Research and planning : Analysing trailer 2

Genre: I choose this trailer because it is an example of The genre of horror is shown in this movie trailer in many different ways, from the costumes and locations, to the colours and over all character appearances. The costumes portray the horror genre as they are dresses casual and unprepared which is typical for unexpected tragedy in horror films. The locations shown in the trailer range from a dark  buildings with slight grey to make it look foggy, to abandoned houses and buildings this can be typically associated with the horror genre, as they have elements of fear and danger about them. The characters that are featured in this trailer also give the impression that the genre of the film is horror, as two of the characters are seen holding on to one another  which is quite horrifying.  the young female character in the trailer appears all the way through the trailer as the central character who is left alive at the end.


Narrative :

The story of the film is about a young girl who was born in a place that got burnt down and when she was a kid she was giving up for adoption now away from home living with her new family as she grows older spirits from her past and her place of birth starts to hunt her in her dreams because they want her to come to her place of birth to set the the spirits of the dead free  but evil is determined to stop her at all cost. she was however forced to go to silent hill because they had her dad so she went to go look for him. this is filled wit psychological terror and plays wit primal fears.                                                

Representation: The gender representations in this trailer seem to be unconventional as the female in the trailer is the lead character and she sort of put up a fearless front and is determined to find her dad she can be sen as the hero of the movie the lady going to rescue the man because he is represented as weak and vulnerable in this trailer. also the man of doom with the mental head and giant weapon is a typical streotype of men because they are seen as bigger and stronger and more dominant.


Audience :The audience of this trailer is young adults and teenagers ans some parents who like horror genre however keeping in mind the movie is age rated 18, I believe the audience will be people over the age of 15 - 18. However, I believe the primary audience that this movie was targeted at was 18 to 24 year old adults most likely females ,  I believe the target age was 18 to 24  the main audience gender would be female, as the female character is seen as the hero and the roles the charccter play in terms of gender is unconventional  the target audience would be people that love horror movies an like to see women as a significant dominant character in movies.


Media Language : Cinematography

Close ups are used a lot in this trailer to convey the emotions of the characters and show their fear and horror, or similar emotions, to add an element of horror to the trailer. wide shots was increasing the tension as it was used to show he entire scene and things around the main characters letting the audience know about their location and terrifying them . High angles are used on the vulnerable characters and low angles are used on the powerful characters, to show who are going to be the main characters in the movie. The shots are kept at eyelevel with the young girl character, signifying that she is the one the audience will watch the movie and become most attached to and see the movie through her perspective. There are zooms in the trailer to show the emotion and realization of things by the characters, heightening the tension.

Editing

Jump cuts are used in the trailer to give the impression of something being wrong and increasing the tension for the audience. Fast straight cuts are also used to give the impression of panic and add to the horror genre of the trailer. fade at the beginning and end of the trailer Titles are used in between the montages of clips to add suspense to the trailer and help tell the story through the trailer. 

Sound

  The diegetic sound switches to non-diegetic and back again throughout the trailer, as the film is filled with terror  and the were slashing noises screaming, panting, and different voice tone from the characters which is what you would usually associate with a horror genre film.

Mise-en-scene

The clothing of all the characters are rather casual and normal, adding an  element of unexpected dander  to the film purely through costumes. Most of the shots are in low-key lighting, associated with horror, to show the dark nature of the film. The locations shown in the trailer, such as the big  town burning with internal flames and ash everywhere abandoned houses and schools with which horror can be associated with , which cause tension in the audience.