MY FILM TRAILER

USE● The beginning of our trailer conforms to the

codes and conventions of the genre, as we included and MPAA splash screen and our production company logo

● The first shot of our trailer was an establishing shot, something that is consistently seen at the start of horror trailers

● The end of our trailer features a jump scare, which is a very commonly used tool in the horror genre

DEVELOP● Whilst we stayed true to the horror genre by

showing our monster as little as possible, we still showed him slightly more often that most good trailers do. However, I feel that this benefits the trailer, as each time The Entity is only partially seen, as in usually hidden in shadows, creating a sense of mystery that would hopefully help to persuade people to come and watch the film

CHALLENGE● At some of the more tense moments of my trailer, such

as the shower scene or the jump scare, the lighting is high-key, as opposed to the low-key lighting usually seen in horror movies. This was done to present the idea that it is not only in the dark that The Entity can strike, removing the traditional connotation of safety that is associated with high-key lighting.