Analysis of Horror Trailer

Scream 4

1. Main charater is instantly introduced. We can clearly see her here on the phone looking extremely worried. This is very stereotypical of a horror (especially the Scream films) as a 'spooky' phone call is bound to take place at some point during the film.

2. In this shot we can see a police officer looking again, worried, with clearly what appears to be a crime scene behind him. It provides us with a clear picture that something has happened and starts to build up the action in the trailer.

3. Here we can see two characters looking scared. This is a reaction shot and it also shows a relationship between the two characters. The shot is quick and snappy and provides us with a dramatic feeling.

4. This shot gives us the first glimse of the iconic scream mask. It gives the audience familiarity and ....

5. this screen grab shows somebody falling from a great height onto some sort of vehicle. This action creates tension and is helping to build up to a climax

6. This is the first time that we see the 'scream' character and straight away it cerates tension due to the fact that we can clearly see the character is in the process of attacking the victim. This is a typical shot in a horror trailer and it lasts about 3 seconds - very snappy. It is helping to build up tension until the end where the trailer reaches a climax.

7. This over the should shot clearly shows the vulnerability of the female character who is completely unaware of what is happening behind her. Due to the recognisable actress, this will most likely make the audience want to go see the film.

8. This shot creates great tension as we can see two characters, who due to their body language, appear to be very tense because of the appparent knife which has made its way through the door. This shows the two characters under threat and is again, helping to build up on the action.

9. This is the final shot in the trailer. It is a close up of the masked character and shows the character running violently at the camera. It provides a lot of tension as the shot almost feels as if the audience is being targeted and leaves the audience scared and wanting to see more.