2. WRONG TURN
Wrong turn is about 6 people that find themselves trapped in the woods of West Virginia and
end up getting tortured individually by cannibalistic mountain men. In one scene, 4 of the
people go into a cabin to look for clues and to investigate a few things they think are suspicious
and end up discovering miscellaneous objects, and human body parts. They are horrified and try
to escape, but they hear people coming back and are forced to hide. The camera then focuses
on the door and shows 3 cannibalistic mountain men, all whom are extremely
disfigured, violently entering the cabin bringing in, one of trapped 6, dead body. The 4 people
hiding watch in horror, as her body is brutally butchered and messily eaten.
3. You can tell when watching this scene, it definitely proves that the film's genre is horror.
It's very graphic and has a lot of close up camera shots focusing mainly on the actors
faces when they're hiding and watching in horror, their facial expressions show how
disgusted they look and how they really don't want to watch what is actually going on in
front of their eyes. Also it has some close up shots on the 3 cannibalistic mountain men
when they are firmly and violently ripping the dead girl apart and eating her like hungry
animals. The music used in the background of this trailer is fast with no pauses which
makes it really intense for the viewers and I want something like this in my trailer.
4. The costumes they wear in the film 'wrong turn' are all very stereotypical for a horror film.
For example, the ripped and torn clothes and a lot of blood on their shirts and trousers. I
found this link that actually shows the props and costumes that were used in the film –
http://www.yourprops.com/view_items.php?movie=Wrong+Turn+%282003%29.
I want to use in my horror trailer the type of clothes and props they used in this film, for
example if i stick to my plan at the moment with having 3 girls and 2 boys as the main
character, I want the typical ripped clothes, dirty, and blood stained on their clothes when
all the action suddenly happens. I also want to use most of the props they used in 'wrong
turn' which was knifes and axes.
I think the target audience of this film if I had to choose would be 16-30 mainly because it
does have strong language in, some drug use and a lot of strong violence and gore in!
5. EDEN LAKE
Eden Lake, like 'wrong turn', is set in the woods and is about a couple called Steve and
Jenny who go away for a nice romantic weekend at an idyllic remote lake but their
weekend away is ruined as they are interrupted at a beach by a group of teenagers with an
annoying vicious dog, and they play very loud music and are genuinely rude towards the
couple. As the film goes on, the couple are tortured with all sorts such as having their car
stolen by the teenagers, Steve kidnapped and tied up with barbed wire taking turns to stab
him with a knife while one of them are recording everything on their phone, and the film
then ends up like a normal stereotypical horror film with them both being murdered in
the end.
6. The film I would say is more of a thriller rather than horror but overall a bit of
both, and reading the reviews they all said the film was very well
made, tight, nasty and scary! Also the film is not enough to make the audience
cry as it is quite jumpy! But it is upsetting seeing as it is about a couple who
only went away for a romantic get away. Watching this film and using my
imagination and thinking about the idea's I want for my trailer, I want it to be
quite similar where the 5 main characters I use, 4 of them will be 2 couples and
the other girl is the 'odd one out'.
7. A scene in this film which I loved was when Jenny and Steve were hiding
underneath which looked like a bridge and you could tell how fragile both of the
characters were, especially Steve as he had just been stabbed and violently
tortured, by the way the acted. The camera angle was close up on their faces and
Jenny had a really serious look on her face which showed how scared she really was.
She didn't use any gesture or movement codes in this scene as she was just holding
Steve up to keep him balanced and she was almost in a freeze position.
Her costume was really effective as she had mud smeared all over face and her
white dress was torn, wet and very dirty! I think the target audience for this film
would be 18-40 because it does have a lot of swearing and violence in and they
show quite dramatic torturing taking place in the film which I think isn't suitable
for children to watch as they may get ideas.
9. Scream is about a killer known to the neighbourhood as 'the ghost face' who begins
killing off teenagers, and as the body count begins rising, one girl and her friends
find themselves contemplating the 'rules' of horror films as they find themselves
living in a real-life one. The film is rated as an 18 and the genre is
crime, horror, thriller and mystery.
Scream isn't exactly set in a field/wood or forest like what I am planning to do for
my trailer, it is mainly set in a house but the film has the idea I think I would like of
the 'killer' having a mask on when he/she is running around looking for their
victims. I like the idea of having this because it creates so much more tension for
the audience watching as they won't exactly know who is behind the mask, whether
it's male or female, and creates mystery for the viewers. I also think it's a lot more
interesting having the 'main character' in a costume such as a mask, as it's not as
boring as everyone seeing the person who is causing all this drama, looking normal
like everybody else in the trailer.
10. The editing in the film is quite fast, and the camera shots are never really close up. For
example whenever 'the ghost face' is on screen, the camera is never fully close up on
his face (mask). I think this is unusual and different but a really good idea because it
keeps the audience more involved and drawn in because they never really see a close
up shot, they literally just see a quick glimpse of a mask. I also like the costume the
'ghost face' is wearing because it's simple- black long cloak with no body parts on
show and a mask covering his face, but really effective and creative too.
The target audience for this film I think would be 16-30, although it says you have to
be 18 to watch it, personally I don't really think it's that bad of a horror film, the only
bits I think that wouldn't be suitable was some of the swearing and the killings
(violence and gore).
12. The last house on the left is about a married couple and their 17 year old daughter
going on a vacation to their other house near a lake. When they get there after a few
hours Mari, the daughter, borrows the family car to meet her friend in the town where
she is working but they both end up getting abducted, Mari get's raped and her
friend, Paige, gets stabbed and dies. Mari manages to escape by swimming in a lake back
to her but one of the guys shoot in her the back. The guys walk lonely along the road
until they reach Mari's house and pretend to be lost with no where to go. Eventually
Mari manages to crawl home even after being shot in the back and tells her story what
happened to her, and the guys get what they deserve in the end!
13. I like the way in the trailer the music almost fits in with what is happening to the girl.
It varies by having slow music which it's effective for the audience as they will feel
sorry for her and the music helps create sympathy, and then it will change to having a
fast up-beat track for example, when Mari gets away and is swimming as fast as she
can in the lake. This creates drama and makes it much more intense because the
viewers are so drawn in they will almost be 'shouting her on' to get free (this is what
my mum was doing anyway when watching this film!). I also like the editing sounds in
the film, when she jumps in the lake and is swimming you can tell the sounds of water
moving etc have been edited in and it sounds really realistic and worked well.
14. In this particular scene too, I loved the way the camera used a tracking camera angle
so it was like the audience were swimming by the side of her and we could see her
close up! This film is rated as an 18 and the genre is said to be drama, horror and a
thriller.
I think the target audience for 'the last house on the left' would be between 18-40. I
think it isn't suitable for children as it does have swearing in, a lot of violence and
even rape in which is really serious and really the audience watching need to be quite
mature to understand what the film is about and what is going on, especially with the
rape and stabbing scene as the audience will 100% feel sympathy towards the two girls
and will understand how vulnerable they both are.
