Thursday, 21 November 2013

Horror Trailer Key Conventions


File:Final Destination 3.jpgFinal Destination 3 

The non-diegetic sounds which created a tense feeling

Blank black slides with messages to hint what will happen, giving away little clues

Cliff hangers before the deaths

Showing the previous films, encouraging new audiences for people who have not seen the previous  films.

Voice over of female main character

Not a lot of gore, however you could tell it was a horror due to the predicted deaths and also showing the Todorov narrative theory, The equilibrium, the disequilibrium, but leaving the new equilibrium out to persuade people to go and see the film.




The Omen

The evil child

Losts of jump shots and fast pace

No music to begin with then progressively got louder and faster.

The music and screen shots worked together

The typical nuclear family

At the end the main theme of ‘666’ is shown.

Release date and production company







The Orphan

The pace was slow but still creepy and tence

Didn’t give anything away exept from the hint that ‘there’s something wrong with ester’.

Close ups of little features.

Ending of diegratic music of ester singing a typical nursery rhyme

Lots of crying and screaming.

The nuclear family

Release date and production company

Jump scare at the end.

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