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.

Comments

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.

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.

Potential Sketch Layouts

After doing research into different kinds of film posters, I sketched out 3 different potential layouts I may want to use for the poster of my film. I noticed a trend within horror film posters - they all seem to have very minimal writing on them and most likely has one main image. Therefore due to this I think that the top, and bottom posters would be the most successful.

Sophie Ebrahimi Wentworth Year 13

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