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A young girl is locked away in a mental asylum where she is faced with unimaginable odds, she retreats to an imaginary world where she and 4 other females escape reality. This all blurs into one as they fight to retrieve 5 items they need which will allow them to break free from captivity.

Camera

The use of close ups throughout the clip represents the fact that she looks feminine, due to the glitter and make up on her eyes, however they show that she is not afraid, she holds a fierce expression. There are also a lot of low angle shots giving the audience the impression that the four females are powerful, because its as if they are bigger and stronger than you, the way you are looking up at them. In contrast, there is another low angle shot of them dancing, but this time it allows you to see more typical femininity of the characters using the idea of the male gaze. 

Editing

Each of the shots move very fast, therefore edited quickly, to create slight tension as the audience tries to keep up with the story. All of the clips change in time the music, which is up tempo, forming a rhythmic vibe.

Mise-en-scene

It is set in reality in a mental asylum, an old fashioned building, in complete opposition to the fantasy world inside the girls head. This world almost represents a fairy tale, after holding this fantasy idea of castles and draw bridges, also fictional animals such as dragons. The idea of femininity is shown by dressing the lead character as a school girl, a typical image of how men perceive women to dress. All other characters alongside the lead are dressed in tight leather costume also sowing how men perceive women to dress. This creates an image of the ‘alpha female’, the strongest of the group. 

Sound

The backing music to this trailer consists of an upbeat track, obviously interpreting how fast each shot changes, and that also gives off the ‘audience on the edge of their seat’ effect, as without this music, there would not be as much tension created and it would not be as interesting as you would expect.