Deconstruction of Trance

Deconstruction of Trance focusing on Target Audience

 Shot type: This establishing shot is a wide, long tracking shot.

This shot type connotes freedom and happiness; the colours help to portray this too. It entices people as it is quite lad like behaviour and expresses the type of freedom we all want, but in particular males. The fact it is a tracking shot shows that this person is a fast paced person who is always on the go; this also creates a dreamy effect as if this is not what is to come.

Edit shot: This shot goes in to a low angle close up of him in the car, this adds to the idea that it is very dreamy, as if it were a memory rather than what is happening now. This idea is backed up by the next shot which is of him in a chair, we have close ups where we can see him sweating and a blurred out woman in the background, the colours are neutral whites which tell us he is in some kind of hospital or counselling place, it also shows us that there is something menacing underlying what is going on. This is shown more throughout the next shots which show him back in the car put from outside the car showing him tapping on the glass as if to get out and it shows his confusion, we instantly put this into the situation he is in in the hospital, this makes us in our heads make up our own scenarios intriguing the audience, it makes us think that he feels trapped and confused and is seeing someone about his mental state.

 Shot type: This is the establishing shot, this lets the audience know where this is all taking place and what the surroundings are like. It shows a busy city life, but focuses on one road which makes us think that maybe this road is significant as to the events that will take place within the film, but this is also usually a typical convention that typical thrillers or crime films have, so this helps us to define the genre in turn helping us to understand further the target audience.

Edit shot: This shot goes straight to him getting into what looks like a posh lift, this again reinforces the thriller/crime genre, as the “good guys” always seem to be wealthy. Also from the establishing shot we understand it is most likely that that place was within the city we saw which gives us the background and further understanding.

 

  

 Shot Type: This is a low angle wide close up; this allows us to see the facial expressions of the actors allowing an understanding of what is going on.

From this we can see more of what the genre is, this allows us to understand is it more aimed at men aged 25 and above. This appeals to its target audience because it shows violence. The fact that we can see that above is a big empty warehouse allows us to assume that this is a deserted place where the main actor is unable to escape from but also that no one knows he’s there. The background music used with the sound effects and the dialogue really heightens what is going on, which also helps appeal more to the target audience as it’s louder and harder hitting which creates the adrenaline rush that comes from the build-up of tension.

Edit shot: This goes on to have a range of shots which show more violence again appealing further to the target audience. The edits are very sharp and quick which also show the genre of a thriller more as it builds up the tension which is amplified by the build of the music.

  

 

 Shot type: This shot is a wide angled medium close up.

This shot is of the main character and the woman who we understand is trying to get into his head by has been employed by the people who want him dead, this is a typical convention we see in thriller and action movies where the “bad” woman gets into bed with the good guy, so from this we instantly understand this was a convention they used to appeal to their audience of predominantly males. These are the typical conventions for a male audience aged from 16+, it involves, violence, wealthy people, excitement and sex. Using this also helps to lure women in at the idea there may be some romance involved, but it is typically used for men, this is the kind of lifestyle they want and can use it to escape their own realities.

From this deconstruction, it is quite apparent it is mostly aimed at men from the age of 16, but is also aimed at women who like maybe the actors and the more romantic side to this. It uses typical conventions to grab its audience. The trailer was 2 minutes long and was filled with exciting things, this is something I will have to think about as this is the kind of genre I am interested in.