Deconstruction of Saw V1 Teaser Trailer by Hollie-Jade Higgins

Saw V (6) Teaser Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug0ZnVuxpIc

This teaser trailer lasts just under 50 seconds. The trailer begins with a drum beat which is teamed with the fast pace of camera movement. The camera quickly moves backwards through the torture chambers. The lighting is very dim with only a flickering light to expose the scene. The dim lighting and music help to signify the genre of this film. The lack of visibility also leaves the viewer slightly confused because it isn’t yet clear what is happening. “6 CHANCES” can then be seen in large, capital, 3D style writing. The camera then moves around a corner very quickly; the constant fast pace of this trailer signify that time is short; perhaps this refers to the time that the captives have left. The corner is very dark and gloomy this shows that things are hidden and not everything is as it appears to be.
The next image that we can see is a stack of around 22 televisions piled on top of each other. The TV’s are switched on and make up a broken image of two women looking scared and a man wearing a mask- these could be the captives- them being locked inside the TV is a metaphor of this. Whilst we see this, we can hear “where are we” “I’m gonna help you,” the voices sound scared and worried, this makes the audience ask; “What are they scared of?”
In the same was as “6 CHANCES” appeared after the camera moving swiftly backwards, “6 LESSONS” is shown, and the drum beat increases in volume once more speeding up the pace of the film and the urgency.
The camera quickly goes around another dark corner, though this time to the left not the right. A dingy blood splattered medical theatre style room can be seen. Hooks similar to those in a butchers shop can be seen hanging down from the ceiling, with 2 large plasma TV’s showing a man being tortured with a woman (damsel in distress) screaming for help. During this clip the lighting is once more very dim with a flashing light bulb and the music is very fast paced showing that time is running out.
The camera moves backwards again, this time revealing “6 CHOICES” as it moves further down the corridor. The same font style and colour has been used again here. The camera then rapidly moves around the corner to the right to reveal a bathroom. The bathroom also has 2 plasma screens- the fact that there’s TV’S in the bathroom is quite weird, the bathroom also resembles a prison cell which is parallel to the images showing people who are trapped. One of the screens shows 6 people sitting on a Childs roundabout with their hands tied behind their backs; the number ‘6’ is significant as it represents the Devil ‘666.’ The people are screaming and the beat of the music is getting faster. It is almost ironic that they are screaming as children scream with laughter on a roundabout.
As the camera begins to leave the room (backwards) the lights become dimmer and the screen becomes darker and the sound of the screams becomes fainter. There is then a second of being pitch black- no light signifies no hope. “SAW V1” then appears in a metallic knife like font. This begins as an extreme close up and then zooms out to reveal the full title. Once again the screen turns completely black for a few seconds before revealing “HALLOWEEN 2009” and “SAW6FILM.COM.” The bottom of this clip also shows the company logos before fading into black.