8/10/2019 241630025 Before I Go to Sleep Trailer Analysis

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Cinzia Labbadia

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8/10/2019 241630025 Before I Go to Sleep Trailer Analysis

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Extreme close up on the eyeevokes fear and urgencythrough the eye moving andbeing bloodshot.

360 degree cameramovement zooming out ofChristines eye.

The montage of clips such asthe champagne bottle beingtaken out are included in

quick cuts. As Dr Nash calls, many

extreme close ups areshown from photos of herpast memories.

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Many quick cuts (such as

those including praise for

the film) are used as the

music heightens after

1.32.

Different shots and angles

are used towards the endof the trailer such as

from a medium shot on

Ben to an extreme close

up of Christines eye- this

gives a disorientating

effect.

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0-0.15: Slow music with whispering builds suspense and tension givesthe effect of it being a secretive monologue.

0.25-0.35: Swishing sound followed by a sound bridge of the phoneringing, can opening and Dr Nashs voice.

0.35-0.45: Swishing sound with montage and crescendo of music as shereplays a video diary entry.

0.45-0.51: Music becomes the main focus as it is the same volume as DrNashs voice.

0.53-1.00 : Flashback to the accident sound bridge of the scream in theaccident to waking up in bed.

1.00-1.06: Sound bridge of conversation about Ben hiding her past whilstthe screen is showing Christine walking whilst reading papers.

1.07-1.19: Sound of a deep breath bridged with the line How can I trust

you? 1.20-1.26: A montage is played with many sounds including deep breaths

and a scream and end with a whisper saying Dont trust anyone.

1.27- 1.50: High pitched violin with a sound bridge of the phoneconversation with Dr Nash.

1.50- Mix of Ben and Dr Nash talking whilst the video diary is played andwhispers of Christine talking are added to the montage.

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Christine (Nicole Kidman) is portrayed to beparanoid and trapped by her mind and thoughtsthrough the opening extreme close up of theeye.

Ben (Colin Firth) comes across as concernedabout Christine through his dull tone of voicewhen talking to her and worried facialexpressions.

Dr Nash (Mark Strong) is introduced asprofessional due to his tone of voice in thetrailer sounding formal during the phone call,showing the care he has towards trying to helpher.

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Many fade to blacks are used tointroduce the new sequences of shots forexample at the beginning after theextreme close ups of Christines eye.

A fade to white transition is used as thecar goes through the tunnel which couldbe representative of Christine entering anew stage of her life and getting closerto resolving the mystery of the accidentwhich caused her amnesia.

The extreme close up of the eye is alsoused as a transition at 1.08 furthercreating the sense of claustrophobiawhich was introduced in the first shot.

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The pace of the edit starts slowly due to thewhispering (non-diegetic sound) and quickensafter the montage of clips from the incident suchas the bottle being picked up.

The pace then gets steadily faster as the musicbuilds.

With every flashback throughout the trailerthere is an increase in pace which keeps theaudience intrigued and wanting to know moreabout the film.

There is an extreme increase in pace towardsthe end of the trailer especially after the lineDont trust anyone, due to the crescendo ofsound and the fast pace of shots.