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1. The secondtrailerI have chosentoanalyse isthe film‘Hush’directedbyMike Flanagan,producedby
TrevorMacy and JasonBlum,ProductionCompanyBlumhouse ProductionsandIntrepidPictures
and the DistributingCompanyNetflix.The release date March 12th
2016. He isknownfor his horror
films,all of whichhe directed,wrote,andeditedincludingAbsentia(2011),Oculus(2013), Hush,
Oujia:Originof Evil,andBefore Iwake (all 2016). I have chosenthisfilmasI likedthe sensationof
creepinessand itremindsme of the previoustrailer.
The firstshot isthe license of approvingtoshow the trailer.Straightafterthe
ProductionCompanyandDistributionCompanyisshown. Afterthiswe are
shownthe firstshotin a lowangle of a forest,whichisfurtherusedasa
backgroundas a logoappears‘Official SelectionSXSWFILMFESTIVAL’.The
shotof the foresttiltsdownwardsandthe directorname appearsandthenan
aboundedhouse inthe middle of the forestisshown,where the camerazooms
closerto the house as itreachesa stable height.
A textappears‘SHE CANNOTHEAR’and ‘SHE CANNOTSPEAK’thismakesthe
audience questionastheyhave notseenhow the protagonistis,butknow that
the protagonistisdeaf andis unable tospeak.Thisiscapitalizedandwrittenin
white boldfontwhichstandsoutfromthe background.Thena black screenis
shownwiththe writing‘SHEIS ALONE’whichisstandingoutand thenstraight
afterthe word ‘NOT’appearsof the backgroundof the house shotinlow key
lightingnexttothe ‘IS’.
A pan movementisshownforabouttwosecondsof the house,andthen
switchestosomeone pickingupthe phone,where the audience cannotsee
who.However,the personiswearingglovesandthe protagonistisshownina
fade at the front sittingonthe coach, so clearlyshowsthatthere issomeone
else inthe house.

2. A blackscreenisshownstraightafterthe protagonistisshownforthe firsttime
inclose up. Asshe opensherlaptopshe receivesamessage fromsomeone
called‘Maddie’sPhone’andwhenshe opensit,there isapicture of her sitting
on the coach. She isstartledbythe picture whichisshotinthe close upand
triesto lookwhat ison the other side of the house.Asshe turnsher headfully
the camera isshot inbetweenthe doorway,asthe nextshotisof the open
door.A blackscreenis shownasthenyou see the protagonistwalkingtowards
the door tryingto see if there issomeone outthere,inapan movementandit
isnot entirelyclear.Till yousee someonedressedinamask standingoutinthe
door way,notmovingand the nextshotisof the protagonistlookingshocked.
The maskedpersonshowsherphone at herfromoutside.Assoonas she sees
it she runstowardsthe doorand closesithoweverthe maskedpersonalsoran
towardsthe door tryingto openitfrom outside.
Thena shotof the protagonistgrabbingaknife isshowninclose upand the
protagonistisfadedintothe background.Few shotslateryousee the
protagoniststandingonthe roof wavinga torch lightasif she isaskinghelp
fromsomeone,asshe cannotscream outloudfor help. Againtextappearsin
blackbackground,white font‘SILENCE’‘CAN BE’‘A KILLER’ yousee the
protagonistbeingdragged.Straightafteryousee herholdingthe same gunthe
maskedpersonwasgoingto attack herwith.Thiswasa mid-shot.
The endingshotisthe title ‘HUSH’withthe backgroundof the house whichfadesintothe nextshort
of a blackbackground‘COMINGSOON’.