Blindness. Fernando Meirelles. R. 2008.
When an epidemic of blindness forces the the citizens of a town into an asylum, a group of individuals struggle to escape the chaos of rape, filth, and war, and rebuild their lives as a makeshift family in the empty remains of their city.
Through the use of dialogue, editing, and style, the trailer emotionally captures how the Doctor's wife ( the protagonist) strives to protect her loved ones in the midst of post-apocalyptic control. The trailer starts with the decay of a city's society, due to a mass epidemic of blindness. The chaos of the initial situation is relayed through honks of cars and sirens, blurred background images symbolizing disturbance or hazy vision, and a creepy echo that stands for the announcement of the city's mass chaos. The establishment of the protagonist is done through her brief dialogues with characters such as officers, internees, and her husband. In one instance, she says, "I won't forget your face." This quote establishes her prominence dramatically, as she is the only one who can see faces, and therefore, has the potential and goal to free herself and loved ones. The protagonist's intense motive to escape the premise of post-apocalyptic chaos is shown through the imbalance of slow to fast-paced music and sequences. As the trailer speeds to a turbulent blow at the end, the audience can understand Doctor's Wife's struggle and perseverance to escape the horror of a blind asylum.
For my group's trailer, I plan to include camera work such as blurring/going out of focus, and including chaotic sounds to portray the setting. I will edit clips with intense speed and then slow them down towards the credits, in order to give the audience a lasting effect.
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