Monday 8 September 2014

Insidious - Trailer Analysis




  • Film District introduced straight away - we know instantly its a horror film. 
  • "From the makers of Paranormal Activity and Saw" - we know what kind of film to expect. 
  • metronome sound - sets up the genre of the film - FEAR/HORROR/THRILLER!
  • USP - Fear, Bankable actors - attractive woman in leading role, reliable horror film male actor - will draw in audiences. 
  • much emphasis on the horror Genre - suspenseful music etc - horror movie conventions played up to attract audiences to go and see the film. 
  • many of the clips shown are not in the actual film - doesn't give too much away but still attracts audiences. 
  • active audience - requires you to think about whats happening. 
  • passive audience however, as many watch to be scared and so the storyline is fairly weak. 
  • three stages of horror films shown in trailer as well - 1. opening 2. an event, which changes everything 3. the main bulk of the scares/thrills. 
  • revealed name of film at beginning and at the end - importance/significance.

MT  

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