As the scene develops we see more of the protagonist as he is shown through a panning shot to help immerse the audience into what is happening we can see that he is in possession of a gun and a marshall's badge to help showcase his authority to the audience and conform to the thriller genre stereotypes. This is shown with non-diagetic sound to help create more of a tense atmosphere whilst adding effect onto what is being shown. The trailer then shifts to the Universal logo to appeal more to the audience as they may be more curious to watch the film if they know that a large movie company is involved in making it. One of the key features of the trailer is the use of text to help portray the conversation the protagonist is having with an unknown person, helping to add mystery onto what the plot of the film would be about. The scene is emphasised by the reemergence of the non-diagetic music to help add further tension to the scene and allows the supposed mystery to be explored into more detail. This is portrayed as the scene carries on as we see another text box stating that a person will die every 20 minutes, this allows the audience to be directly immersed into the situation as it allows them to try and figure out who this mystery man is, the text box is shown with the inclusion of a closeup of Liam Neeson which helps us empathise with his character and entices us to watch the rest of the trailer before it fades to black.
The plot of the movie quickly becomes apparent to us as we hear Neeson through a voiceover emphasising the severity of the situation to the supposed pilot. This is shown whilst we are shown many different camera shots of different characters to add more mystery into the identity of the person. We are then shown a closeup of his watch starting the time limit which helps emphasise the element of time in the movie and adds tension as we are left unsure of why this is happening. The pilot is then shown to foreshadow the events of the movie as he states "how do you kill someone on a crowded plane and get away with it?" as we hear this we see a clip of someone moving through the plane in a suspicious manner which may suggest to the audience on that character being the murderer. The scene as a whole is made more dramatic as we are constantly shown the reminder of the time left to help add the necessary tension you would expect to find in a thriller.
Whilst this continues we are shown the first supposed dead body as the time runs out, helping add some necessary realism into the storyline whilst this is highlighted by another bit of text which almost taunts the marshal to further portray the danger the characters are in. The trailer constantly overlaps the use of text boxes with the non-diagetic sounds to add effect on the main feature of the film, the trailer also reminds us of when it will be shown in cinemas which is typical of a trailer as its ultimate aim is to market itself to the audience as much as possible.
Neeson's character is futher explored as we see him attempt to work out who the murderer is, which on the hand of the characters in the film makes it seem like he is acting suspicious in a way as he walks down the aisle holding his gun as is shown harassing some of the people on the plane. This scene is contrasted by many of the flight crew voicing their concern whilst we are shown closeups of people who obviously look somewhat distressed which is shown more as we see some of the characters questioning on the situation. The mystery is deepened more as we learn that the bank account given was actually the marshals in the first place whilst Neeson states he is being setup to a member of the flight crew.
The scene gradually becomes more intense as the music begins to get louder, whilst we are shown a medium shot of a person buckling their seatbelt whilst hitting an overhead button, which we may assume acts as some sort of sign to the mystery person to begin the killing. The scene gains more effect as we start to only hear diagetic sound of the plane notification sound whilst being shown footage in the background. This is shown with the caption "at 40,000 feet...........no one is safe", helping add tension to the trailer and further immerses the audience into the trailer. The trailer conforms to what you would expect fromm a thriller as we are shown the view of the characters on the plane as they seem to believe that the marshal has hijacked the plane whilst we are shown a medium shot of the protagonist with nobody else around him, helping to show that he is isolated from everybody else and as the camera zooms in it gives us the sense that this shows he is innocent.
The trailer continues and time is once again a relevant factor as Neeson states that "we are running out of time" whilst there is a shot of some sort of bomb which helps suggest to the audience that something is still going to happen in the trailer. This is shown directly afterwards as we see the plane run nose dive and it ends up exploding to help highlight the realism of the threat. We are also shown a pov shot of someone reaching for the gun however we can assume that it is not the marshal as it shows him being helb by some other members of the plane. The protagonist is portrayed further as he states that he is trying to save it before the screen fades to black as to allow the audience a lasting impression on the trailer as the final shot revolved around Neeson taking a shot supposedly towards the camera which may be interpreted as bein ght enemy.
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