Trailer Analysis- Trainspotting

At the beginning of the trailer we see the logo of the institution, 'Miramax' which gives us an indication of who made the film and potentially what type of film the audience will get. Miramax is an American independent film distributing company. This may can be done in order to attract a cult audience who watch the majority of Miramax films.

We then see four characters running as if they have done something wrong and are in trouble. We don't know why they are running which creates an a enigma code, which is clever as it makes the audience continue to watch in order to find out what is going to happen. There is a voice over played whilst the four characters are running which says, "Choose life, choose a job, choose a career." However, this doesn't give anything away. As he continues running away from either danger or trouble, there is a low angle shot of one of the characters running down the stairs, which suggests we are inferior to this person. This character then gets hit by a car but doesn't get hurt. The camera is situated within the car so it makes the audience look like they have ran him over.

There is then a mid shot of the first character we are introduced to who is Renton. As he is the first character to be introduced we can assume he is one of the films most important characters. He has a big smile on his face and makes a weird laugh, however he looks a bit crazy and could be under the influence of something. We then see Renton in a two shot with a woman who seems polar opposite to him. He is a bit wild and mental, whilst she seems to be an ordinary intelligent female. It then jumps to the woman taking her dress off which suggests women are seen as sexual objects being taken advantage of by men. There is then a long shot of a group of men walking around the bar, which could link to Renton being a bit wild due to his fondness of drinking.

We are then introduced to the next character, Spud. He could also be important as he center of the shot suggesting he is a main protagonist within the film. Like Renton, Spud looks a wild character suggesting he could be alcoholic or drug user from the expression he has on his face. We then see him being interviewed shown by a long shot. He is acting very strangely linking to drug abuse. The room he is in looks very run down, representing the lower class status. Moreover, we then see a third character, Sick Boy. As with the other two characters he is shown in the center of the frame suggesting he is equally important to the film. We see him in the toilet and he is acting strange like the other two characters suggesting he might have just done some drugs.

We then see one of the protagonists lining up to shoot a man, with the target pointed at his head. This shows the danger and violence of these characters, along with not thinking what they are doing. This is followed by a low key lighting a shot of many people in a club having a rave. This represents younger people in society wanting to have and enjoy themselves with friends. We are then introduced to another protagonist, Begbie, who yet again is mental. There is then more violence as one character hits another with a snooker cue. This shows lower class people in a negative way suggesting they are troublemakers. In addition there is more violence when one of characters smashes a car window. During this part of the trailer the speed of the scenes are increasing building up drama suggesting something is going to happen.

There is some quotes of reviews for example, "A jolt of pure energy" and "Two thumbs up". This suggests that the film is a success and encourages more people to go and watch the film as they know it is approved by a number of different reviewers. Finally, the film finishes with a wide shot of the four characters in a line whilst a train goes past. One of the characters has their back to the camera suggesting he wants to be different to the other characters.