The document provides feedback on a horror film trailer from test viewers. Viewers enjoyed the suspenseful elements of the trailer including mysterious music, effective camera angles and jump scares. However, some felt the trailer revealed too much of the story and lacked signs of character development. Overall the trailer received positive ratings for its suspenseful atmosphere and effective use of horror conventions.

1. • Really well edited
• Contrast between modern day & gothic
elements
• Sound & Music (good effects, music fits story,
atmospheric)
• Plenty of suspense
• Effective typography
• Good use of camera angles
• Suitable location
• Engaging & keeps audience hooked
• Good pace
What did you enjoy about the trailer?

2. Tally
• Girl standing behind door
• Editing
• Ending & jump scare
• Suspense of looking around
• Ringing phone
• Music II
• Rose II
• Opening door
• Roses movement down the corridor
Which parts of the trailer, if any, scared you?

3. Tally
• Ending III
• Music & GFX
• House entrance
• Fast paced shots
• Build up III
• Cuts between Rose and the house
• Finding the newspaper & photo
• When boy walks through door with Rose
behind
Explain your favourite part of the trailer.

4. Tally
• Boys caught up in murders
• Murdered girl who kills
• History of the house
• Outcome of the characters III
• Story of the ghost girl III
• Someone in the trailer involved in death
• Boys attacked by mystery assailant
• Killing & torture
• Dead family
What do you think the story of the film will be?

5. 1 Star (Bad) 2 Star 3 Star (Decent) 4 Star 5 Star (Good)
Sound 1 7 7
Camera
Shots
4 6 5
Location 5 4 6
Characters 4 9 2
Please rate the following out of 5 stars.

6. Tally
• Portrayal of girl II
• Location II
• Shots III
• Jump scare
• Narrative structure
• Lighting
• Pace
• Suspense
• Logo
• Hint of story
• Sound IX
• Scary text III
Do you notice any similarities to professional horror trailers?

7. Tally
• Suspense II
• Props
• Isolation
• Haunted house VII
• Ghost IV
• Lighting III
• Font IV
• Music IV
• Characters III
• Wood like area
Which conventions of the horror genre can you identify and
how effective do you think they are?

8. Tally
• Logo II
• Title/Credits
• Lighting
• Jump scare
• Not too much/enough III
• Clips from film II
• Music III
• Key stars
• Suspense
• Reference to other films
Which conventions of trailers can you identify and how
effective do you think they are?

9. Tally
• Greg = Outgoing
Michael = Quiet
• Very good characters
• Brave male characters
• Scary female character II
• Boys are foolish
• They [boys] get mixed in with a murder
• Normal teenagers III
• Young characters, naive, curious
How effective is our characterisation? What can you infer about
our characters from what you have seen in the trailer?

10. 1 Star 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star 5 Star
Overall 8 7
Can you give the trailer an overall star rating out of 1-5?

11. NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
• The trailer reveals too much about the story maybe?
• There are no signs of character development