This is the first trailer released for the film Paranormal activity. I chose this trailer because it is extremly unconventional as it is filmed and made to look like it is filmed with a hand held camera. The genre of the film is horror/thriller and having the genre requires the trailer to create tention and suspense while making the audience want to see more.
The trailer also doesnt have a soundtrack but uses scary non diagetic sounds and diagetic sounds from the house such as doors creaking and the people talking to each other. This would be again another way to get the ausiences attention as the trailer is completely different than most trailers of the same genre.
Camera angles are used such as the camera tilting but again it gives the effect that the camera is hand held and the person is not a professional when handling the cameras. Also the camera is very rarely a the right angle, it is always tilted in someway.
This is the second trailer that was shown on the Paranormal Activity website and in this trailer it actually shows the audiences reaction. This could help create more suspense for other people thinking of going to see the film . The camera focuses on certain people who react the most to the film meaning that more of a atmosphere is created. Although this technique might ruin the film as some people might not react that way and therefore be dissapointed with the film.
This is the thrid trailer related to the movie. As you can see the trailer is almost like a documentary of the couples life. Again no soundtrack is used and the camera is very rarely not at an angle.
I chose these trailers to analyse because I thought they were different to most other horror/thriller trailer. The only thing I dont like is the length of them. I would prefer a trailer like this to be shorter or use shorter shorter clips. Although I do like the idea of not having a soundtrack and only using sound effects.
DVD Cover
This is the DVD cover for Paranormal Activity.
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