2. 1
EDIT
Cross- cutting to the
next shot, so that it
transfers easily
- The diegetic sound of the little girl humming
- The girl is humming the tune to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to
build up the tension, as this nursery rhyme symbolises innocence
which contrasts with the genre of the movie
- There is no other sound, just the sound of the humming
- Blank, black screen
- This fades into the book shelf shot
3. EDIT
Cross cutting
used between
shots to allow
the trailer to
flow
TYPE OF SHOT
Trolley right
- This shot will pan right so that the audience get the sense of the
charcter searching her way through the books
- The sound will be the continuous humming of the nursery rhyme,
carrying on from the first shot
- The shot will be from the point of view of the character so that
the viewers feel that they are looking from her perspective and
feel more part of the trailer
4. EDIT
Cross cutting
TYPE OF SHOT
Long shot/pan
- The diegetic sound of humming still continuous at this point
- This shot shows a whole body shot of the main character moving
her hand along the book shelf, so that the audience can get
perspective of what the character looks like so they can familiarise
themselves with her
5. EDIT
Cross
dissolve
TYPE OF
SHOT
Over the
shoulder
shot
- Shot of the main protagonist touching the book that accidently falls
off the shelf, so that the viewer’s can see what is happening
- The humming is still continuous at this point
- It is a wide, over the shoulder shot so that we can easily see the
surroundings but also feel part of what is going on
6. EDIT
Cross
dissolve
TYPE OF
SHOT
Wide shot
- This is the shot of the crash of the year book on the floor when it
falls
- The humming will cut off here and there will be silence
- We will enhance the sound of the book crashing to heighten the
tension and suspense
7. EDIT
Jump Cut
to main
character
sat on the
bed
TYPE OF
SHOT
Wide shot
- The girl is sat on her bed reading the year book
- I chose to use a wide shot so that we can see the whole setting
and the audience will realise that we are still in the equilibrium
stages of the trailer
- The diegetic humming continues throughout this shot
8. EDIT
Cross
dissolve
TYPE OF
SHOT
Close up
- We will do a close up shot of some of the year book so that the
audience can see what it is like
- While this is happening the sound will change to creepy, horror
music to build up the tension
- The shot will also be a birds eye view shot, so that the viewers can
look down on the year book from the characters perspective
9. EDIT
Cross
dissolve
TYPE OF
SHOT
Extreme
close up
- This is an extreme close up of the nasty messages that are written
in the year book, which will allow a feeling of revenge and will help
the viewers realise that revenge is a major theme of our film
- The messages will be quite shocking and not very nice and
therefore will hopefully draw the audience in
- The creepy music will continue playing at this point
10. EDIT
Fade to
black
TYPE OF
SHOT
Establishing
shot
-After the shot of the year book, there will be an establishing shot of
the main character on her bed reading the year book and the camera
will pan in to the characters face to build up the tension and so we
can get a closer look at her emotions
-Also the audience will be able to see the whole setting
-The creepy music will begin to build up here
11. EDITING
Fade to
black
TYPE OF
SHOT
Close up
with a
vignette
-The next shot will be the flashback of the main character of when she was a
little girl (a troubled, young, 11 year old girl)
-The transition between the previous shot and this shot will be smooth and
the same intensity of close up shot so that the audience will be able to tell
that it is a flashback
-Also we will add a sepia effect and a vignette to the flashback so that it can
easily be seen that it is a shot from the past
-The sound at this point will be a recording of little children laughing, to
emphasise the bullying and laughing that occurred when she was a little girl
12. - As the next shot
appears in the trailer,
the sound of children
will slowly fade
- This will be a close-up,
birds eye view of the
main character
highlighting the
comments and names
of people she wants
to get revenge on.
- The audience will
sense the revenge
that is about to occur
and feel suspense
EDIT TYPE OF SHOT building
Cross dissolve Close up – birds eye view
13. - The creepy, intense
horror music will
begin to get louder at
this point to build up
tension
- This shot will be a
close up, still shot of
the Facebook
homepage with the
name of her victim in
the search so that the
audience can begin to
identify with the
other characters in
the movie
EDIT TYPE OF SHOT - The shot may flash a
Cross cut Close up little bit to give it an
eerie effect and also
to add to the
computer effect
14. - This next shot will be
similar to the previous
one but will focus on
the ‘unfriend’ button so
that the audience can
see that she is
unfriending her
childhood bully from
Facebook and that they
are being deactivated
from her life
- The horror music will
continue here
EDIT TYPE OF SHOT
Jump cut Close up
15. EDIT
Fade to black
TYPE OF SHOT
Canted angle,
mid shot
- The music here will become more intense but as well as the non-diegetic
sound, there will also be the diegetic sound of footsteps (the villain) and
we will enhance the sound of the footsteps so that they are easy enough
to hear.
- Also, the filming leading up to this shot will be handheld, so that we can
have the perspective of the villain and the viewers will feel part of what is
going on
- This shot will be of the first victim playing on x box (equilibrium)
16. - There will be a bit of
dialogue here of one
of our victims (Louis)
shouting ‘no, no’ and
panicking because he
knows he is in trouble
- The camera will zoom
closer into his face so
that the audience can
see his emotions and
see his terror as he is
being attacked by the
‘unknown’ villain
- The music will build up
and the shouting for
EDIT TYPE OF SHOT help will increase to
Cross fade Extreme close up make the audience
want to see what is
going to happen next
17. - This shot will
appear after a
short 1 second
black screen after
Louis’ murder
scene to create a
contrast between
that scene and the
next.
- This show will be
an establishing
shot of the house,
to show the
realism of the
EDIT TYEP OF SHOT location and to
Fade to black Establishing shot give the viewers a
clear idea of the
setting
18. - The trailer will then
jump to another
close up shot of the
Facebook page of
the main character
unfriending another
one of her victims
she wishes to take
revenge on
- This is so the
audience can sense
that another murder
scene is
approaching, leading
EDIT TYPE OF SHOT them to want to
Cross cut Close up watch on
- The creepy, horror
music will still be
continuous here
19. - The next shot will be of
our next victim (Katie)
as she is running in
from being chased by a
victim
- We placed the camera
at a canted angle to
add dimension to the
trailer and we used a
wide shot to give the
audience more of a
sense of the setting
- Creepy, non-diegetic
music carrying on here
but we will also
EDIT TYPE OF SHOT enhance the diegetic
Cross dissolve Wide shot, canted sound of heavy
angle breathing of the victim
to add effect
20. - The shot of Katie
after her running
in will be of her
under the table
hiding from the
villain
- She is panicking
and frightened
- We will add in a
sound of a heart
beating to build up
the tension
- Our victim will
also be breathing
heavily to
EDIT TYPE OF SHOT emphasise the
Fade to black Close up level of terror she
is facing
21. - Shot will be of the
villains legs walking
past the table that
the victim is under
- We will trolley right
so that the
audience can follow
where the victim is
going, building up
the suspense
because they will
suspect something
terrible is going to
happen
- We will enhance
the diegetic sound
EDIT TYPE OF SHOT of the villains
Cross cut Close up, trolley left footsteps to
heighten levels of
tension
22. - The penultimate shot will be
of our final victim being pulled
away from under the table by
the villain
- Audience will not be able to
see the villain which will leave
them questioning who the
villain is (one of the main aims
of our trailer)
- The shot will start off as an
extreme close up, allowing
audience to relate to
characters emotions and then
shot will become more distant
as she is pulled away
- The horror music will still be
TYPE OF SHOT playing but quite faint, while
EDIT
Extreme close up zooming the diegetic sound of the
Fade to black
out to distant shot character screaming will be
enhanced to heighten the fear
and tension for the audience
23. - The final shot of our
trailer will be of the
bloody knife that was
used to kill the final
victim
- This follows the
conventions of the
‘slasher’ genre because
of the stock weapons
and the gore and along
with this, will then
leave a disturbing, nasty
image in the viewers
head
- The aim of a horror
trailer is to scare and to
creep people out, and
with this shot as the
EDIT TYPE OF SHOT
final image, hopefully it
Cross Cut Close up, trolley down will lead the audience
to be scared and want
to watch the whole film
