Solitude Trailer

Picture #1: (car and motion)
The horror theme is expressed fairly well with this scene because it reveals something is not in place here. The camera is first focused on the 3 friends in the back car then the girl who realizes there is an empty car with doors all open. The camera is being kept close to the action to emphasize motion when there is a troubling or disturbing incident to build up the suspense. For example, when there is no suspense or horror, the establishing shot, which is when the car is driving on the road, it is deemphasized thru the use of long shot of the car. But when there is something suspenseful, the camera close in on a person or object which in this case, is the troubling car. The motion of this trailer is both slow and lyrical, and fast and disorienting. When the camera movement is slow and lyrical, the pace of the music is also slow to indicate there is peace and calmness (first half of the trailer) while the fast and disorienting movement is when the the group finds out there is something wrong which builds up suspense with the help of the music's pace (last half of the trailer).


Picture #2: (guy in an empty hall and mis en scene)
You immediately notice the guy walking in the empty and creepy hall by himself. The vibrant yellow warm color in the far back is and the dim and bluish, cold color is set apart in this scene. The dark area sets the two places apart which foreshadows the suspense and horror which is going to happen. The trailer has a combination for both low key and high key as a transitional phase from peacefulness to suspense and horror. In the beginning of the trailer, it is set mostly in broad daylight which explains the high key and also because of the ignorance to the horrifying situation. Therefore, when the group realizes something is wrong, the lighting changes to low key to fit in with the theme. For framing, the characters are usually free to move around when they're discovering something or nothing suspenseful is happening for example, in this scene, the guy is given free space because he is looking around and there is nothing suspenseful yet. When trouble occurs, the characters are given really little space to emphasize them being trapped, how chaotic they feel at that moment, and their reactions. In the picture, the fade out of the character is used to create an eerie feeling of absence.


Picture #3: ( the door is being shaken and sound)
After the group found out that they are in danger, the peaceful eerie music transitions to sudden, dramatic, loud sounds. The pace of the music also changes into unorganized and fast tempos. The scene where the guy is trapped is a good example of extra sound that fits in with the mood to create more tension. The door is being shaken continously is also heard to the scene before we know that it is coming from the door; the other girl was running away from something. The sound of the door builds up the tension because it is also fast paced and isn't very pleasant to listen to. Overall, the sound is one of the best features of the trailer because the music fits in very well with the trailer and is appropriate at different scenes and really using the music to set in the mood and emphasize the theme.