R12 - Analysis of Black Sabbath and Crimson Peak trailers

             

Black Sabbath
From watching this film trailer I realised how much is differs from modern film trailers today. One thing i picked up on from the trailer was the narrator, differing from modern gothic horror film trailers which doesn't usually have one.  Also, instead of showing the horror it is described by the narrator and the name of the film and actors were mentioned more than one. This is effective to make the audience remember the name of the film however, i personally think it is unnecessary as it makes the trailer too long and keeps me unfocused. For a gothic horror film the trailer does include the elements of curiosity and dark aspects of goth. 




                          
Crimson Peak
In the beginning of the trailer there is a mansion, street lamps and it is raining. With this as the introduction it connotes that there may be horror elements to it as the setting is dark and looks isolated. The music is dark and sinister in the beginning but then goes on to play just string music. This infers that the film may be set in a different time period, as period dramas use string music. There is no voice over in this trailer, instead the narrative is told by the characters so the clips used would've been chosen carefully to give hints to the audience what the movie is about. The name of the film is mentioned at the end. This is effective as it will be the last thing the audience sees after being drawn in by the trailer. If it were to be mentioned at the beginning it's more likely the viewer would've forgotten the name of the movie. 

From analysing the trailers I've thought about what I would want to include in the trailer for my film, such as what shots to use without giving too much away and what scenes would hype the audience and make them want to watch it.