Name of film: Evil Dead
Year released: 2013
Genre of trailer: Gory Horror
My marking after viewing: 10/10
What happened in the trailer: A group of kids stay in a cabin in the middle of the woods. They then find a hatch covered in blood which leads to the cellar. One of the guys heads down there and finds a load of old papers and books, and ends up reading a passage out of a book which subsequently releases a load of evil beings on them. They then try to fight to survive as they are brutally attacked and possessed by evil beings, forcing them to mutilate themselves, but also fight off the creatures of the forest.
Which positive clever or interesting aspects do you think you could include in your own trailer? What generic features are fulfilled well? The use of stabbing music creates an unsettling effect. Also the mixture between slow paced close-ups of the characters, and fast paced montages helps set the narrative, but get across the heart-pounding action also. The choice of low-key lighting, set in a dark woods, with only lamps to light the place gives a sinister feel to the whole place. The way the trailer speeds up the montages and gore throughout the scenes gets the viewer on edge, and their heart racing.
Which aspects of the trailer did you think were unsuccessful and would put off its target audience? How is it disappointing?
Nothing.
What was the trailers average score in class? Why did it receive this score?
The average score for this trailer was 10. This was because the trailer offered everything you would expect from a gory horror. The montages, and collision cuts of fast to slow scenes of gore helped add a disgusting and heart-pounding feeling to the trailer. The parallel music also worked really well, as the deep groans, and high nasty sounds of things running through the woods, gets the viewer on the tips of their seat.
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