Dystopian Trailer

Dystopian Trailer

Title: V for Vendetta
Director: James Mcteigue
Rating: R
Release date:  March 17, 2006 

Synopsis: A young women named Evey ( Natalie Portman) meets V ( Hugo Weaving), the man who is trying to overthrow  the tyranny of England. Evey works with V to convince the citizens of England not to be in total fear of their government.

V for Vendetta's trailer is an excellent example for what our own dystopian trailers should resemble.  The trailer gives off just enough information to show how V's vengeance towards the government is an powerful tool for wanting to overtake them. The audience can tell from the beginning that Evey is working with V, and that she is very determined to not give the government what they want.
 The trailer shows the dystopian and totalitarian society that the movie is set.  Scenes of armies marching and the ruler speaking are shown as a voice over of V saying "There is something totally wrong with this country," is heard. In addition, the trailer shows the propaganda of the dystopian society. For example, recurring images of the posters that the government uses. Also there is a voice over that says "fear became the ultimate tool of the government," showing how the government gained and kept power. The powerful music plays throughout the trailer, creating an suspenseful and dramatic tone.At the end of the trailer, the music begins to speed up as 1 second scenes from the movie flashes in front of you, it crescendos until the scenes cut off and the title comes up the screen. The increase of speed and volume of the music, leaves the audience in awe and suspense, wondering what happens next. Scenes from the movie during the trailer are only about 5 seconds scenes,but shows the powerful scenes and quotes of the movie. For example, many of the violent scenes are shown. There is not much text in the trailer, but the one one sentence comes in the middle of the trailer saying " A uncompromising vision of the future," it is in bold and in dramatic red.  

We will use similar tactics in our own trailer. Everything we do should add to the tone we want our trailer to have. We will also use powerful music, to build suspense for our audience. We will also use a lot of propaganda to show how the government keeps power. Unlike V for Vendetta, we will use less color in our trailer to create a more somber tone