The Girl on the Train trailer analysis

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN - TRAILER ANALYSIS

Media Language

Mise en scene-

• Performance/actors - The blonde actress (shown as innocent, wearing very little make up) Brunette actress (shown to have a link with the blonde actress's disappearance) 
• Setting- Big house, woods (crime scene), city
• Lighting - Dark, dark colors, dull 

Editing- 

• Smash cut
• Fades to black
• Slow zoom
• Captions - Short but meaningful sentences 

Camera - 

• Extreme close ups - Shows intense emotions
• Close ups - Shows characters emotions
• Pan shot - Used when the women is running under the bridge

Sound-

• 3 pieces of music
• Music fades when actors talk - shows important intense dialogue
• Dialogue- dramatic impact
• Music increases intensity
• Pause - dramatic dialogue

Narrative

• Bathes enigma code - clues are dropped but no clear answers are given. E.g - Where did the women disappear to?  
• Action codes - Who pulled the blonde women's hair?