The document discusses conventions of psychological horror films and provides an example for a teaser trailer idea focusing on school bullying. Key elements of psychological horror include isolated everyday settings, vulnerable main characters, normal clothing and props, dim lighting and eerie music. An example film referenced is "The Woman in Black". The proposed teaser trailer would focus on a boy who "snaps" after constant ridicule, capturing a popular girl at school in a dark room to create tension and intrigue for the target teen audience. Inspiration would also be drawn from the low-budget film "Buried" for its use of lighting, atmosphere and sound.

1. Chosen Genre: psychological horrorAfter deciding what genre we were going to base our teaser trailer’s on, we researched into what conventions a typical psychological horror film featured and what we would need to include in our own trailer:Sets – isolated, eerie, normal everyday places where weird/disturbing events would happen. These would be easy to access because a psy horror can be set almost anywhere. Characters – Mainly teens, both Gender’s but usually the vulnerable characters are female. Confident, popular teens/quiet and excluded, considered outcasts that have unusual gifts. Clothing/props – normal, everyday clothes/items which would be easy to replicate. Props in some cases would be used to protect characters.Lighting – psychological horrors are generally overcast and dull regarding lighting. A ‘tint’ is sometimes put over the entire film to subconsciously darken the atmosphere. Negative or ‘night vision’ is also a classic feature of horror/thriller films to show the audience that not all things can be seen in the daylight, creating a sense of uncertainty and suspenseSound/music – silence plays a big part in creating suspense and emphasizing situations. Otherwise dramatic or eerie music is used in horrors, sometimes juxtaposing situations. For example; Children's nursery music which connotes with innocence and peacefulness played whilst a murder scene in happening.

2. Psychological horror ExampleOne example we looked at was ‘The Woman in Black’ This famous story includes many of the features psychological horrors/thrillers. A general dull/overcast lighting or tint throughout the whole picture, subconsciously creating a dark atmosphere for the audience.

3. Although we realise this more of a gothic horror because of the setting/characters/props used it still is effective in enticing the audience with suspense and tension.

4. It gave us a lot of inspiration for our own piece because of how engaging the trailer is.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lReemWmO5o