The trailer to Tinker Sailor Soldier Spy makes the film look really interesting.
It shows the most suspicious and electrifying bits of the movie to make you want to see more.
The music is very exciting and make you feel like you will be dragged into being part of the story when you see the whole film.
The music starts playing when a clip of a hand pressing a button turning on a tape is shown. It starts off silent and slow becoming faster, louder and more tragic and dramatic throughout the trailer leading to a clash of sound when the title 'Tinker Tailor Solider Spy' is announced written in simple white letters on a plain black background. Then each main actor's name is flashed to a silent but important beat ending with 'coming soon' written to the sound of gates closing.
In the first 20 seconds of the trailer most clips shown are shots of characters quickly flashed fading from and to black in time with the music.
Then written questions addressing the viewer (to make them feel part of the movie) flash in capital letters upon the screen in-between the scenes: "HOW DO YOU FIND AN ENEMY- WHO IS HIDDEN- RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES?"
In the same white writing it is also stated that it is based on John Le Carre (a famous ex-spy)'s best-selling novel.
The colours in the trailer, like in the movie, are not very bright or bold. They are rather tame, calm and mysterious colours like grey tones, beige, black, dark red, light blue and brown.
Everything the characters say in the extracts seems to be an important statement in some way relevant to the storyline and is said in a secretive, strict but wise tone. e.g "We're not so very different you and I. We both spend or lives looking for the weaknesses in one another"
Personally I think that the trailer looks more interesting than the film was, but I think that's because I found the Film altogether too complicated.
You have described the trailer well but you need to analyse what the trailer is selling. For instance you mention that it was based on bestselling John Le Carre novel and this is one element that makes the film a successful package. How and why does the trailer appeal to audiences?
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