The Devil Inside trailer

Length: 2:30

Titles:

All of the titles used in The Devil Inside trailer have the same background which relates to some of the happenings in the trailer (the posessed woman showing in her mouth some cuts) which is the same type of symbol. Some of the cut marks are crosses showing the religious connotations in this film, which are also shown by the constant use of preists in the trailer.

The title used at the beginning of the film for the 911 call uses a different font and background than the other titles because if the same font and background was used as the other trailers it would give away details of the film too quickly. Also by having the plain black and white it gives the audience nothing to be distracted by, meaning they focus on the text and dialogue used. Maria Rossi states that she has 'killed three people.' This straight away gives a feeling of unease to the audience, also they are not straight away sure what type of film or what genre this is going to be.

Techniques/ Ideas for my film:

Use of 'real' television news footage to give the idea this is a real happening, making the film seem more realistic and scary for the audience. The real news affect is created by slightly pixelated footage and also the television channels symbol and headline being stated on the screen.

Use of still photographs - in this case it establishes the characters in the film and as it is a nonmoving footage gives the audience time to focus upon this. It also gives the idea that something has happened to these characters, meaning there is a cause of change in the film for them.

Establishing shots of the setting to show to the audience clearly where this is. Each setting will give a different affect for the audience e.g. a home will give a friendly feeling for the audience, and as the genre is horror it will create a worrying feeling as it is intrusive into somewhere where they feel safe.

The use of the transistion where it fades the scene to black. This is affective in putting scenes together without just cutting as it makes a smooth transition.

Using religious symbols e.g a cross which is seen here. This shows the point of the film - attempting to rid of the 'devil inside' of the characters. By having the religious symbols included in our film it does show to the audience that devils are included in the film, giving a scary and also a supernatural feeling as the characters will be posessed.

This print screen of the trailer shows a CCTV type shot in which a high angled camera angle is used and also a grainy affect, showing someone is watching over the characters actions. This will give a worrying feeling to the viewer as it shows that something is likely to happen in this room. The setting is very plain and the use of monotone colouring gives a feeling of loneliness and that this is not a friendly feeling room.

Use of a mid shot to show emotion but also the surrounding.

Again the use of a midshot shows the setting and the characters. This is affective in this shot as the woman showing herself as possessed, outlining why she is in this white room alone and why she must be watched by CCTV.

This close up displays the emotion of fear through the body position.

A mid shot again displaying setting. Also the prop of a sharp tool in the background which gives a dangerous feel to the shot.

A quick shot of a woman - unsure who she is as the shot is so quick but as the eyes are glowing this gives a supernatural feel to the woman.

Storyline/Narrative and Dialogue:

The storyline is very straight forward with not many quick shots. As this is a trailer it works well, but as we are producing a teaser trailer we will be using more quick shots and the storyline will not be as obvious.