In
this post I will be analysing three different teaser trailers within the genre
horror, I will be focusing on mise en scene, location and camera angles. This
will help inspire me on a storyline and it will help me to look for ideas of
what to include within my teaser trailer.
This
is a trailer of Dark Hollows. It is a 54 second long trailer. This gives the
audience small snippets of the film and intrigues the viewer to go and watch
the film in cinema. In this trailer they have only used non-diegetic sound; it
is very high pitched which sounds mystical, then changing into a slower paced while
increasing pace as the scene goes on. There is a deeper pitched music at 21
seconds after a roaring sound making it sound haunting and scary. Both of these
sounds create an edgy atmosphere. there is no dialogue within the trailer which creates mystery. The location of the trailer is in two places
the first on is a field where it is very bright and somewhat summery and warm,
and the second location is in a forest where the lighting is dark and connotes
a cold feeling this shows contrast, both locations are deserted creating a
sense of vulnerability for the girl within the trailer, this has inspired me to
use a deserted location where I can create an eerie atmosphere. The lighting
has shown me how significant it is in creating a particular feel. The camera
work is similar and simple the whole way through the trailer. They have used
the same shot angle throughout the trailer and they is no variety in height but
they have used different variations of close up shots and they have also used a
tracking shot as they are following/walking through the forest. It starts at a
fast pace but it slows down as they slow down in the forest. At the end of the trailer there isn't a date telling you when the film is going to be realised so it leaves to watchers in suspense.
This
is a trailer of sinister. It is 46 seconds long. At the start of the trailer
there is a voice over explaining the origin of the story, I feel that this is
good for the trailer as the viewer’s get an insight to the storyline before the
trailer has even begun. In this trailer they both diegetic and non-diegetic
sound. They have used this to their advantage as they over lapped both music
and dialogue to create tension and suspense. The non-diegetic sound has the
power to change your emotions within seconds the non-diegetic sound cuts over
sharply. The diegetic sound consists mainly of children talking to each other;
this adds an aspect of creepiness as children are used in many scary films to
add the element of scariness. The location of this trailer is set in a house it is only within the one place showing that the house is somewhat significant to the storyline. There is no variation of place within this trailer this has a good effect on the audience as it has consistency and allows the viewer to be drawn into the trailer. There is hand held footage allowing it to seem realistic as they look like old home movies from the killers point of view, giving it an authentic feel. Most of the camera shots used are mid shots with a few zooms and close ups, this allows the viewer to see enough of the shot but not giving too much away.
This is a trailer for The Pact, it is 1 minute 52 seconds long this is quite long for a teaser trailer so we will be making one a bit shorter. In this trailer they use text to explain the story and there is also text on reviews explain how it made them feel, for example 'nail bitingly scary'. In this trailer they use both diegetic and non-diegetic sound, they use non-diegetic sound to incorporate glitches into the trailer this is effective as it allows them to add snippets of different parts of the film, it also adds a sense of tension, the diegetic sound at the beginning is mainly the young girl talking some films use this as children are portrayed as innocent and when they see something creepy they will tell someone as the believe what they see is true, this adds the element of creepiness to the trailer. The rest of the diegetic sound is adults talking and there is a part where there is screaming which adds an atmosphere to the trailer. The location is continuous throughout the whole of the trailer implying the house has some significance to what has been having within the trailer. There is one scene where she is riding a motorbike but that has no significance to the trailer, by using only one location this add an element of scariness whenever you next see that house. All of the camera shots have been done by using a tripod. There is a tracking shot as she is walking through the house at the beginning, there are close ups on significant things that are happening throughout the trailer these include door handles and the ouija, these imply that these objects mean something to the story, they use a mixture of low and high angles which this trailer, they also use panning shots withing this trailer.
We have decided to use Rebecca as she meets the criteria of height and type of person to do our acting. It is also easier as she lives close to Abbie and I.
This is a film poster
for Scream 4. On this poster they haven’t used many different colours they have
mainly just used shades, is it effective as straight away you can tell that it
is a horror film through this. The white that they have used contrasts the black
background showing that the mask is pure but not innocent, they have used the
mask on this poster as it is well known and is directly linked with the scream
films. The bottom of the mask is shaped like a knife showing that this may be a
significant weapon to this film. They haven’t included much text on this poster
this is affective as they have left the film a mystery and just included a quote,
the film title, and the date of release. They have switched the A in the title to
a 4 instead of having it at the end of the title. The colour of the 4 is bright
red, the way they have used it clever as even though it looks like blood its
really clean. The release date of the film is on the 4th linking the
release date and the film title. They have used iconography through the use of
a mask this connotes mystery and fear, it also dehumanises the killer this implies
that they have no emotion or feeling, these masks are sometimes used as a
narrative device. By using the quote 'New Decade, New Rules.' this has the immpression that there is going to be change in storyline. 
This is a film poster
for Nightmare on Elm Street. On this poster the main colours are red, orange
and yellow, these influence the viewer as it makes them feel fear and danger.
Like the Scream 4 poster there isn’t a lot of writing on this poster this is
because the main emphasis is on the image in which they have put on the poster.
The only writing on the poster is a quote, the film title and the release date
of the film. The title writing is in red which symbolises blood or danger. The
quote ‘He knows where you sleep’ implies that the film is about someone’s dreams;
this allows the viewer to know about the film before they have even seen it. The
use of the two actors connotes that the film will be focused around two main
people with in the plot. The way that the person in the back of the poster is
standing is suggesting that he is watching over her, the peso in the front is
lower than the person in the back an only showing half of her body, she is also
mainly dark colours making her look dead. There is light shining off of the
knife looking objects connected to the guys hands, by having the light
reflecting off of them makes them more visible to the audience they reason they
have done this is because they may be of some significance to the film.
