Year released : 2013
Genre of trailer : Gory Horror
Your mark (after viewing) : 10/10
What happened in the trailer?
The
establishing shot of the trailer shows the setting to be in a creepy forest
with rain pouring down. We see a character sitting in a cabin in the woods
opening a book which has scratched onto it “leave this book alone.” It cuts to
a girl covered in blood running through the trees and explaining to another
character that there is something in the woods. There is a lot of blood and
gore as we see other characters being caught by this possessed girl. They realise
it is the book that has bought evil to life and the evil is attached to one of
the character’s soul so they have to kill her. It goes on to show the many gory
attempts of killing her and getting rid of the evil but nothing appears to
work. The trailer ends with the possessed character slicing her tongue open and
her blood gushes into another character’s mouth.
Which positive, clever or interesting aspects do you think you could include in your own trailer? What generic features are fulfilled well?
This trailer contained many clever and interesting aspects which could be included in my own trailer. For example, the narrative is very well established through enough dialogue along with inter-titles to set the plot. The font used is very suitable to the genre and is easy to read. It fulfils the need of being a redband trailer as it is full of gore and body horror. The special effects and sound effects are very believable along with having appropriate parallel music. It uses many generic conventions, the main ones being a creepy location and plenty of low key lighting, creating a suspenseful and creepy feel. The pacing of the shots is good as it allows the audience to be drawn into the story without relying on lengthy shots. Towards the end, the shots get quicker creating a more panicky, uncomfortable feel, conforming to the typical conventions of a horror trailer. Finally, it makes great references to the story of the original Evil Dead film from 1981 such as the reading of the book to bring out the evil and the eerie setting of the woods. This shows that the director respects the original film and wants to carry on the success of it.
This trailer contained many clever and interesting aspects which could be included in my own trailer. For example, the narrative is very well established through enough dialogue along with inter-titles to set the plot. The font used is very suitable to the genre and is easy to read. It fulfils the need of being a redband trailer as it is full of gore and body horror. The special effects and sound effects are very believable along with having appropriate parallel music. It uses many generic conventions, the main ones being a creepy location and plenty of low key lighting, creating a suspenseful and creepy feel. The pacing of the shots is good as it allows the audience to be drawn into the story without relying on lengthy shots. Towards the end, the shots get quicker creating a more panicky, uncomfortable feel, conforming to the typical conventions of a horror trailer. Finally, it makes great references to the story of the original Evil Dead film from 1981 such as the reading of the book to bring out the evil and the eerie setting of the woods. This shows that the director respects the original film and wants to carry on the success of it.
Which aspects of the trailer did you think were unsuccesful, and would put off its target audience? How is it disappointing?
There were very few aspects I found to be unsucessful in the Evil Dead trailer, nevertheless the main issue is that it will potentially alienate some audiences due to it being a red band trailer so does not appeal to the widest range of audiences possible.
What was the trailer's average score? Why did it receive that mark?
The trailer received an average score of 10 out of 10 from the class because it simply fulfilled the typical conventional structure of a horror trailer. It included many of the horror genre conventions including body horror, creepy location, low key lighting and a quick montage of shots towards the end. It also contained numerous close-ups, especially of the typical psycho/serial killer which in case was the possessed young woman.
The trailer received an average score of 10 out of 10 from the class because it simply fulfilled the typical conventional structure of a horror trailer. It included many of the horror genre conventions including body horror, creepy location, low key lighting and a quick montage of shots towards the end. It also contained numerous close-ups, especially of the typical psycho/serial killer which in case was the possessed young woman.
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