We will be watching a number of different trailers that are already currently in the market. As we will be creating an opening to a thriller, we will only be watching trailers related to this genre. In this post we will show a few different trailers, and then give a brief description of each one analysing what makes them good for the audience and how they successfully promote their films.
Inception
Throughout this trailer, a number of different words appear on screen to try to explain to the audience what is occurring. Vital information is shown such as the actors name, "LEONARDO DICAPRIO". A number of words appear that tell the audience what to expect, such as "Your Mind" and " Is the scene of the crime". This is very common in trailers as it introduces to the audience what the film will consist of.
The soundtrack begins with a loud, slow beat to create a gradual tension. As the intros appear, the music becomes faster paced, still accompanied by the loud beat, which over the course of the trailer changes. A sting happens as a key line is stated "I will have to steal it!" After which the soundtrack continues to play. Towards the end of the trailer, the soundtrack becomes louder and faster. Three consecutive, loud and slow beats end the trailer, at which point the films title is shown "INCEPTION"
The Strangers
Cinematic's are shown at the beginning of the trailer, displaying a forest with a river flowing through it. Then the house is shown where most of the action will be filmed in the movie. A calm and romantic scene starts the trailer to give the audience a relaxed feeling. A loud crashing noise from outside of the house disturbs the tranquillity, which suggests to the audience the bad happening start from here onwards. Words appear on screen saying "Inspired by true events" which will make the audience believe it really did happen, which always creates more fear. Throughout the trailer, it cuts from clips from the film to the words added in, this is to give a suspenseful feel to the movie. When the first villain is revealed, it is completely silent, with just the sound of soft breathing. Following on from this, a numerous amount of shots of different villains are displayed where one minute they are there and the next nowhere to be seen. This will make the audience ask themselves where have they gone? Again the mayhem calms down for a while, this is then interrupted by an axe coming through the door and nearly killing the male victim. Almost immediately a close-up of the woman victims face is shown, to show the fear this is giving her. The trailer is ended with a long shot of one of the villains, where only her face is seen, with everything else is blacked out, this is closely followed by the ending credits.
Throughout the trailer, different soundtracks are used to emphasise different scenes. To begin, slow soft piano music is played to set a relaxing, romantic feel. This is abruptly disturbed by a loud crashing noise from outside the house. The soundtrack stops and all that can be heard are the voices of the victims and a squeaky swing eerily swing back and forth. Another soundtrack slowly begins to start playing to build suspense. When the first villain is scene the soundtrack stops, and all that can be heard is the gentle breathing of the victim. As the clips start proceeding again, loud beats and different sound effects are used to scare the audience. The soundtrack cuts to that of a record player playing soft music. The scene becomes relaxing again. A large sting is then used to make the audience jump. The record player seems to go out of control and becomes louder and starts to repeat the same thing over and over. Another loud noise is played and the trailer starts to come to an end. The victims and Villain have a quiet conversation and the trailer is ended with an almost ghostly breath.
James Kinsella-Brown
Inception
Throughout this trailer, a number of different words appear on screen to try to explain to the audience what is occurring. Vital information is shown such as the actors name, "LEONARDO DICAPRIO". A number of words appear that tell the audience what to expect, such as "Your Mind" and " Is the scene of the crime". This is very common in trailers as it introduces to the audience what the film will consist of.
The soundtrack begins with a loud, slow beat to create a gradual tension. As the intros appear, the music becomes faster paced, still accompanied by the loud beat, which over the course of the trailer changes. A sting happens as a key line is stated "I will have to steal it!" After which the soundtrack continues to play. Towards the end of the trailer, the soundtrack becomes louder and faster. Three consecutive, loud and slow beats end the trailer, at which point the films title is shown "INCEPTION"
The Strangers
Cinematic's are shown at the beginning of the trailer, displaying a forest with a river flowing through it. Then the house is shown where most of the action will be filmed in the movie. A calm and romantic scene starts the trailer to give the audience a relaxed feeling. A loud crashing noise from outside of the house disturbs the tranquillity, which suggests to the audience the bad happening start from here onwards. Words appear on screen saying "Inspired by true events" which will make the audience believe it really did happen, which always creates more fear. Throughout the trailer, it cuts from clips from the film to the words added in, this is to give a suspenseful feel to the movie. When the first villain is revealed, it is completely silent, with just the sound of soft breathing. Following on from this, a numerous amount of shots of different villains are displayed where one minute they are there and the next nowhere to be seen. This will make the audience ask themselves where have they gone? Again the mayhem calms down for a while, this is then interrupted by an axe coming through the door and nearly killing the male victim. Almost immediately a close-up of the woman victims face is shown, to show the fear this is giving her. The trailer is ended with a long shot of one of the villains, where only her face is seen, with everything else is blacked out, this is closely followed by the ending credits.
Throughout the trailer, different soundtracks are used to emphasise different scenes. To begin, slow soft piano music is played to set a relaxing, romantic feel. This is abruptly disturbed by a loud crashing noise from outside the house. The soundtrack stops and all that can be heard are the voices of the victims and a squeaky swing eerily swing back and forth. Another soundtrack slowly begins to start playing to build suspense. When the first villain is scene the soundtrack stops, and all that can be heard is the gentle breathing of the victim. As the clips start proceeding again, loud beats and different sound effects are used to scare the audience. The soundtrack cuts to that of a record player playing soft music. The scene becomes relaxing again. A large sting is then used to make the audience jump. The record player seems to go out of control and becomes louder and starts to repeat the same thing over and over. Another loud noise is played and the trailer starts to come to an end. The victims and Villain have a quiet conversation and the trailer is ended with an almost ghostly breath.
James Kinsella-Brown
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