1. The document discusses questions to consider when analyzing movie trailers. It notes that effective trailers follow Todorov's theory of starting calmly and building tension to the climax while revealing little of the resolution. 2. It asks about the film studios releasing the trailers and their previous works. Details are provided about the production companies and distributors of the trailers for Don't Breathe, Lights Out, and Insidious. 3. Trailers are played before films to excite audiences and make them aware of upcoming releases.

1. TRAILER ANALYSIS

5. QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
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Questions to consider:
1. how does the trailer begin and end? Was it effectively edited? All three trailer tend
to follow TODROV’S theory, whereby it starts to show how everything calm at first
and explain the situation and then leads to the climax and reveals little of the
resolution. Likewise, all three of the trailer have been effectively edited because at
the beginning it tend to include a slow edit of all the shots showing clearly the
location and the characters and near the end they tend to use a series of quick shots
that work effectively to scare the audience and reveal little of what’s to come,
making the audience curious and tense.

6. • 2. what film studio is releasing the trailer? What might you know about
them and their previously released films?
• Don’t breathe-
Distributers- Sony pictures, Columbia pictures, and screen gems etc.…
Production Companies-
• Screen Gems
• Stage 6 Films
• Ghost House Pictures
• Blind Man Productions (uncredited)
• Good Universe (uncredited)
• The director Fede Alvarez was also a maker of the film Evil Dead

7. Lights out
Production Companies
• New Line Cinema(presents)
• Grey Matter Productions(as Grey Matter)
• Atomic Monster
• RatPac-Dune Entertainment (in association with)
Distribution- Warner Bros.
The director David F. Sandberg had also created Annabelle 2

8. • Insidious
Production Companies
• Alliance Films (presentation)
• IM Global (in association with)
• Haunted Movies (production)
Distributors-
• FilmDistrict
• Golden Village Pictures
• Argentina Video Home
• Panorama Distributions
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Universal Pictures
The director James Wan was also known for the Conjuring and Saw

9. • 3. why is this trailer being played before the specific film you are about to view?
To excite the audience and make them aware of what’s going to be released.
• 4. who creates trailers?
The editors tend to create the trailer, whilst editing the trailer is made, and release before the film
• 5. do trailers always tell you everything you need to know about the film? (if not, where can you
get more information?)
Trailers tend to give a person the basic background of what the movie is going to be about and this
makes the audience aware of the film, it doesn’t reveal everything as its meant to leave the audience
curious about what they are about to watch and this then helps to spark an interest in those who
prefer that type of film and hopes to guarantees success of the film