This trailer summarizes the key elements of the thriller film "Little Red Riding Hood" in 3 sentences or less: The trailer begins with establishing the fairy tale setting of the film about Valerie, a young woman torn between her love for Peter and her arranged marriage to Henry, as a werewolf starts killing people in their village. Scenes show the tension and fear gripping the town as the death toll rises each full moon. The trailer hints that Valerie may have a connection to the werewolf and leaves the audience wondering who the beast could be that lurks in the dark forest.

1. Captivity Trailer

2. Due to the typical conventions of a thriller trailer, Captivity successfully complies to
all these conventions, as the trailer begins, it takes a more relaxed approach making
it unclear which genre it truly is. As the trailer begins, it uses a statistics to begin the
trailer, which is un-conventional. As the trailer develops it becomes clear in the mind
of the audience, what the film is about. The trailer uses text instead of a verbal
narrative, to visually intrigue the audience. The text builds up tension amongst the
audience, as it quickly feeds them information. Thriller’s conventionally begin slow
and the past later picks up, this is evident in this trailer also. The beginning of the
trailer successfully draws the audience in as it uses very dark lighting, with bright
lights only illuminating from the buildings present in the scene. The trailer takes a
linear narrative, rather than a non-linear narrative structure that most thrillers tend to
take.

3. Here we can see, a substance being
This medium close up, carefully
slipped into a drink, we are unsure
focuses on the woman, who is a
who does it or exactly what the
successful model, it shows to the
substance is. This is a great way of
audience her surroundings and what
keeping the audience intrigued in the
exactly she is doing. As this scene
trailer, as it teases them and makes
progresses the audience are left on the
them want to watch the movie, so
edge of their seats because they are
the story can unravel. The use of a
oblivious to what has been placed
black glove contributes to the fear
within the drink. This scene is
created amongst the audience
particularly successful in sending thrills
because it hides the identity of the
through the audience because we can
person and also it’s a typical
only see her and we are unaware of
convention of a thriller movie.
those around her.

4. Looking at this particular scene it begins with a close up of the character Jennifer holding her
head, we can see through her facial expressions, that something is wrong, which engages the
audience. As the scene progresses we see her, mouth opened in a high angled shot , without
her coat which then creates questions in the audiences heads. The colour is then stripped
from her as she lies on the floor which then makes fear elicit through the audience, again she
is following the typical conventions given to women in thriller films, she is helpless and an easy
target for her stalker to capture her.

5. Here there is a very bright light which then fades out into text, when using this, a mixture of
text and images, it keeps the audiences attention on the trailer rather than elsewhere.

6. The use of this image as part of editing is Again we have the close-up of the female,
successful as it acts as a way of creating a where she is completely helpless. The close
more psychological type thriller feel to up of her lying down with the black glove in
trailer. The fact the trailer uses a more the previous scene adds more tension to
neon colour scale adds to the tension of the trailer. The fact that the audience is
the trailer. unaware whether she is alive or asleep,
again adds to the tension. This scene
particularly speeds up the trailer.

7. In this scene it begins with the woman clutching onto a dental chair, this elicits tension
amongst the audience. It again follows typical conventions in which females are helpless
in the present situations. The use of a dental chair, which typically creates fear amongst
people, has been successfully used to elicit fear amongst the audience. The actress in the
scene has a strap across her forehead which contains her in one space, which is typical of
the way women are portrayed in the thriller genre. In the 2nd snap shot, in the far right,
we can see a bottle containing substance which is unclear to the audience, this prop acts
as a way of keeping the audience intrigued in the trailer. Also the facial expression on the
actress, is consumed by fear. The character is wearing white which has innocent
connotations which is then used to the advantage of the trailer.

8. The close up of the women creates
The close up of the camera with the eye
anxiety, again the black glove appears,
looking at you, again heightens fear
which simultaneously reminds the
amongst the audience. The eye can see
audience that something bad is going
everything your doing, there isn’t any
to happen.
escape, which is very typical of the thriller
genre.

9. This scene takes very quick sharp shots, which dissolve. This heightens fear amongst
the audience, throughout this scene we can only see her calling for help but we cant
hear her, the trailer uses very high pitched non-digetic sound to heightens blood
pressure amongst the audience. The scene begins with sand falling from the ceiling,
which we are unsure of what is about to take place, then the shots are very quick
and a medium close up of ‘Jennifer’ is brought to the forefront asleep, again she is
helpless. Then it is followed by a low angle medium shot whereby the audience can
almost feel the sand falling above, by doing this it will have the audience glued to
their screens.

10. The close up of the hand, almost
gives the audience hope that she The use of non-digetic sound in this
can be saved. This scene is scene creates the fact the woman
particularly important because has no power, she bangs on the
rather than seeing her hands glass, but almost nobody can hear
clenched to the armrest, she is or save her.
almost free to move around which
then contradicts the next scene.

11. Howl Trailer

12. The trailer begins with a very mythical
non-digetic soundtrack, which
highlights the fact that it is a fantasy
trailer rather than a normal trailer.
Typical to most trailers, the trailer
begins with its certificate, which can
justify the reason in which a mythical
soundtrack is played, to cater for its
target audience. In comparison to the
Captivity trailer, which doesn’t use the
certificate.

13. The trailer begins with text, As the trailer progresses we are taken
which will draw the into a low angle medium shot,
audiences attention into whereby we are shown a woman of
what is being written on their supernatural strength, this is very
screen. Trailers tend to do untypical of the thriller genre, women
this, to keep their audience are normally assigned roles where
glued to the screen. they are inferior. This shot also helps
set the theme for the trailer. The
woman is dressed in black, which has
negative connotations, so the
audience has already assigned her to
being a negative character.

14. In this medium low angle shot, we can By having a medium shot of the moon, it
see, the same woman appears again helps captivate the audience and
wearing black, jumping down onto a explain what kind of genre the film is.
cart, again she displays supernatural Also being a mythical thriller, this a
strength, she is assigned an un typical convention used in mythology. It
conventional role. By using this establishes what kind of film this is.
camera angle, it sets exactly where we
are in the trailer, we can see some
male authority figures in the back, but
they have no acknowledgement that
the woman is there, which again
captivates the audience.

15. By stripping the colour from the Here a woman is dressed in black in this
moon, using the same medium shot medium close up. By doing this forward
and a fade it adds mystery the over the shoulder shot, we can see both
trailer, we are unsure of what facial expressions on the female and the
exactly is happening. This will act as male characters. The female holds an
a scene to captivate the gaze of the expression that she is unaware of the
audience. fact a potentially dangerous man is
standing directly behind her. It adds thrill
to the audience, because the fact the
woman is unable to see someone
behind her. Also we can see some the
background which sets the scene.

16. Here we have an establishing shot, which shows exactly where we are
in the trailer, by doing this, the audience will be able to know where
they are, as this trailer uses a linear narrative which begins slow and
then picks up pace. By using dark lighting it will help to add mystery
to the scene, the audience will be able to establish that something
bad is about to happen, low lighting shows danger, and its popularly
used amongst the thriller genre.

17. Here in this scene the This scene adds drama and
characters are wearing masks excitement to the thriller, as it
in this medium close-up, this showcases in a medium shot a larger
shows that there identity is than life book, which draws the
hidden, which adds thrill to audiences attention. The trailer
the scene. We don’t know if begins to pick up pace at this point as
they are victims or villains, or magical things begin to happen.
what there purposes are in
this thriller.

18. In this high angle medium shot, of this
In this medium close-up a woman supernatural mask, it heightens
is placed in the middle of admiring adrenaline amongst the audience, it
men, which is the typical roles looks like a human like face, which draws
assigned to women. We can not the attention of the audience. This shows
see her face due to the mask, so that the character in question is hiding
we are unsure of her facial more that just her identity. Also we can
expressions. As the pace quickens smashed chandelier which suggests an
so does the music which act argument or fight along with the red
together in heightening adrenaline piece of silk draped underneath the
amongst the audience, also the mask. The colour red has very powerful
costume suggest the time period connotation's, we expect something
in which the film is set in. alarming to take place. This colour also
warns the audience and draws their
attention to the screen.

19. The use of the colour in this shot The use of low lighting in this scene,
adds mystery to the scene, and prepares the audience for something to
draws immediate attention from happen, as a typical convention of a thriller
the audience, we are automatically convention, by doing this the view of the
drawn to this scene, as we question audience is automatically drawn to this
what this mystical image is. The image.
pace begins to slow down in this
scene, which also calms the
adrenaline of the audience.

20. The close up of the wolf, connects with the title of the film, which also adds to the thrill
effect of the trailer, with the connotations associated with a wolf and a full moon, this is an
effective way to end the trailer because it keeps the audience wanting more. It successfully
teases the audience and lures them into wanting to watch the full movie. The teeth in the
wolf have been exaggerated to add scary effect to the wolf. Also the use of light from the
moon, to highlight the features of the wolf, adds thrill to the scene.

21. The Notebook

22. With most trailers it begins with a certificate, notifying the audience
about who exactly the movie is aimed at.

23. Here the scene begins with very bright
Here the scene shifts to very low
lighting, and a 70’s soundtrack, to situate
lighting, which is typical of the
the time period in which the film is set
horror genre. In this medium
in. the costume giving to woman also
close-up, we establish that the
helps us to establish when the film was
woman is naked, which draws
set. The medium close-up allows us to
the view of the audience. Nudity
see her facial expression and also some
naturally draws attention. By her
the background to help. The use of the
single necklace we can establish
white swans, allows the audience to
again the time period of the
paint a picture of purity and innocence
trailer.
attached with the animals.

24. It is very typical of the horror/thriller genre to use haunted houses, in this establishing shot,
we see where the scene is set. Again it uses very low lighting which will draw the audiences
attention directly to the house. The only sources of light are illuminating from the house,
pulling the gaze of the audience into the scene.

25. The way in which this scene has been edited to give it a red colour, symbolises blood. The
audience is automatically drawn into the scene, we want to see more, know more. The
medium shot has been used throughout this trailer to allow the audience to know where
the scene is set and also to see the expression that is being held on the characters. The
scene the follows with very sharp, short shots, which captivate the audience, they
wouldn’t want their eyes to leave the screen.

26. The use of text instead of images,
consumes the attention of the
audience, the audience wouldn’t want
to leave the screen. The use of the
colour red is a popularly used horror
convention. The use of droplets to
mock blood drops, heightens fear in
the audience, which leaves the
audience wanting more.

27. Little Red
Riding Hood

28. Valerie (Amanda Seyfried) is a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love
with a brooding outsider Peter (Shiloh Fernandez), but her parents have arranged for her to
marry the wealthy Henry (Max Irons). Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are
planning to run away together when they learn that Valerie's older sister has been killed by
the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. For years, the people
have maintained an uneasy truce with the beast, offering the creature a monthly animal
sacrifice. But under a blood red moon, the wolf has upped the stakes by taking a human life.
Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter, Father Solomon (Gary
Oldman), to help them kill the wolf. But Solomon's arrival brings unintended consequences
as he warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them. As the
death toll rises with each moon, Valerie begins to suspect that the werewolf could be
someone she loves. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique
connection to the beast--one that inexorably draws them together, making her both
suspect...and bait.
This a twist on the fairy-tale of little red riding hood.

29. Similarly with other trailer, it begins with a certificate to open the trailer, it
then follows with the production company, rather in other thriller trailers,
it appears half way through the trailer.

30. Again similar to the trailer
Howl

31. In this medium shot the
As the camera zooms in, The camera is then
camera is placed is titled,
we move closer to the placed at a higher
which gives the effect that
branches, it has been angle which allows
we are viewing it from
edited to give a jittery us to see the ground,
somebody perspective, the
effect which mesmerizes and completely
trailer picks up
the audience and establish where we
immediately which claims
captivates their attention. are, we are almost
the attention of the
being taken through
audience. We can establish
the woods together
where we are in the
with the character.
movie, this is particularly
The trailer does this
effective because the
to give full
trailer follows a linear
perspective and to
narrative.
draw in the
audience, leaving
them wanting more.

32. The use of natural light in this
scene captivates the audience. As the previous scene fades As the camera zooms out
Natural light is popularly used another scene is presented, the scene it is clear the role
in the thriller convention, in an establishing shot, which of the man in the scene.
which aims to keep the notifies the audience where The use of low lighting is
audience interested in what is the scene is placed. Also the also a typical convention
happening in the scene. The props used, set the time the thriller genre, which
medium shot draws in the gaze
of the audience. The camera is
period in which the film is again pulls the audience in.
also placed at a lower angle, set. The costume in which
tilted upwards, which draws the man wears suggest his
the gaze of the audience status in society, which again
directly to the sun. also they draw the audience closer.
way in which the lighting is
merged between the trees,
creates beautiful imagery
drawing in the audience.

33. Also in this medium shot, the audience
Here in this scene we have a birds
can see directly the expression the
eye shot, it focuses mainly on the
characters face, this again will create a
dead person, which creates a
dramatic effect on the audience.
dramatic effect on the audience.

34. This is an establishing shot, it
This shot is at a higher angle, where we
allows the audience to
are looking at the characters, it is
establish where they are in
particularly effective in this love scene
the shot, it creates a climate,
because we are automatically drawn
so the audience are well
into the scene, by using this shot, we
informed. It also adds to the
can set the season, by the colour of the
story tale genre of the film,
leaves, also by the way in which the
which creates a fiction effect
characters are dressed we can set the
to the film.
time period of the scene.

35. By using a mixture of text and imagery, it automatically captivates the audience, the audience
wouldn’t want to take their eyes of the screen. Also by using animated trees, it will also create
a dramatic effect amongst the audience, we are drawn into to the fairy tale aspect of the film.

36. In this establishing shot, In this long shot, we have a
the audience are It builds an atmosphere,
clearer few of red riding
particularly drawn to Red because the wolf has burnt
hood, by using natural
Riding Hood’s red cape, the village, red riding hood
lighting the snow and the
this captivates the is amidst the situation. Our
cape are brought directly to
attention of the audience, attention has been drawn
our gaze.
as they do not want to to it. The fire is to build a
take their eyes of their threatening atmosphere
screen, the cape is the amongst the audience.
main theme of the story.
Also it adds to the genre
due to the fact of using the
house which adds a
spooky feel to scene. The
scene is uniformly lit to
draw attention to the
snow, which makes the
scene natural