Horror Trailer Evaluation
Trailer Evaluation
1. Who did you work with during this project and what were their and your responsibilities? - footage / sequence
2. What was the name of the film you were making a trailer for?
3. What is the genre of the film? - fusion / iconography
4. Describe any other moving image texts you know that are similar to yours in any way. what are the similarities?
5. What are some of the key characteristic effects of horror that you wanted to incorporate into your trailer:
Clue ... psychological effect on audience / creating fear / adrenalin / tension - mention teen brain
6. According to the Uses and gratifications theory?
What are the pleasures available to the horror audience?
Clue ... diversion = escape from normal life thrills such as fear identity - you find out about yourself, as an audience member by putting yourself in the shoes of the characters
7. What are the key elements of a film trailer that you incorporated into your own work
Non linear structure - flashbacks / random order
Fast editing - unsettling the reader
Dislocated audio / dialogue
Titles - the writing on screen that helps tell the story
Testimonial - such as “Greatest film Ever by the Daily Mirror”
Key information - such as release date of film / actors / film company
Narration / voiceover - only if used
Use of special effects; such as black and white / cropping / reverse / changing speed/altering exposure
8. Describe any sourced footage you may have used - ie. clips from other films which you added onto your own. What effect did this create?
9. Give one or two examples - and screen grab them - of where you used the camera effectively to create a mood. Please describe in detail the effect you wanted. You might want to discuss;
Camera height, camera distance, camera distance, camera movement, shot composition
Help: close up for emotion, extreme close up to create fear, hand held shaky footage to disorientate the viewer, pan for tension, tracking for action
10. Describe at
1. Who did you work with during this project and what were their and your responsibilities? - footage / sequence
2. What was the name of the film you were making a trailer for?
3. What is the genre of the film? - fusion / iconography
4. Describe any other moving image texts you know that are similar to yours in any way. what are the similarities?
5. What are some of the key characteristic effects of horror that you wanted to incorporate into your trailer:
Clue ... psychological effect on audience / creating fear / adrenalin / tension - mention teen brain
6. According to the Uses and gratifications theory?
What are the pleasures available to the horror audience?
Clue ... diversion = escape from normal life thrills such as fear identity - you find out about yourself, as an audience member by putting yourself in the shoes of the characters
7. What are the key elements of a film trailer that you incorporated into your own work
Non linear structure - flashbacks / random order
Fast editing - unsettling the reader
Dislocated audio / dialogue
Titles - the writing on screen that helps tell the story
Testimonial - such as “Greatest film Ever by the Daily Mirror”
Key information - such as release date of film / actors / film company
Narration / voiceover - only if used
Use of special effects; such as black and white / cropping / reverse / changing speed/altering exposure
8. Describe any sourced footage you may have used - ie. clips from other films which you added onto your own. What effect did this create?
9. Give one or two examples - and screen grab them - of where you used the camera effectively to create a mood. Please describe in detail the effect you wanted. You might want to discuss;
Camera height, camera distance, camera distance, camera movement, shot composition
Help: close up for emotion, extreme close up to create fear, hand held shaky footage to disorientate the viewer, pan for tension, tracking for action
10. Describe at