Teaser trailer deconstruction according to genre
- An establishing shot of a log cabin in the woods, with low key ambient lighting is very conventional for a slasher film, as this is often the location used for a slasher film
- A close-up shot of a sleeping woman accompanied by a non-diegetic off-screen creaking noise is also conventional of a slasher film and conveys to the audience that a killer or a character of that nature is going to harm the 'final girl'
- A mid-shot frames the 'final girl' and the audience can see the costume, which is brown hair, a plain and unrevealing white top and basic makeup - all very conventional and connote purity, simplicity and innocence which are all conventional for the 'final girl' character
- A close up shot frames the killer in the background with the 'final girl' having a scared and worried facial expression, clearly expressing to the audience that this is a slasher horror. Furthermore, some kind of editing has been used to 'mask' the frame, tying in with the fast straight-cut edits used to build tension within the trailer.
- Style of font used is quite spaced out, white, has serifs, with black and grey background that matches the edit 'mask' used over some of the cuts - quite conventional, as dark and simple colours are often used in horror films. Text is used to describe the basic narrative of the plot - conventional for a teaser trailer
- To build tension, several very fast straight-cut edits are used with non-diegetic sound which sounds like shutter noises, which is also heard in most horror trailers. The straight cut edits make the trailer seem more chaotic and jumpy, appropriate for the genre
- A close-up of the 'final girl's face shows a much more raggid, dirty character, subverting the usual 'final girl' role and shows her becoming the antagonist, performing the brutal acts on her rapists, but the audience is invited to side with her almost
- Close-up of feet stretched on floor, with old battered rope, blood on floor, and legs stretched apart is a clear indication of genre to the audience - mise en scene
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