Under the skin

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In the "Under the skin" trailer there is a repetition of red throughout which could represent the promiscuous nature of the protagonist as she is shown to be quite seductive and therefore powerful as the men she meets seem to be entranced by her. It could also represent the danger which she brings on herself throughout meeting these people. The audience might be wary of her motives for her actions and therefore not trust her. This also makes her quite interesting to the audience as there is a large element of intrigue.

The non- diegetic sound at the beginning of the trailer is almost painfully high pitched which makes the audience quite uncomfortable and it links to the the science fiction genre as it sounds quite futuristic. The introduction of the voice over by Scarlett Johanson also links to the science fiction genre as the sounds she are making suggest to the audience that she is not quite human. The mise-en scene however does not conform to any specific genre an it confuses the audience of the specific genre as it is not futuristic enough to be considered science fiction. The neutral   tone of all the clothes apart from her lipstick mirrors the naturalistic establishing shots of the countryside.

The locations that are use are polar opposes from each other; there is a urban city and a desolate beach. The naturalistic locations have high key lighting and it is almost too bright to look at. This could represent the harsh beauty of the natural world around the protagonist and it could be their view of seeing it the first time. The scenes in the city location are much darker and less colourful which could suggest that there is no beauty in the city. There is also a lot of contrast in the colours that the protagonist is wearing, mainly blacks and dark browns and the stunningly bright background. This portrays to the audience that there is something dark going on in the characters life.

The cross fade between the different shots of the locations give the extract a surrealist fell a there is not much distinction between the different scenes. The fast paced building of the stringed instruments conveys the idea that there is chaos in the scene and the constant slow paced drum bet does exactly the opposite. The non-diegetic sound is quite confusing and adds to the surrealism of the trailer.

The use of extreme close ups and the eye is quite disorentating for the audience as it does not seem to have any relevance to the narrative other than adding to the surrealism, and the close ups of her knees are also quite suggestive. The non-diegetic sound of the ticking clock and the fast beat of the drum also builds tension and atmosphere which is quite effective.