The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) Theatrical Trailer

Content of this trailer:

The pace and volume of the music builds up in the trailer as soon as the genre is established by the dialogue; "They're all dead" and the equilibrium is broken. The music at the start seems to be connoting the tragedy of the narrative already, given us an idea but not a certainty of the genre. The non-diegetic sound of a heart beat is used in time with the action, building suspense for the audience as it puts us in the position of the victims. At one point in the trailer when the action is building up there is a fade out to black for around 12 seconds while inter-titles replace the action. We can still here the dialogue which creates a sense of fear as we can only hear (not see) what's happening. When the action cuts in again the music builds up pace and volume, but never reaches the crescendo thus leaving the audience wanting to see more.

At the beginning of the trailer inter-titles state a date and a place which in turn leaves the audience wanting to know what happened then and there. Later on the inter-titles are used to state the director and to inform the audience that the film is based on a true story. There's no use of voice over which gets us more involved in the trailer and leaves the audience with a sense of isolation and fear.