Black Swan

'Black Swan' has been a great inspiration in the making of my trailer as its edgy, thriller feel is hugely successful in enticing an audience. I first saw the film on the big screen without reading any critic reviews before hand, and had a very open mind about what to expect. I had no idea of the storyline or how the director would take the 15 certificate stance very seriously. Through out the film I was in awe of the physiological twists and turns and left me with a buzzing brain as to what scenes were reality and which weren't.

The trailer above is incredibly effective in attracting an audience without giving too much away-
It begins with a beautifully cinematic image of a ballerina alone on a dark stage which contrasts perfectly with her all white demeanour- significant as the story of black swan follows an innocent creature that merges with its own dark side.
In the next 3 short sequences Natalie Portman's character 'Nina' is revealed as the main protagonist of whom is a professional dancer at a dance company with many members- showing the intense pressure of competition they must be under to be the lead.

A scene that features within the film is one that gave much inspiration for my own trailer. 'The Fear and Desire of the Strange' focuses on psychological unstableness and therefore it is essential to portray the characters in the trailer to be experiencing this.

This clip shows the character Nina to be hallucinating and can be interpreted by the audience in many different ways, for example:
1. It could be due to the drink and drug abuse that appeared in the sequence before, where Lily convinces Nina to let loose from the pressure of her life.
2. It could be her psychological descent.
3. It could be symbolic of her dark side- given the supernatural elements.

The target audience of this film was initially received as mainly for women who enjoy the arts and cinematic imagery. However the controversy once the film was released came from the shocking content of which the audience that saw the film may have found too much. Personally I perceived it as pure genius to lure in an audience and then to shock them to the core with the basics of ballet but with a supernatural twist. The certificate being 15 was considered too low by many reviews, as it was the most complained about film to the BBFC of 2011.

Unfortunately I am unable to post the bath scene on blogger as it is blocked by YouTube- however I would just like to add how much of a inspiration the scene was when creating our own version.