' The Cabin in the woods' - Horror Trailer:

'The cabin in the woods'

Horror genre:

The trailer starts like a lot of horror trailers do. It introduces the audience to happy young adults who are going away for their first holiday. The non diegetic music is very upbeat and exciting suggesting they are going to have an amazing time. The scene is set in a forest which looks like it is in the middle of no where. The satnav will not even connect because there is no signal. This conforms to our expectations of a horror film because it suggests they won't be able to get any help if trouble occurs. The group of friends become lost and find an abandoned petrol station. "The sign says closed!" A grumpy man comes out not looking very impressed that a group of people have intruded his home. The man is very strange looking and looks as if he has been burnt on his skin, his personality also suggests he is not a very happy man. This conforms to the stereotypes of a horror film because it suggests that he is going to ruin their trip. An over the shoulder shot is then used as the group try to describe where they want to go. Shot reverse shot is used as the man spits on the floor, the spit looks like blood, this could suggest he is not really human or he likes the taste of blood. The camera shoots back to the group of people and they looks on edge and quite scared. "I can help you get there, but getting back is your concern" This is quite a weird thing for the man to say because the audience will not understand why is he saying that. Of course he won't be there to help them anyway. This could also suggest that no one ever returns from this place, suggesting its haunted. 

The screen goes black and non diegetic sound becomes very upbeat and could make the audience on edge. A long shot is used of a cabin in the middle of nowhere. The scene then changes to the group of young adults in the cabin. "This is awesome!" This suggests that they love where the cabin is and the do not expect anything to go wrong. The screen then pops up with "you think you know the story" This suggests that the audience will be planning in their heads what is gong to happen but the film is going to be completely different. A medium shot is used as it shows one of the characters going into his room, as he looks in the mirror he sees his friend in the other room looking into the mirror also but can not see him. This suggests already that the house is going to be strange. A long shot is used as we see the group of friends jumping in the lake near the cabin, this suggests they are already having a good time and the audience will not expect anything to happen.A long shot is used of a bird flying and then it flies into a mechanical wall which is invisible suggesting that the group of friends are now trapped and will not be able to get out, this links to what the man said at the beginning because it suggests that they now can't leave.

The audience are then introduced to a room where the entire cabin is being watching and people are sat in there to try and scare the group in the cabin and even maybe kill them. The man from the beginning is there and he is directing them on where they are.  "I seriously believe something weird is going on" this is said by one of the men in the cabin but because he is always taking drugs the girl he is talking to doesn't believe him and thinks he i just hallucinating. The non diegetic sound becomes very upbeat conforming to our expectations of a horror trailer as it suggests any second something bad is going to happen. A medium shot is used as we see one of the girls undress for her boyfriend outside, this adds an eerie effect to the scene as  she is outside and will gave no clothes on if something attacks. 

A close up is shown as someone pulls a lever and a long shot is then used as we see something coming out of the water. A close up is then used of a one of the girls screaming, this suggests something bad is about to happen. The scene then ends.This is what makes trailers successful as it leaves the audience wondering what is going to happen to that girl and what has she seen. A long shot is used of the door trying to be knocked down. The group of people suggest its a good idea to stick together, something then comes into the room which suggests that they have been poisoned and then they all agree to spilt up. This suggests that their minds are now being controlled. The music becomes very upbeat and everyone is then a target. The trailer shows short parts of the film to create a cliffhanger type effect which suggests that the audience watching this will definitely want to see the film as they want to know what happens to the group of friends. A glimpse of hope is shown as two of the friends go down to the room of mechanics although the trailer ends with a close up of one of the girls screaming.