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Analysis of 7 key stills –

Sinister TrailerPhilippa English

Camerawork: Mis-En-Scene:

This still is a wide

shot which therefore

shows all of the

burning car. This

shows that there is

some kind of danger

or bad events going

to happen as before

this shot they were

just moving into a

happy family home.

The shot is also low

angled so that the car

looks longer and so

that you can see all

of the smoke and

flames in relation to

where the car is.

Setting: The setting of this

shot is in a garage of the

house but it is being viewed

on an old film reel. The car

is wrapped in chains which

gives the impression to the

viewer that there may be

something inside it which is

not allowed out.

Lighting: The lighting in

this shot is very bright as

there is flames and smoke

which would be bright in

real life. The car looks

dark in comparison to the

rest of the fire which

makes it stand out more.

Prop: There are

various chains

wrapped across the

car as to make it

look almost as there

is something inside

the car which

should not be let

out. The car looks

like an older model

of a family car

which would

represent the

people who lived

there before as an

average family.

Costume: The

car looks old and

possibly run

down and is

covered in

chains.

Conventions of genre:

This is conventional of the horror genre as there is

usually danger and destruction in horror films and a

car covered in chains being blown up is conventional

of this.

Conventions of form:

This is conventional of a

trailer as they show things

starting to go wrong or

action parts of the film to

try and get the audience

to watch more.

Camerawork:The shot is a wide shot

which shows the

antagonist in the bushes

with a light just over its

face. The wide shot

adds to the scariness of

the scene as it is only

on the screen for a few

minutes and then it is

gone which adds to

tension and suspense

for the viewer. As you

would not expect to see

someone in the bushes

and the antagonist is

small in comparison to

the setting.

Mis-En-Scene:Setting: The setting of this still is in the

garden of the main characters in the

trailers home. It is very leafy and full of

hedges which makes it difficult for the

antagonist to be noticed to start with.

Lighting: The lighting of

this still is very low lit to

make the garden look more

mysterious. But there is a

light underneath the

antagonist to make him

noticeable in the dark

garden. As he has a pale

face this draws even more

attention to him as it stands

out more on the dark

background.

Costume: The

antagonist in the still

is wearing all dark

clothing apart from

his face which is

painted in white face

paint with dark make

up around the eyes to

make it look very

mysterious and scary

to the audience.

Prop: There are many trees and bushes

surrounding the antagonist.

Convention of genre:

This is conventional of the

horror genre as in horror

movies there is typically an

antagonist who usually

looks scary and is not

seen very often but causes

lots of destruction like this

one.

Convention of form:

This is typically conventional of a trailer as

they usually show you a small snippet of what

the antagonist looks like as they have done

here.

Camerawork:The shot used

here is a wide

shot as to show

the viewer the

main character

but then the

antagonist on the

computer screen

behind him. It is

close up on the

mans face to

show his emotion

and the

antagonist is in

the background

almost to show

that he is always

in there watching

the characters.

Mis-En-Scene:

Setting: The setting of this still is within

the family home in which the film is set.

The man seems to be in some kind of

study or writing room as the man says

in the trailer that he is a story writer.

Lighting: The lighting in this still is

low lit and you can only see half of

the mans face. There is also a

mysterious yellow light where the

antagonists face is on the computer

screen as to draw attention to it as it

therefore stands out in the dark light.

Costume: the man

in the still is wearing

plain clothing to

show that he is just a

regular person which

typically in horror

films the bad things

happen to as they try

to make it realistic.

The antagonist on

the computer screen

has his face covered

in face paint or make

up in white and

smudged black

around the eyes to

make him look scary

to the viewer.

Prop: There are

props in the scene

such as the

computer which is

important in

constructing the

scene as without it

you would not be

able to see the

antagonists face on

it.


This is conventional

to the horror genre

as the antagonist is

in the background

which is typical to

have in a horror

movie.


This is conventional for

a trailer as it is showing

the viewer something

that the character

cannot see, therefore

helping to explain the

narrative.

Camerawork:

This shot is a zoomed

in wide shot which

shows a boy who has

been possessed

coming out of a

cardboard box in a

very strange position.

It is shot from a low

angle to make it look

as though the boy is

coming almost

towards you.

Mis-En-Scene:

Setting: The setting of

this scene is in a

normal room of a

house that belongs to

the family who are the

characters within the

film.

Costume: The

boy in the still

seems to be

naked and may

have some kind of

contacts in to

make his eyes

look freaky as he

is possessed.

Prop: The cardboard box in

this still is the main prop as the

boy has come out of it, which

to start with is irregular

because people do not sit in

boxes. Which gives the viewer

that something is wrong before

he even comes out of the box.

Lighting: The

lighting on the left

of the scene is

very low lit.

However there is a

light shining on top

of the boy which

makes his pale

skin stand out on

the dark

background. This

also gives him a

shadow on the

box which gives

an eerie feel to the

still.


This still is conventional of

the horror genre as typically

there is a family member or

a person in horror films who

gets possessed or

controlled by the antagonist

in the film. This is typically a

child as they are venerable

such as it is here.


This still is conventional of trailers as they will

show scary/interesting parts of the film but not

reveal the whole story as they want the viewer to

go and watch the rest of the film. Like they have

done here the audience would want to know why

this boy is coming out of a cardboard box in a

strange position.

Camera work:

This shot is a wide

shot which has an

axe being dragged

along the floor in

the foreground so

that the viewer

instantly see’s it.

In the background

of the shot there

seem to be

people/bodies lying

on the floor which

shows the viewer

that there is

something bad

happening.

Mis-En-Scene:

Setting: The setting of this still is in a room of the characters

in the trailers home. The floor is wooden which shows where

the axe has been dragged along the floor and scratched it

almost as though to show that the person who is holding it is

walking around menacingly with it.

Lighting: The

lighting in this still

like most of the

scenes in this

trailer is low lit to

show less and

give it an eerie

feel. There seems

to be an window

which is letting

through bright

light almost like

lightening

flashing.

Prop: The axe

is the main

focus of this still

and the main

prop used. As

an axe is

typically a

weapon this tells

the viewer that

there is danger

and allows them

to relate that it is

a horror film.

Costume: There isn’t

very much costume in

this still but there are

people or bodies lying

on the floor who seem

to be stripped or half

dressed.

Conventions

of genre:

This still is conventional

to the horror genre as

there is a weapon and

people/bodies in the

background who have

possibly been harmed

by this and

murder/torture are

common in horror films.


This still is conventional of a

trailer as they are showing a

weapon and people/bodies lying

on the floor but you do not know

what happens or why which is

why they do this to add suspense

to try and get the viewer to go and

see the film.

Camera Work:

This shot is a

wide shot which

shows the

whole scene of

a woman

holding a child

going through a

corridor which

has been graffiti

on in what looks

like blood. The

shot makes the

woman and

child look small

in comparison

to the long

hallway.

Mis-En-Scene:

Setting: the setting of this scene is in the

family home in a hallway. The walls are

covered in writing which looks like it is in

blood. This gives a very eerie feel to the still

as it is very unusual to have such writing on

the wall which gives the impression to the

viewer that something is not right.

Costume: The characters in the middle of

the scene are wearing long dresses

probably night gowns as it is very dark it is

probably night time. This gives the feel of

something more creepy than if they were

just wearing jeans and a t-shirt for

example.

Lighting: this

still is very

brightly lit from

the bottom

which then

shows the

viewer all of the

strange

markings on

the wall that the

characters in

the middle of

the still cannot

see as they are

behind them. It

also gives the

characters a

shadow which

makes them

look very

mysterious.

Conventions of

genre:

This is conventional of the horror

genre as the writing in what looks

like blood on the wall cannot be

seen by the characters. Things like

this are typical in horror movies as

they let the audience know more

about what is going on than the

characters.


This is conventional of a trailer because once

again it is showing snippets of this woman carrying

a child through a corridor covered in blood writing.

Which makes the viewer wonder why this is

happening and makes them want to go and watch

the film.

Camera Work:

This still is a wide

shot which shows 5

children in strange

face paint sitting in

what looks like an

attic. They are all

facing the camera

and looking with very

scary faces. Which is

a place where

children do not

regularly go in this

then gives the

impression to the

viewer that something

is not right. It is also

from a low angle

which makes it look

like the children are

looking down at

something.

Mis-En-Scene:

Setting: The setting of this still is in

what looks like an attic or garage as

it has lots of cardboard boxes in.

This is not a typical place for

children to be especially without an

adult.

Costume: The children in this scene are wearing

normal bright clothing, which contrasts with the

ghoulish face paint which they have on.

Prop: The

children seem

to be sat in

front of some

kind of screen

and are

surrounded by

various

cardboard

boxes. One of

the girls on

the left also

has a

mysterious

black box in

front of her.

Lighting: The lighting is

low lit around the room

however there seems to

be a light underneath

them which makes there

faces seem to be more

visible.


This is conventional to the horror

genre as there are children who

are in ghoulish face paint, and

typically children in horror movies

are taken over or controlled by the

antagonist as they seem to have

been here.


This is conventional of a horror

trailer as it is at the end of the

trailer they have left this at the end

to make the viewer question why

the children are like this and then

go and watch the film.

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