Trailer Research - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The girl with the dragon tattoo - trailer

One of the trailers that I analyse was ‘The Girl with the dragon tattoo, this was a great trailer to have a look at as the film is out at the end of the year so the distributors have not gave away a lot of footage, leaving those who see it wanting more, Similar to what myself and Lewis plan to be doing within what we make.

Aspects of the trailer that we enjoyed

One of the key aspects within this teaser trailer that we enjoyed would have to be the very fast passed clips and the quick changes in transition from one short clip to another. We feel this was definitely a good route to go down for the film as it meant that the distributors were not giving away an awful lot about the film, and it would also be creating a very intense atmosphere for those who ere watching it. Another aspect that we enjoyed was the music, to begin with the music was very calm and subtle, however as the trailer progressed slowly the music began to pick up become more creating a sense of intensity.

How we plan to take these aspects into our trailer

One of the shots that we liked within this trailer was the scene of a point of view shot were there man is looking at various pictures of different people, we want to take this into our own film, where the assassins are looking through some pictures of victims that they will be taking out, one of these pictures will be of me, however it will have a question mark on it, stating that I am of a possible higher threat and a main character within the film.

Aspects that we didn’t enjoy

One of the things we did not enjoy about the trailer was that it did seem to tell a lot about the plot, although this can been seen as a good thing, there is also issues with it, as the audience will not understand enough about the film to want to go and see it.

What I though about the trailer

The trailer did not give away an awful lo about the movie itself, however I feel that this is a benefit to distributors, as the audience will be left on the edge of there seats wanting to find out more about the movie, and the only way to do that is to research into it, and buy a ticket to the movie when it comes out. The trailer consists of very short intense clips; this is something that I also plan to be doing for our trailer, giving it almost a disorientating effect.

- Nathan Childs