Reflections

12/6/15

Horror Trailer Conventions

Today and yesterday we analysed how WiB's trailer portrayed different aspects with it's trailer, giving us a good example of what we should expect as normal conventions for a standard horror trailer. There are multiple sections that make a horror trailer, which are:

Sound

The sound has to be quick and fast paced, often similar to what's being shown on screen. With WiB, they make the music slowly become faster and faster, becoming more intense and stressful for the audience. This was accompanied by a child's narration, which gave minor plot hints and based the premise around there being a ghost, making sure the people who were watching the trailer understood that it was a horror and about a ghost.

Sound needs to be used to mark terrifying moments.

Silence can also be used to signal oncoming happenings.

Mise-en-Scene

The Mise-en-Scene of the trailer set the time of the movie efficiently. The clothing set that it was old fashioned, with the location also backing this up. At the same time, the dark lighting also signalled that the trailer was a horror, which worked with the genre.

Editing

Editing needs to be fact paced, so that the horror trailer is full of horror and quick, so it will stay in the mind of the audience.

Camera Angles

Camera angles consist of close ups and establishing shots to show the entire premise.