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1. The Others Trailer AnalysisShot reverse shot between mum anddaughter arguing about someonebeing in the room.Moment ofLong shot of lead actress at 7this introduces the lead actressand shes most important, sortof like an introduction throughthe trailer.At 26 kids are introduced to thenew nanny and staff with spookynon-diegetic sound.At 10 the same sceneswitches to a high angleshot making the actresslook vulnerable as thechandelier shakes withvoice over.Are you going to leaveus too little girl asksthe nanny while in thekitchen at 30The next scenes are clips ofaction throughout the filmwhich last for 13 seconds givinga little taster of what willhappen.A flash out at 110divides the action in thetrailer.Another flash out at 129Period of equilibrium disequilibrium Period of disequilibriumPreview card / agewarning at 1Production log at 14Establishing shot of the big house withfog makes it look very eerie.During this there are fadeouts between themeeting and in thekitchen scenes.At 17 there are clips of inside of the house with voice overas you can see the house is rather neglected since theservants disappeared almost a week ago. This createssuspicion for the audience.They did and then it happened littlegirls tells the nanny and then the scenecuts to a blackout.Close up of little girl in bed lookingtowards the door which is trying tobe opened by someone withadded non-diegetic sound.Kids discussing in bed it wasvictor little boy replies tosisters question with voice overof the mum.At 59 the mother has a frightful panicin the spare room pulling dust rags offurniture for 12 seconds this couldmean she is curious about what herdaughter is saying.An over the shoulder shot of the nannytalking to the little girl at 48 consoling to herthat she sees whatever the little girl sees too.Another black out at124 for another divideotherwise the audiencewill not grasp theconcept of the story.At 126 the two kids are in thecupboard with their hands overtheir mouths indicating thatthey could be frightened.Tone card at 133 with ahumming sound in thebackground which createsa creepy atmosphere.High angle shot of the motherfrom the stair case, making herlook vulnerable and weak.The humming follows on with a sceneof an elderly lady playing with toysand the mother approaching her. Thisscene has been added at the end asits quiet spooky and will leave ataster for the audience.