Beyond The Reach - Film Trailer

The film trailer begins with an establishing shot so that the audience are aware of where the film is set. In text, showing "The SouthWestern Desert", allows the audience to know that this film is set in america. The music begins with a old western feel as it builds tension from the start. Then very quickly the audience can see a blurred man that disappears with the change in music. Then there is a cut to another establishing shot, this time with a car driving up a hill. There is text written across the screen again saying "Temperatures exceed 130 degrees". This shows that the genre of the film is most likely going to be a thriller or an action as it will mean that the the temperatures make it difficult for people. As the text shows "130 degrees" the camera shows the sun and how bright it is. This again shows that the film is going to be a thriller or action because of the tension it shows. The music is again the tension building with what sounds like a computer typing sound when the text is shown. Another establishing show it shown with the car parked this time, but as the camera is so far out the audience can begin to see the heat waves that rise from the ground. The text shown is "Without water...the average man will die within 60 minutes" this shows that the genre is most likely to be an action as it would be a guy who has to try and survive in those conditions. The next shot is of a dead body lying in the middle of the road and then as the music changes the fast paced editing shows an eye potentially meaning that someone watched this man die. Another establishing shot has been used to show a cabin which is situated in the middle of this desert. The sound changes to a man talking to a character called 'Ben'. This could be the guy who takes people out to the place. The next shot is of a man who is standing in front of a window through a long shot. This could be the guy who the voice over is talking about. As soon as the voice over says "the reach" another establishing shot is shown of the reach which allows the audience to know what it is. Shot reverse shot is used to show two characters sat down having a conversation. Then a third person is shown in the conversation to show that these are the main characters in the film. With them shown through close ups, the audience can see the actors and who they are, which will appeal to the audience because of the well known faces. A medium shot is used to show a bigger car in which one of the male characters says "500K and that's not including tax" showing that he gets paid a lot in what he does.  Another establishing shot is used to show the setting and see where the pair are driving too. A gun shot is used to clearly identify the genre of the film which is an action as by using weaponry connotes to action films. The tension music then starts to build again with fast paced editing which shows the older male shooting somebody the younger male knew. This makes the audience think that he isn't a nice person which we originally thought. The scene then cuts to them by the car again and the younger male picks up a walkie talkie which the older male responds asking him to drop it. He also has a gun pointed at the younger male. This suggests that the older male has more authority over the younger male. Another shot of the sun is shown to show that the conditions in the desert are getting hotter. He then asks the younger male to take off his clothes which he does. He then shoots his gun at the younger male but not so it kills him. It turns out that the older male isn't going to kill him but "watch him die" instead. Through a low angle shot, shows that that the older male has more power because he is shown as more superior. The trailer then carries on as the older male is watching the younger male trying to survive. The younger male finds small holes to climb into for shelter away from the sun. The next shot is through binoculars which links to the watching of the younger male. The music is still tension building engaging the audience. The young male then holds a picture and as the camera turns to him, through a close up the audience becomes aware of the burns that he has got from the sun. The younger male then finds a container of water which he begins to start drinking but the older male shoots it which makes it go everywhere and the younger male cannot drink it. The younger male then uses dirty bandages to heal his feet but the older male finds him after and shoots him to scare him. More close up shots are shown of the younger male to show his burns and how they are getting worse because of the amount of sun his is being exposed to.