Kill Bill Vol.1 - action adventure

Camera Composition: The establishing shot used for this film trailer is an extreme close up shot of a trigger of a pistol, which could tell the audience that someone is under threat, or there is an execution about to happen, the trigger being pulled also can resemble that a climax has been reached and a villain or hero has been caught. Following this there is a P.o.V shot of a bullet being loaded into a revolver, followed on from the establishing shot. Following this, there is a dolly shot following a woman walking down a hallway, in symmetry with the persons' thighs. afterwards, there is a reverse zoom shot going from eye level to low angle, facing upwards towards the character's face, who is holding a sword, whilst tilted at the same time, allowing a feeling of vertigo, also implying that something is about to happen, e.g. a sword fight. There is then a still shot of Uma Thurman drinking something out of a mug, at eye level and a use of a mid shot to emphasize a coming storm.

The next shot is very interesting because it is mainly used in horror movies, for example a camera technique called the whip, which is an extremely quick panning shot from a character throwing something to another character following the 180* fashion, which is then combined with the blurring of the screen slightly, then generally followed by a still shot or a P.O.V shot of the person who is at the receiving end of the throw, say a antagonist, to show the audience that the thrown weapon has struck them. Next there is a low angle shot capturing four characters looking down, presumably a P.O.V shot of some antagonists, but from the protagonists' view, which shows the audience that those characters have power and that they are strong, or it could be interpreted that they have dominance over the main character. Following this there is a sort sequence of zooming, still and panning eye level shots of several characters, possibly to introduce them to the audience, which in turn makes the audience wonder what is happening and who they are, what role they have in the film, but since the protagonist in this film is a female, the audience can assume that the other females are protagonists as well.

Editing: At the very beginning of the trailer, there is a very fast paced theme introduced, where there is a short quick sequence of shots which connotates that there is something important about to happen. Although there is no CGI and special effects, there is a heavy use of fade into black transitions in between each clip. There is then a quick transition which is just a simple blur transition from one character to another, which could also imply that those two are enemies, or that one of the characters is approaching the other.

There is also a large continuity of transitions which do not fade into anything, but simply transition from one clip to another, which makes the clips seem faster, relating back to its genre of action films. Also this film relies heavily on the use of match on action, for example when a character is throwing a dart through a tradition Japanese window.

There are also quite a few creative transitions used later on throughout the trailer, for example a bullet travelling across the screen, in this case horizontally, which is a cliché transition since it also connotates the action genre.

Mise en scene: This film includes a wide range of props, for example, a wide range of Oriental weapons, e.g. a katana, a dagger, and darts, and a many tradition oriental clothing. This connotative with the action genre because many people expect to see some sort of weapons or something which is capable of killing, even if it is just a knife, which is trademark in horror movies. There are also face masks, which add anonymity to the film, making the characters seem villainous, although many heroes wear that kind of clothing.

Although the film is set in America, there are many traditional oriental props, however there is also a pub bar which is shown near the end of the clip, implying that a modern theme is mixed in with the traditional.

The lighting changes throughout the trailer, for example it has a cartoonist theme to it, when a character Bill is introduced it shows his face is black and white, implying to the audience that he is an old ''master'' of some sort of martial art, and what the audience already know, that he is old.

Later on the setting changes into a snowy landscape, presumably in japan, which adds a cold, winter feel to the film.

Sound: The first sound is a gunshot, which was diegetic, following this there is a funky, song introduced, along with a narration from the main character, talking about who she is, and what happened, explaining to the audience in order for them to learn about the current state of the character.

There are some other diegetic sounds introduced, for example some characters talking to each other. The music changes to more of a fast paced, but still keeps the funky theme all throughout. Also, because the film has some comedic value to it, two characters are fighting, and one of their characters' daughter is shocked to see the house wrecked.

At the end of the trailer the music increases in dynamics.