Strangers trailer
Genre: The genre of this teaser trailer is horror.
Representation: the representation of a horror film, represented in this trailer are the 'bad' guys, they are represented as scary individual characters that have there own individual look/style, for example in this trailer they have what looks like a bag over there head and have a strange voice which alone automatically makes you scared, the couple that are being tormented in this film are just a genuine young couple who have moved into a new home.
Narrative: the narrative of this film is shown in the trailer, a new couple move into a new area/new house and are tormented by the people who lived there before, this is shown through the horror genre.
Audience: the audience for this film links with the representation, the male/female are represented as a new couple who have moved into a new home together, the audience can relate to this as many people have gone through this situation.
Media language
sound: The sound used in this trailer is the usual type for a horror film, this includes the typical soundtrack over the trailer which is an eary sound, the loud noises drag the audiences attention to wondering what the bang was and when the strange characters come on 'the bad guys' the music is played over the top which is a scary soundtrack, this again drags the audience in.
lighting: like a usual horror trailer the lighting in this trailer is low key, this is one of the conventions of a horror film which automatically shows you the genre.
Mise-en-scene: the mise-en-scene in this trailer is the candles, which are usually used in horror films, usually to bring out the spirits but the low key lighting also plays a part. The costumes of the characters show you t
Cinematography:jumpcuts are mainly used throughout this trailer to show small clips of what happens in the film, this is common for the horror genre for trailers as it gets the audience wanting to watch the film to see the storyline and what happens.
- closeup shots are used to show the emotions on the characters faces and also the seriousness and danger of the 'bad guys' towards the other characters.
-longshots are used to show the whole situation in which the characters are in and to show what's happening in the whole thing.
-midshots are used to show the emotions of the characters
-over the shoulder shots are used to show the dominance of the main characters (the ones used to scare you) and also to show the situation the characters in.
In this film there is alot of low key lighting, a the start of the film there is a loud bang and alls you can hear is the swinging of the swings ouside, and the door locks which connotes build up to tension, When the man goes outside there are shaddows and voices that he can hear which also connotes build up to tension, when all the bad things happen and the strangers appear there is a build up of louder music which catches the watchers attention and makes you expect to jump any minute, the trailer leaves you hanging wanting to find out the rest of the story line. Alot of wide shots are used in this trailer, wide shots are used to show the isolation of the characters and they also show how dominant the setting is and that basically the characters have no escape.
mirrors trailer
Genre: the genre of this trailer is also horror as horror is the genre I have picked for my teaser trailer.
Representations: The people who star in mirrors again are just a usual family with children who move into a new house and are tormented by the mirrors, the representations of the actors/actresses again attract a wide audience as the audience can relate to the situation, again this trailer doesn't have a limit for the age a person has to be to watch the film.
Narrative: the narrative of this trailer is basically a new family that are tormented by the mirrors and the only way to fix it is to find the person the people in the mirror want. The male is expected to do this as males in films are usually the heros that save the rest of the 'gang' at the end.
Audience: this film attracts a wide audience (who likes horrors) as people can relate to it, many people move into new homes with unexpected things happening, the audience have to like scary films and enjoy the 'teaser' storyline which leaves you wondering what goes on in the film.
Sound: the sound used in this trailer again is the soundtrack over the scenes, this connotes an eary atmosphere and makes you watch it, the music gets louder when the scary scenes of the film are shown in the trailer, when the strange things happen the music either goes silent with screams or louder and suddenly stops.
Lighting: The lighting in this trailer is also low key which is a typical convention for a horror trialer/film.
Mise-en-scene: The mise-en-scene in this trailer is again the typical for a horror film/trailer, the house looks haunted, and the 'church' looks as though something bad is going to happen.
Cinematography: In this trailer jump cuts are used to show the main parts of the film, long shots and wide shots are used to show the dominance of the main characters of the film and how dominant the house/area is towards the other characters.
In This film there are wide shots again of the isolation of the surroundings and the dominance it has, there are screams as a voice over which connotes this film is also a horror, there are jump cuts to newspaper clips which shows that this is a detective story, the little boys reflection stays in the mirror as the little boy moves, and whatever happens to the reflections in the mirror happens to the person in real life, there are alot more jump cuts to the main parts of the film and what is happeneing as the trailer goes on. The conventions of this trailer automaically tell you it is a horror film.
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