Trailer Analysis: Pacific Rim

Trailer Analysis

Pacific Rim

 
Sound/Voice Over
The trailers sound is harsh and loud. This is to emphasize the scale of the destruction and chaos seen in the clip. The voice over is also to dramatize the situation. The use of a voice over could place the film in the 'epic/action' genre. The mans voice is deep and rustic, suggesting his masculinity and strength. This could be symbolic of humankind fighting back against the apocalypse.

Music

The trailer begins with slow, deep music that builds suspense that eventually builds into a steady continuous beat. The music continues to build in tempo and volume, and this matches the pace of the visuals on screen. The music is also louder when the films date is on the screen. This is to make the audience aware of the films release date.

Mise-En-Scene/Setting

The films colour pallet is bland and metallic. Many shades of grey, black and blue are used during the opening scenes of the trailer, and they are juxtaposed by the bright colours of the fire and explosions made by the on screen monster. The trailer also uses many famous locations such as: The Golden Gate Bridge. The clip also uses alot of black space, both during a scene or as transition. This is used contextually, to fit the sci-fi genre.

Editing

The editing of the film is fast and continuous. This is to match the pace of the film and to fit the genre of action/sci-fi. This also helps to keep the audience from seeing important aspects of the film. For example: the entire 'monster' is never revealed in the trailer.

Titles

The titles are typical of an action film, they cover the entire screen and are in bold. The colour contrast between the titles and the background help emphasise the titles.