Research into Similar Media

I have researched into similar media previously for my ancillary tasks, but for this post I am going to talk about movie that I have got inspiration from. My first example is taken from the movie: The Strangers

Here is the YouTube link to the official movie trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lm2hZ50sN4

This was the main movie that gave me inspiration for my own trailer:
The whole style of the trailer is what inspired me to make mine. I think the disruption was build up particularly well and left the audience with a lot of questions. This film is a thriller and that is the genre I am intending to base my trailer around. Both this trailer and the one I am making have the same target audience. It is intended to be made for young adults/adults who are interested in thriller that are full of suspense and twists/ that appear quite clever to the audience. The main codes and conventions of this trailer that I picked out included the lighting, the acting, the editing and the structure.

To begin with the lighting was very bright at the beginning, allow the audience to clearly see what's going on. This helps to establish the equilibrium at the beginning of the trailer. Towards the middle and the end of the trailer, the lighting gradually started to get darker which creating the mysterious atmosphere. This is something that I will have to create in my own trailer.

The acting in this trailer is done well as the expressions on their faces holds the most interest for the audience. This is the reason why I need to pick an actress that show expression very clearly in order to capture the right atmosphere.

The editing in this trailer is done to keep the audience interested. The equilibrium is build up enough so that the disruption seems shocking to the audience. There are many quick cuts and alot of black fades. This is a technique that I need to use in mine, the fades create the right atmosphere due to it being a subtle transition.

The structure of this trailer is done in the right way so it builds up the tension in a subtle way and then it cuts right into the action.