Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Research & Planning : Analysis Of Teaser Trailer.
For my research I did an analysis of this movie trailer The Last Exorcism. This was because its a horror about a girl being possessed which is what genre we want are teaser trailer to be.
The conventions i expected to see in this type of genre are
.Red Bold fonts
. Music soundtrack usually slow music that speeds up to create tention
.Low key lighting and shadowing
. Scarey Mis-en-scene such as derlick settings and blood used
. Flashinng editing and lots of fades to black
. Scariest clips from the film
The trailer above included nearly all of these conventions such as
. They use a peircing soundtrack that starts of slow at the start and gets quicker to build tention
.Low key lighting throught the film
. Set in a an old country home which makes it look more creepy
. Red and Black are the main colours used throughout the trailer.
Therefore it would be usefull to try and embed most of them in our teaser trailer as we wont to create successful horror trailer which we cudnt put across without the right conventions included.
Media language : Sound
The sounds that are used in this movie trailer are varied as they use
. Non-diegetic sondtracks in the back ground which they use one soundtrack which plays in the background throughout the trailer but it increases in volume and speed as the trailer plays through.
. Voice over of a preist talking about exorcism. This makes the storyline look more realistic
. Diegetic talking from the possesed girls family
. off screen diegeticheavy breathing
Media Language: Cinematography
The cinematography used in this movie trailer are
. Establishiongt shotsof country home to see where the girl lives and where she is possesed
. Tracking shots of setting clips
.Close up of latin religious book and picture of the devel
.Long shots of abonned cars and buses
. Un steady camaraas showing the possesed girl. This creates panic
.Extreme close up of possesed girl shows the possesion more effective
Long shot of the possesed girl cracking her back so audience sees full effect
.Slow zooms showing the possesed girl hiding in the cornor
. Camera switch from close up of peoples faces as they talk
. Low angle tracking of shoes
. Long shot zooms into close up of possesed girl to end the trailer.
Media Language: Editing.
The editing that has been done in this music video is
.Quick fades to black as they show little scarey clips from the film creating tention,
.Bold Red font symbolises death and blood and in this case the devil.
.Voice over the scenes
.Extreme short flashing clips
. The logo is edited into the corner of the screen of the production company
Media Language : Mis-En-Scene
. Old fashion country house for setting
.Religious props such as crosses and bibles.
.Bloody Nighty on possesed girl
.Pale make up
Audience: Age
The audience age that its aimed at is mostly aimed at teenagers over the age of 15 as thats the regulaed age for the film. More of the older generarition may prefer this because of its historical religious contents.
Audience: Gender
Most horrors are aimed at both males and females. As theres the sterotyping of that males and females watch it together an the males there to comfort females when they get scared.
Audience : Lifestyles and interests
The audiences that seek thrills and enjoys the feeling of beeing scaried.
Audiences from a middle class background may prefer to watch this beacuse of its intellectual background and most of the characters in this are middle class citizens.
Religious people who belive in god and the devil.
Audience : Represenatattion
Males in this are represented as heros as there the ones trying to save the young vunerable girl. This showing their machoness and the strerotype that men always have to save the women.
Religion is seen in a negative way in this case. As many religions dont believe in a devil. It also shows how their faith and method are ineffective within the trailer.
Narrative
The storyline is a sequal from the first exorcism and many other exorcism film. Its about a young girl who has been to be possesed by what the preist believe is the devil. This one priest has performed many exorcisms but in this case from seen by the trailer he is inaffective in succseeding the exorcism.
This teaser trailer I chose to annaylse is The Strangers Teaser Trailer. This was because its a horror genre like ours will be.
The Trailer included such conventions as;
. Low key ligting through out the film.
. Creepy soundtrack playing
. still images that builds up to fast clips from the film
. Red and bold fonts
. Scariset clips from the film.
Media Language : Sound
. Diegetic speaking and screaming from the couple.
. Off screen whispers to make the audience aware of the strangers
. Non diegetic soundtrack of a creepy old fashioned song which repeats and gets faster. This creates a haunting effect
.Camera shot sound effects. This looks like someone is taking pictures of everything thats happening.
Media language : Editing
. Fast transitions that instantly fade into the next shot.
. Bold fonts
. Lots of fades to black makes it look more scarey
. Camera multi shot effect used.
Media Language : Mis-en-scene
. Lone house in the woods for the setting
.Knifes, Blood masks all props that make it into a horror
Audience : Age
Aimed at mostly Adults and older teenagers as its about an older married couple and how choosing the wrong home can be the worst decision of your life. Which adults can relate to.
Audience : Gender
Both male and female are represented as equal in this trailer as they are both the victems . Although the man is the one to go out and investigate and trys to protect the women.
Audience : Lifestyles and interests
. People who like thrills and enjoy beeing scaried
. People who like true stories as this is based on one
Narrative
Two newly weds move into their new home. Little did they know strangers were watching them and planned to come into their home and kill them.
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