Analysis of Thriller Teaser Trailers - The Silence of The Lambs

• There is a deep and unsettling voice over which says a few key points as to what the film is about but says very little information about it
• There is a high pitched, string sound in the background which increases in pitch and tempo and suddenly stops near the end
• Only the actors names, the director and finally the film title are shown in the teaser trailer
• No actual film is played
• The only imagery shown is the skull made up of humans and the main image of the woman with the wasp on her mouth
• There is reference to the source material