Camera, Lighting & Sound

Camera

Throughout the beginning of the trailer I will be using a lot of medium close-up shots in order to emphasise the change in personality in the girl as I will be using medium close-up shots again after her transformation. The audience will be able to see and compare. For example during the conversion between the main character and the boy in order to show her shy nature while she is speaking to him and afterwards I will use a similar shot to show the change in her confidence in talking to him. Just like in Jennifer's Body.

I will use extreme close-up shots to show expressions of fear on the victims face and after the antagonist has just caused something bad to happen and to show her smug expression and emphasise her evil intentions. This will be used greatly in a scene filmed in a woods when she traps the boy and sets the wood on fire. A close up of the boys terrified expression will be used and a close up of the main character's evil smile to show this was her intention, to make the boy scared or even to kill him.

I will use establishing shots for the arches that the girl has to walk through so they audience can see the spooky environment . Each 'crime scence' will be introduced to the audience using an establishing shot.

I will use a lot of low angled shots in order to show the antagonist as being domineering and make the audience feel venerable especially during conversations with the other girl actress to show that she is now more confident then her.

I will use a point-of view shot in the beginning and near the end but with different lighting to make the audience feel like they are inside the antagonists head and they will be able to see the transformation. One will be used while she is walking through the tunnel.

Lighting

Profile lighting will appear frequently throughout my trailer as this implies that the character has something to hide as you cannot see their whole face. This will make the transformation of the main character easier because this type of lighting will be used more as she begins to change.

In order for the audience to experience the fear on the victims face properly I will use low angle lighting as it will illuminate their face leaving every thing else in darkness meaning this is all the audience has to concentrate on. It also implies that the character has been submerged in the world of the antagonist and hope is slowly dwindling. I will also use this in the beginning when the girl is walking home and when she's researching the satanic symbol to show her as venerable.

In the equilibrium I will only use ambient lighting in order to create a sense that everything is normal as it only uses light that is natural for example this shot from The Uninvited.

 I will also use this lighting after she has transformed in order to make the audience uncertain of what is happening. Her transformation will be hinted but not completely revealed so keeping natural lighting will make everything seem as if it is still normal.

Also the scene where my main character is falling asleep while researching on her laptop the room will be lit by a candle. This will create the effect that there are shadows flickering on the walls, it seems spooky.

 

Sound

I will use a stab of sound when the boy comes to scare the main character while she is studying in the library in order to create a false shock and then lull the audience back into a sense of security. I will also use this when she wakes up in the middle of the night to emphasise the panic in the main character. Again in a scene where she shouts at the rest of her class in order to make her shout seem more unnatural and scarier.

I aim to use a muffled kind of music in the background while the main character is walking through the tunnel in order to make it sound like the audience is listening to her head phones. This will make it seem like they are very close to her or inside her head.

I will use the same background music throughout the whole trailer however in the beginning it will be light and cheerful while during the end it will start becoming erratic and dark.