Gothika - Deconstruction

Sounds

•      In the trailer, the music is quiet at first, showing how there may be a shock event happening in the next scene with the silent tension.

•      You are then hit by a sound of lightning which breaks the sound of the soft music to show the next scene.

•      The music then changes to the type of music you would hear in an investigation documentary, this could illustrate that an incident is about to be investigated with non diegetic  sound being said “You have a brilliant mind”, this could show what happens in the narrative later and how the mind messes with even a psychiatrist.

•      The beat of the music gets faster as the shots get faster throughout the trailer which then draws to a climax with a last quote of “you should be” which is whispered to draw the silence of the climax at the end of the trailer.

Shots

•      At the start of the trailer is behind a metal fence, this could show how serious the conversation is and how isolated these two characters are.

•      In the scene of the car crash, there is a low angle which shows the sense of the speeded motion (the psychiatrist driving) and the pace of the shots are quicker to intrigue the audience who the girl in the middle of the road is. An extreme close up shot is then shown but quickly after a jump cut is used so the identity of the “ghost” is not revealed during the trailer  to persuade the audience to watch the film.

Quite a lot of the shots are at eye level just like a normal human being observing a conversation. This could show the reality of the film like a criminal being investigated for a murder and none of the witnesses believe her observations.