Tuesday, 13 June 2017
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
Assignment 3 - Conventions of horror film trailers
Genre:
Horror
3 Film Trailers:
Orphan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgxVIB2WuHU
Emelie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZoLut2Ti0U
The roommate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NX30f8b1Oo
Conventions:
1- One convention all three of these movie trailers share is the storyline. By this i mean that they take normal, everyday situations - common urban fears many people share being turned into a story and a nightmare. This is shown by in 'Orphan' it takes adopting and raising a child and turns it into something creepy with a 'secret'. In 'Emelie' it takes going out for dinner and leaving your children with a 'trustworthy' babysitter and changing it into a parents worst nightmare. Lastly, in 'The roommate' they take going to college and having a roommate and change it into a stalker story with a 'secret.
2- Another convention they all share is how the music predicts the mood being presented. In all three, when the stress is high the music is faster and more exaggerated creating anticipation and suspense with the characters. One example is, the start of 'The roommate' has happy music but when the editors want to change the mood, the music changes.
3- All horror films have a 'brave' or 'heroic' character who 'fights' or 'resists' the bad/mean character and 'saves' the movie. They are usually the main character or one of the main characters. In 'Orphan' it seems to be the mother. In 'Emelie' it is made out to be the eldest brother. Lastly, in 'The roommate' it is made out to be the victim herself, as she stands up to the stalker.
4- A common theme in horror is jump scares, in all three movie trailers they had jump scares to the music and also consisted of lots of screaming.
5- Secrets are also present in all three. In 'Orphan' a piece of text says "You'll never know her secret" which leaves the audience wondering whats wrong with this seemingly normal child and why is she acting the way she is. In 'Emelie' you wonder why and what the girl is doing so it makes the viewers eager to watch the movie for it to be revealed. Lastly in 'The roommate' we hear the mother say "is she taking her medication?" which is when the music changes to a dramatic and exaggerated tone which makes the audience think, what medication does she need? Why does her mum seem so concerned about it?
Horror
3 Film Trailers:
Orphan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgxVIB2WuHU
Emelie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZoLut2Ti0U
The roommate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NX30f8b1Oo
Conventions:
1- One convention all three of these movie trailers share is the storyline. By this i mean that they take normal, everyday situations - common urban fears many people share being turned into a story and a nightmare. This is shown by in 'Orphan' it takes adopting and raising a child and turns it into something creepy with a 'secret'. In 'Emelie' it takes going out for dinner and leaving your children with a 'trustworthy' babysitter and changing it into a parents worst nightmare. Lastly, in 'The roommate' they take going to college and having a roommate and change it into a stalker story with a 'secret.
2- Another convention they all share is how the music predicts the mood being presented. In all three, when the stress is high the music is faster and more exaggerated creating anticipation and suspense with the characters. One example is, the start of 'The roommate' has happy music but when the editors want to change the mood, the music changes.
3- All horror films have a 'brave' or 'heroic' character who 'fights' or 'resists' the bad/mean character and 'saves' the movie. They are usually the main character or one of the main characters. In 'Orphan' it seems to be the mother. In 'Emelie' it is made out to be the eldest brother. Lastly, in 'The roommate' it is made out to be the victim herself, as she stands up to the stalker.
4- A common theme in horror is jump scares, in all three movie trailers they had jump scares to the music and also consisted of lots of screaming.
5- Secrets are also present in all three. In 'Orphan' a piece of text says "You'll never know her secret" which leaves the audience wondering whats wrong with this seemingly normal child and why is she acting the way she is. In 'Emelie' you wonder why and what the girl is doing so it makes the viewers eager to watch the movie for it to be revealed. Lastly in 'The roommate' we hear the mother say "is she taking her medication?" which is when the music changes to a dramatic and exaggerated tone which makes the audience think, what medication does she need? Why does her mum seem so concerned about it?
Tuesday, 6 June 2017
Assignment 3 - Film trailer analysis
Split Movie Trailer
Trailer Explanation:
The genre of the movie 'Split' is horror/thriller. At the start of the trailer they use some music which builds tension and creates an uneasy atmosphere about what is going to happen next. This is a common theme in the horror genre as it builds suspense but also lets the audience be aware that something is upcoming. The setting at the start of the trailer is in a car park where the 3 girls are kidnapped. This is a common urban fear that is shared, being taken doing your normal everyday activities, in this case - grocery shopping. Then later on in the trailer the setting changes to an abandoned cellar where the young girls are kept captive. The lighting makes it look dangerous like it is makeshift light and as if the capturer made the cellar himself. On the walls there are a young child's drawings of a 'scary beast'. This creates a sense to the audience that something is wrong with the child we haven't met yet and that something bad is going to happen soon, doing this by using unusual settings and props. Suddenly, the camera moves as if it is the girls looking through the key hole and you can see a bottom half of a woman, this is giving off a sense of relief for the audience thinking this woman is going to save the young ones, the characters then get excited and therefore the audience gets excited too thinking someone was there to help the girls - also creates suspense. Suddenly the door opens and you see the girls kidnapper standing there in a 'posh' womans clothes and it really is the turning point of the trailer, showing what the movie is actually about - a person with an multi personality disorder. This created a sense to the audience that the film coming out will have a lot of plot twists to the movie and then creates excitement towards the release date of the film. The trailer then ends on a cliffhanger - which leaves the audience wanting more, therefore creating more attention around the movie.
How Mise En Scene was used:
In the trailer they used a cloudy and more 'darker' lighting before any of the action started, creating an unknown tension for the audience. The setting was in the parking lot of a grocery store in the middle of the day - which can scare the audience as it is such a 'normal, every day thing' that they all experience and do. The girls are dressed as the basic teenage girl would normally dress, therefore making it more uneasy for the audience as the characters are doing nothing out of the blue to attract attention to themselves. The setting then changes to a basement/cellar where the girls are being held captive. This place has no windows which means there is no way for them to escape and leaves the audience wondering if the teenagers would find a way out in the movie. You then see the man change costume depending on the personality he is - one as a young child, a woman, etc. This then makes the audience feel tense due to what will the personalities do to the girls and which one is the most dangerous one.
Characters:
In the trailer you can see 5 different characters overall.
1 character is one of the three girls dad - he soon goes missing and leaves the audience wondering what happened to him??
2 of the 5 we meet are some of the girls friends, they are the typical and normal teenagers you will see and this links to the conventions by making you worried as to how something like this could happen.
Another character we meet in the trailer is the main girl. She is shown out to be the heroin of the trailer - trying to find way out of the basement and talking to the nicer personalities of the capturer. She is shown out to be brave. This links to the conventions of a horror film due to the fact that almost all films have a brave and heroic character throughout the movie.
Last but not least - the kidnapper. Although he may have many personalities within him, he is still one person. This links to the horror film genre due to the case that all films have the 'bad guy' who has something different about them. Therefore scaring the audience by causing a creepy sense around the character.
On screen graphics:
The text used in this trailer is usually put on a dark, black screen suddenly with a sound effect. This creates tension and excitement to the audience as the trailer is fast moving therefore building anticipation. The text also has splits across it, this links to the movie title 'Split'. It makes the audience be well aware the main character has severely different characteristics and is 'Split'.
Sound effects/Music and Camera work:
At the start of the film trailer you see the camera going towards a man, almost as if walking up to him. The music at this point is slowly building up creating suspense and making the audience suspicious. Then when the girl sees her father is missing a louder, sudden noise happens. This continues throughout the movie trailer. Whenever text appears then a sudden noise happens. 'Creepy' music continues throughout the trailer and creates anticipation and strain within the audience and viewers.
Trailer Explanation:
The genre of the movie 'Split' is horror/thriller. At the start of the trailer they use some music which builds tension and creates an uneasy atmosphere about what is going to happen next. This is a common theme in the horror genre as it builds suspense but also lets the audience be aware that something is upcoming. The setting at the start of the trailer is in a car park where the 3 girls are kidnapped. This is a common urban fear that is shared, being taken doing your normal everyday activities, in this case - grocery shopping. Then later on in the trailer the setting changes to an abandoned cellar where the young girls are kept captive. The lighting makes it look dangerous like it is makeshift light and as if the capturer made the cellar himself. On the walls there are a young child's drawings of a 'scary beast'. This creates a sense to the audience that something is wrong with the child we haven't met yet and that something bad is going to happen soon, doing this by using unusual settings and props. Suddenly, the camera moves as if it is the girls looking through the key hole and you can see a bottom half of a woman, this is giving off a sense of relief for the audience thinking this woman is going to save the young ones, the characters then get excited and therefore the audience gets excited too thinking someone was there to help the girls - also creates suspense. Suddenly the door opens and you see the girls kidnapper standing there in a 'posh' womans clothes and it really is the turning point of the trailer, showing what the movie is actually about - a person with an multi personality disorder. This created a sense to the audience that the film coming out will have a lot of plot twists to the movie and then creates excitement towards the release date of the film. The trailer then ends on a cliffhanger - which leaves the audience wanting more, therefore creating more attention around the movie.
How Mise En Scene was used:
In the trailer they used a cloudy and more 'darker' lighting before any of the action started, creating an unknown tension for the audience. The setting was in the parking lot of a grocery store in the middle of the day - which can scare the audience as it is such a 'normal, every day thing' that they all experience and do. The girls are dressed as the basic teenage girl would normally dress, therefore making it more uneasy for the audience as the characters are doing nothing out of the blue to attract attention to themselves. The setting then changes to a basement/cellar where the girls are being held captive. This place has no windows which means there is no way for them to escape and leaves the audience wondering if the teenagers would find a way out in the movie. You then see the man change costume depending on the personality he is - one as a young child, a woman, etc. This then makes the audience feel tense due to what will the personalities do to the girls and which one is the most dangerous one.
Characters:
In the trailer you can see 5 different characters overall.
1 character is one of the three girls dad - he soon goes missing and leaves the audience wondering what happened to him??
2 of the 5 we meet are some of the girls friends, they are the typical and normal teenagers you will see and this links to the conventions by making you worried as to how something like this could happen.
Another character we meet in the trailer is the main girl. She is shown out to be the heroin of the trailer - trying to find way out of the basement and talking to the nicer personalities of the capturer. She is shown out to be brave. This links to the conventions of a horror film due to the fact that almost all films have a brave and heroic character throughout the movie.
Last but not least - the kidnapper. Although he may have many personalities within him, he is still one person. This links to the horror film genre due to the case that all films have the 'bad guy' who has something different about them. Therefore scaring the audience by causing a creepy sense around the character.
On screen graphics:
The text used in this trailer is usually put on a dark, black screen suddenly with a sound effect. This creates tension and excitement to the audience as the trailer is fast moving therefore building anticipation. The text also has splits across it, this links to the movie title 'Split'. It makes the audience be well aware the main character has severely different characteristics and is 'Split'.
Sound effects/Music and Camera work:
At the start of the film trailer you see the camera going towards a man, almost as if walking up to him. The music at this point is slowly building up creating suspense and making the audience suspicious. Then when the girl sees her father is missing a louder, sudden noise happens. This continues throughout the movie trailer. Whenever text appears then a sudden noise happens. 'Creepy' music continues throughout the trailer and creates anticipation and strain within the audience and viewers.
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