0:00-0:01- Fade in on a house at a wide medium shot.
0:01-0:03- Fade out onto the next shot of a high angle, looking down on a female character to show her vulnerability. This may foreshadow the horrifying actions aiming to take place further on in the trailer.
0:05-0:07- Low angle shot of an elderly woman looking out of a window, looking down at the female to connote power.
0:08-0:11- Zoom in on the family photo, but mainly focusing on the young boy. This informs the audience that the film will be about him as he looks exactly like the doll (Barthes enigma theory- semantic code).
0:11-0:16- Shot reverse shot of the male and female communicating. The cinematography used for this shot is a medium shot.
0:20-0:30- Preview of the distributors and producers of the film by showing the company logos.
0:41-0:54- Shot reverse shot of the rules on the list and the woman rebelling the rules. This links to Barthes enigma theory due to the Proairetic code being used, which build tension, and refers many actions that indicates that something dramatic will happen.
1:18-1:21- Dutch angle of the house with dim lighting and heavy rain. This is a convention of the horror genre due to dim lighting being used a lot as well as bad weather to connote the eerie atmosphere of the scene.
1:27-1:28- Long shot of the front gate to the house looking out into the woods. Dim lighting is used to create an eerie atmosphere, which is a convention of the horror genre.
1:33-1:35- An over the shoulder medium shot on the gravestone. Gravestones are a stereotypical prop used in horror movies as it brings tension to the audience whom are watching the film.
1:36-1:38- Low angle point-of-view shot of the view of the ceiling and stairs, to connote what the main character is seeing, which puts the audience feel vulnerable as they're isolated in the shot alone.
1:44-1:45- Text is shown saying "when you break his rules"- which is in a normal default font. This links to Barthes enigma theory due to the Hermeneutic code being used, which doesn't fully explain something and makes the audience watch more to find out.
1:45-1:47- Fade in from the boy to the woman, which may connote his power as she is scared and vulnerable at this precise moment due to finding out that this boy is possessed. This also causes tension for the audience watching due to the fade being at a slow pace and making them discover what may happen next.
1:47-1:49- Extreme close-up shot of the boys eye with the reflection of the woman, which emphasises the fear in her face, connoting that something wrong is about to happen. This makes the audience more drawn into the film.
2:00-2:02- Non-Diegetic music playing, sounding like a music box. This is a convention of the horror genre due to children's toys being used, which creates an eerie enigma.
2:08-2:14- Fast cuts between different scenes at a very fast pace, with screeching violin non-diegetic sounds to build tension and fear the audience watching. This is a convention of the horror/ thriller genre due to screeching sounds being used in most movies to create an enigma.
2:23-2:34- Credits showing links to Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram. This is a form of distributing via social media which will make the film successful due to many people nowadays using social media to access the latest news and communicate.
Evaluation
Firstly, this film trailer f "Te Boy" has given me ideas of what too include in my film opening, for example the use of mise-en-scene such as dim lighting (which is a key convention of a horror genre movie, using Barthes enigma theory it's the semantic code to symbolise the tension and eerie atmosphere), casual wear as the costumes for the characters (as my film opening has teenagers as the main characters), the location being in a house (this is a stereotypical location of horror movies as many teenage horror here films include murder in a house) and the period being the 21st century as this will appeal to my target audience more as it's modern and therefore seem more realistic.
Furthermore, the editing which I will include in my film opening are blackouts, linking to Barthes Enigma Theory, to use the hermeneutic code, which refers to any element of the story which isn't fully explained, therefore the audience sees this as a mystery and wonders what may occur next. The purpose is to typically keep the audience guessing. Also, fast cuts between different scenes at a fast paste to create tension and make the cuts of the scenes and music to be similar to a heartbeat, which can fear the audience watching even more. Close-up shot-reverse-shots will also be used to build an atmosphere and show the expressions on each character and the weapons which will be used (such as a knife).
In addition, the cinematography which I will include are close-ups, which is used to show the expressions of the character and this makes the audience sympathy with them. Medium shots will be used to show the murderer walking through the house, to connote danger and fear the audience watching. Also, extreme close-up shots of the victims who die (mainly focusing on the faces of the victims) and a long low-angle shot of the house to connote vulnerability of the audience and mystery as to what happens next.
Finally, the sounds used will be mainly non-diegetic such as screeching music and loud and heavy drum noises to represent the heartbeat of a human, which will cause fear to the audience watching and psychologically confuse them. This is another convention of a horror genre due to using many psychological aspects such as many stories not being told properly throughout the film to play with the audiences mind and confuse them. However, within my film opening, I will not be using any diegetic sounds due to the opening mainly being a walkthrough of the house, however some noises of footsteps may be used.
very good Rebecca please review for spelling e.g. The Boy.... The analysis is very good and the use of terminology is good..
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