Firstly, this film is low budgeted which is made my British producers and also involve British actors. This was important to analyse as it compares to what we have to do but even on more of a smaller scale as it makes us understand the conventions of making a low budgeted film.
To begin with, throughout this trailer all actors are wearing the same clothes throughout which suggests that the simplicity can create dramatic effects as the blood and dirt represents the new climaxes being created through film. Another big aspect that it represents is the fact that in a low budget film, clothing is something which they can’t afford to keep changing and be glamorous with it compared to high budgeted films.
The characters are dressed as a stereotypical teenager who is scruffy and simple. From this you could connote that the appeal of this film attracts mostly teenagers as it quite similar to the way ‘real’ teenagers would react if put in a situation like that. No real plans or structures behind ways of getting out the basement. However the actions of the characters generate more tension as it always engages the audience to be thinking what happens next in the spur of the moment.
Also, by hiring not so famous British actors, it decreases the cost of their overall price of the film. It also gives the film a chance to take risks and be really inventive as the producers have nothing to lose.
From this trailer, it is very evident that there is only one primary setting; the basement. Secondly, it’s not very big, seems to be claustrophobic for the four actors, there is only one different angle where the camera can look directly down, which are the stairs. In a horror genre perspective, it creates tension and more interaction and confusion between the characters which increases the thrill of the scenes. This is a positive and successful advantage of being creative with a low budget film.
Throughout the trailer, the effect fade to black is used as the main transition between all scenes. From this you could connote that black represents death, mystery and uncertainty to what’s going to arise in the next scene. This draws in the audience into the film and what’s going to happen next which is an aspect which in our trailer we need to focus on and not boring our target audience.
Also, in my opinion, the lighting seems to be quite natural the way in the daytime, the daylight shines through the windows which are above. This doesn’t create much light in the area which creates the gloomy and mysterious feel to the setting. As the trailer go along, the setting seems to be getting darker with more shadows and sometimes it’s hard to identify whose shadow it is. When making a horror film, the use of light is very important as it creates the emotion in the scene and the way the audience may perceive the emotions to be.
Lastly, the camera angles used in the trailer are very effective; even though the setting is a confided area the camera was able to witness people in different angles. In the trailer, one angle was when the camera was looking down from the top of the stairs at three characters. This could connote that the characters are inferior to whatever is after them. It also creates a sense of insecurity because they are weary to what is above them and how they might prepare for it. Also, throughout the trailer a variety of close ups and extreme close ups were used to acknowledge the characters expressions and understand their emotions. This is effective in horror as we want the audience to feel the same notion at that time.
Overall, this low budget British films generates a lot of simple ideas in the way we can organise and construct our own horror trailer and the ways to go about doing it.
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