Charlotte Joyce

REAL MEDIA TEXTS INVESTIGATION

NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET TRAILER

Horror movie trailers conventionally always use dark lighting and run down buildings. This mise-en-scene creates a scary atmosphere.

NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET TRAILER

Horror movie trailers conventionally always show subtitles written in a blood-like font. This editing shows the audience that the film is a horror movie and adds to the fear-factor.

NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET TRAILER

Horror movie trailers conventionally always show the antagonist as inhuman and monster-like this mise-en-scene is used to terrify the audience.

INSIDOUS TRAILER

Horror movie trailers conventionally always show the victims (main protagonists) at the start to be normal this is used to show the contrast to when they become haunted etc.

INSIDOUS TRAILER

Horror movie trailers conventionally always show the victims to be hurt by the evil spirit etc usually through the mise-en-scene as this screenshot shows this is done to show the audience what the evil force is capable and adds to the scariness of the trailer.

THE PACT TRAILER

Horror movie trailers conventionally usually use subtitles explaining whats happened this editing makes the movie appear to be real and makes the movie seem even more scary.

THE PACT TRAILER

Horror movie trailers conventionally usually show reviews from magazines etc, this editing technique attracts audiences to watch the movie because the reviews make the film look more appealing.

Chandler

Fiske

Grant

Propp

Todorov

Barthes

Strauss

Hypodermic Needle Model Theory

Uses and Gratifications Theory

THEORIES AND THEORISTS THAT LINK TO HORROR TRAILERS