Eagle Eye Trailer

The opening scene of the trailer Eagle Eye starts off by one of the main characters making a serious statement 'You got to make a choice fellas, who you gonna be, boys or men'. This instantly draws in the attention of the audience as it used at the beginning deliberately because it is strongly linked to the choices that have to be made by the main characters in film. The lighting is dark which suggests that something mysterious might be happening.There is a lot of tension within the opening scene, the non-diagetic sound makes the scene even more serious. The fade to black editing also adds to the tension because it shows the audience the facial expression of the characters. The music then drops and it shows us that they are playing cards. This adds humour to the opening scene and shows you that a lot of the scenes from the film could be unexpected.

Another key shot in the trailer is when the main character opens the door to his house. The camera shot is a CCTV shot of him coming into the house. This shows him at a weak position due to the high angle shot. The diagetic sound of the character breathing heavily shows the audience that he is scared and nervous. The narrative of a women speaking to the main character is introduced to the film this shows us the directness of her speech 'You must flee the premises', the voice almost sounds robotic. This gets the audience thinking who is this women and how does she know whats coming. Also the narrative of the FBI is also introduced this also shows us the directness of their speech 'get down'. The pace of the trailer increases and decreases then increases again this keeps the audience drawn in. The trailer uses a lot of fade to black editing this shows the audience the multiple narratives and makes the audience more easy to think that there is a shift in time, this is mainly used to put in a lot of information and emotion in a very short space of time.

The trailer also introduces to us another main character. We see that the female character receives the a phone from the same person who called the other main character. This scene shows us the female characters son on the T.V. We hear the character breathing heavily. This shows us that she is scared and nervous and does not know what to expect. The overall feel of the film from the trailer makes the audience seem confused because they don't know what is happening and who is doing all this. The main dialogue in the trailer is the robotic voice of the women giving the main characters instructions on what to do next. The sound of explosions and the sirens of the police all add tension and suspence to the trailer. This leaves the audience wanting more. The important key events of the film are shown, this helps draw the audience in. The main moments of tension in the trailer is when the male character enters his house and sees all these things in his house. Another moment of tension in the trailer is when the female character sees her son on T.V and she is scared. This all leaves the audience wanting answers for their questions, they want to see whose controlling the main characters and what happens to them.

The key aspects of the trailer that promotes the film is the fact that a well established actor is used in the film and the special effects; explosion and fighting. Towards the end of the trailer the music gets louder and faster this is also same for the pace of the film. A lot of information is given to the audience at the end of the film in very fast paced shots. This mainly adds suspence. There is a cliffhanger at the end of the trailer, this shows the audience a lorry coming towards the male character. This tells us that we don't know if he survives and keeps the audience wanting more. The trailer leaves you at the edge of your seat and makes you want to watch the film. The final shot of the trailer shows the title of the film 'Eagle Eye'. The font of the title looks robotic and this links back to the robotic voice of the women.

The conventions Eagle Eye uses add success to the film as it makes it fit into a thriller genre really well. For example the dark lighting and the shots filmed at night time is a convention that Eagle Eye follows very well. It adds to the thriller scenes and adds a bit of horror which makes it seem more real. Another example is the combination of fast and slow paced music used appropriately to suit the mood of each character in a specific situation, whether it's when they are on their own thinking or trying to escape something or some. Finally a convention that this film trailer follows is the lead role being a male. This also meets the audience's expectations.