Genre- American science fiction techno-thriller
Director-Duncan Jones
Written by-Ben Ripley
Cast-Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright
The estimated budget for the film Source Code was $32,000,00.
Source Code had a world premiere on March 11th 2011 at South by Southwest and was later released by Summit Entertainment on April the 1st in North America and Europe.
The film is based around the story of a soldier who wakes up in the body of an unknown man and discovers that he is a part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.
This trailer is effective as it is straight to the point and gives the viewer an immediate hint of what is going on. The captions used in the trailer are also effective as the viewer asks themselves what is going on and how it is possible for something like that to happen. The confusion created makes the audience want to watch the film to reveal the different hidden stories that are partially told in the trailer. Cuts used in the trailer are fast and builds dramatic tension.
The idea for this thriller is appealing as it is original but also fits all the criteria for the genre. This films target audience would be from young adult's to middle aged so targets a wide variety of people.
The first five minutes of Source Code is effective as it uses good camera techniques to put across the confusion experienced by Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal). For example the movement of the camera from different angles and what it captures such as the surroundings. Even the slightest things are captured and made to look dramatic such as when a passenger on the train opens a can of drink and Colter turned around at the sound. The cuts in this first scene are also quite fast. Every detail in this scene is captured in this scene, for example when a drink spills on Colter's shoe, and adds to the idea of confusion and that Colter had no idea about whats going on and suggests he does not even know how he got on the train. One of the camera tequiques used when Colter sees his on reflection on the trains window is effective as it is very dramatic as it looks like a frightening moment for Colter. This shot also creates confusion.
Behind the scenes of Source Code
Behind the scenes of Source Code
Behind the scenes of Source Code shows what inspired some of the ideas for Source Code such as the film strangers on a train (1951) which inspired of the train scenes. It also shows some interesting shots where the viewers attention is drawn to something by blurring the background or by the use of different colors.
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