2. Shaun Liddle
His brief was to create a horror
theatrical trailer.
The magazine cover presents an
appropriate colour scheme that
is conventional for a horror
genre.
The image is focused well in
front of the masthead and very
graphic, making it a key focus
for the entire presentation.
3. Shaun Liddle – Video Trailer
The font used for the
text cards is good in
terms of colour, how-
ever the style is some-
what poor and gives the
trailer a tacky image.
For improvement, a font that isn’t in italics
and is more neat would be appropriate for a
trailer.
4. Mise-en-scene
The costumes are very basic and conventional of
what teenagers would wear today and this
allows the characters to be stereotyped.
In terms of the killer, the costume is cleverly
designed, with graphic make up to show blood
and tearing of the clothes to indicate something
that is other-worldly.
Most shots are in daylight, however some shots
are done in a dark setting and I think the lighting
could have been experimented with to improve
the quality of the shot.
5. Cinematography
The use of the camera edging around the
characters and onto a shot of the lake was good
because it foreshadows for the audience the
significance of the lake to the story.
Some scenes are not shot on a tripod, for
example, the close up of the text message makes
it noticeable to the audience that the camera is
handheld because it is shaking.
However, there are some good close ups of
significant features within the scene.
6. Sound
The non-diegetic sound is a soft rock track,
which isn’t something that would be used in a
horror trailer and this took away the suspense of
the story.
There were some good use of sound effects at
the end of the trailer, the heavy breathing and
the scream helped build tension before the
credits appeared, leaving the audience on edge.
There is no dialogue within the trailer, giving no
indication of the storyline, making it confusing
for the audience.
7. Editing
The biggest downfall of this trailer is the
editing of the shots because they fade into
each other, which makes it lack on a
professional standard.
The shots are edited together in a scattered
way so the story is in chunks rather than
having a smooth flow.
8. Overall Marks and Level
I think for this horror trailer, I would award it a
Level 2 because they have stuck to the task
with a variety of shots and have paid close
attention to the mise-en-scene. In order to
get a higher level, the editing of the shots
should have been dealt with more
professionally because they looked rushed.
Despite it is only a level 2, I would give this
horror trailer 10 marks because it does look
like it was produced at a basic level.
9. Olivia Dixon
The colour scheme and
layout of this magazine
cover is of excellent quality
because the colours adapt
well to the horror genre.
The image of the colour
gives a powerful presence,
making the audience on
edge and a sneak peak of
what to expect if they
watch the film.
10. Cinematography
There are a range of different shots that add
variety to the trailer.
For example the close up of the victim against
the fence builds suspense and fear for the
audience because this makes the camera act
like the killer.
The night-time shots provide a range of
different locations for variety.
11. Sound
The non-diegetic sound used in the trailer is a
track, which fits well to the horror genre and
is what kind of music is expected to be in a
horror trailer.
12. Improvements
It is somewhat unrealistic.
Not many conventions of a horror trailer have
been used.
13. Overall Mark and Level
This horror trailer would probably achieve a
level 3 because it provides a good use of
mise-en-scene, cinematography and editing
skills.
In terms of marks, this trailer would achieve
13-14 marks because it is solid and with some
minor improvements, could move up to a
level 4.
