Horror Trailers

 Let Me In (2010)

 

I liked the performance of Chloe Grace Mortez as Abby. At 1.15 she is starring at the camera, breaking the fourth wall, and it looks really scary. Also there is a section when a man is walking through a dark alley which I really loved. There is non-diegetic sound of a heart beating and as carries on walking we see Abby scared and alone. The editing separates each "sequence" with a fade to black to the next sequence to the beat of the heartbeat. Then she pounces killing him. During this we see Owen asking Abby "What are you?" and her answering "I need blood owen". We then release what she is.

Prom Night (2008)

I liked how at the begining it seemed normal but just as the prom queen is about to be annoced the lights switch off. I particuarly liked at the end after the girl get strangled at 1.33 that the non-digetic heart increases; speeding up and louder to represented the girls' heartbeat as they try to escape the killer on the night they will never forget.

Black Swan (2010)

I really, really loved this film. It is probably in my top 20 films of all time. It is different to the other two films as it is a physchological thriller but in the film Nina (Portman) slowly loses her mind and finds her "dark Swan".

There is so many things I like about the trailer. At 1.12 Nina's reflection turns and looks at her, it's a tiny bit spooky, as the reflection is the reflection of Nina's dark side. As she turns to Nina the lights go off like she is controlling them. Mirrors are a good feature as they show both side the good, white swan, and the bad, the black swan.

As Nina and Lily pass each other in the block of flats there is a sense that something is not right ; that they are opposites, Nina's the white swan while Lily's the black swan. In that shot they look so much a like. It's scary.

From 1.21 to 1.41 there is soo much going on. I love the shots and the pace; it really creates exictment and suspense. This part of the trailer made me really want to see the film when I first saw it.

Just before the name of the movie appeared, Black Swan, and after the names Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis there are two shots that I adore. They sum up the fact that the darkness within us can consume us. First there is shot of Nina pulling something out of her back and then another shot of her starring at the thorn with her red eyes. I just think it is great shots.

Theis film has great performance, cinematography, directing, story/plot and characters and all that is potrayed in the trailer.