Deconstruction of The Box film trailer

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Deconstruction of The Box film poster

Proposal

Soundscape

Deconstruction of 28 Days Later film poster

Teaser trailer remake

When we were first given this project we wanted to do something a bit different to everyone else and wanted to try and do a 'Teen Musical'. We remade the School of Rock (2003) trailer to see weather this was the genre we wanted to do and how easy it would be to make this kind of trailer.



The first problem we came across was that we couldn't find any adults that had the time or wanted to come and act in our trailer, so we had to use our friends to play the character. We also found that some of them didn't want to spend ages helping us so we had only a few hours to film the whole thing and meant we also had to cut out a lot of it to fit it all in.

Another problem we had was that we couldn't gather enough people together at the same time as everyone had certain commitments so our class looked very sparse and unrealistic. The last problem we had was that some of them weren't comfortable with acting in front of a lot of people so it looked quite unrealistic for this reason as well.

Overall we decided that we maybe setting ourselves up to fail by choosing this genre as if we had this many problems for the practise, the final trailer could end quite badly. Therefore we decided to change which genre we would like to do. This is the end result of our teaser trailer



I'm glad we made the teaser trailer as it highlighted the problems and showed that it would have been a bad idea to have done this genre.

Psychological Horror codes and conventions

These are some of the conventions Claire (my partner working on the film with me) and I came up with abut Psychological Horror trailers.

• The characters often experience flashbacks and premonitions this gives a sense of time distortion and can give the audiences more to think about making the story have more depth. For example 28 days later
• Low key lighting is also most commonly used as it things seem more scary in the dark, they also cause shadows and a higher contrast between light and dark.
• A backlight is also something that is sued very often as it creates a silhouette. This allows us to see the villain without revealing their identity creating an enigma (Roland Barthes).
• Masks are often used as this can hide the villains identity and can make them look more scary. It can make the faces look un-human which adds to the fear. For example these are used The Strangers.
• Handheld camera's are also often used in horror films as it adds a sense of reality to the situation and makes the characters look more vulnerable
• Mirrors are also used a lot as it gives a sense of fright, the character can see there's someone behind them but theirs nothing they can do. It also allows the audience to see things that characters may not.
• Non-diegetic sound is used a lot as this can accentuate certain aspects of a scene and make it seem more scary. They can also use music to build up tension and add more effect to a scene to make it seem more scary.
• Rhythmic editing is used as they can speed up the editing to make it seem quicker and makes the scene feel more intense. Then when the editing slows down again the audience automatically relaxes, which is then when the worst bit comes.
• The use of close up shots are very popular as we can see their facial expressions and makes us feel closer to the character. Establishing shots are also used a lot as this can give the audience a sense of where they are.

Reaserch of the BBFC

Mood board

 

This is my moodboard, I have including pictures that I think represent the horror genre. I have noticed while creating the mood board many conventions such as close ups of faces and establishing shots showing where it is set. Having researched into the horror genre and added pictures which I think represent it best, it has given me a lot of influence for my trailer and the type of shots/ settings that need to be included.

I noticed that handheld cameras and nightvision/ green is used alot, another thing I noticed where that mirrors and windows were also quite commonly used in a lot of the film posters.

Codes and conventions Wordle

We have decided to do a psychological horror/ thriller horror trailer for out coursework. These are some of the typical codes and conventions you would expect to see in a trailer for the genre of film were doing.

Teaser trailer

For our A2 coursework we are going to be producing a teaser trailer. A teaser trailer is part of the marketing campaign for a film, they are used to 'tease' the audience and to create a hype for the film. They create an enigma and mystery about the film that makes the audience want to go and see it.

They are a variation of a film trailer and are used to tell the audience that the film is coming rather than telling the story like in the theatrical trailer. The teaser trailers are usually made and released while the film is still being filmed or edited.

They usually contain little or no dialogue, are a montage of scenes from the film and last 1:30-1:45 minutes. Another one of their conventions is that the don't give a specific release date like the theatrical trailer but a general time e.g. 'This Summer'. 

This is an example of a teaser trailer and a theatrical trailer.

This is the teaser trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

This is the theatrical trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince