Nicole Kidman-The Invasion Exclusive Trailer

How this trailer fits the codes and conventions of a horror film.

Sound
Sound of police and ambulance sirens has been amplified/ enhanced. The really gets across this idea of the situation being an emergency.
The sound is synchronous and non diagetic. This really heightens the atmosphere and makes it even more intense.

Editing
Slow motion as they are entering the tent helps build tension as you anticipate what's going to happen next.

A dark filter has been used over all to really add to the dark feel.

Jump cuts have been used to create a sense of not knowing what's going on, not only making you want to find out by going to see the film, but it also creates a very uneasy feel, as we don't know what's happening so we don't know what's going to happen next adding to the element of surprise.

Camera
Pan used to create disorientation.

Mise en scene
woman and child used as the main characters which is typical of this genre, as women and children are viewed as most vulnerable.

Blair Witch Project Trailer

"The blair witch project" is a film,created by completly hand held camera work. A lot of close ups, in order to show emotion. Also In some parts, all that can be heard is sound,whilst the screen remains black. This leaves the audiance in suspence and wondering what's happening. They have tryed to make it as close to real life as possible, therefor it is all diagetic sound. The editing is very fast pace, again to aid in building tention.Low lighting has been used, most of the scenes being at night, this adds to the atmospher.

Let The Right One In - Official Trailer [HD]

Editing
Fades to black have been used, when transitioning from one scence to the next. Start of slow, you can hear the sound before you see the action, this creats suspence and a wanting to know what's happening. Transsitions from onne snap shot to the other get faster as the action quickens. This again creates the atmospher of being chased and of running out of time.
Camera
Esablishing shot is used at the begunig, this gives a sence of setting, period, time and the time of the year. By it opening with an establishing shot, you can clearly see that it's; winter, night time and mordern day. This sets the audiance up with a clear idea of what sort of things to expect.

Two shots and mid shots have been used, in order to express the relationship between the vampire and the little boy. Close ups have also been used to show emotion and to enhance the idea of the two childeren being in love e.g when it shows aclose up of them holding hands.
sound
The sound is syconous to the action. Starting of with slow ery/ creepy music. The pace and volume of the music inceases along with the action on screen. All in all heightning the tention.
mise en scene
Low lighting has been used, futhermore adding to the dark and sinister atmosphere. This is all amplifyed even more

Horror/ Thriller

For my Advance portfolio work, I will be creating a promotion pack for a new film, to include a teaser trailer, together with; a film magazine front cover, featuring the film and a poster for the film. The genre we have gone for is along the horror/thriller genre. Three media texts that have influence our ideas are; The Blair witch project, let the right one in and invasion.