Trailer Analysis Media A2

1. Migraine Analysis Of Film
Trailers

2. HISTORICAL HORROR TRAILERS -
PRE JUNE 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cb3ik6zP2I – The Shining 1980
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ywOPNNii9w – Orphan
The Shining – 1980
The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film
produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick (who also
directed ‘A Clockwork Orange’. It stars Jack Nicholson ,
Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd and Scatman Crothers.
The film is about a family that are ‘house sitting’ an
secluded hotel where an evil presence influences the
father into violence and his son sees horrifying
forebodings from the past and future.
Orphan – 2009
Orphan is an American psychological horror film
directed by Jaume Collect-Serra. Starring Vera-
Fermiga, Peter Sarsgaard and Isabelle Fuhrman.
The film is about a husband and wife adopting a
mysterious 9-year-old girl.

3. CONTEMPORARY:
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Carrie – 2013
Carrie is an American psychological horror film directed by Kimberly
Peircea. Starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianna Moore.
The film is the third adaption from Stephen Kings 1974 novel and is a
classic horror tale about a shy girl bullied by her peers and wrapped
in cotton wool by her religious mother.
Black Swan – September 2010
Black Swan is an American psychological horror film directed by
Darren Aronofsky and stars Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, and
Mila Kunis.
The film is about a ballet dancer who wins the lead in “Swan Lake”
but loses her mind and slowly becomes more like the Black Swan.
The Woman in Black – 2012
The Woman in Black is an British psychological horror film directed
by James Watkins based on Susan Hill’s novel. The film stars
Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer, Sophie Stuckey and
Liz White.
The film is about a young lawyer who travels to a remote village

4. THEORIES
The Shining trailer follows the Todorov’s narrative theory:
Period of equilibrium starts at the beginning of the
trailer when the establishing shot of the car
driving through a rural area.
Then, there is a moment of disequilibrium is
shown when the evil presence influences the
husband to become violent.
Then there is a period of disequilibrium when
the son starts to be influenced by the evil
spirits.

5. THEORIES
Propp’s character theory is shown in this trailer:
Female Protagonist –
mother is the victim/hero
Helper –
The nun is the helper
Esther is the villain