Blindness – Teaser Analysis:
Film Teaser/Trailer Questions Raised
Blindness Teaser Why are people suddenly
turning blind?
Why is there a statue of Mary
with a blindfold on, and what
does it represent?
Why is there no cure for the
blindness disease/virus?
Why is the lead actress the
only person who hasn’t got
impaired vision?
Category (true story, Comments (genre, own reaction)
comic fictional, novel,
film, documentary)
Based on a novel The storyline of the film seems
quite surreal and unrealistic. The
music contrasts strongly with the
beginning, which is jazz/soul
music, and then changes to
serious/slow music.
Shot list
Fast cut to CU of eye, and then to black
background.
Text fades in on white background.
Cut to CU of hand (focus blurred)
Cut to black
Cut to mid-shot of statue
Background fades to white
Text fades in
Cut to HCA mid-shot of t.v
Cut to mid-shot of people
Cut to CU of man from the side
CU of eye, zooms out from eye
Cut to mid-shot of a soldier
Cut to LS of men in uniforms
Fades out to white and text fades in
Cut to CU of woman’s face
Cut to mid-shot of man and other
people
Cut to HCA of one man on road
CU of man, blurs and fades out to white
Text fades in
Cut to MS of woman
LS of road
Cut to CU of man
LS of people
HCA angle of empty area
Fade to MS of woman
Cut to MS of doors closing
Soft focus fades to white
Text fades in
Voice-over text
Fade to birds-eye view of woman (CU)
Quick fade to white.
Text fades in and zooms slowly
Text fades out