The document summarizes and analyzes the trailers for three films - Tamara, Gothika, and Insidious. For the Tamara trailer, it notes the use of tense music that builds up and changes pace as the trailer progresses. The Gothika trailer uses dark lighting and sound effects during flashes of light and a thunderstorm. It also speeds up the pace at the end. The Insidious trailer has dark lighting and uses increasing sound effects to build tension, ending with a shocking image and sound effect.

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2. The trailer for Tamara has a similar story to what I want to make mine as it is
about revenge, so I am going to note the typical conventions of it.
The music at the start is very deep and slow to build tension but it then
changes and gets louder and a faster tempo as the pace of the trailer speeds
up.
It also has a voice over explaining the film but this is one of the things that I
wont be doing for my project. It then has sentences appearing on the screen
as well as the voice over.
The start of the trailer shows why Tamara would want revenge because she is
treated badly and she is vulnerable, however the tone of it changes as she
comes back looking powerful and in control over the people who mistreated
her.
TAMARA

3. Gothika is also a film that has a tone of revenge, however this is more of a
psychological film.
It is ironic at the start of the trailer and Penelope Cruz says “You have no idea how it
feels not to be trusted.” to Halle Berry as she ends up not being trusted and being in
the same place as Penelope Cruz.
There is no voice over on this trailer but there are sentences which explain the plot.
The music is slow and quite high pitched but when the writing is up on the screen
sound effects are used.
It has very dark lighting and also there are lots of flashes of light as there is a
thunderstorm, this is typical weather of a horror film.
After the car swerves out of control the screen goes black and then the pace slows
slightly.
The pace at the end of the trailer speeds up again which is a typical
convention of horror trailers as it makes it seem more exciting and thrilling.
GOTHIKA

4. This trailer is again, very dark lighting. However, this trailer is quite fast paced
all the way through as there is a lot happening inside the house.
There isn't really music on this trailer it is more like sound effects. The sound
coming from metronome builds the tension at the start of the trailer. As it
goes on the sound effects get louder and louder.
The end of the trailer ends stereotypically as a face comes towards the screen
quickly and with the added sound effect it is meant to get people a shock.
The audience rarely see anything such as a demon on the trailer it is mostly
imagination.
INSIDIOUS