Trailer research

To get inspiration for the trailer we have to make we decided to look at a variety of trailers from lots of different genres.  We came to the conclusion that making a horror trailer would be the best genre for us because of the resources we had.  For example a farm with wood land and old looking buildings.  Another deciding factor for choosing horror was seeing how many different camera angles had been used in the already existing trailers. 

Once we had decided on our genre we started to analyse existing trailers.  By doing this it helped us to find out about the music they had used (speed, instruments, build up, etc).  We also looked at the many camera angles that the trailers had in common (Fast pans, High angle, close ups and also extreme long shots).  And finally probably one of the most important things when producing a horror trailer, the editing.  This is a very important factor in a horror film or trailer as it needs to build tension throughout so the audience gets hooked and wants to keep watching or go out and pay to see the film.

Here are the three trailers I chose to analysed:

The Blair Witch Project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZu1cTg-xUM

The Hills Have Eyes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O76m3kpgPTQ