Saw is an ongoing film series, the first released in 2004, with a sequel beign release every year up until today with the final planned for release in 2011. The trailer was released following the example of many others, many months before the release of the film at the cinema, so that marketing had time to take its full effect. Following the example of all other official trailers (e.g. my other trailer analays's) and the legal requirements, the trailer opens with the message "THE FOLLOWING PREVIEW HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR ALL AUDIENCES" and who it has been approved by.
The music/sound effects combined with the rapid editting in the opening shot give a glitchy feel that something is wrong with the clip, a sense of unease. The shot contains a tracking shot of a persons back, with out showing the persons face, surrounding the clip in mystery. The shot then cuts to a black screen with a bright light aimed at the camera, very similar to an interigation in from the point of view of the suspect. Dubbed over the scene is a feint sandy voice saying "You think it is the living that will have ultimate judgement over you,". This is a very ominous and creepy line with many implications such as the dead will have judgement instead.
Following is a collection of illaudible seens of screaming and havoc, ending in the revealing of a previously thought dead character, dubbed with his voice saying " I am still among you. This is the provocation for the known theme to cut in which is a dark and simple yet fast pace piece of music.
The genre is clearly set as horror via the lack of lighting, tempo and nature of music and the chosen selection of actors. The selection of colours in the scenes are reds and blacks with a lack of natural light.
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