Valkyrie Teaser Trailer

The establishing shot is a desert with two crosses, this is done in order to set the scene and give us an idea about the film.

This shot here is used to show the audience which period the movie is taking place, the mise-en-scene clearly shows the audience that this film is taking place during ww2

This over the shoulder shot, shows us who the main character is, his face is the first that we see, so he must be important to the film, this shot also takes advantage of star appeal, Tom Cruise has established himself in action movies, so you'll want to go and see the film.

Over a series of fades and using the voice over, they give the audience a clear understanding of what the film is about, to set the scene and make the audience more interested in what's going on and whats about to happen in the trailer. Whilst doing that they also show close up shots of famous actors, to boost the star appeal of the film such as Bill Nighy.

After the explosives have been armed the shots cut in time with the clicking of a clock, to create a countdown, to create tension and keep the audience engaged in the trailer. From her on in, the countdown timer dictates the pace of the trailer, and quicker ticks represent that time between the shots is passing much faster than when it is slower and the events they are showing you are closer together, all of this helps the trailer to flow.

The shot of the briefcase is an iconic shot, because everyone knows the plan of the German high command to kill Hitler by putting a bomb in his briefcase, so this adds realism to the trailer. The quick zoom over a short distance highlights the importance of this briefcase, and the audience will want to know, what this briefcase has to do with events even more.

This shot of Tom Cruise walking through his own name is a really cool shot, that just adds that little something extra to a trailer, something different that you don't often see

Towards the end, the way that everything speeds up and you begin to see less and less of whats going on, but seeing more and more guns and military uniforms, adds tension , engaging the audience making them want to see more.

This final shot of the firing squad, aiming and shooting their rifles, really leaves the trailer on a cliff hanger, leaving the audience asking all sorts of questions, is he dead? Is he alive? Who did they shoot? And so on... forcing the audience to go see the film to have their questions answered.