still image analysis of the lights out trailer

1. Still Image Analysis- Lights out Trailer
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This scene shows that the use of composition is well thought through the use of the rule of
thirds as it shows the woman as the main character within the scene.
This scene in the trailer shows a
woman standing on the rule of
thirds lines, this shows that she
is the main focus on the scene
and is also very conventional to
the horror genre.

2. 1 minute into the trailer it shows the women looking in distress which shows the trailer is
going to be of the horror genre.
The characters use 2 of the 3
thirdsinthe scene,but
leavingawiderspace onthe
leftthird,thishelpstokeep
focuson the mainwoman
character.
The close up showsthe distress
that the womanis in,thisshows
that evenrightat the start of
the trailerthat somethingbadis
goingto happentoher.
The close up shotshows
mixedemotionsof the
womenandshowsthe
audience thatshe isin
distress.
The lightingof thisscene is
dark and redwhich
connoteddeathandblood,
thiswouldrelate tothe
audience thatsomething
bad isgoingto happen.
The womenissetlowto the floorthis
showsshe istryingto stay awayfrom
something,thiswouldalsorelate to
the audience.

3. This scene follows on from the close up, this shows that the women is scared of something
and the lighting proves this point. All of the focus is mainly of this woman in the first
opening scenes of the trailer.
Conventionally, there is a symbol within the trailer, which resembles the genre, so it can be
easily picked out before the trailer gets too far underway. This will usually represent
something later in the trailer for example death.
The lighttakesup nearly
the whole of thispicture,
thisismainlyinrelationto
the title of the film‘lights
out’as the lightisnoton.
The lightisbeinglookedup
uponso thisshowsthat
somethingisholdingthe
powerof the light.
Thisis conventionaltothe
movie trailerbecause they
usuallyuse propstorelate
the horror genre to the
audience.
The womenhas beenseenall
the way throughthe trailerso
far howevershe hasn’treally
impactedonthe characters but
she representssomething
nastyto the audience for
example adevil.
The spotlightswere alsoseen
earlierinthe trailer,thishelps
the audience torecollect
whathappenedearlierinthe
trailerthisisconventional to
horror filmtrailers.
The lightinginthe
trailerhasall beendark
thisgivesa sense of
dangerto the audience.
Thisis conventionalto
the horror genre as
theyare usuallydark
lights.

4. This scene is very similar to all the other scenes shown in the trailer so far, this helps the
audience to think back to what happened in the film trailer earlier. This is very conventional
to the horror genre as they need to show the scariest scenes.
This scene is the first gory part of the film trailer, this helps the audience to realise that the
actual film is not going to laid back, it is going to be scary and gory. The film trailer can help
to explain itself to the audience because a lot of the scenes relate to each other.
The make upon the face of the
police officershowsthatthere is
somethingdangerousinsidethe
house,thisisstereotypical tothe
horror genre,tobe gory and scary.
It showsthat eventhe police
cannot stopthe demon/devil.
The lightinghasbeen
conventional throughoutthe
trailer,thishelpsthe
audience tothinkbackto
otherscenesbutalso
because it’sdarkit
representsamysterious
devil/demon.
The Police officerhere isbeingshown
as not powerful thisisUn-conventional
and showsthatthe demonismore
powerful thanthe officerwhichisvery
stereotypical tothe horrortrailer
genre. Alsothe costume isusedof the
police officertoshow he isnotin
control of whatis happening.

5. One of the final scenes of the trailer is the woman standing looking at the manikins this
helps to create a sense of danger to the woman which has been used all the way through
the trailer. The whole scene is conventional to the horror genre due to the suspense that is
created though the lighting.
The writingonthe wall helps
the audience tounderstand
that there isa devil inthe
house,butalsoit isthe first
realisationthatthe devil
couldhurt the woman,this
isconventional tothe horror
genre.
The manikin’sare usedto
create the sense that
someone isinsidesthem, this
isconventional tothe horror
genre andit putsthoughts
intothe audiencesheadsthat
the womanis indanger.
The womanis blackedout,this
was used earlierinthe film
traileronthe devil,thisrelates
to the audience,italsomakes
one of the final scenesseem
more intense andscary.
The dark lightingrelate
back to the audience
because ithas been
consistentall the way
throughthe trailer,thisis
conventional forthe horror
genre as theyusuallyuse
simple coloursEG.Black,
blue andred.