2.
The opening two shots, Warner Bros
Pictures and New Line Cinema, are two
conventional shots at the start of a trailer,
purely just to show the viewers who are
the studio and the distributor.
3.
This shot at the end of the trailer is also
just a common shot which is often seen to
let the viewers see who the producer,
director actor etc are.
4.
An over the shoulder shot is used to show the
protagonists approaching the disturbing girl.
This puts the viewer behind the protagonist
putting them in his point of view and places
them more in the situation. (Picture below)
The high angled shot used on the antagonist
which breaks the conventions of the horror
genre in the representation of the antagonist
but it is used effectively to show the
disturbing girl as an innocent figure to lure
and maybe trap the protagonist into helping
her
Camerawork
5.
There are a lot of two shots used at the start
of the trailer. This is to show the relationship
between the main protagonists as they play
together at the park in a tranquil state.
There is a wide shot used to show the
protagonists playing in the park in the
foreground while the disturbing girl stares at
them while she’s in the background this then
connotes the loneliness and more disturbing
attributes of the antagonist.
Camerawork
6. In a horror trailer editing commonly starts
out slow but then will pick up after the
equilibrium is established. Then this
presents the disequilibrium once the pace
of editing picks up.
My trailer though very simply uses cross
cutting between the park scene and the
man running from an unknown threat in
the woods. This creates an air of mystery
and poses questions to be asked.
Editing
7.
The setting used in my trailer is quite
conventional as the play park creates an
eerie, disturbing feel as you wouldn’t
associated it with that of a horror trailer, but
it actually works effectively.
Another conventional setting is that of the
wooded area, often a wooded area creates an
area of fear and creepiness. The season that
it is was filmed in has left the trees bare and
this adds to the disturbing feel of the wooded
area.
Mise-en-scene
8.
The clothing that is worn by the protagonists is
quite casual clothes. These are conventional of
people who are going to the park. The antagonist
is shown in a coat with the hood up covering her
face which creates an uneasy feeling around her
and causes a disconnecting feeling from her and
the other characters
The lighting in the trailer is all completely
natural, no artificial light was used. The season it
was filmed in is the autumn sun. This gives the
effect that it is a bit creepier as its natural.
Mise-en-scene
9.
The non-diegetic music used in my trailer
reflects the feel of the film and horror
genre well. The disturbing, slowed turn
version of ‘ring around the roses’
connotes the childhood theme as well as
the horror genre and creepiness of the
antagonist.
Sound: Non-Diegetic
10. The sound of the running scenes are
completely natural and they are used
effectively to overshadow the non-diegetic
music and they don’t interfere with the
park scenes more to heighten the
ominous feel around them.
The park scene also uses the voices of the
protagonist and the young girl that is with
him.
Sound: Diegetic
