the man who wasnt there
TRANSCRIPT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htxvLcSnOU0
As soon as the production companies appear, the voice over
starts. Its clear from the production company “USA film” and the
accent of the man on the voice over that this an
American film. This insinuates that it is likely to be a gritty crime film set in a suburban are.
The Cannes award shows that the film was well
received and the audiences expectations of the film will be high.
Sooner or later everyoneneeds a haircut
The main setting is shown in the exposition and it shows that the
main protagonist is a barber. Through the voice over of the
description of the different cuts, the audience gets the idea that
the protagonist is an experienced barber. It also shows the passing
of time.
This is the point at which the audience know the voice over is of the man they are seeing in this
medium shot. Its shown because the sound they're hearing is matching what they're seeing; A
man looking thoughtful. The audience feel like they're gaining insight into his mind. The quote “I don't talk much, I just cut the hair” implies that
the protagonist may be aware of criminal activity or hears a lot of private information about a lot of people. It portrays him as an innocent character
who would be likeable to the audience.
“Me, I don't talk much,I just cut the hair.”
Through out the trailer, the font use is the same. The layout is also the same with the bottom line of text
being larger than the text above it. The actors names appear in sync
with them appearing on the screen.
The actors names appear
in order of their
importance and also
feature any awards that they have
won.
The idea of criminal activity is further enforced through the mise-en-scene and the second use of voice over. The voice over sounds like some
sort of court interrogation between a lawyer and a suspect.
“You say he was being blackmailed, by who? You don’t
know. For having an affair, with who? You
don’t know. Did anyone else know about it? Probably
not you don’t know.”
Transitions
Transitions are frequently used
in the trailer. Many clips fade into the next one suggesting that
they’re related in some fashion although the
audience may not fully
understand. For example the hands above could be the hands of the murderer.
The Rising Action
“You keep your mouth shut, I’m
an attorney you’re a barber you don’t know
anything.”
“What kind of
man are you?”
“I’m not proud of
what I did, are you?”
“Sometimes the more you look, the less
you really know.”
Leading up to and during the climax, the non-diegetic music accompanying the images is slow and is the sound of a piano.