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In both of these shots, the character is tied up with their hands behind their back.This is a really common theme in horror movies, the spectator automatically assumes they are going to be tortured. The lighting is very similar in both shots, it is dark and eery and barely allows us to see their surroundings, which leaves us feeling more on edge. The differences in the shots are that the Hostel shot is very much more an establishing shot. We see the characters whole body, he appears to be in an empty room but as the lighting is very low-key we are unable to see what is lurking in the darkness. The shot from Skin Deep, is a medium shot of the character, we can see that she is tied to a something and we can just about see the killer behind her. Both shots very much follow the horror movie conventions.

Although the font colour and style is different in these inter-title shots, they both have their sentence split up over different inter-titles with four or five words on each. This technique is to keep the spectator guessing, we get part of the sentence, then a series of clips from the film before we get the rest of it. Both shots have conventional black backgrounds and the text is centred in the middle of the shot.

These two shots of the killer are very similar. In teaser trailers, you only get to see the killer once or twice, this is to keep the audience guessing and not give too much away. Also, too many shots of the killer could result in losing the sense of mistery.  Both killers are wearing masks, this is a common feature in horror films as it hides the identity of the person behind the mask and creates fear within the spectator. The masks are also fairly similar, they both cover the whole face with only eye holes and circular holes to breathe through. Again, both shots are very dark and eery, we are unable to see beyond the killer and can't see their surroundings which creates suspense and tension.

Extreme close-ups are often used in horror films, they disorientate the spectator because its hard to tell what exactly is going on which provokes a sense on mystery and tension. Extreme close-ups of an eye is particularly common, as this is the place where we can really see the fear inside the person and it allows us to identify with them. We begin to care about them which allows us to feel scared for them and hope that they stay safe and don't get hurt.The lighting in the shot from My Bloody Valentine very strongly contrasts dark and light, creating chiaroscuro. The light is so bright that its hard to see detail on his face, drawing all our attention to his eye. The shot of the eye from our trailer, Skin Deep, is overall fairly dark but has highlights on the skin around the eye, making the the eye itself stand out and look dark.

Both of these shots have the conventional black background and both take place within the last few seconds of the trailer. The text is in the centre of the frame, although the font and colour is different. I think both are effective, the SAW V1 font is metallic and connotes weapons, possibly a blade. The Skin Deep font looks like blood dripping.

These two shots are very similar. In both of them we see a close-up of a girl being gagged with a look of despair on her face. The background is very dark and slightly distorted adding to the confusion. We don't know where they are and it looks like they don't either.

Although these are very different shots, I compared them because I liked the idea of the hands struggling to escape, trying to break free. In both shots the character has been put in a position where they can't escape.

As usual, its taking place at night time in a dark and what must be, isolated place.

These two shots are set at different times of the day, both connote freedom and escape. These shots are very effective in horror teaser trailers because it shows that the character is running away from something. Also, these shots are in sharp contrast with the shot of the character being tied up or locked away and this makes the audience ask themselves the questions, how did they escape? did they get away? what happened afterwards? It makes the spectator want to see the film to find out.

I thought these two shots were interesting, the same shot but in different locations. The shot creates a sense of tension in the spectator because we can see how far the character has to go. In the My Bloody Valentine shot, we can see the silhouette of the girl on the left hand side, although its not a point of view shot, we can see what she is looking at and we feel nervous for her. Although she is in a shop with high-key lighting, there are lots of obstacles and there is a lot to take in. We don't know where the killer is hiding.

In the shot from Skin Deep, we can see a point of view shot of a  little bit of the road ahead, lit up by the headlights of the car. The light quickly fades out and all we can see is darkness. Due to the POV shot we really feel as if we are in the characters shoes and we are on the edge of ours seats.

Conventionally, teaser trailers are shorter than the full trailer and are around 30-90 seconds long. Our trailer, Skin Deep conforms to this at 62 seconds. Teaser trailers are designed to let the audience know that the film is coming up in the near future and to add hype to the upcoming release. They often feature scenes or alternative versions of scenes that are not in the finished film, this is because they are often made while the film is still in production. The tease is generated by never letting the audience know exactly what's going on, partly because if they knew the whole story they wouldn't bother going to see it, and also because it creates mystery and intrigues the audience; they want to know how the protagonist gets themselves in the situation they've seen on the trailer and how/whether they get out of it. There is often some form of audience identification in a teaser trailer. This is so that the audience begins to "care" for the protagonist, which leads them to feel an emotional connection to them which sends them on an emotional rollercoaster ride throughout the movie. It is the same with a movie, at the beginning we get visually introduced to the main protagonist and their life, by seeing them at work, with their family, in their personal space (the home) etc.