The Man Who Wasn't There - Trailer

Above is the trailer for the noir film, The Man Who Wasn't There. Note the use of shadows, close-up's and the bleak settings. The character's costumes are also a big inspiration for my own film. The trailer does not show who committed the first murder of the film (That of Big Dave). It shows whoever committed the murder looking at their hands and briskly walking away from the scene of the crime.

The shots of characters in courtrooms shows the intrigue of figuring out who committed the murder, despite the audience knowing the whole time. This is much like what I plan on doing with my own film, making it blatantly obvious who committed the crime but keeping the characters oblivious until the last moment.