Deconstruction of Riot Club Trailer

Riot Club Trailer

Deconstruction of the trailer

• The opening scene of the trailer is a long shot camera angle of all the members of the Riot Club and from the mise-en-scene of the smart, formal Etonian clothes indicates to the audience they belong to the upper class. 
• Moreover, this is scene to reminiscent of the Bullingdon Club photo that the films narrative is inspired by which shows explicit similarities in the mise-en-scene of the people and their arrogant facial expressions. 
• This at the start of trailer it creates enigma as the photo of the Bullingdon Club which people such as David Cameron and other high ranking government officials were apart of has been widely published in the media.

• The next scene is a long, unfocused shot that creates the sense we are peering in on the Riot Clubs dinner, inferring and conforming to the common representation that this elite Oxford club is extremely secretive to protect the stereotypes of the upper class being 'prim and proper'. 
• From a Marxist view, the image portrayed here implies these are the bourgeoisie and have the power in society and this is instated by the mise-en-scene of the characters and of the set.

• This then follows on to reveal that one of the character is apart of the old,aristocracy when a low angle over the shoulder shot presents to the audience the male characters is the person in the portrait. 
• However, though his installs the male character as a powerful figure, it could be argued that the superficial honourable label that he has been given makes people believe that he is a respectable part of the gentry. 
• On the contrary the scene portrays differently as he's on the ground holding a 'common' person looking up at himself, implying he's just like any other human being.

• This scene has a close up shot of the hip flask that has the emblem and name of the Riot Club ingrained in it. The symbolism of the hip flash with relation to the Riot Club is quite interesting as a hip flash is normally kept hidden from people and only the person who owns it knows what is in it. 
• This is reflected in the rules and morals that the club operates in as the only the people who are in the club knows what happens in the club. The lighting of the shot also shows how its a secretive group that people know it exists but nothing more.

• The hip flask is followed up by a revealing establishing shot of members of the Riot Club drinking alcohol in an disorderly, aggressive manner while making a toast. 
• In this scene the mise-en-scene of the club members has changed from smart and formally dressed to scruffy without their blazer which could suggest they are now revealing who they really are and aren't protected by the image of Etonians.

•  This over the shoulder shot shows a member of the club punching the working class pub owner after the club owner through diegetic dialogue asked them to 'keep the nose down'. 
• From the audiences perspective this can be interpretation in a number of ways, one of which is that this was a violent act that only happened due to the member being extremely drunk and had no alternative stimulus. 
• However, from a Marxist view this act is a combination of drunken rage and class hatred as the act of punching the pub owner for asking the upper class members to do something against their will doesn't conform to their idea of society runs and therefore is putting him back in his working class place to which he is disenfranchised from power.

•  This is followed by diagetic speech by the member who punched the pub owner exclaims 'I'm sick to death of POOR PEOPLE!' which creates an enigma in the films narrative. 
• The audience begins to question why are these people so resentful of the working class people of our society and in modern day society why this supposed to be out dated issue is still an underlining taboo today. 
• Due to this enigma it makes the audience want to watch the film in order to find the reason why these upper class rich people are still transfixed with a mind set from centuries ago.

•  While this is being said other members of the club are rallying with this declaration and raise their glasses in toast which implies this issue and belief is spread across the upper class and not just with a select few individuals.

• After this toast, it switches to a close up of one of the members downing his glass of wine and then violently throwing it at the camera to which it smashes across the screen. 
• This could be seen as in their drunken aggressive revelation that they hate poor people as a symbolic gesture that they don't want to hide behind this invisible class wall that keeps their true beliefs of society under niche.

• The ending of the trailer concludes with enigmatic diegetic dialogue of  'I didn't do this' followed by 'mate, its the club, we all did this' as the audience doesn't know what's happened but the audience have witnessed a pub owner get punched by the seriousness of the matter as meant they have all had to accept responsibility. 
• Although, this interestingly is reflect of real life as these upper class people in power, such as those in government. never solely accept responsibility for what they've personally done so they cant be condemned and punished for their actions. Instead their class is just frowned upon for a while and they escape prosecution, again creating enigma in the restrictive narrative.