1. Trailer Storyline/ narrative, pace, target audience, sound both diegetic and non-diegetic, voice overs, typography, types of shots and pace are some of the things I closely considered. I decided to follow most of the conventions of real media products, as I wanted my audience to be able to easily recognise what my products were and also the genre they belonged too. Shots I noticed that close-up shots especially of characters faces and their expressions at key points were conventional of real thriller trailers that I analysed such as Se7en. I followed this convention using close-up shots at crucial parts of the trailer such as; when Rachels friends are being kidnapped

2. Trailer shots Sam has been kidnapped in this shot and, her kidnapper (the eliminator) is opening the door to where she has been locked away. The close up shot has exaggerated the terror and fear in her facial expression. Allowing the audience to easily sympathise with the character (Sam). Furthermore, the angle used in this shot is a slight high-angle which is used to make the object seem inferior typically used for the damsel in distress. 3. Trailer shots Also, when Rebecca, is tied up, I have filmed this scene using a close-up shot when you see her hands struggling to untie her legs, once again in order to for the audience to be able to tell this is a key scene and instantly notice that Rebecca is tied up so they are aware she is being eliminated. I also slowed this scene down to create more of an impact This also helped me to realise how the combination of sound, type of shot, pace and angle can work together to create a suspense filled atmosphere which evokes feelings of anxiety in the viewers. 4. Trailer shots Alternatively, close ups have been used in real thriller trailers in order to create a sense of mystery such as in se7ens trailer with the metronome and the feet. The viewer is unaware of the whole context of the shot (mise-en-scene) therefore, without this information they are left asking questions such as; who/what is that? What is happening? I used a close-up shot for to add mystery to my trailer, this was at the beginning of the trailer; there is a close-up of gloved hands rubbing together, in hopes of getting the viewer to ask themselves questions already such as; what is that, (after realising its hands) then, whos hands are they? Who is this person? And what is there role/ significance in the film? 5. Narrative Throughout the A2 course I have been learning media theory, one of the main theories have been Narrative theory from this I know that there are two different types of narrative range; unrestricted and restricted, thrillers are most likely to have restricted narration which is when only minimal information is offered regarding the narrative, this is mostly used in thrillers since they are characteristically mysterious and suspense building this can only be achieved if parts of the narrative are restricted. Non-diegetic sound such as sound effects beginning airy and low and with the occasional loud bang which interrupts scenes with statements and questions, giving the audience more to question themselves about hopefully making them want to pay and watch the film, sine the film is a commodity I am trying to sell. 6. Narrative I have managed to keep the narrative of my trailer restricted just like the real trailers through a range of different techniques such as, camera shots, angles, sound and edits/ transitions. I have achieved this mainly by using a lot of close- up, meaning that the audiences view is literally restricted not allowing them to see the whole setting, which hides clues and information 7. Narrative Todorov believed that all films follow the same narrative pattern of : 1. State of Equilibrium at bus stop 2. Disruption of the Equilibrium Sam screams 3. Recognition there has been a disruption Rachel calls Sam, Rebecca's mum at door 4. An attempt to repair the damage of the disruption Missing posters, Rachel walking around 5. A return of restoration or new equilibrium My trailer has left this as a mystery so the audience will have to watch the full film to find out the ending, this is what real trailers do. However, since this is a trailer only the first three steps are completely evident and the third partly, if all steps were established in the trailer the audience would feel no need to watch the film in cinemas. 8. Typography There is a regular occurrence of Roman styled fonts used in thriller trailers dark and mysterious tone of the genre. I also believe that some are semiotics involved in typography giving deeper meanings/ connotations such as in se7en whereby, the ts in the typography resemble crucifixes and the Is candles this relates to the religious basis/ relation of the plot which is based on the seven deadly sins. 9. Typography Additionally, for the title of the film Seven there has been a play on the word, using a number 7 for the V, and also added a tally adding up 7. I decided to do something similar using 1 for all of the three Is in EL1M1NAT1ON as my tag line for the trailer and poster is one by one and also winter is Eliminating Rachels friends to get to the ONE he wants. 10. Typography The reason why I followed this convention of the typography and symbolism was in order to allow the audience to easily identify the genre of the film trailer and also, so that the films title becomes more of a brand so its recognisable by just a glance without having to actually having to read just like what logos and symbols do. 11. Sound Voice over Once I had previewed my trailer after my first draft, I received feedback saying that although the majority of participants understood the storyline, a few did not so I considered ways to make the plot/ storyline even clearer to viewers, I went with voice overs, as this was a convention I often came across in my research when analyzing real thriller trailers. However, my voice over is slightly different to that of the real thriller trailers I had seen as it was coming from the voice of the mysterious Eliminator who is ever fully seen, rather than a narrators point of view, I felt this made it more personal and gave the audience more of a connection with the characters on screen. I however did follow the convention of the deep tone of voice for the voice over, as I believe this adds to the overall mystery and dark tone of the trailer. The link below is the voice over recording before I manipulated it. https://soundcloud.com/el1m1nat1on-project/raw-voice-over 12. Camera movement - Handheld camera The use of a hand held camera whilst filming denotes a kind of realism, and makes the audience feel as though they are part of a scene, rather than viewing it from a detached, frozen position. I decided to begin the trailer with this type of camera movement exactly for the audience to feel more of a connection to the trailer straight away in hopes of more successfully grasping their attention. Allowing me to sell the product being advertised (film views). * On the next slide you can see a short clip of this scene 13. Camera movement 14. Characters The age of the characters tend to be in reasonably close proximity with that of the target audience in real trailers I believe this is in order for the audience to be able to relate to the actors on screen and therefore, lead to more enjoyment and understanding and a greater ability to empathise with the characters. For this reason my actors/ characters are an average age of 19, as my target audience ranges from 15- 25 I feel that this is a good age allowing them to easily relate.