The sixth sense analysis

The sixth sense

Institutional information- This type of information basically let the audience know who the production companies are, when the film is being released, etc.

Enigma codes-Tense, eerie, suspenseful and mystery are the atmospheres that are created from the trailer.

Fade to black- Like in all thriller film trailers using this type of editing allows the audience to know when the scene is ending and starting and the use of fade creates a much more tense atmosphere.

Tracking shot- this type of shot allows the audience to follow the action that is occurring in the scene.  

Captions- The editing of using captions allows the trailer to give out small information that the audience will want to know, such as star power, release date etc.

Quick Editing- This is when there are lots of different cuts, which allows the audience to gain more detail from the trailer.

Smash cut- This cut is when a scene quickly goes on to another scene, which is done to show the audience another storyline that may be happening during the film.

New York- The whole film is set in the well-known city of New York.

Close ups-This camera shot is used to show the intense emotions of the characters which helps create a much more tense moment in the scene as it showed the characters fear. For example, a close up is used when the main character says “I see dead people”.

A synchronous dialogue

Non-chronological storyline- The film was set out in a non-chronological storyline, which allowed the audience to gain more of a back ground story from the film.

Establishing shots- There are numerous establishing shots which show the audience where the scene is being set and where the location of the scene is.

Range of settings- for example, there were many different setting such as training stations, forests, different streets, etc. All the different settings gave a more exciting storyline.