The Trailer opens with a close up shot of Tom cruise's face face. This is effective as it immediately draws attention to a major selling point of the film. This is followed of a low angle shot of a little girl. This connotes that Tom Cruise's character. Has to look after this girl. The low angle shot also connotes that the little girl is weak and defenceless. The Date of release-'June 29' Is revealed at the start of the trailer. This is so the audience can decide if the want to watch it during the trailer. The date and black screen fades an the first thing that we see is a armed soldier. This connotes that there will be some violence and conflict as this is what soldiers are for. After this we see to quick shots. The first is of Tom Cruise again, suggesting that he is the main character. The second shot was of a large crowd running in a panicked manner down a street. This connotes that the event in the film is a huge one involving the whole of society.
A close up shot of the little girl from before crying. This suggests that something tragic has happened. After this all hell breaks loose and the editing reflects this. The tempo of the cuts increases rapidly and many different shots of carnage and action are shown. This will appeal to the male demographic. The audience is then told that the director for the film is Steven Spielberg. Like with Tom Cruise this is a pull factor to the film as he is a well accomplished director. After this to confirm we are shown Tom Cruise's name quickly followed by a picture of his face. This creates a link, telling those that did not already know that this is tom cruise. The screen then fades to black a nd the title of revealed- 'War of The Worlds'. The final shot of the trailer is of the release date, reminding the audience that it is the 29 June.
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