This is the establishing shot we have used to set the location of the film. This shows to the audience that the trailer is going to take place in a normal suburban house which many people will be able to relate to, making it scarier. We like this shot as it captures the whole house and also includes some sky line.
This close up of the sold sign begins to tell the story of our trailer. It shows to the audience that the house they have previously seen has been sold.
This next shot fades in from the previous sold sign and a medium shot of the man shows two things. One that he is the main character in the film. Also from the clothes he is wearing it is obvious to the audience that he is the protagonist in the trailer. By using costume to tell the audience this it saves time and helps the audience get an idea about the character.
A title is in between this shot, which talks about a job, hence why the character is wearing a suit. This will again helps the narritavie and makes the audience feel comfatable at this moment in time. The audience are almost meant to relate to coming home from a stressfull day at work.
After another title the scene changes to extreme close up of a person holding and twisting a knife. This is significant as it is the first horror convention of a knife being used. By putting this horror indicator in from the start it will attract the audience.
As this part of the trailer is the montage the editing is very fast as this point. It fades into a shot from the outside, varying the location. The Mise En Scene in this shot is that the characters costume is bad and that he is not a good character.
A medium shot of a swing in the dark, seemlessly swinging on its own is a creepy shot used over and over again in horror films. Therefore this is a horror indicator and the audience will be able to tell this from the ambient sound as well.
With the swing shot fading into this one, the audience will be able to tell what kind of film this is by now. By showing 'blood' it will entice the male audience who enjoy blood and guts. Again, this a typical horror convention.
Another title appears and this shot cuts in. The significance of this shot is that when a person sees yellow tape, they will assume that something sinister has occured. This is the effect that we were hoping for the audience to take.
A panning shot of the tape from futher back is then used highlighting the importance of the tape and the house behind it. The use of the enigma code will help keep the audience attracted and make them think why is that house taped off?
The scene cuts back to the main location and a shot of a light dining room cuts to a darkerned one which shows that this house and the people inside may be about to see the dark side of life. Using the candle as light is often seen in horror films and this is another reason why we included it.
Cutting back outside now, the audience will be rembering seeing this character before. They will wonder why he is there again and why he is in this couples garden.
With a fade in transtion, a knife is scraped along a wall. Not only does it sound horrible, it is a creepy thing to see. This is another typical horror convention and helps build more tension within the viewers.
To keep the narrative of the trailer going, we cut straight back into the house with the protagonist banging on a locked door. The camera moves towards the door and seems to go through the wall.
With the effect of the camera going through the wall, it shows why the character is unable to open the door. Not only is the a terryfying shot, it is a moment that any person home alone would hate to be in.
It then cuts to the man walking towards the door after someone has rung a bell. It tracks him walking through the doorway and is a good way of showing his movement.
The man opens the door and is shocked to see no one is there. By using a medium shot it allows the audience to see the room and the character looking outside. Also as he opens the door the music stops allowing for the viewers mind to focus on what is happening on screen. As the couple being terrorized is the main part of the storyline of the film we had to include a prank such as knock down ginger. This is can be seen as the first part of them being terrorized.
The man decides no one is there and as he puts the lock on the door he utters the words 'bloody teenagers'. This is something most people would blame a knock down ginger prank on and the audience know who it was.
The last shot is our best one as we filmed it and cut it precisely to give its desired effect. Most trailers we analyzed had a brilliant last shot and we wanted something like this so that people would rememeber the trailer. 
The second to last shot is of the title and all the credits. We included this because we felt that it would make it seem very professional. Also it helped tell the viewer when the film will be released. The last shot is a jumpy one as the hooded character moves right behind the man.
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