V for Vendetta

 

Title: V for Vendetta
Director: James Mcteigue
Rating: R
Release date:  March 17, 2006 

Synopsis: A freedom fighter known as "V" fights against his totalitarian society usint terrorist tactics. He rescues a woman named Evey from the thought police and uses her as an ally in his attack on the government.

V for Vendetta's trailer in an exemplary trailer because of the information given, the images used, and the musical accompaniment. The trailer gives just enough away to get the viewer excited to see the rest of the film, because they know about how V is trying to bring down the government. There are several motifs used, such as the symbol for V, his mask, flashlights, and the cross of the party. The music adds tension with its military beat and dramatic strings. They also show violent scenes, to add action and suspense to the trailer. THe only text seen is when they say "An uncompromising vision of the future" which, in turn, adds more theatricality. 

We will try to use the aspects from the V for Vendetta trailer in our own. We will add dramatic tracks to add suspense, use motifs, and give just enough information away t make the audiences eager to see the rest. We want them to know who our character is, what her society is like, and why there is something terribly wrong with it. We will use fewer colors in ours, however, because our society is, for all intents and purposes, black-and-white.

Laura