2. Mis en scene
The mis en scene in the scream trailer is a typical American slasher film. As
you can see in the photo is clothes are basic. She is also holding a phone
which sets the main recurring theme that happens during the film/trailer.
This mask in the picture, is the real face of
the film and the mis en scene is key to this,
without the mask the film would not be the
same, and people will instantly recognise
this mask. This is easily one of the best
ways in persuading the viewer to watch the
film as people will want to see a easily
recognised feature in the film.
3. Editing
It then quickly fades to a different camera shot and
something comes smashing through the window. The quick
fade builds tension and makes people on the edge of their
seat, this is a very good way of persuading the viewer to
During the trailer, editing affect watch the film because the audience will want to know what
called fading was used, the first happens to the character.
picture was the building up to During the trailer towards the end, text of screen
the affect, as this is about to appears straight after each other, they fly in and
happen all sounds (Ambient, fade away, this is a editing technique and it adds
Non Diegtic and Diegtic all go suspense and gives the viewer interaction with the
quite. trailer. This is a very good method and I may use
this in my trailer.
4. Camera Work
This close up of the phone and the
women's hand shows that this may be
a recurring theme throughout the film,
this is effective because people will
instantly see this in the trailer as it’s the
first clip.
This over the shoulder shot is not a
traditional over the shoulder shot, as it
could be a point of view shot for a person
standing behind the man in front, this is
an effective shot in a trailer as it creates
suspense and makes the audience think
and want to know what is going to
happen
5. Lighting and Colour
The use of a bright light on the mans
The use of colour here is red, as the films genre is a face with a low key lighting back
horror/slasher film, this signify blood and death and ground makes him a suspicious
even shows what will happen if you do open the looking character, this shot adds
door. This is a good use of colour and is effective, effect to the character and the trailer
this will also catch the viewers eye as the red is on a as people will now see him as a
black background. suspicious character, even though it
is the trailer, to use high key light on
one specific part of a shot with the
rest in low key lighting a a good way
of using light and I may use it as well
in my trailer.
6. Sound
Another way in which sound was used
• During the trailer there are a lot of different and another way in which it helped
sounds used. Half way through the trailer a create suspense was through ambient
key technique was used which is a voice sound, this is sound that sets the
over, making the film trailer more scene, as an object comes crashing
persuasive to a audience. I believe that through the window early in the trailer,
using a voice over is a very good way in this could mean that everything may
persuading and making the film trailer more crash in the film, this is effective as it
appealing to an audience. makes the audience think about the
film and makes the want to know what
is going to happen.
Another way in which sound was used during the film trailer was
speech which is called diegtic sound. The main character of the film
explains a normal and basic scary/slasher movie this is ironic as the
film is basically a normal slasher movie, but adding this in will make
believe that there is a twist or something new to a film of this genre,
adding diegtic sound to a film trailer is key and I will be adding it to
my trailer.
