Analysis of the Trailer of The Others

Analysis of the Trailer of The Others

The main aim of film trailers is to encourage people to see the film.

Filmmakers do this by showing some of the best clips from the film,

but not so much that you’ll know what happens. While the clips are

showing, usually an American voice gives you a brief synopsis. Other

information given about the film is the director, the main actor, the

age certificate and the date it is released.

The horror genre has a good market because lots of people enjoy being

scared senseless. There are different types of horror as well, such as

teen horror and horror comedy. You can get horror films with lots of

sound effects and robot zombies, or films that have no sound effects

and only use lighting and shadows to create tension. When you see a

horror film trailer you expect to see certain things in it. These are

called horror conventions. Typical horror conventions include

close-ups of a character, thunder and lightning and a big creaking

door in an old abandoned house. These are things seen in almost every

horror film, as they create a scary atmosphere and are easy to do.

Music and sound effects are very useful for horror films. Generally

the music they use is off key and eerie. In a very scary part of the

film the music usually goes faster and louder, especially when you see

a character running away from something or someone, and when the

character has hidden, the music goes a lot quieter and sometimes you

hear them breathing or whispering. The most used sound effects are the

creaking door, a clock striking midnight and a ‘helpless’ woman

screaming.

In ‘The Others’ trailer, lots of different camera angles were used to

increase tension. They would use a close up of one person, then flash

straight to another character. This was a good technique because you

could see the characters expressions, and it also makes the audience

pay attention. Another good use of the camera was when you saw a long