R&P: The Hunger Games trailer

In the beginning of the trailer the audience is introduced to the main character, at the of the

plot  equilibrium. As soon as this equilibrium is set up, it is immediately broken when the main character's sister is chosen to be a tribute in the hunger games, a brutal competition which means almost certain death, this is clear evidence of todorov's theory of narrative, the state of equilibrium, abruptly interrupted and the hero attempts to restore order.

The music is somewhat quiet throughout the majority of the equilibrium, but increases in volume, tempo and intensity as the trailer continues. It abruptly stops as the main character's sister is about to be chosen and replaced by a slow banging of a drum, this builds the tension up to the moment in which the equilibrium of the film is penetrated, after the name is picked and the main character volunteers herself, there is an explosion of sound which signifies the severity of the events which have transpired. after this moment the music keeps a steady, fast tempo, along with the jump cuts of the other events, this shows that the film is somewhat action packed and fast paced, as the audience can get a good idea of what is happening when the trailer is moving so fast. Later in the trailer, when the main character actually enters the Hunger Games, the music stops and is replaced by deathly silence, this is accompanied by a digetic narrative of a count down from five, this is a very effective method of building up the tension of the moment, when the disembodied voice reaches one, there is a large "bang" of many instruments playing at once, so much so that it is not even music, just a loud sound, I personally believe that this is an excellent method of portraying the violence and chaos of the moment, while releasing the previously built up tension.

 The trailer ends as the title of the film flashes up, gold atop a black background, with a childish whistle in the background, this gives the film somewhat of an eery, poetic feel to it. All in all I think this trailer is very effective, it is much more lengthy than the average trailer, but it makes up for it by making the entire thing very fast paced, the sound effectively sets up the appropriate mood for the film.