Safe Haven is a 2013 film about a woman called Erin who runs away from an abusive relationship, only to find a new life in a small town. She meets a man named Tom, and they eventually fall in love. However, Erin's past catches up with her, eventually threatening her life.
The narrative of the trailer is very much like that of the film, showing us clips of Erin running away from Boston and to the safety of Southport. It then shows us how the events unfold in the film, but without giving us the events that take place at the end. We see that Tom has two children from a previous relationship, which means that their may be the common conflict in romance films where the children do not want their mother to be replaced.
The film is set in a place called Southport, where there is a beach, and the weather is traditionally clear. The audience will automatically assume that the film is set in the present day. All of the sets seem to be genuine houses, rather than scenery that had to be built for the film. The costumes that the characters wear are generally normal clothes, making the audience see them as slightly more human.
The key light for most of the outdoor scenes was the sun, as they filmed near the coast, meaning that a lot of the time they had the natural light that they needed. The outdoor scenes probably had several lights, as they have to make sure that the actors body language and facial expressions can be seen.
The trailer has a wide range of camera shots, but has several close ups on Josh Duhamel, which will make female audiences want to see him in the film, as he is the stereotypical male used for romance films. There is an establishing shot of the seaside town, and of the main character's house.
Some of the shots used have a soft focus, as this further reiterates the gentle tones that are usually found in romance films. In establishing shots or action shots, there is a deep focus, as that makes it easy for the audience to establish what the setting is.
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