Trailer analysis, Dan

American Psycho - Mary Harron
Cinematography: There are a lot of close up shots within this trailer, these close ups are used so the audience can get idea to who the protagonist is. These close up shot reveal a lot about the character and also shows how character driven the film will be. For example, there is a shot of Patrick pealing off a face mask whilst looking into a mirror. This close up allows the audience to see that Patrick is a harsh and concealed character. The interesting part of this shot is how he is pealing off a face mask. To me this represents a separate side to himself and side of himself he has to hide and cover up with a mask. Having seen the film I can say that this is a valid analysis of this shot. Shots like this inspires me to do something similar within our film. It could be a clever tool to add a stylish look to the cinematography.
Editing: The editing in this trailer shows no long drawn out shots, the editing is fast paced with many close up and medium shots. There next to no continuity editing in this trailer, the editing in this trailer is for affect and shows this throughout the trailer. The editing also cuts between 'normal' life and vial and vicious shots which once again represents the separate life he has compared with his 'normal' life. 
Sound: Sound is the most interesting part of this trailer and is the main reasons why I have used it as an example. I love how this trailer has used the happy non-diegetic sound contrasted with the horrific images and horrific diegetic sound from the killings. This feature has fascinated me and I would love to use it in our own trailer even if its only for a little part of the trailer. A part from this every other sound is drowned out even when you see a shot with clear sound, once again I think this is an impressive style. Hopefully we can achieve this within our trailer.
Mise-en-scene: The mise-en-scene in this trailer gives an insight into the sickness of this film through the blood soaked bodies etc. An important piece of mise-en-scene is the suits and business style seen on pretty much all the men in the trailer. This shows that the blood lust shown in the trailer has come from the professionalism from businessmen in wall street. Once again showing an odd link that is a frequent theme and giving an insight to the future of the narrative.   

Creep - Christopher Smith
Cinematography: The camera style in this trailer is the reason why its one of my examples, I like the use of hand held camera work. This is an amazing feature that we will most definitely use, I feel its the perfect why of creating realism within a film. This has added importance in a horror film because giving the sense of realism makes the horror that little bit more horrifying. This technique also has relevance to the narrative as well because the protagonist in this film is a film maker. Also I noticed that a lot of the camera positioning gives the feel of enclosure and claustrophobia. This then adds to the idea of being trapped in a train station. The trailer is given pace and beat through the flashing of light to dark as well as the sound. All of these small little features add up to create a haunting feel to the trailer that american psycho lacks.
Editing: There are no eloquent editing styles or techniques used in this trailer that stands out. however, it doesn't follow continuity editing either. The main use of editing in this trailer that creates affect is the increase in speed of editing as the trailer gets further on and as the situation in the trailer begin to get worse. This connotates drama that will increase as the film goes on just like the editing. This also shows that tension is being built for a climatic ending.
Sound: The non-diegetic sound in this trailer is very creepy and extremely unnerving, which is a great affect that is instantly achieved. Also there is hardly any diegetic sound in the trailer, only a few voices and crashes. So even though there is this very prominent background music there is also a strange and quiet ambience created. Although the sound in this trailer was impressive I still feel the sound from American Psycho fits to the style of our film better. Smaller objects of sound that are unusual in the trailer like the monkey add a certain sense of strangeness creating an uncomfortable situation, which is all a part of the horror film and experience.     
Mise-en-scene: What stands out in the first few second of this trailer in terms of mise-en-scene is the font type of the text that comes up into the centre of the screen. Text is something that we'll use in our trailer so this trailer was important to us because it gave us a good understanding of what works and what doesn't. The mise-en-scene gives us an understanding of the character, her situation and what could happen to her. The mise-en-scene shows a very 'real' women in a 'real' train station in possibly and 'real' situation. Once again realism has been shown to be so effective within this genre, with having this knowledge now we can adapt this to our own trailer keeping in mind how realism adds so much fear to a horror film.

Hostel - Eli Roth
Cinematography: Once again we see a lot of mixed camera shots with not a lot of movement. There is a lot of fixation with close up shots on objects and areas. By having a lot of these close up shots we get the feel of something be held from the audience, creating questions. This is a good effect because it makes the spectator think about the trailer and maybe discuss it with friends. One of the shots for example, shows a close up shot of a toe about to be cut off. This gives a visual idea of whats going to happen within the narrative. However, it cuts before the audience see the toe get cut off. This keeps tension high and gives the effect of the unknown. The lighting for these shits are extremely dark throughout the trailer showing connotation of death and fear. This trailer comes across aggressive and potentially a shocking film.
Editing: The editing in this trailer like Creep starts slow and increases in speed and the action gets more intense. The shots fade in and out of total darkness and the parts of darkness is when text is shown over the top. For example, 'sickest fantasies' this gives time to explain the film as well as show it by using a dark fading technique. Also slow motion is used towards the beginning of the trailer to accentuate the terror of the shot.
Sound: It has a creepy string band in the background creating a sense of foreboding. This non-diegetic sound is then layered by an extremely low voice that sounds like its part of the trailer and blending into diegetic sound. This then has an extra layer of movement and things that are going on within the frame. The speed of the band then picks up as the editing increases with added sound effects such as screaming as well. From this a beat and tempo is introduced giving the trailer rhythm and pace, like a heartbeat. This then stops and the sound is decreased as the focus then turns to what going on in the frame. The loud and fast paced music then comes back in to create a dramatic and climatic anding to the trailer.
Mise-en-scene: The mise-en-scene in this trailer is generally orientated around weapons and torture, linking into the films narrative. It also shows a dark and what appears a underground or enclosed location adding isolation to the fear of the film and makes it more easily relatable to the audience. From the mise-en-scene it allows the audience to create a mental picture of the film and by making it real in their head then the film reaches a whole new level of horror and entertainment.