Analysis of Basic Instinct Trailer

• You are told the name of the film at the very beginning and the very end of the trailer, this is so the audience know what trailer they are about to watch and so it sticks in their mind.
• We are told that Michael Douglas is in the film with him being well known and has starred in various well known films. The information is given to the audience by having his name appear on screen in a red font on a black background.
• We see varied action from the film, you see how the two main characters live separate lives and how they come to meet each other. You then see the action with them both together and how she is playing with his mind.
• The music at the beginning of the film has a drum beat that helps build tension because it reminds you of a heart beat and how it gets quicker as the action happens as the trailer goes on. The music afterwards wouldn't be described as music that you would find in a thriller trailer, but it still creates the tension you expect.
• There is no voice over in the trailer but towards the end of the trailer some text does appear on the screen giving you a hint about what is going to happen in the film.
• The speed of the action shown is rather quick because of the pace being so fast you are never sure what's about to happen which creates more tension for the viewer. I feel that the speed of the trailer would be around the same as it would in the actual film because they would want to keep the audience hooked on the story and have them not lose interest.
• The name of the film is given in the very last frame of the trailer even though you have already been told this, by seeing it more than once it would then be stuck in your head.
• In my personal opinion I think that the poster is more effective than the trailer in making me want to go and see the film. Although the trailer can give you more information about the film because of the action it can show you, but with the poster even though it doesn't give you the information the film does it still draws the audience in.