Analysing Film Traliers

I will analyse film traliers with the same genre as our film idea so that i can see what trailers use to appeal to their audience and to get a wider understanding of the horror/thriller/documentary genre.

The Fourth Kind
Genre – Scary/horror/documentary
Narrative – Town in Alaska, real events, actor speaks and plays a real person in the trailer as well as a character, about abductions, a real doctor that helps people with their dreams, goes wrong
Unique Selling Point – Based on real case studies, this will scare the audience as it ‘could actually happen’
Target Audience – Teenagers/adults
Music – Spooky/eerie at the beginning, gets faster as the shots speed up and trailer progresses, makes people scared as its fast, snappy and upbeat
Shot Types/Camera Angles – Split screen, close ups, interesting shot types- not many films use split screen. One side of the screen real footage and the other with the actor
Pace – Starts slower then speeds up as music speeds and as you get into the trailer, fast moving pace makes it look interesting and makes the audience feel anticipated.
Dialogue – Lots of dialogue to show what’s going on as it would be complicated without it
Voiceover – No voiceover as conversation and dialogue explains it
Special Effects – None, real footage, the only special effect is the owl which looks fake
Credits and Intertitles – Title at the end, the trailer builds up to it and creates suspense, makes the audience want to find out what actually happens