Inspirations - Gone Girl

In this post I am going to discuss how "Gone Girl" trailer has inspired me and what I can take from this film and use in my own media project. I am going to separate my inspirations into sub headings such as Mise en scene, Editing, Sound and camera angles.

Editing

This trailer uses a mixture of cuts and fades in order to transition from scene to scene in order for the viewer to grasp the concept of the film. This is to prevent giving away too much of what is occurring in the film. However, revealing enough so it sparks an interest to the viewers.

Camera angles, lighting and mise en scene

Gone Girl trailer uses different camera angles and lighting in order to portray the movies storyline.

An establishing shot is used in order to set the scene for the movie in order for the viewer to see the type of environment that the characters are familiar with. This is for the viewer to start making opinions about what may occur next in the movie. This establishing shot conveys to the audience that the characters are upper class due to their surroundings. The main characters have a lake outside of their house this feature is associated with wealth and can represent calm and tranquillity.  Natural sunset lighting is used to make the shot look as natural as possible. The orange/ red and colours in the sky could symbolise anger, rage and calm. This could be a representation of the quotation "the calm before the storm."

An extreme close up is shown of the main character (Amy) writing an entry in what appears to be a diary. This shot is shown by key lighting focusing on the page and the main characters hand. This scene emphasises to the reader that Amy is very sentimental due to her recording events that have occurred throughout her life.

An wide shot is used in the trailer which shows people gathering in a park holding candles. The only lighting that is used in this scene is coming from the candles that are being held by the characters. This conveys to the audience that maybe someone has died or is missing and the people in the park holding candles are paying respect to that individual.

I personally like the extreme close up of the diary because it is a simple shot but it is done very effectively and it emphasises the story line other than two characters talking about how they feel.
I also like the use of the candles because it makes the scene appear to be more realistic.