Wednesday, 15 November 2017

Research into similar products: The babadook trailer



Camera work:
The trailer for the babadook uses a large variety of camera angles. The camera angles that were used in the trailer go a long way in making the movie effective as a horror.
The trailer uses medium shots especially on the empty stairs and empty rooms. The effectiveness of this allows the trailer to make it seem as though there is something stirring there something the audience can't see and so they expect something to happen.

Camera composition is also used very effectively in the trailer. The shot to the left is slightly out of focus and so therefore seems more frantic and also more spooky.  The shot seems very effective because of the mothers facial expression being one of fear but also looking as though she has been possessed creating a more creepy and mysterious feel to the trailer.

Mise en scene:
For the most part of the trailer the trailer is set in a house which is very typical of a horror movie as the home is meant to be the safe place for people but the trailer instead flips this and manages to make the home scary and on edge as normally these aspects of life would not typically be associated with being scary which only makes the audience more on edge.
The trailer is also very effective with its lightening. The trailer uses something known as makanan lightening known as the use of black and white lightening. It is used to cast shadows within the trailer  and also fading lights which may hint at fading hope.
Props are also used in the trailer very effectively and the main ones are the book and the knife.

Editing:
The editing of this trailer is a type of non-linear representation for the film. The editing is used to enhance the colours of the film and applying the special effects for the film. In most of the scenes of the trailer the scenes seem to have been desaturated in colour making the scene seem more dark and mysterious but also to make it seem that there is a bad force in the scene that could appear and telling the audience what type of movie this is.
One thing that i really about this trailer was its use of inter-titles. The way that they are used means that they link to the trailer perfectly as they are torn up pieces of paper and are edited to fall perfectly into place.

Sound:
The trailer uses both diagetic and non diagetic sound. Screaming is used very effectively in the trailer creating a more harrowing and intense moment for the trailer.  The non diagetic sound used in the trailer is used in the form of turning pages sounds which is linked to the idea of the book being haunted and being able to create a horror atmosphere.







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