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Horror Trailers
Leah Fisher
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The Woman In Black
Shot 1
4 seconds- The trailer begins with the
introduction of production companiesfor the film. Ambient sound of a traincan be heard but not seen at thispoint. The colours red and blackconnote death.
Shot 2
20 seconds- This wide shot shows the
horse and carriage in the backgroundwith a religious cross in the foregroundwhich connotes death. This symbol isshown throughout the trailer. Non-diegetic music of a harp is beingplayed.
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Shot 3
26 seconds- A high angle shot ofinside the house gives the idea thatsomething bigger is about to come.The actor here seems inferior. Thedark gloominess of the house gives
the impression it has been empty foryears. This shot also gives theimpression that someone is watchinghim from at the top of the stairs.
Shot 4
46 seconds- This point of the trailer iswhere the tension builds and theequilibrium is disrupted (Todorovstheory of disequilibrium) There is amontage of different events at fast
paced editing which also buildstension. The shot of the black crowconnotes death.
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Shot 5
54 seconds- The long/wide shot of the
three girls in their bedroom represents
innocence. However, the way that they
are standing at the window tells theaudience that something isnt quite
right. Their old clothing shows that this
is a flashback and something may
have happened to them.
Shot 6
58 seconds- The high angle shot
shows outside at night during a
thunderstorm, a typical setting used in
a horror film. This is because it
reinforces fear in the audience. The
symbol of the cross is shown again
here which tells the audience it is an
important icon. The dark figure also
adds mystery.
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Shot 7
1.09- This is the climax of the trailer
where the crescendo and fast paced
music builds tension. This shot of amuddy person screaming is cleverly
placed here to make the audience
jump and become scared.
Shot 8
1.30- After the action has fallen, the
trailer reinforces the name of the film.
The way that the title is written shouldcoincide with the film poster as the
writing would be somewhat of an
image to the film which makes it easier
to identify.
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The Conjuring
Shot 1
5 seconds- The trailer opens with the
production companies that were usedto make the film. After they have beenintroduced, the trailer goes straightinto a documentary style footage. Theuse of equipment in this shot suggeststhere is something paranormalhappening
Shot 2
29 seconds- The trailer cuts from
footage to text where her it saysBased on the true story of theWarrens which makes the audiencefeel more frightened for whats tocome as it actually happened in reallife. This is done to build tension.
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Shot 3
42 seconds- This establishing shot is
when the house is introduced. We see
it in the background of some trees and
what we assume is the garden. It
appears to be a night and the house
looks old and secluded. This creates a
tense and scary atmosphere. Non-
diegetic music is played in the
background.
Shot 4
51 seconds- In this high angle shot,
everything becomes silent which builds
tension, until all of a sudden a loud
bang is heard and photos begin falling
off the wall by themselves. This is
purely done to make the audience
jump and is the beginning of the climax
of the trailer.
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Shot 5
1.08- In this shot, an image of a
woman dangling from a tree is shown.
The sound of a crescendo is also
played which creates a very disturbing
shot in order to make the scene morefrightening as the audience dont
realise it will happen. The costume
looks quite old which gives the feeling
that the murder happened years ago.
Shot 6
1.47- We have reached the climax of
the trailer at this point and lots of
different scenes used to frighten the
audience are placed to create a truly
frightening trailer. In this long shot ofthe house, we see police cars and a
flock of crows, which suggests that
something horrible has happened as
crows connote death.
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Shot 7
2.08- After the action has fallen, the
trailer reinforces the name of the film.
The way that the title is written should
coincide with the film poster as the
writing would be somewhat of an
image to the film which makes it easier
to identify.
Shot 8
2.22- This close up shot here shows a
bloody face of a woman used with
prosthetic make up. This is a final
attempt to make the audience truly
frightened and is a common
convention used in horror trailers.
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House at the end of the Street
Shot 1
24 seconds- The trailer opens with the
main female actor walking down adeserted road late at night, when a cardrives past and stops next to her. Thiswide shot show her getting into the carwith the sound of thunder in thebackground. This immediately buildstension.
Shot 2
38 seconds- This establishing shot is
when the house first gets introduced. Itlooks quite old and abandoned and asif no one lives there. This a commonconvention used in horror films thatare based around houses.
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Shot 3
49 seconds- This close up shot of ateenage girl is shown when the nameCarrie-Anne Edwards is mentionedduring a previous conversation. Wefind out that she killed both her
parents. The audience can then realisethat the girl in the shot must be her.This increases tension. Screaming isheard which is common soundconvention in horror trailers.
Shot 4
1.33- A close up/ match on action shotof a door handle being turned andopened is shown here. The fact thatthe audience cant see who is turningthe handle creates fear and enigma.
Music gradually begins to get fasterand creates a tense atmosphere.
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Shot 5
1.35- A close up shot of a knife is used
as it creates fear in the audience as
they are a common murder weapon
used in horror trailers. Therefore, the
audience begins to feel as thoughsomeone is possibly going to die.
Shot 6
1.45- This close up shot allows the
audience to see the characters facial
reaction to something she has seen
that the audience hasnt yet. However,
A blurred figure behind her shoulder isseen which makes the audience jump.
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Shot 7
2.13- For a few seconds, the screen is
left blank and is silent apart from the
sound of the female characters voice.
This immediately creates a feeling of
unknown and makes the audienceanticipate something to happen that
will really scare them.
Shot 8
2.19- The end of the trailer presents
the name of the movie to reinforce the
title. It should coincide with the poster
as it helps audiences identify with it
easier. The idea that the beginningletters of words are highlighted to
reveal the word HATES is an artistic
technique as it is extremely negative
and is appropriate to the horror genre.