The Last Exorcism trailer

Length: 2:12
Titles:

Straight away the audience can see the religious connotations which will be apparent in this film - reverand and exorism give a lot away to the audience about what this film is about.The very plain and non rounded text doesn't give away what exactly the type of mood is suppose to be created. This type of text can be compared to a font created by a typewriter - very plain, but also giving a feeling maybe this could be an official report of some sort, as this is typically what kind of font is used for this in films.

The type of font changes towards the end of the trailer to a more sharp font and in a red colour. This type of text is very affective to use in a horror trailer as the sharpness and colouring gives a very unfriendly feeling to the film, showing exactly what a horror film is about. This is something we will consider for our film.




Techniques/ ideas for my film:

A zooming shot used to emphasise a scary looking silohuette in a dark room (the darkness of the room and the fact she isn't moving makes the audience feel uncomfortable.)

The close up shot of a cross can be compared to The Devil Inside trailer in which a lot of religious crosses can be used to show the exorcism and attempting to rid of the devil, the whole storyline of the trailer.

This blurred shot is affective in showing the distress of the woman who is possessed by the devil by her hand gestures and facial expression. As the focus is on some plants, it outlines the setting being in the country and away from others, giving a feeling of the characters in this film not being safe.

Close up on the face to display fear.

These two very quick shots above give a feeling of chaos and unease in this film.








Storyline/ narrative & dialogue:
The intertitles are affective in showing the basic storyline of this film, basically that a reverand will perform an exorcism and it will be his last. Throughout the films trailer sounds of screaming are overlapped with one another, giving a real feeling of chaos which is again shown by all of the quick shots in the trailer. In our teaser trailer we aim to create the same chaotic feeling, making the film seem very exciting for the audience, though we do not want to give away much of the storyline to the audience as it is only a teaser, so we will consider not using intertitles as they may show too much informaton.