Reservoir Dogs Trailer analysis

The trailer opens by showing us the distributors of the film with the non digetic dialogue saying "put the gun down!"-this gives the audience an indication of what the genre could be suggesting that it's an action/crime film. We are then introduced to the main cast through the use of mid-shots. The camera pans over each character as their code names, such as Mr White, are stated-this suggests they are going to be involved in a heist of sort. The first character, who is telling the others their names, seems to be the boss-we can see this through the use of mise-en-scene as we see the character wearing a formal grey suit with a blue tie. The other characters, Mr White, Mr Pink and Mr Blonde, are wearing casual clothing which doesn't give away anything from the character. We are then shown the characters in their formal black suits through the use of a slow motion mid-shot-this allows the audience to know who the members are and that they are professionals. The black suits connote death which links to the characters as they are criminals. Next is an over the shoulder shot showing a building which looks to be the location the group of characters are aiming to break into. The scene is shown as a relaxed scene through the use of non digetic music which is used to make it seem like it will not be a problem for the gang as they are professionals.

Overall the trailer makes the audience believe that this film is a group of professionals who are aiming to rob a jewellery store with no problems at all which is shown through the non digetic music and the mise-en-scene through the use of black suits for the characters. The editing and mid-shots of the characters allows the audience to get an indication of how the characters will be like in the film. The trailer actually contradicts the expectations as the film is more of a "who did it" sort of thing whereas the trailer makes it look like a plan for the perfect heist, which goes horribly wrong.