2. Explanation of shot(s)
We decided to use a establishing shot, so the audience will be able to
understand where exactly the trailer is set, by using a forest at the
beginning of the trailer, we aim to lure in our audience, as this is the first
thing they will be seeing, this will also help to establish our genre. This
shot will last for 4 seconds, we did this so that the audience can have a
vivid idea of the type of genre, they can take in the atmosphere and it will
also help set the mood. Using an establishing shot for the first shot, will
help intrigue the audience, it will open the trailer, similar to the way a child
will open a book and establish where the story is set. In addition to this,
by using this shot we aim to twist this child like notion by using dark
lighting in order to appeal to our older audience.
Low angle panning shot is following the opening shot, in order to maintain the
‘creepy’ atmosphere, we chose to use a low angle, to show the dominance of
the house in both scenes. Also by using a range of shots, such as this low
angle, we believed it will interest the audience rather than using generic
standard shots. In addition to this we felt that a low angle will help develop the
genre.
By using another low angle shot, which is quicker than the 2 nd low angle
shot, we want the audience to be aware of the surroundings. We aim to
use an old Victorian type house, to again adapt the era of the trailer.
Also we aim to keep the ancient feel to this modern twist. By using the
low angle shot, the house automatically holds dominance. This shot will
last 3 seconds, we didn’t want to dwell too much on this house, because
Sound it has been shown previously. Also we will use a zoom into the door of
the house, through research into real media text, we learnt that zooms
As a way of developing and keeping our genre we aim to use mother are popularly used, and it can also create a gothic type atmosphere.
Transitions
lullaby 2.0, through research we found this lullaby on youtube. We felt
that by using this lullaby it will help to form our genre, also it will
interest our audience. When looking for different sound effects, we
When looking at transitions, which will be key in helping to
felt that by using a lullaby and having a twist on it, it will help set the
develop the narrative, by using fades and dissolves at the
mood of the trailer.
beginning of the trailer, we can then develop the pace. Also by
using fades we can create the ‘fantasy’ child like atmosphere.
3. Explanation of shot(s)
This is a zoom ,extreme close up, by doing this the audience will
automatically be drawn into this particular scene, they will be interested
in what is followed by the zoom . Also by using dark lighting again the
creepy atmosphere is created, the audience are automatically curious
about what the scene entails. This scene will only last 2seconds so in
this we have to successfully convince our audience to want to watch
more, by using this particular shot we felt that our audience would want
to know more about the trailer.
In this scene we have Red Riding Hood, skipping through the forest, in
a happy manner, this automatically creates the child like atmosphere.
We still wanted the innocence attached with this fairy tale to be
apparent, and by doing this we felt we could still keep that notion. Whilst
this scene is being developed we will accompany it with the creepy
lullaby, this will create dramatic irony, the audience will know something
is up but the characters will not. This will give the audience a sense of
power, they will feel more involved in the trailer, therefore luring them in
to want to watch more. Also by using this the character is being
presented to the audience, we wanted Red Riding Hood to be the first
character the audience will see because we felt that she holds the most
importance in the trailer.
Here we have our company name, we aim to advertise our company,
when devising this we also came up with the idea to collaborate with
another company, we looked at different industries who might produce
the thriller genre, we then researched ‘Universal Pictures’ and found
they popularly produce thriller/horror films. We then incorporated our
TRANSITIONS names into a final company name called ‘KEM’, which simply stands for
‘Kianna, Elizabeth & Mary’.
In this group of shots we will be using mainly dissolves
and fades, we want the beginning of the trailer to take a
more subtle atmosphere.
4. Explanation of shots
In this shot we will be using a long shot, within this long
shot we will be showing the huntsman on a motorbike , by
doing this we aim to use this as a way of again presenting
another character and also as a way of modernising the
fairy tale. We also wanted the huntsman to be perceived as
more masculine, so we used the typical representations of
men and their bikes as a way of devising this shot. This
shot will last 3 seconds, and will consist of ambient sound
and motor bike sound effect. We want the trailer to begin
with a very light tone, then to develop and the pace and
suspense to be heightened by the end of the trailer.
In this over the shoulder shot, we wanted to place the
audience to fell in a place of importance as they can
directly see what the character sees. In using this shot we
wanted the character to be viewed as a macho man,
displaying his strength. We will use ambient sound and
keep the motorbike sound effect in order to keep the
masculine fluidity throughout the shots, this shot will last for
2 seconds, we wanted the shots to be quick, with shots
showing exactly what we want to portray.
In this high angle shot of Red Riding Hood, we want to
again show the character, as a way of creating a non-linear
narrative. By mixing the shots and not placing them in a
linear narrative we felt this will interest in the audience
because they will be required to focus more, also it will
require more participation by the audience.
Dialogue
The dialogue we will use in these shots is a voice over, we Transitions
wanted to use a voice over because we felt we could create a When thinking of transitions take place we wanted to use straight
mythical type atmosphere. Also we can help create the genre, cuts because, we didn’t want to much fuss around this particular
we used real media text such as ‘Captivity’ which uses a voice shots.
over, through this we also felt tension and fear, this is something
we want to create within our trailer, so we aim to imitate this.
5. Explanation of Shots
This shot will show Red Riding Hoods basket using a
close up, by doing this the audience will again be
presented with the character of Red Riding Hood, we
use this as a way of displaying the basket. The basket
has many connotations and will also help develop the
narrative.
In this close-up we aim to present another character,
Red Riding Hoods grandma. The grandma will have no
speech, so in order for the audience to know she is un
well, by having a close up of her wrinkled hand, the
audience will be able to make judgements on the
grandma. Also they will be able to guess how old she
is, and the extent of her illness. We will use natural
lighting in this shot, we didn’t want to add or take away
from this scene. Again by using her unattractive hand, it
will be another way of developing the gothic/thriller
genre. We will use a voice over in this shot, again as a
way of creating the story, innocent, fairy tale
atmosphere.
In this long, high angle shot, the audience will be
presented with the character of the grandma, by using
the high angle the audience will be placed in a more
important role as they will be looking down on the
grandma, this has importance due to the fact she has
no strength. By using a long shot, they will be able to
Transitions see the surroundings but also see the expression on
grandma’s face. We will have slow sound effects as a
We will use straight cuts as a way moving from one shot
way of building up the tension in the trailer await the
to the other in this scene. We wanted this shots to be
arrival of something potentially harmful. This shot will
quick and straight to the point.
last 3 seconds as we wanted it to be quick and not bore
the audience.
6. Explanation of Shot(s)
In this shot we will show the witches shadow, which will be a long shot. We
will edit this image so that the witches identity is never revealed, through
research into real media text we found that the identity of the villain is rarely
revealed, as this is a teaser trailer we want to lure the audience, the
possibility that her identity will be revealed will be particularly effective in
attracting the audience. We want to use a long shot so the audience will be
able to indentify the body of the character.
Shot length: 2seconds.
Through our research of intertitles and tag lines we learnt these play a key
part in the development of narrative and hyping up of a trailer, so we
decided by placing the intertitle here, it will add to the narrative. We felt that
mixing text and images it will be more interesting and intriguing for the
audience.
Shot length:2-3 seconds.
In this shot we have the mother directly giving a warning to Red Riding
Hood in a long shot. We wanted bring in the original plot and we felt in
order to keep the non linear narrative we decided to place the warning right
in the middle of the sequence. Also to show level of importance we placed
Red Riding Hoods mother at a higher level than Red Riding Hood. This
scene is very important in forming the narrative of our fairy tale, so in order
to keep the audience focused directly into what is being said we have
decided to use very subtle, spooky sound effects, we don’t want to defer
too much from the genre yet we aim to captivate the audience. Another
TRANSITIONS decision we made was to use a long shot we did this because we wanted
This scenes will develop through straight cut to present both characters at the same time, also we wanted the audience
transitions, we didn’t want to take away from the to see their body language and facial expressions, this will play a part in
shots or make them too busy, we felt that by forming hierarchy and importance within the scene.
using straight cuts it will take the audience Shot length:6-9 seconds.
directly we want to show.
7. Explanation of shot(s)
In this shot we have a close up of the witches feet, we want to scare
our audience and by suddenly showing the witches gruesome feet, the
audience will already be anticipating something scary, which will
consequently thrill our audience. Our audience want to be scared, they
want suspense, so by showing them such gruesome things these
emotions can be created. We aim to flash the witches feet quickly and
then follow into a tagline, we did this because we felt if we kept the
image on the screen for too long, it will loose the impact it originally
had.
Shot length:3seconds
We have placed another intertitle here again to develop the narrative
and to mentally prepare the audience for the next scene and to
overcome what they have been previously shown. Again to keep
fluidity within the trailer we will still have the spooky sound effect.
Shot length: 3seconds
This shot will be a long shot of the huntsman running in the woods,
which will have a soundtrack of very spooky sound effects mixed with
digetic sound of the huntsman’s heavy breathing, we decided to again
use a long shot because we want the audience to see clear facial and
body language. Also we placed this scene to trick the audience,
through the previous scene the audience will automatically believe that
the witch is after the huntsman, we did this as a part of adaptation we
did to the original narrative of the fairy tale. By doing this the audience
will be more likely to focus more on what is happening, rather than be
TRANSITIONS distracted. By having the character flash across the screen the
audience will be more attentive, rather than get bored, they will
We will use flash transitioning in these shots, as a way of
anticipate something to happen.
creating quicker images as the pace of the trailer begins
to quicken. If we flash the shots, the audience will pay Shot length: 2 seconds
more attention. This will act as a way of teasing them,
luring them into wanting to watch more.
8. Explanation of Shot(s)
This close up follows the previous shot of the huntsman running, we used a
close up because we wanted the audience to be clear of how tired he is, we
aim to keep the heavy breathing the same in terms of digetic sound, again by
having the huntsman running the audience will be more interested in what is
happening and this will maintain the tempo and create suspense and
excitement. The audience will be left wanting more.
Shot length:3 second
In this wide shot of the church, it will aim to set the scene and show a direct
shot of the cross. We did this because we wanted to imitate the adaptation of
Red Riding Hood, where Red Riding Hood was in front of a church, we wanted
to change this and have Red Riding Hood inside the church with very dim
lighting to create a spooky atmosphere, we wanted to play with the idea that a
church is a safe place. We aimed to adapt this and create the illusion that
there isn’t a safe place. Consequently Red Riding Hood’s scenario is never
solved. We liked the connotations with using a church, we liked the grand
architectural work of a church and believed it will fit perfectly with Red Riding
Hood. We felt in order to create tension and suspense in the audience if we
had Red Riding Hood, the possibility she may be saved creates irony. The
audience will never know what happened to Red Riding Hood.
Shot length:8-10 seconds.
Again we have another intertitle, we purposely did this to agonise the
audience, we felt by doing this the audience will be left wanting more, they
would want to know more, and by scrutinising how we give them more they will
be more focused and would want to know the outcome of the individual
characters.
TRANSITIONS
Shot length: 2-3 seconds
As the trailer will be much quicker than it was in the
beginning, we will be using straight cuts appose to
fades. We looked at real life thriller/horror trailers and
saw this is the style in which they all adapt, so we will be
imitating this style because we felt it will appeal to our
target audience more.
9. Explanation of Shot(s)
An extreme close up of the Holy Bible, which will have digetic sound of the
pages flickering and the church bell ringing, by using an extreme close up
the audience will automatically pay attention to the scene, they will be drawn
into the scene, we also have kept the idea of religion following which will
make the audience question their own judgment.
Shot length: 1 second
Another close up of the candle, and a non digetic blow out candle sound
and the bell from the church, creates the idea of symbolism, the fact the
candle is being blown out may symbolise death of some sort or a characters
wish may be granted. We created this ambiguity because this is a teaser
trailer and the solution must never be revealed. We like the way this shot
creates ambiguity which consequently keeps the tension with the audience
and creates suspense.
Shot length: 2 seconds
This high angle shot of the cross, is supposed to show the importance that
religion holds in society, the audience will be shown a grand image of a
cross whilst the digetic sound of the bell is carried on, we used a high angle
shot because we felt that this angle will be more interesting and place the
audience in a place of importance, they will feel in charge. Maybe the cross
symbolises hope or faith. The true motif is never revealed which will be
particularly interesting for the audience.
Shot length:3-4 seconds
TRANSITIONS
From the first shot to the second shot, we will be using a
straight cut, we felt by using a straight cut, it will present
the images rather quickly, we considered using a dissolve
or fade but felt it will slow down the pace of the trailer
too much. We also had to consider that the trailer is
coming to an end, and the pace must be quickened for
suspense, thrill, tension and mystery to be created.
10. Explanation of Shot(s)
In this long side shot would be used to show Red Riding Hood running through
the forest, we decided to use a long shot because we wanted the audience to
see where the shot is being established. We decided to have this chase as a
way to end the trailer with a big bang, we felt that by starting with Red Riding
Hood, the audience will be more intrigued to understand why the character is
running. Also we wanted to grab the audiences attention, we wanted to create
mystery through the use of this shot.
Shot length:1-2second(s)
An extreme close up is used to show the witch’s facial expression and indeed
how this character is a character of fear. We wanted to collectively merge the
chase with the end scene of the story tale because we felt it was far more
interesting rather than having them follow in a typical standard formation. We
also wanted to create mystery, when we watched “Captivity” trailer we saw how
they successfully merged completely different scenes together and made them
link together. We did this as this will be one of the last things the audience will
see, so we felt if we merged the scene with Red Riding Hood encountering the
witch with the chase we could really create mystery which will keep the audience
interested in the trailer.
Shot length: 2-3seconds
Sound: (digetic) heavy breathing sound effect. We used this sound effect
because we felt it will best interest the audience and also create tension
amongst the audience.
This long shot has no correlation between Red Riding Hood running, we mixed
up the sequence of the chase because we wanted the audience to be taken to a
peak, just to be left there, again we used another long shot to give a range of
perspectives and also to show the scenery behind the huntsman, by having the
characters to zoom across the screen, the audience will automatically not want to
miss anything. So we felt be using the chase it could not only keep their focus but
also keep them on the edge of their seats.
Shot length:1-2 second (s)
11. Explanation of Shot (s)
In this close up of the witches hand the audience will be expecting to maybe
see the identity of the witch, we did this in order to tease the audience, we
want them to want more, to keep interested in the trailer, as this will be the
close of the trailer, the audience will be expecting more, but they will be let
down. The witch’s hand is symbolic because the original fairy tale uses this
as a way6 of the grand reveal of the wolf, rather the witch is never revealed.
We used a close up to again show the difference between the witch and the
grandmother, which will consequently create dramatic irony.
Shot length: 3seconds
As the trailer returns back to the ‘chase’ we have placed directly behind the
huntsman to create the idea that the witch is chasing the huntsman, we did
this to confuse the audience, this will be last thing they’ll see, and we wanted
to still captivate their interest and persuade them to watch the movie. We used
a long shot to give full body language of the witch. Her identity will still not be
revealed which we feel will have a stronger impact on the audience because
they’ll want to know who the witch is.
Shot length: 1 second
The BLACKOUT, we have done this purposely, we don’t want our
audience to be satisfied in terms of the solution ever being revealed. By
doing this accompanied by the bell, we will end the trailer on a dramatic
note. The audience will want more, they will want to watch the movie to
see exactly what happens to all the characters.
Shot length: 10 seconds
Dialogue TRANSITION
Red Riding Hood:
what long nails you have The first shot will use a straight cut then use a dissolve into the final
scene, we did this to bring the adrenaline of the trailer together, but the
The Witch: sound track is enough to still hold the suspense as the trailer comes to
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