Mise en scene: There is a close up shot of a character, with a serious face, and he seems quite upright which suggests that he is strong willed, even though the horrendous things which are about to happen.
Some props used are guns, which emphasize that the movie is about action, there is a large range of usage of CGI for explosions and lasers/ bullets. Also there are CGI vehicles which are used quite commonly to add impact to speed and explosions. some other props used are their outfits, for example bullet proof vests and boots e.t.c. Also, they use a lot of make-up and masks on the characters, for example about halfway through the trailer there is a man who has many scars on his face, which obviously suggests to the audience that he is a veteran and has experienced a lot of wars.
Later on in the trailer there is a cop car and a policeman. as well as a hanger full of clothing and a truck, however the cop car eventually ends up blowing up as well as a school bus.
Camera Composition: The first shot used is a panning shot, going inwards towards a city, which is used to display to the audience that there has been a battle, especially for people who have seen other Terminator films would understand that there has been a war going on. Furthermore there are a lot of panning shots used which could be to emphasize that things are going into motion, that there is a lot of tension going on and that something is about to happen, generally the shots are pretty slow throughout the beginning. Following a short sequence of panning shots there is a close up shot of a character, with a serious face, and he seems quite upright which suggests that he is strong willed, even though the horrendous things which are about to happen.
To emphasize the action, there is a use of a still shot which shows a truck driving through the camera, and the it suddenly changes to a low angle shot of the truck crashing into one of the antagonists, which then a character says ''come with me if you want to live.'' whilst she is speaking a sudden panning shot going inwards is used to display the rush and panic which is happening between the two characters.
Following that there is a shot of a villain walking towards the truck using a low angle shot to signify that he is a powerful character bearing down on them. Following that there was a eye level close up shot of the villains face as it was repairing.
Sound: First of all there is diegetic sound of some UFO's flying, followed by some dialogue of a character which is followed by a sudden drop of bass and a gentle piano playing in the background, then there is a sound of some lasers being shot, suddenly the tense music stops whilst a character speaks ''mankind will die will us''. then the music starts again but is much less tense at first and rebuilds over time, first of all there is some non diegetic music. a lot of sound effects are used throughout this trailer since it is sci fi and action. later on there is a sound of glass breaking and a woman driving a truck into a store and yells ''come with me if you want to live''. whilst she shoots one of the main antagonists, a sound of his face is repairing which is alien. One famous shot is of Arnold walking towards his counterpart ( the terminator ) and says '' I've been waiting for you''.
Editing: most of the transitions in shots used for this trailer are fairly basic, for example the cuts are mainly fading from black to the next shot, which is probably the most common theme used in all movie trailers, simply because it adds tension and can be used to increase significance of something or to distract the audience in some way.
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