Saw VI Trailer

Saw VI is a horror film and is part of a trilogy. The saw films are usually about a man who puts people who don’t value their lives through horrific task and test their nerve.

The trailer for Saw VI is only 50 seconds long but in those 50 seconds it grips the audience with a lot of jump cuts, this makes the film seem fast and a lot happening and puts the audience of tender hooks waiting for something scary to appear.

The first 10 seconds of the trailer there is a high pitched eerie sound which is non-diegetic. This sound is playing of the top of fast jump cut shots of a clock ticking, an old guy with a mask on and another guy expressing he is angry, upset and confused, acting as a sound bridge. Other non-diegetic is Jigsaw who is the guy who controls the ‘game’ is one of the two voiceovers, the other being the narrator promoting the film. This gets the audience involved and tries to scare or worry the audience, as it feels like he is talking to you. The use of diegetic sound works effectively to capture the audience in suspense and horror. The diegetic sound is people screaming, shouting and crying. This suggest people who are in the ‘game’ are worried and desperate and almost draws you in to the film and makes you side with them and put yourself in their position.

In the whole trailer there are not many camera shots/angles/movement/composition. The most used shot of the trailer is close up shot. This is the best shot for a horror film as it really show how petrified and general emotional the actors are. In most of the close up shots you can see sweat running down the faces of the people, suggesting it’s hot and they are uncomfortable as well as knowing their time will be soon. There is a couple of establishing in the clip which gives you an idea of where there are and what is around them (mise-en-scene). The other couple angle they use is an aerial shot. This makes them seem small and vulnerable and makes you feel big and in control of them as well as you are watching them.

The set design is quite simple and plain but effective. The set looks like a big warehouse with lots of cages and mazes and death traps. The whole place gives an uneasy feel which is needed when watching the trailer. The warehouse is huge as but seems bare when there are quite a lot of props in there. The colours used are, for danger and blood, not for love in this case, and black, for death and depression. This projects a negative image. The clothes people are wearing are normal everyday clothes which could suggest they may have been taken unaware off the street or from their home, or possible been tricked into visiting the warehouse.