Slenderman Costume

We have decieded to change the costume idea for our Slenderman, instead of having an all white morph suit we have decieded to change it to all all black suit. Doing this has helped keep our minimal budget low as a white morph suit costs around £34 whereas a black one costs £10. Allowing us to reinvest this part of the budget in other areas.

Location

At the moment we have several ideas for shots, but to make these shots interesting and believable we will need to use clever locations. A range in locations will help set the scene for the film. A location is the place where the shot is filmed. We haven't got a fixed plan for the trailer yet but we do have several plans for shots to be used.

One shot we have planned is to help introduce the story and the character. It involves an Over the Shoulder shot of the character watching TV, but then to pan or zoom into the TV screen. This shot would be shot in a Living room, an example of which would be acceptable is shown below.

Another shot we are thinking of using is a shot of is one of a news room. This would be used to introduce the fact there have been murders. This shot would shot in a formal looking room probably behind a desk. We would use this shot to help introduce the story of the movies. Below is a shot of a suitable looking location.

Another location we are thinking of using is front garden of a house we will use it to help set up the story of it being a Horror and also the storyline of the main character being pinned for a murder he didn't commit. This shot would be set in a location such as this.

Props and Costumes

For our film to be enjoyable and beliveable we will need to include props to help make the charcters look real. Not only will costumes fall under the the title of props but so will everyday items used in the film.

Character Costumes

For our killer we are basing him on the real life legend of Slender man, a mysterious figure that resembles a man in a suit. He is scary as he is so mysterious as a character, but the costume also helps the mystery of him.

To create a character that looks like this we will need to have several items, some of which will be a white morph suit, to create the scary pale featureless face. A suit as for some reason he is almost always seen wearing one and a red tie. We have chosen to use a red tie as it will help draw attention to him if we hide him in the background. It will also help draw attention to his upper body and featureless face.

This is the sort of Suit and Tie we will use

This is the white morph suit we will use.

This is the final effect we are going for in the costume.

Another costume that is needed is that of the main character. In it he will be dressed in clothes in his spare time so maybe a dressing gown or jeans and a t-shirt. But he will also be dressed as a reporter in it at points so this would involve some smarter clothes such as a pair of jeans and a nice coat. However for this he made some small props such as his own small camera, a notepad and pen. Things you would expect a reporter to wear and own. Some examples of which are below.

A dressing gown that may be used as a possible costume for our main character.

This is another option for casual clothing for our character.

Something like this could be used for the section where the male main character needs to be dressed smartly.


Another costume that may be used is the possibility of some Non-uniform police such as detectives. We haven't yet decided on the shots that will be used in the trailer but this is a possibility of a shot. In it he would have to be arrested and handcuffed and put into a car. For this we would need a basic costume of a smart jacket, a pair of handcuffs and a car to put him in.

A costume like this could be used, he would have to identify himself as a policeman though as it may not be clear.

This could be a prop used to help identify the policeman as a policeman.

We are also playing around with idea of using a shot of a forensic detective at a crime scene. For this we would need a gazebo, some crime tape and a forensic detective dressed in an overalls, gloves, shoes protecters, a face mask and goggles. A picture of what this would look like is below.

We are going to have a victim also in the trailer, we plan for the victim to be a young girl, as we want the character to be defenceless for this. Therefore a young girl is a good choice of character as they are usually thought of in this way. The young girl would be wearing casual clothes such as trousers and a coat and hat. A picture of what would be acceptable is shown below.

Evaluation of Research into Horror Trailers

In conclusion to all the research I have done I have learnt a lot about Horror trailers, all of which I will try to include and sculpt my trailer with. I will separate each piece of research I created and write out what I have learnt and then collaborate at the end. To create a list of things that I should and should not do or include with the trailer.

What I have learnt from analysing the trailers

Having watched and analysed many Horror trailers I can take what is good about them and what is bad and use it to help make some rules.
Having watched the trailers I noticed the ones that caught my attention had a gradual change in speed of shots. So at the start it was slow and it let you grasp the storyline but at the end it was fast paced and scary trying to get horror fans interested in seeing it. A good example of this is Devil Inside with the slow shots set in the cafe where the daughter explains the back story and sets up the 'Possession' themed Horror and at the end the quick paced action including superhuman powers, scary characters and short shot times.
Another good point I noticed was the use of many shots. In my previous year 12 Coursework I created the first 2 minutes of a Horror film of which I didn't use many shots, to me looking back on this it didn't give the professional quality that I wanted it too. Therefore a varitey and range of shots should be used in our trailer to give it a proffessional quality.
I also like the use of effects within the trailer, including special effects and transititions. A good example of this is in Dead Silence where the use tranisitions to help keep the audeince interested. They also use special effects which help make it appealing and attractive for the target audeince.



Summary of things to include -

• Change in Speed of Shots
• Range of Shots
• Use of special effects and transitions

 

Filming in December

We have set up to film in December however that could be several problems with the weather and the lighting. So one way to counteract this would be filmed several shots of the same clip while filming therefore if we have any problems with the clip we don't have to go back and re-film we can just use what we've got already, meaning it could help cut down production times.

Soundtrack Research

A soundtrack is the recording of a musical accompaniment for a movie. In my eyes a soundtrack is one of the most effective tools that can be used by producers to help make the film interesting and scary. A soundtrack can be used to keep the viewers attention by creating tension and other methods. I believe that when creating my trailer I will need to use a Soundtrack to keep the audience interested and involved in the trailer.

To create and use a successful Soundtrack I will need to research what is effective and what works well and then impliment this sort of effect in my trailer to make the music as an effective tool within my trailer.

Below I will analysis the soundtrack of several trailers.

Dead Silence

For the first half of the trailer the soundtrack isn't very prominent just a few moments of tension building by a slowing increasing pitch noise and a few SFX. The most interesting part of the soundtrack is the song at the end, as it has singing in, this is very rare but it is part of the soundtrack. It is the song that is part of the story, it used to be sung by children to try and scare each other, but in this case helps tell part of the story as the rhyme includes some important facts.

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

At the start of the soundtrack the music is quite loud and bold, then once the action has finished then a quite and delicate piano piece comes on, helping calm the audience back down, it helps keep them aware and attentive as well. There are quite a few SFX's such as the church bell, the sword swish and the loud footsteps. Then at the end is a piece of rock music, suggesting more action within the film, however this sort of music is usually related to action films so the producers might be trying to appeal to this audience by using it.

Nightmare on Elm Street

At the start of this trailer so upbeat music is played while the still human Freddy is running away from a mob of people, helping to raise the speed of the trailer and hopefully raise interest in the trailer. In this trailer also they use a sung piece of music that tells the viewers about the character, however this one is used as it will help previous fans or the previous audience relate to this trailer.

The main things I have learnt from these pieces is to slow and speed up the track depending on the speed of the clip, use creepy instruments to create a creepy atmosphere and only use a soundtrack where it is needed.

Certificate Research

For our film we will need to give it a rating to suggest who is suitable to watch it. The rating is very important when creating a film as giving it a low rating can scare off the possible audience and a too  high rating can stop some of the target audience being able to see it.


Below is the classification of each of the ratings. This will give me a higher knowledge of the classification and possibly help me to decide what classification to give my film.

U Universal

Discrimination

No discriminatory language or behaviour unless clearly disapproved of.

Drugs

No references to illegal drugs or drug misuse unless they are infrequent and innocuous, or there is a clear educational purpose or anti-drug message suitable for young children.

Horror

Scary sequences should be mild, brief and unlikely to cause undue anxiety to young children. The outcome should be reassuring.

Imitable behaviour

No potentially dangerous behaviour which young children are likely to copy. No emphasis on realistic or easily accessible weapons.

Language

Infrequent use only of very mild bad language.

Nudity

Occasional natural nudity, with no sexual context.

Sex

Mild sexual behaviour (for example, kissing) and references only (for example, to ‘making love’).

Theme

While problematic themes may be present, their treatment must be sensitive and appropriate for young children.

Violence

Mild violence only. Occasional mild threat or menace only.

PG Parental Guidance

Discrimination

Discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely to be acceptable unless clearly disapproved of or in an educational or historical context. Discrimination by a character with which children can readily identify is unlikely to be acceptable.

Drugs

References to illegal drugs or drug misuse must be innocuous or carry a suitable anti-drug message.

Horror

Frightening sequences should not be prolonged or intense. Fantasy settings may be a mitigating factor.

Imitable behaviour

No detail of potentially dangerous behaviour which young children are likely to copy. No glamorisation of realistic or easily accessible weapons.

Language

Mild bad language only.

Nudity

Natural nudity, with no sexual context.

Sex

Sexual activity may be implied, but should be discreet and infrequent. Mild sex references and innuendo only.

Theme

Where more serious issues are featured (for example, domestic violence) nothing in their treatment should condone unacceptable behaviour.

Violence

Moderate violence, without detail, may be allowed, if justified by its context (for example, history, comedy or fantasy).

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12A/12 

Discrimination

Discriminatory language or behaviour must not be endorsed by the work as a whole. Aggressive discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely to be acceptable unless clearly condemned.

Drugs

Any misuse of drugs must be infrequent and should not be glamorised or give instructional detail.

Horror

Moderate physical and psychological threat may be permitted, provided disturbing sequences are not frequent or sustained.

Imitable behaviour

Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied, or appear pain or harm free. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.

Language

Moderate language is allowed. The use of strong language (for example, ‘fuck’) must be infrequent.

Nudity

Nudity is allowed, but in a sexual context must be brief and discreet.

Sex

Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. Frequent crude references are unlikely to be acceptable.

Theme

Mature themes are acceptable, but their treatment must be suitable for young teenagers.

Violence

Moderate violence is allowed but should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted if justified by the context. Sexual violence may only be implied or briefly and discreetly indicated, and must have a strong contextual justification.

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15

Discrimination

The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.

Drugs

Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example, aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable.

Horror

Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.

Imitable behaviour

Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.

Language

There may be frequent use of strong language (for example, ‘fuck’). The strongest terms (for example, ‘cunt’) may be acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.

Nudity

Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context.

Sex

Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour, but the strongest references are unlikely to be acceptable unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable.

Theme

No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.

Violence

Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.

There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.

18

In line with the consistent findings of the BBFC’s public consultations and The Human Rights Act 1998, at ‘18’ the BBFC’s guideline concerns will not normally override the principle that adults should be free to choose their own entertainment. Exceptions are most likely in the following areas:

• where the material is in breach of the criminal law, or has been created through the commission of a criminal offence

• where material or treatment appears to the BBFC to risk harm to individuals or, through their behaviour, to society – for example, any detailed portrayal of violent or dangerous acts, or of illegal drug use, which may cause harm to public health or morals. This may include portrayals of sexual or sexualised violence which might, for example, eroticise or endorse sexual assault

• where there are more explicit images of sexual activity which cannot be justified by context. Such images may be appropriate in ‘R18’ works, and in ‘sex works’ (see below) would normally be confined to that category.

In the case of video works (including video games), which may be more accessible to younger viewers, intervention may be more frequent than for cinema films.

Sex education at ‘18’

Where sex material genuinely seeks to inform and educate in matters such as human sexuality, safer sex and health, explicit images of sexual activity may be permitted.

Sex works at ‘18’

Sex works are works whose primary purpose is sexual arousal or stimulation. Sex works containing only material which may be simulated are generally passed ‘18’. Sex works containing clear images of real sex, strong fetish material, sexually explicit animated images, or other

very strong sexual images will be confined to the ‘R18’ category. Material which is unacceptable in a sex work at ‘R18’ is also unacceptable in a sex work at ‘18’.

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R18

The following content is not acceptable:

• any material which is in breach of the criminal law, including material judged to be obscene under the current interpretation of the Obscene Publications Act 1959

• material (including dialogue) likely to encourage an interest in sexually abusive activity (for example, paedophilia, incest or rape) which may include adults role-playing as non-adults

• the portrayal of any sexual activity which involves lack of consent (whether real or simulated). Any form of physical restraint which prevents participants from indicating a withdrawal of consent

• the infliction of pain or acts which may cause lasting physical harm, whether real or (in a sexual context) simulated. Some allowance may be made for moderate, non-abusive, consensual activity

• penetration by any object associated with violence or likely to cause physical harm

• any sexual threats, humiliation or abuse which does not form part of a clearly consenting role-playing game. Strong physical or verbal abuse, even if consensual, is unlikely to be acceptable.

As we are making a Horror film we are most probably going to try and aim to get a 12, a 15, or a 18 as the target audience is mainly a 14- 30 age bracket. We wouldn't want to get a U, a PG, or a 12A as this would stop us putting in many popular horror film cliches and conventions such as blood and violence, and it may also deter Horror fans from seeing it as they might assume that it won't be scary as it is suitable for children. We also wouldn't want to get a restricted 18 as it might put off Horror fans as it may be too disturbing.

Here is some films that are or have been banned in the UK.

The Exorcist                                                     1986-1999
Visions of Ecstasy                                            1989-2012
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 1990-2004
Reservoir Dogs                                                 1992-1995
Mikey                                                               1993-Ongoing
Grotesque                                                         2009-Ongoing
Human Centipede 2                                         2011-Ongoing



Beneath is a list of the top 20 grossing Horror movies and what certificate they are and a table and graph to show this. The highest grossing is at the top of the list.

1. What Lies Beneath -  15

2. Gremlins -                 15

3. Blair Witch Project -   15

4. A Christmas Carol -    PG

5. Godzilla -                   PG

6. The Ring -                 15

7. The Grudge -             15

8. Paranormal Activity - 15

9. Paranormal Activity 3 - 15

10. Scream -                 18

11. Scream 2 -               18

12. Sleepy Hollow -        15

13. The Haunting -         12

14. Scream 3 -              18

15. Saw 2 -                    18

16. Amityville Horror -     15

17. Paranormal Activity 2 - 15

18. The X Files -             15

19. Dracula -                   18

20. Freddy vs Jason -      18

After this research into how a film certificate affects the amount of money a film makes, it show how important the certificate is. As PG's, 12's, U's and 12A's clearly don't work well as Horror films as only a few have ever reached within the Top 20 most grossing. 

Due to this research I believe that the decision is between an 18 and a 15 as these are the highest two categories. There are benefits and disadvantages of using both. Using a 18 certificate would be good as it would attract an audience that likes violence, swearing and sex scenes, and it also means we can put in many famous cliches  without worrying that they will be to gory. However a disadvantage of having an 18 is it majorly cuts down the box office audience as 15-18 year olds are one of the highest cinema attending audiences and you cut out many of them due to the age. A benefit of using a 15 certificate is that it will allow all of the target audience to watch the film, allowing for a larger profit. A disadvantage of using a 15 certificate is that you may be forced to cut out scenes of extreme violence. 

In conclusion I believe a 15 certificate would be best for our Horror film as it allows the whole target audience to view the film and will probably mean a larger profit. Using a 15 would allow a small amount of violence and also swearing which would be necessary in our film in order to please the target market.

Basic Storryboard ideas

The Devil Inside Trailer and Poster Analysis

Poster

This Devil Inside poster above is very simple but very effective. It tells the viewer all they need to know about the film.  The main thing that draws your attention straight away is the woman on the right hand side of the picture. It is a woman with dilated eyes showing the audience her bottom lip. On it is the symbol of the Anti Christ, an upside down cross, this tells the audience instantly that this film is about the devil and is predominantly a horror. But if this symbol does not register with the audience they would be able to tell that it is a horror from the title, 'The Devil Inside'. The Devil Inside suggests a possession within the film which is accurate as within the lady in the poster is 'possessed'. The tagline 'No Soul is safe' also suggests to the audience that the film is a horror film, and is their to help try and attract more horror fans, then the date at the bottom allows the audience that like the look of the film to know when they will be able to see it.

Trailer

This is a Horror film Trailer, which is obvious from the content of the trailer, including strange things happening and jumpy moments. The film was released in January 2012 with the age rating 15 having being produced by William Brent Bell. The trailer starts with the statement that the call is an actual 991 call. This makes it that much scarier as this helps suggest to the audience that this is all real not just the call, making it more believable and more relatable, and what they are mainly going for, it will make it scarier. For a film like this it is almost essential for the trailer to be scary as the scarier it is the more it will attract the specified Horror target audience. It then goes on to a black screen where what is being said is transcripted on screen, it is a telephone conversation between a 911 receiver and a 'murderer'. The conversation is about how the lady on the line has killed 3 people, while supposedly being possessed by the Devil. After this conversation is a Insurge title, this is the production company which helped to make the film.

Next up is the start of the actual footage used for the trailer. It starts off with a shot of several characters within a Cafe. While in this shot you hear one of the character talk about how her mother killed 3 people while being exorcised. In this shot it sticks to the 180 degree rule, which states that the camera must stay on a certain side of the action, as not to confuse the audience.

There is then a transition that I am thinking of using in my trailer, it is a blur of black and white, which is what you'd expect when watching an old TV. This transition effect is used effectively to show that what the audience is viewing is old Television footage. They also use some sort of tint on the footage of the mum being arressted used to give the impression that it is old footage.

This this shot then swaps to a establishing shot when she mentions that the church got invovled with her mum after she commited the crimes. The city in the shot is most probaly Vatuican. This use of shot is used to allow the audeince

The next sequence of this section of clips is in the mental hospital meeting her mother for the first time since the murders. They have cleverly used Mise-en-scene to show the location of the scene. You can tell it is a hospital from the bland white clean corridors and you can tell it is most probably catholic as there are crosses on several of the doors. You also see another hint towards demonic possession as she randomly starts screaming and her mum also she shows the anti-christ symbol on the inside of her lip.

You see a scene now shot in a basement with a old bed in the middle with a 'possessed girl' on it. See shows her possession by popping her shoulder into strange and scary positions. They have used the technique of slowing increasing the speed of the trailer slowly drawing in the attention of the viewers. They decrease the length of the shots and increase the harshness of the transitions, by this I mean at this point they use Jump cuts whereas at the start they use quite a few soft transitions like fade. Then they speed up and make it a bit more scary which is an attempt to convince as many people who like Horror films that they will enjoy this film.

In conclusion this is a very good Horror trailer as it catches the target audiences attention very well and is very appealing to them. I believe to create a decent trailer, copying some of the techiniques in this would be very beneficial and help us create something attractive and appealing.

Possible problems with shooting

When we start shooting for our trailer we need to be careful of several things that could affect the quality of the footage we get.

The first thing we need to be wary of is the time of day in accordance to the light needed. As it is coming into winter time the light will be changing at different times, a way we could counter this is by filming some test shots to see how the footage looks and then film at this time when actually filming.  We will also need to be careful if we have to reshoot as it may be difficult to get the same lighting, a way to counter this may be to shoot the shot several times in the first attempt, therefore if one shot is not good we will always have a backup shot.

Design of killer

For our killer we have based him on the real life legend of Slender man, here is a sketch of what I think he should look like

 

 

 

One Possible way to make our trailer scarier

I believe that one way that we can make our film much more scary is by using the 'Based on a True Story' line. This allows the audience to believe the story a bit more and find it scarier and connect with it as there is the slight possibility it could happen to them.
For example Paranormal Activity had this line at the start, and even though its paranormal it makes it a bit more connectable for the audience. When I watched it this line made it that little bit scarier as it could be real it stays with you for longer after you leave the cinema.

Possible Film Names

We haven't yet come up with a film title yet, so we thought that we should brainstorm some and choose our favourate names out of this selection. Below are the results of our brainstorm.

My top 3 Favourate names are:

Faded Delusion
Figmentation
Waiting for Sorrow

We also decieded to ask the target market what their favourate names were, we ask 30 people from the 18-30 age range and the top names came out as:

Awaken the Myth
Standing Quietly
Wrong Shadows
Faded Delusion
Silent Myth
Never Wait

Combining these results I believe that the Top 2 Names are:

Faded Delusion
Awaken the Myth




In Conclusion I have chosen to use Faded Delusion. I have gone for this name as I think as a general Horror name it is quite likeable,but I mainly chose it as it links in with the film idea. The idea that the real killer is only known by the accused killer, makes it seem as if its his Delusion and the real killer is mysterious and isn't usually seen and just lurks, this is where the Faded part comes into the title.

Film Treatment

The Idea for our film is to create a Horror Thriller about a real life myth called the Slender-man, there are several different names to this creature throughout history such as Der Ritter, Him or The Tall Man. The film will be called Faded Delusion. I like this name for our film as it adds mystery to the story and works well as the only person who will know about the Slender-man being the killer will be the main character hence the 'Delusion' part of the name.

The film will include the main character being pinned by the police for being the killer but he won't actually be and he will then start his own investigation into who is doing the killings. He will then discover that it is the mysterious Slender-man but won't know his true powers, towards the end of the film he will realise that the Slender-man is in fact slowly getting closer to him when he sees him, starting the desperate run at the end trying to escape him while being pinned for the other murders. Ending in a chase where the main character is running from the police, but is never seen again. At the end will be the best shot of the Slender-man in the distance, in the dark just standing still, then it will fade to black. The main USP of this film is the Slender-man being the killer, as some people will know of Slender-man and want to watch the film because of this, but then also the fact that he is so mysterious would also appeal to certain fans of Horror films. 

Strangers Trailer Analysis

The Trailer begins with its rating, it has been approved to be suitable for all ages, this is beacuse the lack of violence and swearing. This benefits the film as it will allow it to advertise itself to the largest possible audeince. This is then followed by a Rogue Films title. Rogue films has helped to produce many very successful films such as Hot Fuzz, Shawn of the Dead, Balls of Fury and Attack on Precinct 13. Not only have they had success in this genre of films but also in Horror films, which include; The Unborn, Last House on the left, The Hitcher and The seed of Chucky. This is an extra selling point for the film, so if people know about the company they may be more likely to wacth the film. This is followed by a Intrepid title, this will have the same effect as the Rogue Films title.

Collaboratitive Action Poster Analysis

Similarities:

• The Four Main Characters at the top of the page. Theses are all main charcters and help sum up and introduce the charcters to the audeince. This is also a good place to advertise popular actors as a USP.
• The title is placed at the bottom of the poster in the centre. They are also both silver in colour.
• The background is a simple black background, this helps keep the audeinces attention on the important features of the poster such as the actors and the title 
• At the centre of the posters is a item which helps sum up the film, for example in fast and furious it is a car, which is the main feature of the film, in Thor the main feature is Thor.
• Under the title there is a small slogan for both films.
• Under the slogan is a list of credits including actors, directors and other importnant people and organisations

Similarities:

• The colour scheme is very alike with the use of a yellowy orange, with a sunrise/sunset in the background.
• In both the posters the date it is released is at the bottom of the page, around the same size, making it easy to see amd read but not the main attraction of the film.
• The layout is the same with a character in the top left and more chacraters in the bottom right

Differences:

• The postion of the main charcters is diffent in the posters in Tears of the sun the main chacrater is top left, whereas in Wanted the main chacreter is bottom right.
• Another differnece is the position of the title, in Tears of the Sun it is at the bottom and in The Wanted poster it is at the top. 

 

Possible Shot?

 

 

I was walking home one night and I noticed that from an angle that the signpost and black gate look like slender man, which is highlighted in the picture on the right. I thought in some way we could possibly use this shot within the film.

Pineapple Express Trailer Analysis

Pineapple Express was released in 2008, it is a film about a process server and his drug dealer end up on the run from a drug lord who has sent hitmen and corrupt cops to kill them all because Dale Denton, the process server, witnessed the drug lord kill a rival. It was produced by David Green, and stars actors such as Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny Mcbride and Ken Joeng. It was also helped to be created by the people who created Superbad, a very successful comedy, this could help the film be attractive to people who have seen Superbad and are thinking of watching this film. Also the cast is full of popular comedy actors, which will definantly attract an audience that have seen other films that star them.

At the start of the trailer it introduces the first of the main characters, Dale Denton, by showing a title of his name and then some clips of him in his car, smoking what appears to be marijuana by the way he is acting and what he is saying. Already there is a comedic moment where he is talking to himself then it flicks to the next clip where he is acting as normal as possible and quietly muttering to himself 'Cops'. At this point you realise that the film is comedy, which is appealing to usually a very wide audience. People who enjoy comedys will now pay attention and become more interested in the film. It now introduces the second main character Saul, compared to Dale he seems like a bit of a bum as he is sitting around a untidy flat in pyjamas watching a sitcom. This is where the 2 characters meet in the trailer for the first time, Dale is trying to get up to Saul's flat but is comically having trouble with the buzzer and is struggling to open the door. When they are in the flat you can see a difference in character as Dale has a job and wheres a suit whereas Saul is quite dopey and has overgrown hair. You then realise that Saul is Dales drug dealer, this sort of film will appeal to a younger age who can relate to some of the situations, they would like other films like Your Highness and SuperBad. You then see the main plot line unravel, as Dale is sitting in his car smoking, he sees a chinese man get shot and comically freaks out crashing into cars alerting the murderer to his location, but Dale gets away before anything could happen. The use of many comical moments in the trailer is a good way of drawing in comedy fans as if they find the jokes in the film funny they are more likely to go and see it, however sometimes, films use the funniest jokes in the trailer and the movie can be a bit of a let down but fortunately Pineapple express has many more comical moments within the film. Another method of attracting a younger audience is by playing music they would like within the trailer, in this case they play a song by M.I.A, this helps to grab the attention of their target audience. The rest of the trailer just shows some of the other comical moments from within the film. In conclusion this is a very good trailer for the film as it shows some very funny moments and attracts its target audience well.

Dawn of the Dead Movie Trailer Analysis

Dawn of the Dead is a Zombie Horror film released in 1980. It was written and directed by George Romeo. The budget was around $650,000 and the Gross income was $55,000,000, this is a large amount of money at the time so the film did very well. Dawn of the Dead was one of the first very successful horror movie, and in the following years was followed by films such as Day of the Dead, Return of the living dead and up to the more current zombie films such as Resident Evil and 28 Days Later. But it followed the Night of the living Dead also by George Romeo, which was also successful, this probably helped George to allow Dawn of the Dead to reach its full potential. The story of Dawn of the Dead is for an unknown reason recently deceased people are reanimated as flesh easting zombies and the story line follows a few survivors who end up in a mall and the story about how they try and survive and the problems they cross.

The start of the trailer begins with a sunrise on the top half of the screen with a black bottom half. On the bottom half titles start rolling, with the first title being about Georges first zombie film 'Night of the living Dead', this already is drawing in an audience. It grabs the attention of people who saw the film, and makes them more interested in the trailer, if they like what they see, which they probably will as this is very similar to the Night of the living Dead film, they are a lot more likely to go and watch it. After this it talks about the film being the most intensely shocking motion picture film for all time, this again is to entice the audience in and make them want to watch the film. During this you can see more of the sun rising, but it isn't as expected instead of being the sun it is in fact a human face, and due to the black webbing like stuff over the left hand side of its face you presume that this is a zombie. When it gets to the bridge of its nose it stops rising and the title of the film is shown at the bottom. Dawn of the Dead, written in a blood red font. It shows Dawn of the Dead almost as a sequel now saying Night of the living dead has ended and Dawn of the Dead has begun, this will help draw in fans of Night of the Living Dead. During this all of the titles are spoken by a Male voice, this will just help keep peoples attention on the trailer. The zombies eyes expel a white light and covers the rest of the screen leading onto the first shot of actual action. It starts off with several very fast paced shots, of people screaming, zombies attacking people and people breaking down doors. This is very visually attractive and will draw the audiences attention if they were not looking already. The action slows down to a man talking about what they are and he says that people they kill get up and kill. It flashes to someone being grabbed by a Zombie in a Supermarket. It then changes to a man on a television telling people to destroy the bodies on site. You see a couple more shots of Zombies attacking people and the voiceover comes back saying how when hell is full its sends them back, suggesting they are akin with the devil and are evil. It then cuts to the title 'Dawn of the Dead' one more time and then finishes. In Conclusion this is a very good trailer as it draws in a previous Zombie film audience and attracts a new audience very well.