Trailer research

I have researched into different film trailers to get an idea of the general codes and conventions that are involved in a thriller film trailer. From what I have watched I noticed that most of the trailers have a dark feeling about them, this is because of the music they use and the background of the trailer.

Limitless is a thriller film directed by Neil Burger, the trailer uses a fast paced timeline which shows some of the storyline of the film as it shows how the charcter lives. It also gives flashes of  action with fighting scenes.



The Lincoln Lawyer is an American thriller film, it starts of slow so the audience gets an idea of the storyline. The pace of the images increases during the action to make it more dramatic and to keep the audience interested.

Source Code is a American science fiction-techno-thriller, again this trailer starts of slow and bulids up speed in the images, this gives it a more dramatic feel to this audience.