What's Included + Why?

In the trailer I would try to include a mixture of what I would include in the film, for example there will be both deep somewhat clever moments and jumpy aspects. We would not include too much gore in the trailer as to not distract from the main meaning of the film and so I can get across the correct feel to the film. It would also be difficult to realistically film a death without the sort of effects professional make up and CGI crews would have. So it would be wise to avoid having to do this in order to prevent the trailer looking too amateur and unrealistic. I plan to show short disconcerting clips in order to give off an idea but not show everything. So for example I won’t explain things in detail in the trailer but the audience will be aware of the general storyline and concept of what is happening.

Features I will include:

There is a prominent use of eyes in many horror films, as shown above in 'The Eye' (2006). This is something I would like to lnk in to my horror film as the basic aspect of the film is that a girl is being watched, making eyes a somewhat crucial part of the trailer. The use of this is usually reasonably inconspicuous, with people not nessescarily realising that they are a large part of the film. They are ofcourse also very creepy if used correctly which is useful in a horror. I hope to be able to use this common aspect in my filming process as to adhere with the themes of the genre.

Along with this I am planning on using one of the common 'stock screams' used by so many horror films. I would have liked to have been able to use the 'Wilhelm scream' which is perhaps the most famous of all of these screams however with a purely female cast this would have been too difficult to include.

Clothing

In most teenage horrors the characters are dressed in dull, dark colours in order to convey the feeling of the films. Even when brighter colours are used, as can be seen in the last photo, the tones are dulled down as to not make the scene seem happy or lively. It can also be seen that in some films the characters are dressed in brighter colours before any danger is addressed  for example right at the start of the film, as can be seen in 'The Ring' (2002). The clothes also often blend into the background, making us notice other details about the scene for example the whiteness of the tape in the bellow picture. If bright colours are used is often red due to it's dangerous or painful connotations.