Mise-en-scene
- Night time – typical of horror
films as it is dark and there is little life about, and the darkness
creates tension as the viewer can’t see alot so they don’t know what will
pop up (mysterious feeling is set)
- Set at a house – adds realism,
the viewer can relate to the film, making it seem scarier as they could be
in that situation
- Prop - A metal crucifix cross is
held up by one of the main characters – suggests that the film is based
around something sinister or unholy
- Another prop used is a gun. An
older main character fires the gun, which conforms to the generic horror
convention of weapons and death
Camera shots/angles
- Zooming in shot of the open
window – anticipation, builds tension as the viewer waits to see what is in
there. Also could be a POV shot of the villain/werewolf walking towards
the window
- Two shot of main character
(Charlie) and his mum, then another two shot of him and his girlfriend –
introduces main characters
- Many clips from film – gives
viewers a taste of the film/brief idea of what happens
- Low angle shot of the werewolf –
makes the viewer feel vulnerable and introduces the main situation/what
the film is based on
Editing
- Title of film at the end of the
trailer – makes viewer watch the whole trailer to find out what the film
is
- Title is in red jagged font –
connotations of blood, evil, sharp edges gives connotations of destruction
and pain /weapons
- Quick cuts between many clips mid
way through the trailer – shows what the story line is, implies the film
is fast paced (alot of action, which doesn’t conform to normal horror
movies)
- Long zooming in shot of window at
beginning – lack of cuts builds tension, makes viewer focus
Sound
- Narration over the trailer from a
man with a deep and scary voice – asks rhetorical questions to viewers
which gets them thinking, also gives an idea about what happens in the
film
- Loud diagetic scream – played
over the shot of the main character suddenly turning around to see where
it came from. This shocks the viewer and makes the viewer want to continue
watching to find out what it was. This implies there is terror/pain
- Non-diagetic noises of the wind –
fits in with setting (storm at night), creates eeriness. This is the use
of pathetic fallacy to create a specific mood/atmosphere
Genre / how specific audiences are targeted
- Conforms with Lisa Kernan’s
quote, “…a unique form of narrative film exhibition, wherein promotion
discourse and narrative pleasures are conjoined” – the trailer is a mini
narrative of the film. The meaning of the film/main issue is introduced
through many clips from the film
- Conforms with the normal conventions of a horror trailer, as the story line is shown and characters are introduced
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