Trailers

Shutter island (2010)

Director: Martin Scorsese

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio

 

Shutter Island - Film Noir:

 

The shutter island teaser trailer includes many themes related to film noir. One being the amount of smoking. As the film was set in 1954, smoking would have been seen as a normal things for people to do, however, it is also a many aspect of noir. Along with this, the weather in this film is constantly raining. It does not often show much sunlight or dry weather, which indicates that this recent 2010 film focuses on noir themes. Even though the noir theme is present, the film is still a recently made production.

 

Throughout the trailer, a voiceover is present. This includes Leonardo DiCaprio telling the story of how his trip to ‘Shutter Island’ began and ended. The way which a voice over is present connotes that the film style is partially noir. In other films such as ‘Double Indemnity’, the voiceover continues to run throughout the film. The main male character is often seen telling the story to his colleague in the insurance business. Alike this, shutter island includes Leonardo Dicaprio explaining the storyline.

 

The Lookout (2007)

Director: Scott Frank

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels

 

The Lookout - Film Noir:

A complex storyline is something often seen as a feature of film noir. In 'The Lookout', the trailer can be seen to intrigue the audience due to the complicated happenings of that time. In this film, the ending is shown at the beginning of the trailer. This allows the audience to wonder about the happenings which caused the ending. From there, the storyline is told briefly however not much is given away. This creates even more interest for the audience as the storyline is complex and unknown.

 

 

Memento (2000)

Director: Christopher Nolan

Starring: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Ann Moss

 

Memento - Film Noir:

Throughout the Memento trailer, a song is not displayed within the sound track. Instead, long sounds are played to create tension and suspense for the audience. This creates a sense of unknown for the audience, however it also makes them feel slightly on edge by the way the sounds play.