Trailers

After researching at home and watching some films like Cloverfield and [REC], i have taken a real interest in the hand held camera effect. I would like to use this for my trailer, maybe for a trailer about a stalker (thriller) or for a trailer about the end of the world (apocalyptic) .
I have added the trailers off of YouTube below.



This is the trailer from Cloverfield. It starts off at a party and then the accidents happen. I like how the chain of events follow and the last line "I'm going to be the best man ever". Personally i prefer the film's cinematography as opposed to the trailer as i got most of my inspiration from that so i would know what shots to use for my trailer.



This is the trailer for [REC], what i loved about this trailer was that there was no music just the sounds of movement which i think is more effective than a voice over or music. In this trailer i really like the text is incorporated through showing facts about the Spanish fire brigade and fires. After watching the film itself, i think the trailer could have done it more justice and given away a bit more about the film but i still think that the amount of information included in the trailer is enough to leave the audience in suspense.

After class today i also wanted to look in to films about stalkers and how their trailers worked. The 2 which i found most interesting an effective was One Hour Photo and Hard Candy. I have seen Hard Candy which is why i chose that trailer because i love the sound of the camera snapping and the effects of quick cuts between scenes towards the end which i would use if i do a stalker film or thriller in general.



I especially like the opening as well with the computer screen. I think this really captivates the audience, it caught my attention. It contains a lot of dialogue but still doesn't give the whole film away, just back ground information on the 2 main characters. The sound is effective as well towards the end of the wind blowing the curtains because it leaves a lot for the audience to predict what happens.



I really liked 2 things from this trailer which i had already thought about using for a horror/thriller film trailer, i liked the way the camera zoomed in to the camera Robin Williams was using and then show the text on screen and i like how at the end he is watching the family from outside their house with a camera. We know its outside as there is foliage in the corner and can see him on the outside of the window.

I found that hand held cameras are really used for horror/thriller films as thast is the only convention they fall in to, except for documentaires. I would need to do a trailer for them genres of films for me to use that effect but after talking to friends and family and work collegues, i am leaning towards the horror/thriller genre from their comments.