The trailer for Prometheus follows many of the typical conventions that you may expect from the sci-fi genre, including an alien, futuristic technology and advanced space travel. The music used starts out as your typical piece of sci-fi music, very "epic" and full of drum beats, the music situations change when the trailer shows a collection of short takes, a shrill, sharp noise is heard during each of the short takes. This adds to the level of horror you would expect from a film franchise which involves the bursting of chests via highly evolved predators. The costume of the protagonists in the trailer is that of stereotypical science fiction space suits complete with head mounted flash-lights, as expected from such a dark setting. The setting of this is shown to be on a world very unlike Earth, which is where they were led from via advanced communications. (star maps) Judging by the trailer the movie appears to take place mainly underground, as suggested by the the darkness of the location, and the lack of life other than that of the protagonists. This may have been done in the trailer to allow the audience to know that if they see this movie, they will know the fear that an underground location such as this can represent. The overland shots show a large horseshoe shape exiting the ground. Just from the trailer, we cannot tell if it is a ship, or a piece of antique masonry. This again further entices the viewers to actually discover the nature of this by watching the film. Lastly, there are multiple hints at alien life forms in the trailer, and how they may play a vital point in then films plot-line. The alien seen most profusely is seen to be half covered, enticing the audience to view what the monster could potentially look like, and how physically shocking it may be.
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Prometheus Trailer Analysis
The trailer for Prometheus follows many of the typical conventions that you may expect from the sci-fi genre, including an alien, futuristic technology and advanced space travel. The music used starts out as your typical piece of sci-fi music, very "epic" and full of drum beats, the music situations change when the trailer shows a collection of short takes, a shrill, sharp noise is heard during each of the short takes. This adds to the level of horror you would expect from a film franchise which involves the bursting of chests via highly evolved predators. The costume of the protagonists in the trailer is that of stereotypical science fiction space suits complete with head mounted flash-lights, as expected from such a dark setting. The setting of this is shown to be on a world very unlike Earth, which is where they were led from via advanced communications. (star maps) Judging by the trailer the movie appears to take place mainly underground, as suggested by the the darkness of the location, and the lack of life other than that of the protagonists. This may have been done in the trailer to allow the audience to know that if they see this movie, they will know the fear that an underground location such as this can represent. The overland shots show a large horseshoe shape exiting the ground. Just from the trailer, we cannot tell if it is a ship, or a piece of antique masonry. This again further entices the viewers to actually discover the nature of this by watching the film. Lastly, there are multiple hints at alien life forms in the trailer, and how they may play a vital point in then films plot-line. The alien seen most profusely is seen to be half covered, enticing the audience to view what the monster could potentially look like, and how physically shocking it may be.
Monday, 18 June 2012
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