NAME OF FILM: Evil
Dead
YEAR RELEASED: 2013
GENRE OF TRAILER: Horror
MARKS AFTER VIEWING: 9/10
YEAR RELEASED: 2013
GENRE OF TRAILER: Horror
MARKS AFTER VIEWING: 9/10
What
happened in the trailer?
At the beginning of the trailer, the narrative is established and we see that something evil has been released from a seemingly important book and possesses the characters and is attacking them. We then see a montage of clips from the movie showing the horrific occurrences that the evil does to the characters which is mostly body horror.
At the beginning of the trailer, the narrative is established and we see that something evil has been released from a seemingly important book and possesses the characters and is attacking them. We then see a montage of clips from the movie showing the horrific occurrences that the evil does to the characters which is mostly body horror.
Which positive, clever or interesting aspects do you think
you could include in your own trailer? What generic features are fulfilled
well?
My favourite aspect of this trailer is the fact that there was lots of body horror shown and so it was clear all the way through that the genre was a gory horror and there were genuinely horrific moments that proved promising for horror fanatics. Another positive aspect of this trailer was the fact that it established the narrative of the film and didn’t just focus on the body horror. The audience were left with a general understanding of what the narrative will be when they watch the film and told the story which also was an exciting narrative and wont bore the audience that watch this trailer. I also really liked how the intertitles appeared with the beat of the music dramatically and so it made them stand out a lot more than they would if they appeared randomly. This is something I would like to include in my own trailer because it adds a sense of sharpness and refinement. In terms of editing, I thought that the quick montage sequences were very effective and created the perfect feeling of panic while watching the trailer and it helped the pace of the trailer to become more exciting. Also with editing, I thought that the collision cutting was very effectively executed and it was consistent throughout the trailer. It would go from slow paced and narrative-based, to quick flashes of action and body horror. This trailer showed the conventions of horror that are an enclosed creepy location, low key lighting and body horror. The mise-en-scene was perfectly fitting to the film and worked extremely well. One of my personal favourite parts of this trailer is the scene after the final intertitle is shown. I really like how instead of following the general expectations of having a jump scare at the end, they decided to have a horrifically gory moment with someone slicing open their tongue and licking a woman’s face. In my opinion, it was the perfect ending to a fantastic trailer and fit flawlessly with the sub-genre as this isn’t a horror movie where there will be many jump scares and will mostly consist of shocking body horror.
My favourite aspect of this trailer is the fact that there was lots of body horror shown and so it was clear all the way through that the genre was a gory horror and there were genuinely horrific moments that proved promising for horror fanatics. Another positive aspect of this trailer was the fact that it established the narrative of the film and didn’t just focus on the body horror. The audience were left with a general understanding of what the narrative will be when they watch the film and told the story which also was an exciting narrative and wont bore the audience that watch this trailer. I also really liked how the intertitles appeared with the beat of the music dramatically and so it made them stand out a lot more than they would if they appeared randomly. This is something I would like to include in my own trailer because it adds a sense of sharpness and refinement. In terms of editing, I thought that the quick montage sequences were very effective and created the perfect feeling of panic while watching the trailer and it helped the pace of the trailer to become more exciting. Also with editing, I thought that the collision cutting was very effectively executed and it was consistent throughout the trailer. It would go from slow paced and narrative-based, to quick flashes of action and body horror. This trailer showed the conventions of horror that are an enclosed creepy location, low key lighting and body horror. The mise-en-scene was perfectly fitting to the film and worked extremely well. One of my personal favourite parts of this trailer is the scene after the final intertitle is shown. I really like how instead of following the general expectations of having a jump scare at the end, they decided to have a horrifically gory moment with someone slicing open their tongue and licking a woman’s face. In my opinion, it was the perfect ending to a fantastic trailer and fit flawlessly with the sub-genre as this isn’t a horror movie where there will be many jump scares and will mostly consist of shocking body horror.
Which aspects of the trailer did you think were unsuccessful
and would put off its target audience? How is it disappointing?
In contrast to the positive aspects of the trailer, there were parts which I found disappointing as if they were corrected it would’ve been a perfect trailer. Firstly, I thought that there was far too much body horror shown and ruined the shock that the audience would experience if they were to watch the film. If you watch the trailer before the film, you would’ve seen all of the extreme body horror and so it would be disappointing as a result. I think they should’ve left the body horror to the imagination and maybe used restricted narration to tease some of the gore. In addition to this, I think that there was too much of the plot revealed. At the beginning it establishes the narrative well but it then goes too far and spoils the later events in the film which I feel are unnecessary to the trailer and reveals too much plot. This is very similar to the body horror problem and I think this is because the trailer as a whole was far too long. They could’ve ended the trailer earlier and saved some of the surprise for when you watch the film but because it was over 2 minutes long, too much was revealed.
In contrast to the positive aspects of the trailer, there were parts which I found disappointing as if they were corrected it would’ve been a perfect trailer. Firstly, I thought that there was far too much body horror shown and ruined the shock that the audience would experience if they were to watch the film. If you watch the trailer before the film, you would’ve seen all of the extreme body horror and so it would be disappointing as a result. I think they should’ve left the body horror to the imagination and maybe used restricted narration to tease some of the gore. In addition to this, I think that there was too much of the plot revealed. At the beginning it establishes the narrative well but it then goes too far and spoils the later events in the film which I feel are unnecessary to the trailer and reveals too much plot. This is very similar to the body horror problem and I think this is because the trailer as a whole was far too long. They could’ve ended the trailer earlier and saved some of the surprise for when you watch the film but because it was over 2 minutes long, too much was revealed.
The class averaged a score of 9/10 and was the highest scoring trailer that we reviewed. The general view of the trailer was that the intertitles were appealing and successful, there was plenty of collision cutting, the use of parallel music was effective and there were genuinely horrific body horror moments. Most of the class agreed that it would have received a perfect 10 if they had restricted the amount of body horror and plot that was revealed to the audience.
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