conventions of a horror trailer
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Conventions of a horror trailer
Emily Turner
Conventions of a horror trailerCamerawork
• Extreme close-ups/close-ups • Point of view shot• Establishing shot• Low-angle/High angle• Over-the-shoulder• Wide shot
Conventions of a horror trailerEditing
• Fast paced editing• Straight cuts• Dip to black/Fade to black• Fade• Shot-reverse-shot• Starts off slow-paced and increases when the sound does
Conventions of a horror trailerSound
• Little dialogue• Voice-overs• Diegetic sound e.g. footsteps• Non-diegetic sound e.g. Intense music• Sound effects e.g. heartbeat• Scream• Soundtrack that speeds up as the editing does
Conventions of a horror trailerMise-en-scene
• Low-key lighting to suggest mood of trailer• Casual costumes to make it seem more realistic to the audience• Props which relate to the storyline e.g. torch for camping• Props which relate to the connotations of the genre e.g. weapon to
suggest danger• Make-up which relates to the connotations of the genre e.g. blood
to suggest death• Characters relatable to the audiences age
Conventions of a horror trailerThemes
• Danger• Using mystery throughout• Adding tension throughout• Cliff-hangers• Stalking
Conventions of a horror trailerContent
• Adventures for the characters• Danger caused by the antagonist• Mysterious scenes • Tension and suspense building sequences • Running and panic sequences
Conventions of a horror poster• Using a character from the film as the main image
which is the focus for the audience • Image foreshadows the trailers content and themes• Using a bold font to help it stand and reflect the nature
of the trailer• Using the colours red, white and black to follow the
connotations of the genre as to create danger and tension
• Including conventional information such as film title, release date and blocking bill
• Snappy slogan to attract the audience and encourage them to watch the film
• Eye-catching features
Conventions of a horror magazine• Main image which connotes with the audience through the use
of the eyes• Using a bold font to help it stand and reflect the nature of the
trailer• Eye-catching and interesting captions/coverlines to attract
interest from the audience• Coverlines which are specific to the genre of the magazine• Including incentives such as posters, clues and giveaways • Colours which show the importance of the information• Review articles and exclusives • Using the colours red, white and black to follow the
connotations of the genre as to create danger and tension• Route of the eye – organised layout to make it look more
professional and appealing to the audience