To get ideas for my film trailer and to see what I need to include I will look at some different film trailers of the horror genre and I will see what they all have in common and what is different, so I know what I need to include.
Trailer 1 - Saw
From looking at this trailer, there is music playing right from the beginning and it builds more towards the end. The whole trailer is dark and there is not much light, this creates a dark and scary effect and helps you to feel more part of it. At the beggining the main character in the film Jigsaw starts to talk as he says 'I wanna play a game' and this is a continuous theme throughout the film, so the trailer is continuous with the film. When the dummy/Jigsaw has spoken you hear a voice over from one of the other characters from the film, and what you hear them say if from the film, so again it is continuous. Also with the voice over it is taking you through what the main plot of the film is so it gives you an idea of what the film if like. In the trailer you dont see any scary parts but little parts of what could be scary, so this shows you what will happen in the film without giving too much away. Also with what you see, it builds with the music and gets faster and more scary near the end.
In between shots you see title screens and on them they say things to do with the movie, and they are in a style and font to match the film. The actual title of the film is not revealed until near the end, and shortly after you see the time it is being released. At the end of the trailer there is a black screen with nothing on it, but you hear a scary laugh, this helps to create a scary effect.
Trailer 2 - Scream
From looking at this trailer, it starts off with a part from the film where the phone rings, and ringing phones are a big part in the film, so it is keeping the theme, without actually giving away what the main theme is. The action slowly builds up in the part you see and very quickly the trailer gets more fast and scary and breaks into action. As soon as this happens there are loud sound effects and loads of action. You also hear a lot of screams. A voice over then starts and title screens appear, and the voice over reads what they say. There is not really any background muic in the trailer until the end. There are mostly just sound effects, until the end where music kicks in, and it is like a creepy, scary sound which gets louder and faster at the end. There is a title near the begginign of the clip which shows the film company, and no others until near the end. Near the end there are titles that show who the director is, so people know who made it. At the end of the trailer the title of the film is shown, and then after that a screen of credits are shown.
Trailer 3 - A Nightmare On Elm Street
From looking at this trailer the first thing you see is the film company new line cinema and then you get to the actual trailer. When you first see what's going on music starts, and it's like music from a music box. Along with this music you hear a voice over introducing you to the story is telling the audience something that the characters don't know. The main characters are shown and the 'killer' is revealed. The trailer starts off slow and not much is revealed. As the trailer goes on it gets more action packed and you see blood and scary parts from the film, along with this action the music changes and gets more fast paced aswell. As the trailer continues so does the voice over, as it talks about the killer which is Freddy. Near the end of the trailer the voice over desribes who the film was directed by, by saying what other films he has directed. After this the main titles are revelaed for the second time because they are shown really quickly about half way through the trailer.
Trailer 4 - Final Destination.
From looking at this trailer, it jumps straight into the trailer, and there is no titles before it. It jumps straight into the storyline so you know what the film is going to be about. When the main storyline has been revealed the film comapany is revealed. The music then starts and it is like tension music, this helps to set a mood for the trailer. There are also titles inbetween with messages about the film on them. Then a voice over is heard, but at first you don't know who it's coming from. You then see that it is coming from one of the characters in the film, and they are talking about what has been going on. Near the end of the trailer the music starts to quiet down and there are sound effects from the film to help build the action and make the audience want to see the film. As the trailer gets near the end the action gets faster, and then there is a slow quiet moment, then the action gets faster again and the trailer ends. At the end the title appears and there is a little bit of tension music in the background. There is also music after that when the credits appear on a separate screen. After that at the very end you see one of the characters from the film speaking.
My Conclusion
From looking at these trailers I have decided that my trailer needs:
- To have dark colours in, and not look very happy and bright
- A film complany logo at the beginning
- The film logo to appear at the end
- A credits page after the logo/title
- Tension/creepy music which needs to start of slow and build up and get louder to help build and create tension and mood.
- A slow moment near the end so it can speed up and get faster.
- A voice over from one or more characters from the film
- Title screens inbetween shots with bits to do with the film on
- A release date
- Sound effects with the titles
- To say who the director is
- A short bit at the end where a character speaks.
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