Trailer Analysis #1

The Tapes

Low Budget Horror Movie

Analysis;

Throughout this trailer nothing much is shown about the actual cause of any of the drama as it wants the viewers to get that feeling so they will go buy the movie to actually find out. The accents personally don’t give off a very professional success rate towards the movie as they are English and I don’t entirely think that they suit this type of movie. The acting is rather dull really and they don’t give off the certain fear that Americans do in terribly situations. Throughout the trailer there is not much threats or action being shown other than the 3 people trying to get away from whatever is chasing them so this is an eye catcher towards the audience wanting to go watch the film.

There is not much sounds inside the trailer other than dialogue of the kids screaming and shouting with their fears but yet there are some upbeat sounds that seem to pick up towards the end of the trailer as the fear erupts, until the ending as it shows a pig like person glaring into the camera. Jump cuts are also used as the beats increase to give that shocked look and provide the audience with a bigger popular chance of them actually going to see the movie.

At the end of the trailer text is shown in bold white font saying “see what they saw” as this is basically just a preview into what is actually going to be confronted inside the movie and what fears await the 3 kids. 

Review;

I’ve watched this film recently and it is very concerning to the fact that is is obliviously dull throughout and makes no sense entirely. No action is actually created until the last 15 minutes of the film, no glimpses are shown either to initiate the ideas of anything weird going to happen other than they are inside an “abandoned farm” so to speak.