This movie 'Carrie' is an upcoming horror film and it follows its typical conventions for the genre horror. The duration of the trailer is 2.33 which is very long and it showed the audience many parts of the film. The trailer told the audience the narrative of the film and this wasn't expected as many directors only show important glimpses of the film.
Firstly,the film trailer begins with the mother of Carrie I presume, singing a lullaby very softly and shows the audience the establishing shot of the house. At first everything is ordinary as the mother is singing a Christian lullaby therefore she's a devoted christian as she is singing about her 'father'(god) but their was a background diegetic sound of a girl screaming saying 'let me out', the camera then pans away from the mother and focus on the door with the girl constantly screaming and banging on the door. This represent's the theme which is commonly used in horror films 'Childhood issue' as she is is shown isolated in her room and she is also being bullied by her vicious classmates in the shower room. Carrie isn't an ordinary teenager and she says this herself 'I want to be normal'.
This film trailer includes supernatural themes as Carrie is shown developing powers and her mother is shown reciting the bible to Carrie and tells Carrie to 'pray'. Her mother is represented at first as a devoted and normal Christian but the audience gradually realize that she is fanatic and believes her daughter is a sinner as she tells her to pray for forgiveness. The mother is shown carrying a weapon, a knife twice in the trailer and it looks as if she's protecting herself from her own daughter.
Sound:both non diegetic and diegetic sounds were used in this film. The sounds used were very loud and dramatic as you could hear Carrie screaming and the sound building up which created suspense. However there was constant screaming the film trailer as so many scary events kept happening. For example the prom scene in the end. The screaming was very typical as this is a horror film and its very much expected/
Editing: There are many fades in the trailer when it shows the audience the text then back to the characters which gives off a sense of continuity. The Jump cuts, which is a common editing technique is used throughout the trailer creating an effect on the audience, as its very thrilling for them as it puts them on the edge. The trailer speeds up in the end.
Camera Angles: The Carrie trailer mostly uses medium or close up shots of each character and some establishing shots of the setting. The medium shots are commonly used in films and it shows us the detail of each character and its matched well with the long shots used in the trailer. The close ups is an important element in this trailer as it allows the audience to gain a feel of the character, for example when Carrie is shoved by her mother in her room.
Theories
Todorov Propp's theory of narrative isn't very clear in this film trailer of Carrie. Carrie may be the main protaganist but she could also be the antagonist(the villan).
Main Themes
Religious
Supernatural
Childhood issues
Madness
Revenge
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