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The opening scene of the trailer shows a

man talking to a group of people who later
become known as a gang, we hear a car
door close and then footsteps as he begins
to speak we see him directly talking to the
leader of the gang.There is no sound other
than the diegetic sound of the echoed car
park in order to add a sense of verisimilitude.

Directly after we are followed by an extreme

close up of the woman's lips (gang leader
as she was the one spotted in the centre in
the previous shot) with the words you have
disappointed me with a fade to black and
the sound of a non diegetic gun shot ,this
not only straight away shows the power of
the woman who is talking it also gives the
audience a real sense of the genre early in
the trailer so straight away we make out its
a thriller.

After the previous shot we see another close

up of the leader of the gang the on her own
near a lake gazing upon water almost
reflected in herself, with the start of eerie
mysterious non diegetic low chella for the
music in the background to add to the
tension as well as the sense of the
unknowingness.

Mid shot of two women about to hold hands

beside the lake with calming non diegetic
music to add to the emotional effect also in
the previous shot it looked like she was self
reflecting against the water and then was
broken by the comfort of another woman
instead of a man like it would stereotypically
be in a hollywood film.
The shot before was of two people
together ,next shot is of a man on his own
smoking under a streetlamp with the music
slow and tranquil. The scene then
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progresses to show the man moving as if he is

heading somewhere, the shot used is a long shot to
show the audience that he is alone with no one else's
to support him in contrast the the shot before of the
two women,ambient lighting

Close up of a couple talking with hands holding

showing they are lovers; you then see the female's
hand sliding out of the males, gesturing they arent
on the same page anymore and she doesn't feel the
same anymore. this shot lets the audience establish
a relationship was there and they arrived in time to
see it end so they have more of a context of what is
to come later on in the film. In addition to this it
allows the audience to ask and wonder why they are
ending their relationship and whose fault it was,aslo
it contrasts with the starting genre of a very gloomy
dark sense of a thriller film to now seeming more like
a romance .

A focused shot of the woman and out of focus shot

of the man ,reasoning for this action was to allow the
audience to see who is the main attention of the film
and whose choice it was,in addition to this the facile
expression seen seems more thoughtful than sad
about breaking up giving the hint that she's plotting
something or has something in mind.We did stick to
a slight stereotype from mainstream hollywood films
that relationships is evolved around women only and
they are the ones who are distracted by such
things ,however this is the effect we wanted the audience to see to create an even larger
contrast later on so the

Mid shot of two men standing over a ledge high up as you

see the rest of the city lights in the background ,you don't see
there faces exactly do to the dim lighting ,for this effect we
addes a flashlight underneath both of them in order to give it
a more gloomy look.this scene has no music just the diegetic
sound of the wind blowing and the distance noises of the
cars highlighting the fact they are both away from people for
a purpose and the purpose is to discuss something that
doesn't need to be overhead.

A really fast edit transaction to black from previous

shot then a scene of a woman being grabbed by a man
who looks very similar to the man we saw in the shot
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before hand however the scene is too quick to know if it is the same person exactly ,this
sudden change in pace as well as editing and music disrupts the audience and thus allows
them to engage suddenly and have a huge amount of interest as the change was so
unexpected.

Transitional shot showing the audience the

intended release and provides a break from
the slow opening leading into the fast paced
montage. The background of a city street
indicates the urban setting of the film, the shot
not being in focus forces the audience to read
the text but also connotes that something in
the city might not be right. The loud non
diegetic note is carried on to this shot from the
previous one to continue the interest.

Production logo is shown as the music

builds up. Audience members who know
who Diversity Productions are will be
engaged with the trailer fully and audience
members who dont might want to find out.

Mid shot of the man we saw earlier on

the ledge walking towards the
camera. His face is clearer in this shot
because of the lighting to the right, but
some of his face still remains in the
shadow continuing the enigma of who
he is. The audience now know what
he looks like but still want to find out
what hes doing.

Close up of an envelope being

handed over. This creates two new
enigmas for the audience; who are
the two people and what is in the
envelope. The tense music
continues to build up and there is
now an elongated low tone every
time a cut is shown.
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Extreme close up of the main

character's eyes as she is listening to
a phone call ,we hear what is on the
other end of the phone as a voice
over so it allows the audience to break
the fourth wall and have a closer
insight of the characters life. It also
creates an enigma as to what the call
is about.

High angle long shot of the mysterious man

running down the stairs, again continuing the
enigma about him. The voice from the phone
call continues to play over this shot.The mise-
en-scene is a dirty stairwell obviously in an
urban area.

In this shot the camera pans round the back

of the antagonists head so the audience can
clearly understand what he is looking at, the
investigation board being in focus reinforces
this and makes the audience ask why there
is a photo of the main character in the
middle.

High angle long shot of a city street again reinforces

the setting to the audience. Also connotes that
someone may be watching from above, possibly the
men we saw on a roof earlier.

Mid/Long shot of the mysterious man watching

the main character and her girlfriend. The
audience know now his intentions have
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something to do with her and the audience know that theyre both in danger, creating
dramatic irony. Again the man is in the shadows connoting he is evil.

Here we see an action shot of a confrontation

between two gang members. The dark
clothing and the character having his hood up,
this shows signs of violence and danger. The
slight nudge on the character with his hood up
instantly changes the scene as it becomes a
fight.

In this scene, the fight is over and we see a

low angle shot on both faces. The character
on the left of the shot is quoting, Tell me
where she is! Here, an enigma code is
created as the audience want to tell who
theyre talking about. The shadows and
minimal lighting suggest the evil expressed in
this shot and the negative connotations behind
gangster.

The next shot is an interior shot of a car that has a

driver, and a passenger in the back. As the
passenger is in the back, this
suggests to the audience she has power in the
film. The blue lights represent isolation and
sadness also, which relates to what is going on in
the film at this point in time.

This mid-shot is taken in slow-motion

as we get a glimpse of a girl tied up.
As her face is mostly covered, the
audience cant tell who it is and this
relates to earlier in the trailer when
we hear, Tell me where she is!
Here the enigma code continues
although the audience now know
this girl has been kidnapped.

As the teaser trailer starts to come

to an end, we see the first credits of
one of the main characters but not
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the protagonist or antagonist. With an urban scene, this clearly shows signs of the gangster
genre.

This is the first of the on screen text

used in our teaser trailer. The title,
Love signifies the love triangle
between Harriet, Clarke and Jane.
This shows to the audience how
important love is in our media text.

This is the second title used in our teaser

trailer. Betrayal is a large aspect to the
film as the protagonist betrays the
antagonist and it opens the story up in
which the audience want to know how
this encounter develops.

Revenge is a key term in Nemesis as it

is the concept of the story between
Harriet and Clarke. Seeing this, it
shows to the audience that throughout
the teaser trailer theyve wondered
what this battle between the protagonist
and antagonist is about and it is made
clear here.

This is the third quick one second shot of

the antagonist in the dark. We took low
angle shots to denote his authority, we also
made the image very dark so the audience
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wont sympathise him, we contrast this with the protagonists credits as the shot has high key
lighting.

And it all comes down to this - This title acts as

a tagline for our film and connects the previous
words the audience have seen; love, betrayal
and revenge. This could hint at these acts being
resolved in the next few shots shown.

Mid shot of two shadows clearly fighting ending

with one being stabbed, this plays on the
convention of gangster movies being violent and
also reconnects to the feeling of mystery we have
shown throughout the trailer. This is an action
code and makes the audience want to find out
who the two character are.

Close up of the antagonists face

fully in the shadows, this connotes
that he is evil and fully reveals to the
audience that he is the villain of the
piece. The lighting also links back to
the shot of him stepping out from
under a spotlight and into the
shadows as that was the point he
turned bad. The line Youre going to
help me also creates an enigma as
to who hes talking to.

Using the same

editing techniques as
the previous
text,NEMESIS draws
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together the concepts of love, betrayal and revenge into one bold, all-encompassing title for
the film.

The final sequence of shots acts as the

pinnacle of the suspense that the
audience has been enduring throughout
the entire trailer, and the stand-off style
encounter follows the theme of rivalry
that underpins our plot and is
recognisable to our target audience as
being a facet of the gangster genre. The
way that the shot is composed so that
Harriet is in the foreground represents
her power over him, and reminds the
audience that we are on her side.

The direct address in this closeup shot,

through looking into the camera, gives
an air of confidence to her character and
is conventional in a similar way to the
previous shot. The orange tint of the
street light is quite unsettling despite
being a warm colour and this increases
throughout the scene, escalating the
tension further.

In an over-the-shoulder shot, Clarke

speaks the final words of the trailer - an
enigma making the audience wonder
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about what the significance of this is. Is it symbolic of his demise? Or alternatively, it could
illustrate that he is in fact the stronger force. This is how it all ends indicates that he has a
plan, however the audience is more invested in Harriet, so leaving them with this shot will
attract them to see the full production as they need to know how she handles it, and who
ultimately falls.

The date of release ensures that our target

audience is aware of when they can see it
in cinema, so leaving this until the end was
important as it makes it more memorable.