Monday, November 10, 2008

Saving Faith Analysis

Saving Faith is a action thriller which deals with issues of death, guns and gang crime. After losing his girlfriend to murder the lead character is out to seek revenge on her killer and will do anything to take him down. This is a typical plot line for a action thriller film, the trailer is a linear narrative as it progresses through the story. At the beginning we are shown the lead character with is girlfriend in several scenes in which the mood is happy and joyful with the use of a non-diegetic soundtrack which is slow paced and sets a happy mood as we see what his life was like before "his world turned upside down", the lighting in this opening scenes are all natural daylight which could represent the happiness that he had. The camera shots used are mid shot and close ups which shows the characters emotions whilst also seeing their body language. As the trailer progresses his girlfriend is killed and the music soundtrack changes to a slow paced depressing song which sets the mood of anguish and despair as he grieves over his girlfriend, they have a series shots which are filmed at night with only the street lights are used as top key lighting, this use of dark lighting also makes the mood more depressing but also adds a sense of tragedy. The costumes used throughout the trailer are mostly just street wear and hoods, also worn are gloves and hats this could be to protect identity as they are committing crimes. They use a high paced soundtrack for the last section of the trailer as it contains fast paced action scenes which only last a few seconds and then cut into the next shot. The props they use are typical of this genre such as guns, knives and swords. Guns are used almost throughout the trailer, they dramatic shots such as the bridge scene and the scene where a character is hanging off a wall, these scenes will appeal to the target audience as well as the fighting and action scenes. This trailer uses many setting but it is mostly shot on the streets, in alleys, parks and general local areas, the audience can relate to this as it is similar to the surroundings they possibly could live in
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