Lights out trailer

 

 

 

 

 

Camera angles

The trailer of lights out starts with an establishing shot of a textiles warehouse. They use this shot to signify where this scene is going to take place. Also it’s emphasising that it’s a horror movie because the only light in the shot is coming from the building, everywhere else is covered in darkness and in horror films darkness represents an eerie environment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The trailer then skips to a shot of a women walking down a dark corridor inside the warehouse shown at the beginning of the trailer. Again, darkness is used to give an eerie tone to the scene; here you can see the director using an extreme long shot from behind the character. This camera angle gives off the impression that something or someone is watching the person walking through the mysterious corridor.

 

 

 

After that, the trailer then shows a clip of the same women turning off the lights. Using an over the shoulder angle, this angle can show a point of view of the character and also a view of the door way where the anti hero appears when the lights are switched off.

 

The camera then switches to a shot reverse shot; this is used whilst two characters of the film are having a conversation. Shot reverse shot are most commonly used for conversation clips.

 

Sound effects

• Throughout the trailer for this movie, a repeated sound of a piano note can be heard. This builds up tension and suspense right after a jump scare. It also keeps the audience intrigued.
   
• Also narration can be heard through clips of the movie. One character can be heard talking about being haunted, whilst the other person on screen can be seen with a flashlight looking for something or someone. This reflects the back story of the film which is effective because it gives the audience an insight of what the film is about.
   
• In the trailers sound track there is a section where the audience can hear a climax, this builds up suspense and also keeps the audience intrigued. Once the climax has finished you can see what the anti hero was doing.

 

• Lastly there is a shot of a dark empty door way, the camera then zooms in onto the door way and a sound of blowing wind can be heard. This gives the impression that the door way is mysterious and intriguing.
   
  Special effects
   
  In the trailer for lights out, I found only one special effect used. This was a flashback showing how the anti hero of the film became who she was. This is effective because the audience gets to see how the anti hero lived and turned into what she is.
  
   
   
  Mise-en-scene
   
  In the trailer for lights out, the editors use this image of a broken light to show and emphasise the darkness of the scene, this adds tension to the film. 
  
  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

Also to show how dark their surroundings are police are checking the haunted house with bright flash lights. The only light coming from this scene is the flash lights. This adds the feeling that anything could jump out at them.

 

 

 

In the same scene policemen and women can be seen walking around the same house with guns. The shows that the police have authority over the person they are trying to find. Also the uniform shows they are working together as a unit.

 

Finally in the trailer, the opening clip takes place in a textiles warehouse. To show this the editors added manikins to the background and also different types of materials around the shot. The manikins give off an creepy vibe to the shot and makes the scene feel eerie.