Trailer research

Beofre researching film magazine and posters, i wanted to have a look at some films mentioned in my Vox Pop and the top ten stalker films to give me some ideas.

The top ten stalker film list is as follows;
1. Fatal Attraction (1987)
2. Scream (1996)
3. Taxi Driver (1976)
4. Cape Fear (1991)
5. The Fan (1996)
6. Fear (1996)
7. One Hour Photo (2002)
8. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1992)
9. Single White Female (1992)
10. Sleeping With The Enemy (1991)

Looking at the list i noticed that recent stalker films such as Hard Candy, have not made it on to the list, leaving an 8 year gap since One Hour Photo. This is ideally the best circumstance for releasing a film like this as there are no current films like this in the cinema at the moment. It has also been a few years since the last one meaning there is level for it to match up with current film releases.

I also looked at some pschological thrillers mentioned in my Vox Pop, here are the trailers and my comments or ideas i got from each trailer.



This Film is more of a horror film i think from looking at the trailer, however, i did find some aspects that i think can be used in a trailer involving stalkers.
There is no real music accompaning the trailer which i think helps effect the audience to captivate them and listen to sounds in the trailer, part of drawing them in.
They use text throughout (I said previously that i wouldn't want to do this but looking at the trailer for the hole, i found it very captivating and helps the audience keep up with the action)
Jumpy cut shots explain a bigger picture without focusing on one part of the film.
The main thing i noticed about this trailer was their use of a negative shot towrds the biegining of the Volta of the trailer. I loved how it left the audience in suspence but guessing if that person was the antogonist.




Single White Female is 9th on the top stalker list. Its very different to the typical thing to expect of a man or woman stalking the opposite sex but this film revolves around one woman stalking another.
I thought too much of the plot was given away in the trailer and not much was left to the imagination which is how i want my audience to be left.
But, i did like the clip added at the end of the trailer after the credits as i wasn't expecting it and it made me jump, i can imagine it had the same effect on many others.



Althought this isn't a film involving stalkers, it falls in to the pschological thriller section perfectly and had some aspects of the trailer i really liked.
The close up of expressions on Leonardo DiCaprio's face gave me an idea for an ending of my film, i want a close up of the girl sat in the corner hearing a knock on the door, so the end shot would be a close up of her scared face.
I also liked the faded transitions used in the trailer instead of jump cuts or fast cuts.