'See No Evil' Trailer

We have watched the See No Evil trailer a number of times because it relates to our practical production. This is due to the fact that we are also doing a horror film trailer. This trailer has been produced by ‘WWE Films’ and 'Lions Gate Films'.

In the trailer is a group of people within their late teens – early twenties. They are the victims in the movie of the main character which is a huge man named Jacob Goodnight. During the trailer, Jacob is shown as a dominant force on a path of destruction destroying everyone and everything he see’s. Jacob appears to be wearing a scruffy, ripped, grey t-shirt with black jeans. His facial expression is angry to make him look more intimidating. He is represented as a demented psychopath. The group of victims are all wearing casual clothes with common hairstyles (straight open long hair for females, short spiked hair for males). They are represented as vulnerable and helpless people.

The lighting in the trailer is low key. This is because the aim was to make the environment a dark and scary place. Many camera angles and shots were used during the trailer. The most commonly used was the low angle shot. This was used to make the villain Jacob, look powerful and unstoppable. Another common shot used was the high angle shot. This was used on the group of victims to make them look vulnerable. Close ups were also used to show the characters emotions, especially when victims were screaming in fear. An extreme close up was used to show Jacobs eyes. This was done to show that his two eyes were different. Long shots are used when Jacob is chasing his victims, and an over the shoulder shot is used when he has caught a victim and has pinned them against the wall. A special effect which I noticed is making the camera “negative”. This means making the characters look a lot frightening. This effect is used for only 1 second. Many shadows were produced due to the lighting in this trailer. This would add a more chilling experience to it. The sounds in this trailer begin with the sound of water coming out from a shower. This is because a female victim is having a shower; however the doors then creeks open due to the fact that Jacob enters the bathroom. Sounds which are made by characters are victims screaming and shouting. Jacob also makes noise by stomping a lot when running after victims. Not much music is played in this trailer until at the end, where an electric guitar and drum kit is played for about 10 seconds to create more tension in the chase scenes.

The target audience for this film is mostly males above the age of 18, however the secondary audience is females over the age of 18.

Raj