Sound:

How does your use of sound compare with trailers of similar genres?

 Our use of sound in our horror trailer conformed to the horror genre very well, this allows the audience be drawn into the horror trailer and also adds an eerie effect. Our sound involves one of our group members 'Hannah' singing ' Teddy bears picnic ' this is a very well known nursery rhyme which is known by parents and children. Hannah put on a voice which suggested she was a child, this would stand out to the older audience because it would relate to them if they had children and it would make them feel emotional because it could happen to their children. It would also scare a younger audience because it is a very eerie voice and it suggests that the girl is like them and is very innocently walking through the woods and would not expect anything to happen. 

At the beginning of our trailer we have one of the protagonists friends explain what has happened to her friend and how it has affected her. This could subvert the start of a horror film because the film starts emotionally and is not scary. Although this is the case the audience will be drawn into the trailer because they will want to know what happens. The non diegetic sound at the beginning could also trick the audience because they think that they should not be scared and then all of a sudden the protagonist gets taken and this could make the audience jump, this then adheres to the genre of horror. 

 The non-diegetic sound included in our trailer is similar to the horror trailer, "Nightmare on elm street" this has children in the background singing whilst you see clips of children playing games. This has a similar effect to our trailer because it links to the protagonist in our film. The song subtle suggests that the woods is full of evil things and if you go into the woods will you leave again? Our trailer shows the protagonist getting taken and then at the end of the trailer we are shown her in her friends car, this suggests that she does get out which could again confuse the audience.