Trailer Analysis - As You Are (2016)

The trailer opens on what appears to be a birds eye view shot of a forest, there is just ambient noise played over the top of the shot while quotes from reviews are placed on top of the shot. They then disappear as a male character stumbles out from the trees yelling for help in distress. This begins to create a tense atmosphere for the audience as there is already a problem at the start which none of the audience is aware of.

It then cuts to the same male character entering what seems to be a police interrogation room which only adds to the sense of confusion the audience would be experiencing. It the cuts the male character walking down a school corridor alone, the lighting used is very dark which adds the the tense atmosphere already created through the previous shots used. It then cuts to a two shot of two male characters who as shown to be having a brief conversation but from this the audience gains the idea that characters are going to be involved with each other some how.

It then cuts to this wide shot which looks into a teenagers bedroom. It shows the two male character having fun over multiple days, you can tell that the shots are supposed to be at different times from the speed that they are cut between and the change of light and clothing. This establishes to the audience their growing friendship.

It the cuts back to the interrogation room but its filmed in low quality to show what the recording of the footage in the room would of looked like, this hints that part of the story may be told in a documentary style.

The audience is then introduced to a female character after a fight breaks out between a group of male characters. It made clear to the audience that she is also going to be one of the main focuses in the movie as she has more screen time then other smaller characters and has many close ups on her face.






Looking at As You Are enabled me to see how a wide range of locations are used when portraying a story line as a whole. It also let me look in to the use of colours and how they can help set the tone of the trailer and change the atmosphere when needed.