Saw 3D Teaser trailer analysis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg0go2b3ekY

We have been deconstructing the teaser trailer of Saw 3D to help us create ideas for our trailer.

Saw is a typical horror and torture film and creates a very dark feeling. This is created by many things, the main event being that it's set mostly at night time where people can be hidden from the dark and it's also seen as a typical 'scary' time of the day. Also very dark colours are used, for example in the warehouse the man, is in a dirty shirt and dark trousers, and the room he's in is full of dirty rusting metal. This could be to symbolise blood, as when it ages it goes a rusty like colour and also has a metallic taste. There is a small daytime part in this trailer, this could either be to show the victims faces or to show someone is innocent in this situation.

When watching the trailer I noticed that there were never whole scenes in it, this is to create the tension for the audience as they aren't sure as to what's going on. Also it fades to black, and this indicates a change in time and a change in victim that Jigsaw has kidnapped. This keeps the reader engaged if there is a shift in time throughout the trailer. They also quickly zoom in and out of certain scenes, this is to perhaps confuse the audience as they don't know where they are. Where they flash up scenes so quickly this suggests the place of unknown, no-one knows the location they are in, which creates a scary atmosphere. When we are shown the characters and notice they are in a torturing position, the overhead voice says 'this game has been designed', so it's all about getting yourself out of these situations because it's all a game.

Throughout the trailer, writing also appears in big writing so the audience sees it and automatically reads it, for example 'ALWAYS SAVE THEIR BEST TIL LAST'. Which creates a creepy and twisted feeling towards Jigsaw, as he has handpicked his victims. The audience are also introduced into the jumpy, low and high pitched music. It becomes high pitched when a woman is a shown, to perhaps show a high pitched scream and is low pitched when a man is shown, to indicate the more manly, deep scream. Screaming is shown nearer the end of the trailer, to keep that engagement throughout the trailer and it's also from a man, this is almost like an opposite and it's usually a woman that perhaps screams as they are more vulnerable. We also have a narrative voice throughout the trailer to give the audience clues and again to keep us engaged. No lines are said by the characters but again it keeps that mystery going throughout the trailer.