Media language investigation

Choose 3 horror trailers Analyse the following (use screenshot)- Cinematography - Sound- Mise-en-scene - Editing

1. House of wax2. Hush3. The final Destination 3

House of wax Cinematography

A high angle shot is used here to show the deserted street with just one person walking down it this makes the subject look vulnerable and an easy target

Sound

In this screenshot the protagonist is screaming this is a typical convention of a horror film and can often be used after a long suspense to make the audience jump.

EditingThe Writing in the montage appears to be melting these conventions fit well with the theme of wax throughout the film and makes the writing more interesting to read.

Mise-en-sceneThe mise-en-scene in this scene is used to create a sense of suspense and shows the audience stereotypical conventions of a horror film.

Hush Cinematography

This camera angle is a over the shoulder shot it is used to show the audience a feeling of realisation and loss from the protagonists point of view

SoundSound is used here in the form of pain, this is to make the audience feel sorry for the protagonist and feel a sense of sympathy

EditingHere

editing is used to show the audience the title of the film but it is edited in such a way that it looks eerie and spooky while also providing the name of the film.

Mise-en-sceneHere mise-en-scene is used to relate back to another scene in the trailer shown in the image below, when we see the woman wearing this necklace, this makes the audience think that something back may have happened to her, in the time she was apart from the protagonist

The final destination 3CinematographyThe camera angle used in the scene is an establishing shot

as the camera follows the ride down as it rockets towards the ground this gives the audience a feeling of being in thee scene

SoundIn this scene The sounds of the protagonist screaming would be the main sound that the audience would be able to see al other soundtracks in the scene would be merely background noise as that is what we want the audience to focus onto relate to the fear that she is feeling

EditingThere is a large montage of different scenes in this trailer these are all the different times when the protagonist is taking pictures which the audience will then be led to believe that the photos are a large part of the film.

Mise-en-sceneThe broken rollercoaster that has come of the tracks and is heading straight for the camera this could make the audience feel like they are in the scene and this helps to involve audience interaction.