the grounds of Shutter Island there is a distinctive voice over describing key aspects of the main plot, whilst this happens, to match what is being said there are shots of 'ill and dangerous' patients jumping between the lead character and them. From then there are further shots such as zoom in on signs saying 'restricted area' and injections, a boot on top of a gun being dragged along the floor, along with sound, yet still with the voice over, bodies and fellow patients either behind bars or not. These are generally giving the audience clues of what the film may involve. Alot of jumpshots and a general montage follows all of this and the camera tone changes as it goes from light to very dark shots and includes a lot of flashes followed by numerous jump shots. There is also a score behind the narrative and diegetic sound gradually increasing in sound and tempo, again adding tension. Alike Inception it finishes with the film name and closing credits such as the film and music producers along with the release date.
Overall both the films trailers are very similar as they both start with and introduction to key and lead characters who then throughout the trailer explain and generalise the story line and then in the middle of both the trailers they have many jump cuts and a general montage. Then it finishes of with up tempo score and closing credits such as the release date of the film along with the name, the music and film producers etc and both end on a cliff hanger where (lasting around five seconds) a short clip of a scene with high intensity and action occurs.
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