Representation:

Have you subverted or conform to stereotypes typical of your genre?

Our trailer conforms to the genre of 'Horror', this is because a lot of mystery and horror is involved. 

The typical conventions of a Horror Genre:

• ·        Young/teenage characters,
• ·        Clear binary oppositions e.g. good vs evil,
• ·        Set in rural settings, e.g. farms, countryside,
• ·        Old, cheap houses with a basement in the middle of nowhere,
• ·        Dark rooms and chase scenes between the antagonist and protagonist,
• ·        Dominant representation of gender: male-villain, female victim,
• ·        Use of hand held camera: audience identification/realism,
• ·        Predictable narrative content, follows format,
• ·        Non diegetic sounds e.g. creepy music that builds up tension and suspense,
• ·        Extensive use of close up, long shots, point of view shots,
• ·        Low key lighting, use of CGI and FX,
• ·        Possessed children or children with possessed imaginary friends,
• ·        Diegetic sounds e.g. screams.

Location:

When thinking about our location for our horror trailer, we had quite a limited choice on the types of places we think it is 'socially' acceptable to film our horror trailer without concerning other people. Our idea from the start has always been the woods and this is because it does give off a good atmosphere for a horror trailer.

For our trailer we filmed in the Norbury Woods, the reason we chose this destination is because it is a very quiet part of the wood and it has a part in the woods which is very dark and eerie. This will add a scary effect to the trailer and hopefully make our target audience become excited and become on edge. This part of the woods is a very good place for use to film because it is out of the way and we all agreed that it was a good place for us to stay out of the way of other people. This also worked in our favour because we do not want people walking around in the background when something shocking is about to happen and they are not seen doing anything. 

Make up and clothing:

The make up used for the protagonist conforms to expectations of a horror film because it adds violence into the horror trailer. This will stand out to the target audience because they like the idea of gore and violence. It also suggests that the protagonist is going to be really hurt. The clothing used also conforms to the expectations of the horror genre. This is because the protagonist is wearing white when she gets hurt and abused, this makes her seem a lot more vulnerable and innocent because of the colour of her clothing. The antagonist is wearing all black clothing and is also wearing a black mask which makes hides his/her identity which also adds mystery and will encourage the audience to want to see the film to find out who it is.

Sound:

Our sound also conforms to the expectations of a horror trailer, this is because it adds a lot of questions and it gives it a very eerie effect. The singing sounds like a child singing which does not link to any of the characters, this could suggest another character is involved which could scare the target audience and this will engage them into the film. The non diegetic sound at the beginning of the trailer also conforms to the horror genre because it adds sadness and shows how much the horrid event really effected the people around the protagonist.