In Time---Director: Andrew Niccol---2011

In Time is set in a world in which everyone stops physically aging at 25 and time is currency, the rich living indefinately while the poor have to work to survive each week. When 28 year old factory worker, Will Salas (Justin Timberlake), meets 105 year old Henry Hamilton (Matt Bomer), Hamilton transfers his remaining time to Salas, and Salas is launched on an adventure to avoid the authorities and redistribute time.

The trailer for In Time gives a good, comprehensive, overview of the plot of the film, while using colors, dialogue, some choice pieces of text, and recurring images to create a strong dystopian premise. The trailer includes short clips of important parts throughout the movie. This allows the viewer to have a relatively good understanding of the premise and basic plot of the movie without ever having seen the actual movie. Instead of just using quick cuts, the trailer uses clips with pieces of dialogue. This gives the viewer a better feel for the actual mood of the film. The dialogue also helps to establish the plot and setting. The trailer uses mostly bland colors like browns and yellows, establishing the twilight feel and surreal nature of many peoples lives. The exception to this color scheme is in places such as the headquarters of the timekeepers who are technologically savvy and in control of the society. At this point, the colors become highly contrasting and harsh. Also, the text in between clips give the viewer the basics of the world which can't be portrayed by only short chunks of the film. The text lays the framework for the viewers understanding of the trailer. In addition, throughout the trailer, the recurring image of time codes on people's arms are used. This enforces the importance of time in this society.