Evil Dead (2013) Trailer

WHICH POSITIVE, CLEVER OR INTERESTING ASPECTS DO YOU THINK YOU COULD INCLUDE IN YOUR OWN TRAILER? WHAT GENERIC FEATURES ARE FULFILLED WELL?

·         The shots and editing fit well with the fast faced music; parallel music makes it more effective. The fast paced music links with the high intensity horror sequences.

·         The girl’s voice over plays the titles while cracks and darkness consumer the font – brilliant editing effects – clever connotation with how it corresponds to how the zombies eat other humans.

·         There’s a decent amount of gore that’s brilliant because it connects to the horror genre – there is genuine horror bits such as the tongue cut and the eyes on the girl.

·         There’s some narrative revealed, there’s still the mystery of the rest of the narrative, this in turn makes it all the more enticing; draws us in, because we want to know more.

·         They’ve made a clever and effective use of collision cutting, sequences from slow > quick, alongside quick flashes of action – this refers to the rapid speed of the scenes played in the film, fast zombies killing of humans quickly. Not only this, it makes us feel adrenalin.

·         The music fits the writing very dramatically; the inter-titles reveals some of the narrative with a dramatic approach.

WHICH ASPECT OF THE TRAILED DID YOU THINK WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, AND WOULD PUT OFF ITS TARGET AUDIENCE? HOW IS IT DISAPPOINTING?

·         The duration of the trailer is 2:20 which is very long so some people may argue that it reveals too much of the film.

·         Tthey'vea few unrealistic factors, such as the puke, which some may fund humorous rather than horrific.

·         Gore isn’t everyone cup-of-tea so the fact that this trailer has a lot of gore scenes may possibly put people of viewing the film.

WHAT WAS THE TRAILERS AVG. SCORE IN CLASS? WHY DID IT RECEIVE THAT MARK?

The average score in class was 9. Reason being, the inter-titles were good. They’ve used plenty amount of clever and intriguing collision cutting. The music is brilliant; it corresponds to the trailer perfectly. And lastly this horror trailer is genuinely scary so it’s very effective.