After the two establishing shots, there is a mid shot used to emphasize the robot character to the audience, in turn leaving many thoughts being provoked, for example, who/what is that? why aren't people reacting to it? Many questions are left unanswered until much further into the trailer, through the narration. The next shot used is very intriguing because it includes a typical pub, with a mass of people staring at one spot, possibly a Television, where they all seem to be shocked or under some sort of stress, as none of them are smiling, but however they do seem fixated on one spot. This shot also contrasts with the previous shot of the robot, which shows the audience that there is a vast contrast in technology, seeing as we are just shown high levels of intelligence and technology, to a group of pub go-ers. The shot used after this is a close up shot, panning slighting across a man's face, however the camera also focuses on his face, slightly blurring out the other people looking towards the direction, which leaves another enigma, could that character have an importance in the film? Following this there is a short sequence of shots facing towards people, mostly at a high angle shot, where the camera gives the impression that the characters are looking up towards something, everyone seems to be doing nothing but looking up, a global news alert? The shots used, high angle and close shots, show the detail of the people's faces, which are shocked, extremely focused. Another important factor to take in for the shots used is that it shows people from all across the world, enforcing that there could be an alien invasion or that something major is happening.
The camera then tilts from a horizontal shot to a low angle shot, whilst also using a curve, possibly to imitate a person's P.O.V. shot, the shot is showing quite a urban area, city, at night, quiet. whilst there are futuristic holograms and boards playing on the sides of buildings. The camera then is placed on an escalator and captures a large Television, as well as A.I. and humans walking around, which would shock the audience or tell the audience that robots have been there for a long time, so it has become a norm in their society. which makes you think, why were the people so shocked earlier? was it because the A.I. lost control and killed someone or something bad happened? many questions are left. Following this there is a slow panning shot, around a tree branch, leaving some thoughts like what is it trying to show and it leaves another enigma, is there something being hunted for example. A feint blurred out person/ robot is shown right at the end of that shot, which cuts out before anyone is able to see what is happening or what it is. Straight after that another slow panning shot is used, focusing heavily on a tree, in HD. Nevertheless the majority of the transitions used between each clip is a fade to black, signifying the change of time or moment to the audience, so they are able to decipher more easily what is happening.
There is then an over the shoulder shot of a man looking out towards a street, whilst some sort of explosion is occurring, is being fired into the air, however the person is blurred out, so you cant fully see the details on them, but the reason this was done was because the creator wanted the audience to focus on the street, also a high angle shot was used, so as to make the audience feel like they were there with that person, looking out into the street, in awe and fear, emphasizing the fear factor. Following this there is a high angle shot looking down at a city, where lots of CGI is being used to show all of the buildings exploding, the camera however is also tilting up and down, as if there were someone looking around at all of the explosions. There is then a still shot showing the audience of a mother and her son, the son had just given her flowers, their facial expressions are of happiness, however the mother has some sort of life support placed around her nose, which could signify that she is injuries or sick, which the audience would sympathise with her and feel bad for her because she is such a vulnerable character. She then is presumably narrating the trailer, from the son's point of view, talking to him, letting in on the audience a first person view and an over the shoulder shot of the man walking into a blinding light. The camera also follows that character walking, through a corridor, and walking along a field, hands grazing the tall grass. We are then introduced into a over the shoulder shot, again blurring out the person, and focusing on a plane wreckage. This could tell the audience that they are now in a post apocalyptic world, the sound also become more dramatic as time goes by, for example at the very beginning the music is very very slow, relaxing, along with a narration, ''Ever since the dawn of time, we have been, doomed.'' Slowly the music starts to increase and overlap the narration, but only until about half way through. Whilst the narration becomes more intense, a bass drop is introduced, and suddenly the music overlaps, the narration stops, and another narration of the mother is introduced, increasing the dramatic feel through the trailer, the music still keeps the slow and relaxed theme, but becomes louder and louder, but whilst characters are talking the music suddenly quietens down but then as soon as the narration or dialogue stops the music becomes loud again. ''Why are you following me?'' This could suggest to the audience that the characters are lost, they have nothing to do, they are lonely, many other things, so as soon as the man found the woman he wanted to talk to her. ''I have no where to go.'' ''I'ts nice to think that there is still hope.'' suggesting that humans have been overrun? maybe the robot at the beginning of the trailer has something to do with the apocalypse of the human race and the destruction of all that was created. after that the camera is following a man, which then cuts, with no fades, tracking him running towards the camera, away from a robot of some sort. There is then an over the shoulder shot showing the audience a futuristic styled city, a new scene is introduced. Afterwards, diegetic sound is introduced, a machine is walking around a city, presumable hunting for something or someone, with sounds used which resemble and fortify the futuristic theme.
At the end of the trailer, there is a robotic voice dialogue introduced, ''Prepare the fleet.'' suggesting to the audience that there is a major event about to happen, which is then reinforced by the sudden tense music introduced, along with sudden and rapidly changing camera shots such as high angle straight to a low angle shot, signifying to the audience that there will be some kind of battle going on.
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