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.