Screenshot 1 which shows the title of our film "The Disturbed" which is shown in the film trailer, poster and magazine.as you can see the title of our film "the disturbed" has a blood splattered pattern on the title which connotes to the audience that the film will be a horror.another connotation within mise-en-scene is the slashing effect through the main title of the film suggesting to the audience that the film will conform to traditional stereotypes of horrors by using a sharp murder weapon to inflict pain on an individual, this is against a black background meaning that it has a more effective appeal towards audiences as it stands out and has a sinister effect towards horror films.this title also appears in our film poster and magazine meaning that the audience will instantly recognise the brand of "the disturbed".
Screenshot 2 shows an image of Ryan's character ( the psychopathic killer) dragging Cory's character (innocent civilian) which conforms to the traditional stereotypes of horror genre trailers as it is tightly linked with death/murder from the disposal of bodies.we imposed the effect of body disposal by using a low angle camera shot to enlarge Ryan's character and to connote the effect of power to the audience.The use of this low camera angle tracking shot is highlighted even further by the fact that the setting is in a conspicuous woods in which none will find the two of them.
Screenshot 3 shows an image of Rachel's character (the Innocent girl) making a cup of tea in her cornered kitchen suggesting to the audience that because she is making one solitary drink and the camera use of a mid shot behind the girl within an enclosed space surrounding her might connote to the audience she is trapped, Rachel is probably on her own in a house allowing any attack from intruders to be possible.this aspect of mise-en-scene through solitary vulnerability is very easy to create and common in horror film genres which is one of the main reasons why we chose to create a horror production.
Screenshot 4 shows the audience Cory's character (the Innocent man) being some what stalked through a window by using the camera compositions of a high imposing angle in a close up range suggesting to the audience he is most probably being stalked through his own window in the comfort of his own house; Cory's facial expressions and lack of awareness towards the camera also conforms to the idea of being stalked which is very common in horror genre films.The last aspect of mise-en-scene that could be overlooked by the audience is the fact the camera is tilted on its side which if targeted to the right audience can be seen as a psychopathic killer moving his head to the side in an evil sinister way suggesting to the audience that he has killed and will kill again on this new target leaving the effect of sympathy and worry towards Cory's character.
Screenshot 5 which shows the audience Ryan's character (psychopathic killer) seeming to stalk Cory's character even further by following him down the road at a suspicious distance from which wed expect Cory's house in the last seen (window scene):Ryan's character's clothes also confirm this as he is wearing a dark conspicuous hoodie coat suggesting to the audience that he wants to keep a low profile and that the audience can link in the stalking of prey towards Cory and the killer as its confirmed in various scenes of the horror trailer.However our trailer does actually subverts the traditional stereotype of horror genres by playing the clips in order of what they happened which could have been improved in the editing process of our film trailer.
Screenshot 6 allows the audience to look at the main setting of our film/film trailer which is a suburban house with a caravan outside which might represent to the audience that it is a family home instead of a house for an individual.the horror aspect of this shot comes from the sinister light glow at night which will give the audience the effect of inevitable negative actions towards the people within that house.
Screenshot 7 shows Rachel opening a door to what appears to be no one however in the background it shows Ryan's character (the psychopathic killer) standing vigorously towards the path of Rachel's character (Innocent girl) thus confirming to the audience that there is an apparent killer in the trailer that has been killing off all of the characters.this shot used a mid shot to enhance the difference in size between Rachel and Ryan to give the audience the effect of supremacy which is very common in horror genre trailers because of the quick cut that can be used (which we used towards the end of our trailer) before the main antagonist can reach the protagonist thus leaving the audience on a cliff hanger and wanting them to see the trailer.
Screenshot 8 is a very easy and plain but powerful effect showing the caption "Based on the true story" which was used because of the power the sentence can bring to the audience by saying that the sinister events there watching in the trailer actually are in fact true and could happen to them creating an ambiance about the film that most horror films include to bring in a wider audience to watch the film that happened to various people in real life.another aspect of this shot is that we used plain white text on a dark background to once again give the audience the effect of dark horror sinister ism.
Screenshot 9 is the last shot i will evaluate in respects to audience which shows Connors character (cocky boyfriend boy) walking up the stairs of what we assume is the main setting which was mentioned earlier in the trailer analysis.The emotion Connors character is showing appears to be worry which will denote to the audience that he is worried about Rachel's character being in danger as its the house she appeared to live in earlier in the trailer with the killer behind her conforming to most horror genre films of the Innocent character being killed.The costume worn also is quite out landish which might be a reason why the audience targets the boy as an antagonist which the audience collaborate together to want something bad to happen to him.
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