Trailer research continued

I found a film that has a very similar plot and influences to our own text synopsis. The film is called 'Taken' and I decided to look at this in some detail as it should share some conventions with our own ideas and may offer some influences and ideas as to shots and transitions we can use in our own project.

(to watch with sound, click on below hyperlink)
http://www.screenrush.co.uk/video/player_gen_cmedia=18824936&cfilm=126169.html

One particularly effective use of editing in this trailer was the transitions between shots and the arrangement of shots on the screen. It uses a white flash in-between footage to create a very abrupt jump cut and a significant change to build excitement and to create a fast action tempo. It may also connote the flashbulb of a camera or clinical lights which can all be associated with crime scenes and connote danger. I thought this was a very effective transition. The arrangement of more than one shot on the screen at a time creates continuity and narrative and also builds excitement and adds visual interest. Many of the shots include high action scenes to create interest and heighten drama, but in addition many close ups and extreme close ups are included to build an emotive connection between the audience and the actors and establish a personal interest in the story and a bond to the text, thus encouraging them to want to watch the film. The use of emotive dialogue taken from the film further strengthens this interest. One particularly effective shot similar to one used in the Bourne Identity trailer I analysed is a shot through a peep hole in a door to see the barrel of a gun in the shot, this builds tension, drama and excitement and connotes danger with this very iconic symbol.