This document provides a record sheet for the teaser/trailer of the film "Let Me In". It includes questions raised by the teaser, comments on the genre and reaction, and a detailed shot list describing each visual element in the teaser. The questions probe who the victims are, the girl's relationship to the male lead, what the "something wicked" refers to, and whether the girl is truly evil. The comments note the teaser's use of music, shots, cuts and dialogue to build tension without being too scary. The shot list then meticulously outlines each shot from establishing scenes to character close-ups to title screens.

1. ADVANCED PRODUCTION-RESEARCH-TRAILER RECORD SHEET
Film TE/TR
(Teaser
/
Trailer)
Question's raised Category
(True story,
novel, comic
fictional,
film,docu)
Comments (on Genre,
own reaction)
Shot list (B/W, SFX etc)
Let Me In Teaser How did those people die?
Why does she have blood on her
feet and why is she walking
barefoot in the snow?
What is her relation to the main
male character?
Were the victims just unlucky
people who happen to be at the
wrong place at the wrong time or
was the killer meaning to kill that
particular person?
What is that 'something wicked'
which lives in that town?
Is that 'something wicked' the
killer?
What creature is she?
Why is that boy wearing a mask
and holding a knife?
Is she really evil inside?
Fictional
film, novel
Horror/Thriller, action
As we progress through
the teaser, the music
becomes more faster as
the shots also become
shorter and quicker.
There are only a few fast
cuts which heightens the
tension slightly.
There is constant use of
dialogue throughout the
teaser.
The whole teaser does
not seem to be really
scary which could mean
that it was given a low
rating (probably a 12A).
Fade from black to the 'Icon' logo
Fade to the 'Hammer' logo
Fade to a establishing long shot of the inside of a
school
Side Close up of the main male character – focus pull
Mid shot – zooming in slightly
Fade to a full body shot of a dead body
Long shot, Fade to black
Close up shot: taken from the outside looking at the
male character staring out the window
Eye line match (crane) – mid shot: from head to toe
Fade to a close up shot of the male character
Fade to a title screen “In a quiet town”
Fade to a over the shoulder shot: focus pull
Mid shot
Over the shoulder mid shot
Fade to black
Mid shot aerial shot – zoom in slightly
Fade to an extreme close up of the eyes – zoom in
slightly
Fast cut of a scary face
Title screen “Among ordinary people”
Fade to a crane long shot of police cars driving
(tracking)
Long shot of murder scene
Close up shot of male character – focus pull
Mid shot
Close of of boy on the phone
Mid shot of the girl
Mid shot of the boy

2. Title screen “Something wicked lives”
Fade to next shot
POV shot of a person walking (long shot)
Fade to black
Mid shot of man
Fade to black
Full body shot of man and girl
Fast cuts of girl attacking man (long shot)
Black screen
Fade to next shot: Close up of boy – dolly shot
Fade to black
Over the shoulder shot
Fade to black
Close up/mid shot of girl hugging boy
Title screen “From the director of Cloverfield” - zoom
in slightly
Over the shoulder mid shot of a boy in front of the
mirror holding a knife
Close up shot of water
Long shot
Fade to black
Full body shot
black screen
Close up/mid shot of girl
Black screen
Tracking/dolly shot of a mid shot of feet running
black screen
Long shot
Fade to black
Over the shoulder shot
Close up
Mid shot of male character
Mid shot
Long shot
Close up shot
Extreme close up shot
POV mid shot
Over the shoulder shot – close up

3. Mid shot
Close up shot – tilting upwards
Low angle close up – focus pull on his face
Slide to a black screen
Slide to a full body shot of graffiti
Over the shoulder shot – close up
Long Aerial shot of a body falling
Low angle full body shot of body falling into the
water
Mid shot
Close up of person screaming
Extreme close up of eye
Fast shot of the title screen “Let Me In” zoom in
slightly
Fade to black
Close up of a title screen in a chalkboard effect –
zoom in slightly
Title screen “Coming Soon” - zoom in slightly
Fade to black