A Level Media Analysis

14. The characters in the film
are typical characters, there
is a character that causes
horror, there is a character
that is a victim and sees this
character.
The setting of this trailer follows
conventions as the general
trailer is dark with flashes of
light to create suspense.
The narrative and
tension in the trailer
sets the mood and
story of the trailer.
There are points when
people start
screaming.
There is parallel mood music
throughout the trailer, as this is a
horror, there is music that’s tense
and the music often fades then
comes again when there is a
scary part of the trailer. At the
start of the trailer, there is fast
paced music when the character
is being chased by the cars.
In the trailer ,the lighting
is dim, the only time that
the trailer has light is
when there is a funeral
and when the characters
are in the house. This can
have an effect as It
makes the horror more
intense.
The editing that occurred
in the trailer was fast
paced. This means that
there were scenes that
were shown for dramatic
effect
There is a rhyme that is
sang during the trailer
about Freddy (the
antagonist)
The camerawork
has a variety of
shot types
throughout the
trailer, the shots
are fast paced
which adds tension
to the trailer.

15. The characters in the
trailer are typical for a
horror movie, a character
that is a victim, in this case
the president, there there
is a villain who has evil
intentions towards the
president.
There are various
settings shown
throughout the trailer
including a press
room, presidents
office, when the purge
is occuring, there is a
lot of footage on the
streets.
The narrative in this trailer sets the
mood, the narrative is about America
making all crime legal for 12 hours.
This increases the tension because
then murders occur and it results in
the president fighting to stay alive
while the purge is going on
The lighting in the trailer
is mostly dark. This
follows conventions of a
horror movie because evil
occurs in the dark. There
is also distorting and
obscuring.
Throughout the trailer, there is
an atmosphere created, with
different types of music suited
to that point in the trailer.
There is choir music that is
played while there is violence
and murder, which follows
convention of a typical horror
movie.
Voiceover In the trailer, the voiceover is from the actual
film, there are different parts of the movie, which creates
the tension in the trailer. This follows conventions as
usually in trailers there is a voiceover, it usually comes
from moments within the film
There is fast paced editing
towards the mid-section of
the trailer. When the purge
is announced, this is when
the fast-paced editing is
shown. There are
continuous shots which
follows conventions for a
horror movie, to show the
thrilling parts and most of
the action within the movie.
There are a variety of shots that
are being created continuously
for example. there is a long shot
to establish the setting, an over
the shoulder shot at the start of
the trailer and close-up shots to
show the character’s emotion.
These shots follow conventions
as they are typical to find in a
horror movie.