Salt

Salt- 2010

The Salt trailer begins with a voice over telling the audience that there is a Russian spy woman- This sets up the story already in the first 13 seconds of the trailer which I think is really effective as it draws you in almost instantaneously without giving the whole story away. The trailer gives a good sense of location with the use of technology showing the 'neuro scanner' and the interrogation room. It uses a mixture of mid-shots and close ups and extreme close ups showing key items. Which I will be mirroring in my trailer with mid shots of the location, close ups on my protagonist and extreme close ups on the knife or gun. The trailer uses a crane shot/ High angle shot of america, This is in my opinion one of the most effective ways to establish the location as it gives the audience a true perspective on the vastness and density of a location, I do not have the equipment to do such a shot but I can do a few high angle shots by sitting on a tree branch/ on top of a ladder to try and replicate on a smaller scale. A lot of the shots in Salt are of action moments not really giving the audience much story line, some of these scenes I cannot create due to the lack of actors/stunt doubles/ funding in general for such fantastic props. I can however try to show elements of physical action between characters. There is a shot just before the 'SALT' title comes up where evelyn is turning and then point the gun at something or someone that the audience are unaware of who it is or what it is so this poses an enigma I really like this shot and I think it's very effectively placed just before the title as it builds up tension throughout and gets the audience excited and then at the optimum tension moment of the shots and music then title comes in, I think is very well done and is something I definitely wish to replicate.