Analysis of 'Devil'

This film is set within an elevator at the top of a skyscraper. The five main characters don't know each other, when all of a sudden the elevator electronics fail. one by one the victims are being killed but none of them knows who is doing it as they all turn on one another and it turns out that the devil is possessing one of them which is the one killing them all however the audience don't find out until the end of the film.

the trailer starts off with opening credits, with the films logo's. New York city is filmed from a very unusual shot of being upside down. this is used to make the audience feel very uncomfortable and on edge. this matches with the music, although the music is quiet, the piano being played adds a sense of intimidation. The shots fade to a young woman happily walking through a building past the security guard. her body language shows that she is confident as she walks past. the shot fades into her walking back to the security guard. the dialogue between the two characters doesn't seem alarming to the audience however we are also getting introduced to the characters but not realizing it. it then cuts back to the intimidating angle of being upside down scaling New York introducing everybody that worked within the film. shots fade from all the different characters this is where the audience understands who is going to be in the film. the shot from in front of the old lady and the man shows the elevator opening from behind in a slow motion. this gives the effect that something is going to happen in that particular elevator. it then cuts back to introducing the directors from the upside down angle, this is starting to build the tension up. we then see all five characters in the elevator, we can tell they all don't know each other and we sense that awkward silence. the audience are taken on a adventure down the elevator lines where it fades into the elevator where there 5 main characters are. we sense that this is most likely to be the place where every thing is going to happen. more titles are shown while continuing down the lines. while passing the elevator it cuts inside where the elevator stops. the music playing has built up to an event . in between cuts of the setting and characters there about 1 second gaps of just complete darkness this causes the audience to become scared because they don't know what to expect. close ups of the characters shows there facial expressions and shows the fear within there faces. the unsteady camera used after the woman is hurt creates tension and distress that the characters are feeling at that point. the audience also becomes unsettled. cuts to the CCTV footage of them in the elevator shows that the people watching them can see everything except when it all goes darks. cuts to captions on a black background with a red font which symbolises blood and the devil which also matches with the title of the film and the audience can relate to it straight away. fast cuts to show people outside of the elevator trying to help get the characters out. more captions are shown to create tension and the music increases and becomes louder to show fear from the main characters as well as unsettling the audience. shots of lights shutting off in the building as well as the elevator indicates that there will be a event that happens that will shock the audience which is why the music lightens building up a suspense. After the mirror smashes the women screams then the music stops and plays the sound of an elevator ding noise. while this is going on to match the rhythm of the bells quick shots of the film are shown very quickly and cuts are fast. then the noise of an elector opens while the screen is jet black and you hear the voices of the characters sounding very distressed. the end shot is only lit by a candle that the character lights. in the background there is a figure which was unexpected coming from the darkness this would cause the audience to be shocked while ending the trailer with a dark background with the title of the film in red font.