The document discusses techniques used in the movie trailer for The Shining that could be applied to create an effective trailer. It notes that the trailer uses mise-en-scene of a hotel lobby to hint at the narrative and uses symbols like blood and an elevator to suggest themes of horror and contrast between heaven and hell. Music is also highlighted as a very effective tool to build tension and emotion throughout the trailer.

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The Shining Movie Trailer

2. Within our trailer we
could use mise-en-
scene/setting to
indicate the narrative
of our film.
The whole trailer is shown
throughout this room. The mise-en- The room looks like a hotel lobby
scene perhaps suggests the which could indicate the setting of the
narrative of the film. The colour film. The narrative could take place
brown indicates warmth, comfort around a hotel room. Alternatively,
and nature. However, red depicts sofas are commonly used within
blood, danger and passion. waiting rooms, which again could the
themes within the film.

3. The Shining provides the audience
with the producer, actor and screen
play. This may be mentioned to
attract the audiences to watch the
film. We could also use this idea of
audience appeal within our trailer.

4. The elevator could depict the contrast between
heaven and hell, the blood pouring from the
elevator could be symbolic of hell which again
constructs the genre of the film. Symbolism is
an effective way of hinting the narrative to the
audience, which could be a convention we use
within our trailer.
While watching the trailer, I was Slowly the narrative is revealed
confused about the narrative of the however indirectly, the audience
film. However, suddenly blood are aware of the terror/violence
appears through the elevator doors. conveyed throughout the film.
Slowly this increases, the music at
this moment is at it’s peak which
was very effective.

5. The title of the film then
appears above the distributor’s
name, which informs the
audience it has a mainstream
appeal.
The blood then swathes around the
camera lens, which was also an
effective device to develop enigma.
Developing emotions through a trailer is
an effective way of attracting an audience.
I would like to create a trailer which
allows the audience to develop emotions
such a fear, surprise and enigma.

6. Music
• The music is extremely effective, and it would be a great tool
to use similar music to create suspense and fear within our
trailer
• The music starts of at a slow tempo, however later starts to
build up through the emergence of new instruments.
• The music rhythm reflects the sound of a clock ticking, which
indicates waiting. This links closely to the mise-en-scene of the
room, as chairs and sofa’s within a hotel lobby also depicts
waiting.
• As the trailer develops the tempo becomes faster and
develops into a playful sound which again could reflect the
characters mental state of mind. For example, the main
character who develops insanity.