Our other task

Myself and Moneeb are also doing another task for our brief. We will be working on the 'print' task in addition to making our trailer, where we take on the roles of freelance journalists publishing articles on films.

By the way, I am learning how to embed films onto my blog, so soon I will be able to do that instead of just posting the links.

Trailers

Okay, well...

Sorry it's slightly later than I promised, but here are some thriller trailers that are similar to the one that myself and Moneeb are proposing to make:

Buried (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOA0fQyRPGo)

This trailer inspired us when we were discussing themes for our films. It is very cleverly-made, because every shot is in the same, extremely small location. The fact that there are no shots of outside is effective in advertising a horror film - being trapped or buried alive is something that a lot of people are scared of, and this trailer uses that. The only other shots are of quotes from reviews, which serve as a nice break from the clips.

Funny Games (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec-70W_K77U)

This is a truly amazing and powerful trailer in many ways. Firstly, it is not immediately clear that the film is a thriller - the peaceful music and the family driving to the house at the start does not look creepy or frightening in the slightest. There is also a good shot of some golf clubs, which reappear later in a rather horrifying way. The main antagonist, Paul, is young, pale-haired and wearing white - completely the opposite of a stereotypical villain. This is presented in stark contrast to the screen caps, which are in large red letters. There is also a dramatic change of music - at the start it is classical music played directly from a CD, but it later changes to something fast and dramatic.

The Others (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu494-Dr5po)

This is more of a typical trailer for a horror film. The establishing shot contains a big old house, shown at night - a traditional setting for a thriller. It is also immediately clear - by the well-spoken accents, domestic servants and old-fashioned mannerisms - that this film is set a long time ago - perhaps in the 1930s or 40s. The trailer is effective because it shows that there is something complicated and frightening happening in the house - without explaining exactly what it is.

I also recommend the Wikipedia articles for each of these films.