A Nightmare on Elm Street
The colour scheme for the Nightmare on Elm Street trailer is blue/grey this denotes sadness and darkness, this sets how the audience will feel and will give people a clue about what type of movie it is. Horror trailers colour schemes are mostly dark and depressing. Children are singing in the background of the trailer, this type of sound effect is called non-diagetic. Children in horror films always make the film/trailer scarier. The edits are very fast, this creates tension and suspense. The colour scheme starts to change from blue and greys to red; this denotes blood, pain, death. The scenes in the trailer change as the beat of the music changes, this creates a flow to the trailer and it also creates tension throughout the audience. There is a shot of three children playing with a skipping rope, they are all wearing white clothes, and this shows the innocents of children, purity. The character Freddy Kruger played by Jackie Earle Haley, is mostly shadowed, this is mysterious. Another character says ‘’he’s burnt’’ this gives the audience a clue of who it is if they haven’t seen the first make of the film. The screen of the trailer goes black at one point, in the background there is screaming and shouting, this makes the audience feel uneasy and scared. Also the film is about a man who kills people in their sleep, this is in the dark, so this part of the trailer is linked in to the film, its not just there because it looks good. The shots are really quick and short, this creates panic and can make the audience feel scared. The trailer had the directors name, the date it comes out and then a quote from the film ‘’don’t sleep again’’ this also gives another clue to what the film is about. The diagetic sound in the trailed consists of loud breathing, this creates panic. There is both diagetic and non diagetic sounds, this makes the trailer seem more real. There Is also a shot which shows the name of the street ‘’Elm Street’’ , this is another clue to the audience that this is the trailer for A Nightmare On Elm Street.
The Last Exorcism
There is gospel non-diagetic sound in the background of the trailer. This links in with the idea of exorcisms, this also creates an atmosphere as gospel music, religious horror films can be very scary. The colour scheme is very dark, depressing, this then changes to red when the demon appears from the girl, and this shows death, danger, and blood. The use of a handheld camera makes the trailer seem more realistic and believable. The shots are very quick, this creates tension. There is a lot of diagetic sound for example, dialogue), breaking bones, snapping, heavy breathing, guns, screaming. At the beginning and the end of the trailer the shots are distorted, this makes it seem as thought the audience is actually there, it looks as thought the camera is in a dream like state. The colours that are mainly used is red, this denotes death, blood and danger but also love. There is a tutting noise before the girl speaks, when she is turned into a demon. This is an indication of when something Is going to happen. The music is eerie, it creates a fearful atmosphere. There is a lot of dialogue throughout the trailer, all this text tells people the basic story of the film and leaves the audience wanting more.
Saw 3D
There is a sound of a clock ticking, this shows that time is running out. As the film is in 3D, there is shots of the audience with items jumping out at them, this shows the audience reactions and will make people feel uneasy and scared, This technique was also done in the Paranormal Activity trailer. There are quick shots this creates tention. There is a bkue colour scheme, this shows sadness, the end of an era of Saw films, and also sadness for the charators as you know that something bad is going to happen. There is dialogue, within the dialogue traps that have been used in the previous Saw films has been incorporated, this acts as a reminder of what has happened in the Saw films and what the main character, Jigsaw has accomplished. The music is not loud, its mostly just played in the background, the diagetic sounds are mostly heard, this is sounds like talking, screaming ect. The voice over in the trailer is eerie and scary, this will scare the audience. The shots are fast paced, and quick,this will create tension.
The shots are very quick, this creates tension. The music (non-diagetic) has a strong beat, sounds like a heartbeat. The colours that are used are red, this is used in the dialogue, this denotes death and danger. The music changes from happy and fun to scary and tence, this is juxtaposition. There are shots of the lake, this is where the story is based around, the shots will help the audience familurise themselves with the settings of the film. There is a blue colour scheme, this is also the colour of the lake, this denotes sadness and depression. In the trailer ther is a part where the screen goes black, this breaks the trailer up, but unlike the Nightmare on Elm Street trailer, it has nothing to do with the film and doesn’t link in with the story of the film. In the trailer, there are shots of people dancing, having fun, this then changes to shots of people rushing away from the lake and being trapped in boats, this is also juxtaposition. Girl gets bitten, goes quite, screams sounds like she is gargling, links in with the idea of the sea/lake. The dialougue/text that is used has a white and red colour, this looks like blood floating around in water, this links in with the lake idea.
In conclusion I have noticed that that in horror trailers, the music, colour schemes and sounds both diagetic and non diagetic. This has become obvious as in all of the trailers I have looked at that are horror trailers, they all have a colour scheme, music and sound that really does create the whole idea that it is going to be a horror film. When editing and making my film trailer I will definitely concentrate on these points.
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