Ex Machina is a science fiction thriller, about the first AI robot which has been created, followed by a main character, a coder in one of the worlds largest internet companies, and has to participate in a bizarre experiment.
Mise en scene The setting in in a mountain side, in a forest, an isolated building is placed in a forest with satellites and antenna, the buildings are very simply made, for example they are rectangle and squarely shaped. Some other props include a helicopter ( however it may be CGI ) and equipment for the helicopter. Whilst two characters are on the helicopter, there are three other characters sitting down, with one of them having earphones. The lighting is fairly bright throughout the trailer, however there are a few sudden adjustments to the lighting, for example it suddenly becomes darker with red lights, aka a back-up generator.
Some other props include dumbbells, a sit up bench, a punch bag, and a chair, the character ''nathan'' has many wine glasses and alcoholic beverages placed around. Also, as it is a scientific research facility, it means that lots of testing equipment. some other lighting props includes lamps and LED lights. However the main prop has to be the Machine, which can either be considered to be a character or a prop, depending on the individual's opinion. Some other props include glass doors, frames and a modern card reading machine. One of the characters has a pair of glasses. Further into the trailer Nathan is holding a beer can. Also he eventually shows an artificial brain.
Also, there is a certain iconography that the main characters have, for example the robot is an intelligent being which has been created, but triggers and toys with the audience's and another main character's emotions because although she is just an AI, the manipulation of feelings makes the audience feel sympathy towards the AI, and manipulates the audience into thinking the man who created her/it is an antagonist.
Sound : throughout the first couple of shots, where the helicopter is being followed, fast, on edge music is being used, which is used to emphasize the that there is a hurry or a sense or urgency, or that something exciting is about to happen, this makes the audience feel excited and wondering what will happen, the non diegetic music is fairly alien, for example it has the sci-fi feel to it, making it seem like the whole theme is something out of this world or a whole new concept to understand, something which hasn't been discovered yet or explored. Also, when a character is introduced, a sort of horror theme comes up, a song in minor, its unhappy, and tailors the main character's feelings of fear and discovery to what he has seen, e.g. the AI.
However for the diegetic sound there are a fair amount of audio clips which show the audience what is happening, for example when the two characters shake hands the sound of a slap is played, which could tell the audience that the two characters are close, or that they respect each other, otherwise they would have been more cautious. however it could also represent the type of character they are, e.g. outgoing.
Camera Composition The first shot used for this trailer is a dolly shot following a helicopter flying across the sky, several shots are used to follow the helicopter using the dolly shot, this is used to show the audience what is happening, for example in this case it is showing the audience that someone is travelling somewhere, and could also suggest that someone important is in the helicopter, or that they are in a rush. Following that short sequence of shots there is a shot reverse shot of two characters, the pilot is talking to one of the main characters, however both of those shots are at eye level and are relatively short and close shots.
later on there is a long sequence of shots which show the audience where the setting is, for example there are a few dolly shots of a character walking into a building from a forest, after that a slow shot of the hidden building is shows, at a far shot. However later on there are a few shots of two characters meeting, e.g. a shot reverse shot, however they are both shown at ''Nathans'' eye level, suggesting that he has an important role in the movie.
Following that there is a shot of one character talking to another, a low angle shot and using a over the shoulder shot to display his significance over the other character.
Editing: at the beginning of the trailer most of the cuts were clean and fast, this is because it is trying to emphasize the feel to the audience, where everything is sudden and there is a feel of a rush or panic.
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