Horror Trailer Analysis

SAW

- slow pace editing.
- bits of silence at the beginning.
- unsettling sound effects.
- low lighting/ dark colours used throughout.
- title and tag lines in a spooky font.

THE CONJURING 2

- slow pace editing.
- contrapuntal sound.
- wording in a horror themed font.
- fade in and out editing to create tension.
- low lighting/dark colours used throughout.
- sinister sound effects.
- editing pace gets quicker towards the end.

HEREDITARY

- slow pace editing.
- synchronous sound
- impact sounds.
- unsettling music.
- dark colours (mainly black) themed.
- faster pace editing towards the middle/end.
- sinister font.

THE NUN

- slow pace editing.
- synchronous sound.
- scary music.
- spooky font.
- low key lighting.
- echoey voice.
- unsettling ambient sound (no dialogue or music).

THE PURGE

- slow editing pace at the start.
- the use of fades in and out several times creates tension.
- slow background music.
- sinister sound effects.
- synchronous sound to discomfort the audience.
- mainly dark colours used throughout.
- impact sounds.
- contrapuntal music to unsettle the audience.
- quicker editing pace towards the end.

From this horror trailer analysis, I am able to see that this theme of genre within trailers all contain relatively the same conventions. Such as the use of editing techniques, colour patterns, pace of editing, font style etc. Therefore, this has given me an insight into which particular types of conventions I will need to use for this specific use of genre within my own horror trailer.

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Insidious 2 Poster Analysis

--> The main image of the poster is of 3 of the main protagonists. --> The protagonists are seen through the use of a medium shot, to make the audience feel closer with the characters. --> Dull/dark use of colours. --> Low level lighting. --> Some use of red to perhaps represent blood or violence within the film. --> Dark background to allow focus on the image and the writing on the poster. --> Name of the film (san serif, biggest wiring, most bold, indication of genre) located on the side of the poster. --> Credits in small writing located at the very top. --> Release date. --> Website name. --> Tagline - gives away some of the storyline.

Unfriended Poster Analysis

--> The main image here is of one of the character's most likely to be the protagonist. --> The protagonist is shown here using a close up shot. The use of this shot makes the character seem close towards the audience. Implying that during the film the audience will become closer to the character and is likely to sympathise for them. --> Dull/dark colours (black, white, grey) --> Use of red, could represent blood within the film and a sense of violence. --> Black background, makes the writing and picture on the poster stand out. --> Movie title (san serif, biggest writing, most bold), indication of genre - located at the bottom to allow focus on the image. --> Credits located at the bottom. --> Tagline - gives away a bit of the storyline. --> Cinema release month. --> Social media links.

Cast and Crew

KIM HARPER: ACTOR 1 : vulnerable girl Kim was born in Spain. She has been acting and also singing since she was 5, and has been in many programmes and movies. She has been in the films "Gone" and "Don't Look Back", and starred in the film "Goodbye". She continues to carry on succeeding in her acting career, but would also like to make it as a singer. Films Kim has been in : "Gone", "Don't Look Back" and "Goodbye". AMY COOPER: ACTOR 2 : vulnerable girl Amy was born in London, she has been learning to act since she was 10 years old. She is an upcoming A-list actor, who has starred in multiple TV programmes such as "Jackson and Jones". As well as this, she has starred in the films "The Haunting" and "Listen". She prefers acting in films from the horror/thriller genre. Films Amy has been in : "The Haunting" and "Listen". DAVID CANNING: ACTOR 3 : crazed surgeon ...

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