Class Horror Trailer Review: 30 Days Of Night

Class Horror Trailer Review

 

 

 

Name Of Film: 30 Days Of Night                 Year Of Release: 2007   

Genre Of Trailer: Action Horror                  Mark Given After Viewing: 8/10               

What happened in the trailer?

At the beginning of this highlights trailer the viewer sees an ordinary family going about their everyday lives until a vampire bursts in the window. The trailer then cuts to a series of establishing shots inter-mingled with text, beginning to tell the narrative. When the vampires attack restricted narration is then heavily used to create the atmosphere of gore and action while keeping it a green band trailer.

Which positive, cleaver or interesting aspects do you think you could include in your own trailer? What generic features are fulfilled well?

I thought that it was a very interesting idea to start with a jump scare, it helped grab the attention of the audience and immediately set the mood for the film, I would consider using this idea in my own trailer as I think that it was a really good way to get the pace of the trailer. The speed of the music fit well with the speed of the action and helped to keep the pace of the trailer. I felt that the dialogue in the piece was good as it created interest. I also think that the length of the dialogue and the space between pieces of dialogue was good as it way that the dialogue was used was good as it gave tone and emotion to the trailer without overloading the viewer.  The use of body horror and restricted narration worked well, as it gives a sense of the intensity and the drama without showing exactly what was happening, this left it up to the imagination. Finally, I think that the animated effects on the text was good as it reinforced all the images of blood and death, this helped tie the whole piece together.

Which aspects of the trailer did you think were unsuccessful, and would put off its target audience? How is it disappointing?

I think that the trailer could have done with a few more jump scares after the initial one; if the trailer had ended on another jump scare then I think it would be even more memorable. I feel that too many of the shots faded to black, epically as it got closer to the end; I think that this disrupted the pace of the trailer, which overall was generally good. I also think that in places the music could have been slightly more dramatic; this would have created a bigger impact and would have made a bigger impression on the viewer.

What was the trailer’s average score in class? Why did it receive that mark?

The class gave an average score of 7/10. This was because it was generally good however, the class felt that there could have been a few more jump scares after the one at the beginning to keep the interest of the viewer.