The StoryLine : After the tragic death of his wife and child, famed American author Joseph Crone travels from the United States to Barcelona, Spain to reunite with his estranged brother Samuel and dying father, Richard. However, fate has a different plan for Joseph as his life becomes plagued with strange happenings, and the constant sightings of the number 11. Curiosity quickly turns to obsession, and Joseph soon realizes that this number holds a horrific meaning not only to himself but possibly to all of religion. Isolated in a foreign country with only the support of his companion, Sadie, Joseph soon realizes that 11/11/11 is more than just a date; it’s a warning.
The teaser horror trailer I decided to analyse was the film 11.11.11 which is a 2011 film written and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. The film is a horror / thriller set on the 11th day of the 11th month and concerning an entity from another world that enters the earthly realm through Heaven's 11th gate. The film was released on November 11, 2011 hence the title of the film!
The teaser trailer starts off with a captions which is typical of many teaser trailers but the captions style is which really captures my attention as it has a really vintage look to it, I really like this effect as its something that I would like to include within my teaser as it quiet contemporary and gives off a scary vibe which quickly establishes the genre to the reader.
The next scene includes non diegetic music which flows with the storyline smooth and swiftly, the non - diegetic music performs to its purpose as it establishes the genre right away to the audience as sometimes the wrong kind of music can ruin the piece of film, so from listening to the music I shall make sure the music we create does well in flowing with the test appropriately.
Additionally there’s a variation of shoots at the beginning with add to the shoots which add to the chilly and mysterious vibe to the film, further on the captions look like there crumbling away I like this effect as is very modern and this effect used within the teaser trailer gives me inspiration as its an effect that I haven’t seen in many teaser trailers so makes it look new and makes it possible to differentiate is self from other teasers thus helping it stand out from the rest!
Furthermore in there storyline there’s reference to biblical events thus enhancing its ability to connect with horror and develop the spooky and ambiguous feel to it. The colours used with in the captions alone are both black and white which enhances the feel as black can sometimes connate the feeling of death plus when I think of black it remember that the colour black can be absorb light so the light could represent something good , also the black can represent lack of colour and depending on the country black is worn as a sign of respect to those dead, whereas the white can broadly be seen as a contradictory and kind of a complementary aspect to the black as white can represent purity as women get married in white and a angelic nature as when you imagine angles there predominantly dressed in white plus some culture endorse the idea of being buried in white although in some country white can convey death especially in Japanese culture / Japanese teaser trailers white is used to represent death so all in a the use of black and white as there main colours seem fits it purpose as it enhance the film ability to connect to the film!
Going back to the shots used within the film and the light is amazing as the teaser has swift and fasted shots which are main conventions for teaser trailers plus the close-up shots of the characters really convey a scared and a feeling that the characters don’t know what’s going to happen next and the emotions emoted are typically seen within horror plus the use of eyes rolling back into the head symbolizes death and in the process is able to shock and disturb the audience which it successfully does.
Furthermore in there storyline there’s reference to biblical events thus enhancing its ability to connect with horror and develop the spooky and ambiguous feel to it. The colours used with in the captions alone are both black and white which enhances the feel as black can sometimes connate the feeling of death plus when I think of black it remember that the colour black can be absorb light so the light could represent something good , also the black can represent lack of colour and depending on the country black is worn as a sign of respect to those dead, whereas the white can broadly be seen as a contradictory and kind of a complementary aspect to the black as white can represent purity as women get married in white and a angelic nature as when you imagine angles there predominantly dressed in white plus some culture endorse the idea of being buried in white although in some country white can convey death especially in Japanese culture / Japanese teaser trailers white is used to represent death so all in a the use of black and white as there main colours seem fits it purpose as it enhance the film ability to connect to the film!
Going back to the shots used within the film and the light is amazing as the teaser has swift and fasted shots which are main conventions for teaser trailers plus the close-up shots of the characters really convey a scared and a feeling that the characters don’t know what’s going to happen next and the emotions emoted are typically seen within horror plus the use of eyes rolling back into the head symbolizes death and in the process is able to shock and disturb the audience which it successfully does.
