Analysing a Trailer

Monday, 19 September 2011

At what point in the trailer are we told the name of the film? Why is this?

• We see the title of the film roughly 10 seconds prior to the ending of the trailer. The order of the images on the left is the order in which the title of the film begins and the last image we are presented with. The title is brought to our attention and then is matched against a piece of action to increase the horror expectation of the film.

• Proceeding onwards, the phrase “Don’t fall asleep” is used to hint a dream analogy and the murders may link with this as well as the phrase linking with the title because we are only able to have Nightmares if we fall asleep.

• The last image is of the date so it is the last thing that we are able to remember and will inevitably associate the action within the trailer with the final date. This then generates excitement and the possible desire to watch the film.

Monday, 19 September 2011

Why are we told who is starring in the film? How is this information given to us? Why?

• We are not actually told who is starring within the film due to the actors being relatively unknown to society and therefore are fresh faces that will not be associated with any of their previous work. However, we are presented with producer Michael Bay who is globally known for his previous work such as Friday 13, Texas chainsaw massacre, and The Amityvile Horror, all films which are related to the horror genre. Therefore the audience will expect a very high budget and high concept film due to the producer having previous and successful experience within the industry.

• The information is given to us after the introduction to the trailer that provides a brief synopsis to what the trailer as well as re introducing the remake and adapting the well recognisable franchise yet still creating a new twist on the situation.

Monday, 19 September 2011

What type of action of the film do we see?

Monday, 19 September 2011

Monday, 19 September 2011