I will firstly focus on the narrative of the trailer and how it is structured; the 15-20 seconds is used as an introductory phase to show us the two main adult characters. It shows them in peaceful spirits, driving along the motorway, laughing and joking. The trailer then goes into a different mood, with the introduction of the youth characters, this is also signified with a change of music from a peaceful sound to a somewhat sinister one. It then goes on to show the first confrontation between the male adult character and the 'leader' of the youth group. The trailer then starts using fast cut editing to show conversations between the youth and adult. This continues throughout the trailer showing multiple confrontations between the two adults and the youths, th cutting also gets fastr and faster as the trailer comes to an end. The last scene of the trailer shows the female character in a location which isnt the woods, this would bring about a sense of mystery to the audience because they would want to know whether the two characters live or die.
I will now focus on camerawork; the opening scenes show multiple different angles showing the two adults, some examples of these are a two shot showing the couple kissing and also a birds eye view showing the couple in a car is used, this is possibly to show how isloated they are in the huge forest. A long shot is also used to show the couple driving away into the forest, because it is such a long shot this again reinforces their isolation. A close up shot of the sat nav telling them to turn around is another camera shot used, this to the characters seems to be a humourous thing (shown by the laughter) but the audience could recognize this as a sinister warning. An establishing shot is used to show the forest, this again shows the vastness of the forest, and their vulnerability. An extreme long shot is used to show the whole beach, it shows the two adults on one side and the group of youths on the other side, showing that there could be confrontation between the two groups. When the adult male character approaches the youths a high angle shot is used to show him looking down at the youths, possibly trying to show an air of dominance over them; this leaves the audience wondering whether the roles could be reversed in terms of dominance. A shot showing all of the youth characters is also used to show the number of them against the two adults. Showing the youths now dominance over the adults. The trailer then continues showing multiple confrontations between the two groups, all different camera angles and shots are used throughout this, examples of the type of camera shots used are close ups and tracking shots, all looking to show the two adult characters as in danger and vulnerable. The very last sequence also uses close ups to show the knife wieleded in the adult womens hand, this shows a sense of helplessness and also how desperate she is.
I will now focus on how sound is used in the trailer, The opening sequences uses non-diegetic peaceful tranquil music to create a sense of peace, dialogue between the two characters is also used to show that they are happy together at that point. Diegetic dialogue of the sat nav is also used, this is "turn around" which possibly signifies a sinister warning to the couple. This music then changes to a more 'scary' sound, this happens when the introduction of the youth group happens, possibly signifying that they are a sinister group. Youthful upbeat music is used in association with the youths when we are first introduced to them, this presents a stereotypical image of youths who like that type of music. Later on in the trailer the sound of the car is put high up in the sound mix to present the youths with an air of dominace over the adults at this point. Throughout the last few sequences of the trailer the same sort of scary sinister sounds are used every time the trailer cuts to another scene, this is used to show the dangerous nature of the situtation for the adults. An ongoing dramatic beat is also used towards the end of the trailer to further dramtise the situation. This then comes to an end as the "Eden Lake" title is revealed, but then when this is removed another scary sound is used as a build up to when the toilet door opens and the sound comes to a climax, all of this helps to build up drama for the audience.
I will now focus on editing; in the opening sequence cross cutting is used between different scenes showing the adult couple happy. During the trailer text is used as a introduction to the narrative to the film; the first one used is "out of the country", suggesting the couple are now out of their comfort zones and could possibly be in danger. "Off the map" is the next text used, this shows the mystery to where they actually are and also reinforces the dangerous situation they are putting thereselves in. In coordination with the change of music to a more sinister sound, there is also flashes of 'red' across the scene in sync with a change of scene, this signifies danger as red is a colour often associated with that. Fast cut editing is now used to show the car scene, emphasising the danger of the situation. This continues but the red flahses are also re inroduced now to again remind the audience of the scary situation. Fast cut editing is used as a tool to make the trailer seem more dramatic, this works because it shows a differnt sinister situation every time. This trend of fast cut editing and red 'flashes' continues throughtout the trailer and succesfully creates a sense of danger to the audience.
I will now focus on the mise-en-scene of the trailer; in the opening sequence the two adult characters are wearing baby blue (male) and pink (female), this connotes a sense of innocence about the two characters and also shows them as slightly vulernable. The sat nav in the trailer is used as a prop; it is a prop used to show the audience that 'bad things will happen' if they dont turn around as the sat nav instructs. The costumes of the youth characters is also used to show them as sterotypical youths, this includes hoodies, trackies and jackets. The prop of the radio is used to represent the sub culture as typical youths. I believe that the car is used as a prop to reinforce the domincance of the sub culture of youths over the two adults. The glasses the youth character wears also could be classed as a sign of domincance over the adult male; this is because the glasses belong to the adult male and he is wearing them. The knives used by the youths is also trying to represent them as a sub culture by showing them not to be following hegemonic values. The 'Dirty' clothes worn by the two male adults also signifies the desperate situation they are both in, this along with the non-diegetic music helps to create a sense of fear for them from the audience.
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