Orphan Trailer

Trailer Conventions:
One convention used in this trailer is the use of emotive music.  The music is contrapuntal as it carrys on throughout the trailer and changes in pitch, tempo and amplification to flow with the mood of the film.  Another convention it uses is a mixture of dialogue and voice over.  It does this because it is guiding you through the story and once the dialogue and voice over stops it leaves the audience wanting to watch the movie to find out more. 

Horror Conventions:

One convention used is editing shots to slow down the speed of projection.  This is used to increase tension and suspense in the film.  Speed of projection is also altered to speed up some shots to build up a sense of panic.  Another convention used is the use of a mixture of high angle and low angle shots to create a power balance between the characters.  Another horror convention used is the use of a freeze frame. 

In my horror trailer I would like to try to incorporate a freeze frame because I think it is very effective at holding an audiences attention.  One other element of this horror trailer that I would like to use in our horror trailer is the use of a voice over.