FEAR BE MY FRIEND (An article)
There are several reason why horror films have become so successful. Blair Witch Project is a perfect example of a horror film which has become successful. I have picked out different sections of the article, which explains why these horror films are so triumphant.
This is an article taken from the Guardian weekend on October 23 1999. The article is about the directors of the successful Blair Witch Project released in 1999 and how the film became such a success. Also the article includes different types of horror film and their success. The budget of the film was only a mere $30,000 and took $140 million in the states and Canada. Nobody saw this coming especially the directors Dan Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez. They laughed saying ‘the only thing scary about Blair Witch is that anyone would be prepared to pay $1 million for it’, obviously in shock in the amount of money their film generated. They stated that ‘it’s a great story -an old Hollywood favourite- the little man who takes on the big boys and wins’. Their success may make young film-makers being taken more seriously . They argue ‘It might inspire young kids to make films’. Wes craven (producer of the scream trilogy) whose story is similar to the black witch directors stated that ‘everything you do in horror film has to relate to a audience with a average age of 15-25. This particular age group is identical to my film where the established target audience are adolescent. Myrick and Sanchez argue ‘if we could scare adults, really scare them then that might work. This particular quote was helpful when I made my teaser trailer, as it told me that most importantly the timing of the ‘scary’ shots must be on par to get the audiences out of their seats. It’s no good trying to make all your shots scary as it will become repetitive and dull. A quote in this article said that the beauty of horror was the fear of being invaded. I believe this is true because if I villain enters your home, the place you feel the most safe and private place, then this would tell viewers that not matter where you are, you are NEVER safe. This I feel creates the terror amongst audiences to watch horror films, the fear and vulnerability that all victims in horror films possess.
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Friday, 10 December 2010
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Research and Development
When choosing my scenes I decided to remove some shots e.g. of a poster showing a reward for the capture of a wanted criminal. I decided to cut it out as I felt that it would give too much away in terms of plot as showing this shot would give away the identity of the character and the purpose of my trailer is to tease.
In addition I rearranged shots in different order to help viewers understand the trailer. This helped my trailer to become more organised and keep the shots related. For example I changed the bathroom scenes before the cupboard scene to show some bits of gore at the beginning
In addition I rearranged shots in different order to help viewers understand the trailer. This helped my trailer to become more organised and keep the shots related. For example I changed the bathroom scenes before the cupboard scene to show some bits of gore at the beginning
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Research on the horror films
Out of the Four films I watched in class, The Shining, Halloween , Night of the living dead and Nosferatu I feel the Shining (1980)was the most horrific because it was not the typical blood and gore commonly associated with horror films such as Night of the Living Dead and Halloween.
The Shining (1980) was a film about a family living in a hotel with a demented father. The typical characters in the shining included a villain (the father who was meant to protect his family. This goes to show that no matter where you may be, you will never be safe, evidence is form the Shining where your home is not even safe. Other characters include the damsel in distress (the wife) and the son who had a special power. The shining is more of a physiological horror which plays with viewers mind, rather than the blatant in your face gore horror. The film had many flashbacks including two brutally murdered twin girls which haunted the child. This heightens viewers tension as we are not aware whether the flashback was a dream or in fact reality. Typical settings and mise en scene are shots of a big hotel while the wife in comparison is relatively small, connoting she is venerable and isolated. The shots used in the shining are brilliant in creating fear and tension amongst viewers. An example is a low angle shot of Jack (father) trapped and banging on the door. This demonstrates his power and creates a sense of vulnerability of us. As the father is towering over us, which helps create a sense of fear and terror? Nowadays there is a growing audience sophistication where audiences are expected to be frightened and surprised constantly. The shining has 'surprising' scenes to create a shock amongst viewers. There is a sense doom, where the 'hero' is trying to save the people in distress, but before he gets a chance he gets killed horrifically by Jack. This subverts our expectations as our thoughts about this film have changed unexpected death of the 'hero'. I believe the shining is the scariest partly due to the music used to create fear.
At the beginning of the film the music used was spooky as it was a slow paced music with an eerie and unusual atmosphere. This created a sense of anxiety. The music used in the background of the bathroom gives it an unnatural environment. In addition the sound if the heart-beating while showing viewers an image of a bloody heart connoted terror and fear and creates suspense. Viewer’s nerve is continuously tested in the film the Shining. An example is while the father's anger increases, his child is getting even more scared heightening viewers tension as they do not know what will happen next. Natural sound is used effectively in the shining. The sound of the wind howling shows emptiness of the building the typical convention of horror used in the shining included the significant amount of time the colour red. the colour red is shown in the image of the blood-flowing, red bathroom etc. this connotes danger and death in horror films. Other typical conventions include the villain jack who walks away slowly towards his victims like he almost thrives on fear of others. Slowness of film is consistently used in the film e.g. slowness of scenes of speaking means viewers have to wait for something to happen, increasing tension and anxiety. in the end of the film the father chases his son in the a 'trapped' maze where there is a race against time increases tension as viewers do know if the boy will get caught or trapped. The father jack has no logic in killing his family and is rather influenced by voices in his head. There is a typical ending like most other horror films, in the fact that the villain dies (freezes to death). This film is scarier than other horror films as the series of events seen in this film could actually be true, rather than the common characters used e.g. monsters and vampires. There any many people who becomes who become psychotic and crazy and end up killing people maybe unintentionally. This I feel frightens viewers more as this film is not fiction in the sense of ghosts, vampires. There is a growing audience for horror films. This could be because audiences who watch horror films love the fear of their own mortality and the question 'what if it’s real'. This is the fright for which audiences thrive on.
Halloween (1978) is a slasher type horror film. It is relative to nowadays horror films being created due to the blood and gore used in it. The storyline is about a villain who goes on a rampage and kills people. In the beginning of the film it’s showed the villain called Michael Myers as a child, when brutally murdered his older sister in Halloween day. From the off-set . Halloween is trying to engage viewers and test their nerves right from the out set this scene already creates shock and terror amongst viewers as they witness a playful child murderer his sibling. This scene is unexpected and children are not typically associated with violence. Michael the villain who throughout the film wears a mask, which creates eagerness and audiences want to find out who he is and what he looks like. Instead viewers hear heavy-breathing of the villain creating unease. Typical settings in Halloween include big houses and a sense of vulnerability; the main sections of the film are set in the dark, creating fear and anxiety of what’s behind you. The film called Halloween which is associated with the genre as Halloween is where children dress up as monsters etc. as the film is set in Halloween there are sounds of kids chanting nursery rhyme in background which is typically seen as innocent, but this inadvertently, creates tension. The typical conventions used in the film are knifes, costumes, setting in dark. the villain Michael never runs, he instead walks slowly and assured that he will catch his victims, suggesting he is calm and in control of the situation, while his victims are terrified /.... the music used throughout the scenes Michaels appears creates suspense, as you do not see Michael until the fatal moment, when he strikes. there are several doors and windows used in the film Halloween. Doors connote 'fear of the unknown' or the sense of being trapped. Windows create a sense of being watched, where in Halloween it is used when Michaels peaks out of the window, watching his preys. Foolish behaviour of victim from victim gets audiences out of their seat, as the damsel in distress sits next to the 'dead' villain increasing anxiety amongst us. The ending of Halloween creates suspense as the hero kills the villain, but all of a sudden his body disappears, leaving viewers to ponder where he is, also increasing paranoia and making viewers believe he is in their neighbourhood. These ideas used in this film create a sense of disorientation among audiences.
In my opinion the shining terrified my most, and for that reason I would class it as a horror 100%. I argue this because the shining is more’ real' than many other horror films. The father becoming a murderer is something which can occur in reality and has done in the past. The villain being a family member (someone you know) adds more terror audiences are witnessing as a father (physiologically deranged) attempting to kill his son. Halloween on the other hand includes more blood and gore and deaths. Halloween (1978) is the most famous type of sub-genre horror, the (slasher). Halloween is similar to the shining in the fact that both villains are deranged and have no logical motive for murdering their victims. Halloween is frightening for different reason, e.g. the murders are more gruesome therefore increasing viewers panic. The line of murders suggests Halloween is more physically terrifying, while the shining uses conventions that create a mentally unstable environment for environment for audiences and therefore I prefer the shining as it plays with your mind creating distress amongst audiences.
Horror films have significantly changed over the last 100 years. In our present era, horror films include rapid editing, such as, fast paced shots which reinforces anticipation. With this our current audience have become more desenseralised where showing them a man being chopped up creates no emotion among them, which could be due to the that the these days more teenagers are watching horror films on TV and see this act of violence as natural. Furthermore, presently, audiences need a complication of surprising events to keep them at the edge of their seats; this is due to growing audience sophistication. Images used in recent horror films have excelled due to computer generated images and in turn helped audiences become more engaged. Finally horror film nowadays have become based on true events, which there lies in the ‘real’ fear of audiences, as a tragedy which is real is significantly terrifying than a tragedy which is based on fiction.
The Shining (1980) was a film about a family living in a hotel with a demented father. The typical characters in the shining included a villain (the father who was meant to protect his family. This goes to show that no matter where you may be, you will never be safe, evidence is form the Shining where your home is not even safe. Other characters include the damsel in distress (the wife) and the son who had a special power. The shining is more of a physiological horror which plays with viewers mind, rather than the blatant in your face gore horror. The film had many flashbacks including two brutally murdered twin girls which haunted the child. This heightens viewers tension as we are not aware whether the flashback was a dream or in fact reality. Typical settings and mise en scene are shots of a big hotel while the wife in comparison is relatively small, connoting she is venerable and isolated. The shots used in the shining are brilliant in creating fear and tension amongst viewers. An example is a low angle shot of Jack (father) trapped and banging on the door. This demonstrates his power and creates a sense of vulnerability of us. As the father is towering over us, which helps create a sense of fear and terror? Nowadays there is a growing audience sophistication where audiences are expected to be frightened and surprised constantly. The shining has 'surprising' scenes to create a shock amongst viewers. There is a sense doom, where the 'hero' is trying to save the people in distress, but before he gets a chance he gets killed horrifically by Jack. This subverts our expectations as our thoughts about this film have changed unexpected death of the 'hero'. I believe the shining is the scariest partly due to the music used to create fear.
At the beginning of the film the music used was spooky as it was a slow paced music with an eerie and unusual atmosphere. This created a sense of anxiety. The music used in the background of the bathroom gives it an unnatural environment. In addition the sound if the heart-beating while showing viewers an image of a bloody heart connoted terror and fear and creates suspense. Viewer’s nerve is continuously tested in the film the Shining. An example is while the father's anger increases, his child is getting even more scared heightening viewers tension as they do not know what will happen next. Natural sound is used effectively in the shining. The sound of the wind howling shows emptiness of the building the typical convention of horror used in the shining included the significant amount of time the colour red. the colour red is shown in the image of the blood-flowing, red bathroom etc. this connotes danger and death in horror films. Other typical conventions include the villain jack who walks away slowly towards his victims like he almost thrives on fear of others. Slowness of film is consistently used in the film e.g. slowness of scenes of speaking means viewers have to wait for something to happen, increasing tension and anxiety. in the end of the film the father chases his son in the a 'trapped' maze where there is a race against time increases tension as viewers do know if the boy will get caught or trapped. The father jack has no logic in killing his family and is rather influenced by voices in his head. There is a typical ending like most other horror films, in the fact that the villain dies (freezes to death). This film is scarier than other horror films as the series of events seen in this film could actually be true, rather than the common characters used e.g. monsters and vampires. There any many people who becomes who become psychotic and crazy and end up killing people maybe unintentionally. This I feel frightens viewers more as this film is not fiction in the sense of ghosts, vampires. There is a growing audience for horror films. This could be because audiences who watch horror films love the fear of their own mortality and the question 'what if it’s real'. This is the fright for which audiences thrive on.
Halloween (1978) is a slasher type horror film. It is relative to nowadays horror films being created due to the blood and gore used in it. The storyline is about a villain who goes on a rampage and kills people. In the beginning of the film it’s showed the villain called Michael Myers as a child, when brutally murdered his older sister in Halloween day. From the off-set . Halloween is trying to engage viewers and test their nerves right from the out set this scene already creates shock and terror amongst viewers as they witness a playful child murderer his sibling. This scene is unexpected and children are not typically associated with violence. Michael the villain who throughout the film wears a mask, which creates eagerness and audiences want to find out who he is and what he looks like. Instead viewers hear heavy-breathing of the villain creating unease. Typical settings in Halloween include big houses and a sense of vulnerability; the main sections of the film are set in the dark, creating fear and anxiety of what’s behind you. The film called Halloween which is associated with the genre as Halloween is where children dress up as monsters etc. as the film is set in Halloween there are sounds of kids chanting nursery rhyme in background which is typically seen as innocent, but this inadvertently, creates tension. The typical conventions used in the film are knifes, costumes, setting in dark. the villain Michael never runs, he instead walks slowly and assured that he will catch his victims, suggesting he is calm and in control of the situation, while his victims are terrified /.... the music used throughout the scenes Michaels appears creates suspense, as you do not see Michael until the fatal moment, when he strikes. there are several doors and windows used in the film Halloween. Doors connote 'fear of the unknown' or the sense of being trapped. Windows create a sense of being watched, where in Halloween it is used when Michaels peaks out of the window, watching his preys. Foolish behaviour of victim from victim gets audiences out of their seat, as the damsel in distress sits next to the 'dead' villain increasing anxiety amongst us. The ending of Halloween creates suspense as the hero kills the villain, but all of a sudden his body disappears, leaving viewers to ponder where he is, also increasing paranoia and making viewers believe he is in their neighbourhood. These ideas used in this film create a sense of disorientation among audiences.
In my opinion the shining terrified my most, and for that reason I would class it as a horror 100%. I argue this because the shining is more’ real' than many other horror films. The father becoming a murderer is something which can occur in reality and has done in the past. The villain being a family member (someone you know) adds more terror audiences are witnessing as a father (physiologically deranged) attempting to kill his son. Halloween on the other hand includes more blood and gore and deaths. Halloween (1978) is the most famous type of sub-genre horror, the (slasher). Halloween is similar to the shining in the fact that both villains are deranged and have no logical motive for murdering their victims. Halloween is frightening for different reason, e.g. the murders are more gruesome therefore increasing viewers panic. The line of murders suggests Halloween is more physically terrifying, while the shining uses conventions that create a mentally unstable environment for environment for audiences and therefore I prefer the shining as it plays with your mind creating distress amongst audiences.
Horror films have significantly changed over the last 100 years. In our present era, horror films include rapid editing, such as, fast paced shots which reinforces anticipation. With this our current audience have become more desenseralised where showing them a man being chopped up creates no emotion among them, which could be due to the that the these days more teenagers are watching horror films on TV and see this act of violence as natural. Furthermore, presently, audiences need a complication of surprising events to keep them at the edge of their seats; this is due to growing audience sophistication. Images used in recent horror films have excelled due to computer generated images and in turn helped audiences become more engaged. Finally horror film nowadays have become based on true events, which there lies in the ‘real’ fear of audiences, as a tragedy which is real is significantly terrifying than a tragedy which is based on fiction.
Monday, 29 November 2010
SYNOPSIS OF THE FILM
The film ‘‘Vengeance’’ is set at Brooklyn in America. On the night of Christmas Eve Carlos (a man convicted for murdering both his parents) escapes from prison by some help from people on the inside. After spending 5 years locked up in a prison Carlos is finally out on the loose to begin. He begins vengeance on society. The deranged psycho steals a car while running over someone in the process. Carlos who wears a black mask to cover his identity watches his victims (including his younger brother) discreetly and waits for the right time to attack( like a predator ).
Carlos (notoriously known for murdering his victims with a butcher knife) digs a hole in the forest to bury his lifeless victims. While the villain is digging the hole, he notices his a few teenagers in the forest. He decides to casually follow them. Most of the teenagers see the killer heading towards them with a knife and are able to getaway. Unfortunately Billy (one of the teenagers) breaks his leg in an attempt to getaway and is stranded on the floor. He tries to get up but there in front of him is the killer. In a tussle Billy manages to stab Carlos and believes he is dead, when the killer rises and decapitates Billy with his sharp knife. Billy’s friends call the police and report that they have been attacked by a masked person. The police realise that it is Carlos as they murders are occurring only a mile away from the prison he escaped from that night. The police go on the case to find him; meanwhile Carlos find out his younger brother Michael is in custody at a police station. This is his main motive behind his escape, to finally kill his younger brother (where he has previously failed).
Carlos manages to cut off the power in the station and then casually enters. The villain takes down most of the guards. Michael’s attempts to escape but his way out is blocked by Carlos. Michaels pleads for his life at the same time the killer unmasks himself to his brother and tells him why he is going to kill him. Just before Michael’s fate is sealed, the injured guard reaches for his gun and shoots Carlos. He drops to the floor and does not move. Later that night the police take Carlos’s body in a van heading towards the morgue. While all the police think that they have killed the murderer, the body bag in the van begins to move.
Carlos (notoriously known for murdering his victims with a butcher knife) digs a hole in the forest to bury his lifeless victims. While the villain is digging the hole, he notices his a few teenagers in the forest. He decides to casually follow them. Most of the teenagers see the killer heading towards them with a knife and are able to getaway. Unfortunately Billy (one of the teenagers) breaks his leg in an attempt to getaway and is stranded on the floor. He tries to get up but there in front of him is the killer. In a tussle Billy manages to stab Carlos and believes he is dead, when the killer rises and decapitates Billy with his sharp knife. Billy’s friends call the police and report that they have been attacked by a masked person. The police realise that it is Carlos as they murders are occurring only a mile away from the prison he escaped from that night. The police go on the case to find him; meanwhile Carlos find out his younger brother Michael is in custody at a police station. This is his main motive behind his escape, to finally kill his younger brother (where he has previously failed).
Carlos manages to cut off the power in the station and then casually enters. The villain takes down most of the guards. Michael’s attempts to escape but his way out is blocked by Carlos. Michaels pleads for his life at the same time the killer unmasks himself to his brother and tells him why he is going to kill him. Just before Michael’s fate is sealed, the injured guard reaches for his gun and shoots Carlos. He drops to the floor and does not move. Later that night the police take Carlos’s body in a van heading towards the morgue. While all the police think that they have killed the murderer, the body bag in the van begins to move.
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Strengths/weaknesses of last year's year 13 trailers
We watched 6 of the previous year 13 trailers. They were all of a range of different genres with different storylines. I found some parts of each trailer helpful for the construction of me teaser trailer. Also there flaws in the majority of the trailers I watched.
The first trailer was called Judas Kiss with the genre being crime. There were both strengths and weaknesses in the trailers. Strengths of Judas Kiss trailer include that it made excellent use of the point of view shot in the train, which is typically associated with the genre crime. Furthermore the shots of the great buildings gave the impression that the city is modern. The main strength I felt lied in the camera work where the film was rewind to create confusion and disarray among viewers raising some questions which a teaser trailer should do. Also there was a shot of the camera shaky in the tube station pointing towards the time. This was effective as it connoted to viewers that they may be drunk or have been using drugs. In addition the soundtrack used was in tone with what the audience was watching. They used a repetitive crime urban soundtrack while the trailer was being rewind creating an eerie atmosphere.
The negatives of this trailer were that there were not even minor clues in the trailer to give the impression to the viewer about the genre of the film. The trailer had no reference to any conventions of crime; consequently viewers may not have the desire to watch the full version of the film. Moreover the trailer did not tease enough in my opinion, I was rather left in the dark.
The second trailer I watched was called finding him. i found that this trailer teased me more than the Judas kiss trailer. The main reasons for this were that it included much more range of shots which were fast-paced. In addition its other advantages were that the soundtrack used was could not have been better suited for the trailer 'finding him'. My reasons are that the soundtrack had a eerie sound and mysterious look to it which helped viewers get an insight to what the film may be about. The soundtrack used was effective as it got when the pace of the editing was at its highest.
The only negative comment I would say about the trailer was that I felt the trailer was too over thought. Shots of dairies and pictures used in the film told the viewers who the person was that she was trying to find.
The third trailer I watched was called glass surface. I believe that this trailer was the least appealing to me compared to the others. I have many arguments as to why I felt this trailer lacked inspiration. Firstly the trailer included a lack of variety of shots. Most of the shots used in this trailer were medium shots and close ups. The lack of shots caused the film to become lifeless. Moreover the plot of the film was uneventful. An example of my point was that there were only two settings in the entire trailer. Furthermore the soundtrack of the trailer did not go hand in hand with the genre or plot of the film.
There were also some positives of this trailer such as the genre of the film could be easily identified as a thriller.
From these trailers I have watched I have found several parts of most trailers useful for my construction of a teaser trailer. The things I should include in my trailer involve using wide range of shots, also making sure viewers are able distinguish the genre of my film. Moreover due to short length of teaser trailer I must include mainly rapid editing shots leaving viewers in disarray. Finally most importantly the plot of the trailer should be stimulating and therefore generate viewers to watch the actual film.
The first trailer was called Judas Kiss with the genre being crime. There were both strengths and weaknesses in the trailers. Strengths of Judas Kiss trailer include that it made excellent use of the point of view shot in the train, which is typically associated with the genre crime. Furthermore the shots of the great buildings gave the impression that the city is modern. The main strength I felt lied in the camera work where the film was rewind to create confusion and disarray among viewers raising some questions which a teaser trailer should do. Also there was a shot of the camera shaky in the tube station pointing towards the time. This was effective as it connoted to viewers that they may be drunk or have been using drugs. In addition the soundtrack used was in tone with what the audience was watching. They used a repetitive crime urban soundtrack while the trailer was being rewind creating an eerie atmosphere.
The negatives of this trailer were that there were not even minor clues in the trailer to give the impression to the viewer about the genre of the film. The trailer had no reference to any conventions of crime; consequently viewers may not have the desire to watch the full version of the film. Moreover the trailer did not tease enough in my opinion, I was rather left in the dark.
The second trailer I watched was called finding him. i found that this trailer teased me more than the Judas kiss trailer. The main reasons for this were that it included much more range of shots which were fast-paced. In addition its other advantages were that the soundtrack used was could not have been better suited for the trailer 'finding him'. My reasons are that the soundtrack had a eerie sound and mysterious look to it which helped viewers get an insight to what the film may be about. The soundtrack used was effective as it got when the pace of the editing was at its highest.
The only negative comment I would say about the trailer was that I felt the trailer was too over thought. Shots of dairies and pictures used in the film told the viewers who the person was that she was trying to find.
The third trailer I watched was called glass surface. I believe that this trailer was the least appealing to me compared to the others. I have many arguments as to why I felt this trailer lacked inspiration. Firstly the trailer included a lack of variety of shots. Most of the shots used in this trailer were medium shots and close ups. The lack of shots caused the film to become lifeless. Moreover the plot of the film was uneventful. An example of my point was that there were only two settings in the entire trailer. Furthermore the soundtrack of the trailer did not go hand in hand with the genre or plot of the film.
There were also some positives of this trailer such as the genre of the film could be easily identified as a thriller.
From these trailers I have watched I have found several parts of most trailers useful for my construction of a teaser trailer. The things I should include in my trailer involve using wide range of shots, also making sure viewers are able distinguish the genre of my film. Moreover due to short length of teaser trailer I must include mainly rapid editing shots leaving viewers in disarray. Finally most importantly the plot of the trailer should be stimulating and therefore generate viewers to watch the actual film.
Friday, 19 November 2010
Teaser Trailers
What are the conventions of a teaser trailer compared to full length trailers?
I believe that there are many conventions of teaser trailers. Firstly teaser trailers are much shorter than full length trailers as its main purpose it not to give too much away in terms of the plot of the film. It rather to give tiny hints for everywhere keeping the viewers confused or in the dark but still viewers are tantalised with questions about the film. A typical convention of a teaser trailer includes a range of shots from anywhere to keep audiences entertained as the length of the teaser trailer is short and therefore must be much more specific to the target audience and genre. Most teaser trailers have quick edited shots to create suspense and keep the audience wanting to see more of it. There are more questions than answers for a teaser trailer. The same could not necessarily be said for full-length trailers as they give more away in terms of characters, dialogue, longer shots etc because of the length of the trailer. A full length trailer tends to have more dialogue e.g.: in Grown ups the trailer included long scenes of dialogue which gives more information about the film and does not leave viewers in the dark.
Can saw 3D and paranormal activity be defined as a teaser trailer? and why?
Saw 3D can be defined as a teaser trailer as it includes little snippets of violence but does not give reasons for it and also includes little developments of the characters, which is common in teaser trailers to create disorientation for viewers. Saw 3D's trailer includes a strong voiceover making the film more powerful which increases tension amongst viewers. The Saw 3D trailer typically includes blood and gore, which keeps in tone with the genre; also some people may find gore enticing and therefore teasing horror fans to watch it in cinemas when the film gets released.
Paranormal activity 2 trailer can also be defined as a teaser, as it does not give too much away in terms of plot wise and serves the purpose to keep audiences engaged. Paranormal activity 2 teaser trailer included the text 'you asked for it'. This automatically raises questions amongst viewers and they’re not sure what they asked for or what they are about to get. Paranormal Activity 2 makes good use of sound, which includes a heart-beat sound creating suspense and unease among viewers. Furthermore static sound from the TV/camera is effectively used to make viewers fell awkward. Paranormal activity 2 trailer includes 10 shots excluding titles which is very little compared to full length trailers, but the trailer serves to tease audiences into watching it. The shots are short and rapid but perfectly captured. One of the shots in paranormal activity 2 is very clever as the shot is shown to the audience caught from a camera similar to a CCTV camera connoting to the audiences that you are always being watched and moreover CCTV cameras are commonly used to capture danger/violence which increases tension.
DOES SAW 3D and Paranormal Activity 2 adhere to the conventions of the genre?
Saw 3D adheres to the conventions of horror as it uses blood/gore, dramatic sound which creates adrenalin/rush typically associated with horror. Paranormal Activity uses rapid editing and eerie sound which creates an unnatural setting.
In summary for my teaser trailer I must use rapid editing of shots, text/ minimal voiceover on the film, a range of shots and sound in tone with the genre to serve the purpose to tease viewers. Also my teaser trailer should raise more questions than answers
I believe that there are many conventions of teaser trailers. Firstly teaser trailers are much shorter than full length trailers as its main purpose it not to give too much away in terms of the plot of the film. It rather to give tiny hints for everywhere keeping the viewers confused or in the dark but still viewers are tantalised with questions about the film. A typical convention of a teaser trailer includes a range of shots from anywhere to keep audiences entertained as the length of the teaser trailer is short and therefore must be much more specific to the target audience and genre. Most teaser trailers have quick edited shots to create suspense and keep the audience wanting to see more of it. There are more questions than answers for a teaser trailer. The same could not necessarily be said for full-length trailers as they give more away in terms of characters, dialogue, longer shots etc because of the length of the trailer. A full length trailer tends to have more dialogue e.g.: in Grown ups the trailer included long scenes of dialogue which gives more information about the film and does not leave viewers in the dark.
Can saw 3D and paranormal activity be defined as a teaser trailer? and why?
Saw 3D can be defined as a teaser trailer as it includes little snippets of violence but does not give reasons for it and also includes little developments of the characters, which is common in teaser trailers to create disorientation for viewers. Saw 3D's trailer includes a strong voiceover making the film more powerful which increases tension amongst viewers. The Saw 3D trailer typically includes blood and gore, which keeps in tone with the genre; also some people may find gore enticing and therefore teasing horror fans to watch it in cinemas when the film gets released.
Paranormal activity 2 trailer can also be defined as a teaser, as it does not give too much away in terms of plot wise and serves the purpose to keep audiences engaged. Paranormal activity 2 teaser trailer included the text 'you asked for it'. This automatically raises questions amongst viewers and they’re not sure what they asked for or what they are about to get. Paranormal Activity 2 makes good use of sound, which includes a heart-beat sound creating suspense and unease among viewers. Furthermore static sound from the TV/camera is effectively used to make viewers fell awkward. Paranormal activity 2 trailer includes 10 shots excluding titles which is very little compared to full length trailers, but the trailer serves to tease audiences into watching it. The shots are short and rapid but perfectly captured. One of the shots in paranormal activity 2 is very clever as the shot is shown to the audience caught from a camera similar to a CCTV camera connoting to the audiences that you are always being watched and moreover CCTV cameras are commonly used to capture danger/violence which increases tension.
DOES SAW 3D and Paranormal Activity 2 adhere to the conventions of the genre?
Saw 3D adheres to the conventions of horror as it uses blood/gore, dramatic sound which creates adrenalin/rush typically associated with horror. Paranormal Activity uses rapid editing and eerie sound which creates an unnatural setting.
In summary for my teaser trailer I must use rapid editing of shots, text/ minimal voiceover on the film, a range of shots and sound in tone with the genre to serve the purpose to tease viewers. Also my teaser trailer should raise more questions than answers
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