1. FILM TRAILER CONVENTION
• Tag lines at the end of the trailer.
• Name of the film at the end of the trailer to stick into the minds of the audience.
• Film trailers are made to promote a film grabbing their target audience also used to averment.
• genre signifiers some clues that lets the audience know what type of genre the film is within the trailer.
• Genre is the film most important thing needed in a trailer cause its telling the audience what type the
films going to be e.g. horror, action, comedy or drama.
• Institutional logo this is so the audience can identify what institution the film trailer is production team
is.
• Release date is giving a day in which the film will be released on so the audience no.
• Mise en scene lets you know what type of genre the film is just by showing the audience the setting or
objects within the shot at the time
• Brief narrative outline is what the films about due to its story line makes the audience want to watch the
film.

2. Release date is giving
Tag lines at the end of a day in which the
the trailer film will be released
on so the audience no.
Name of the film at the end
of the trailer to stick into the
minds of the audience. Mise en scene lets you know what type
of genre the film is just by showing the
audience the setting or objects within
Film trailers are made to promote a
the shot at the time
film grabbing their target audience
also used to averment.
genre signifiers some clues that lets the Brief narrative outline is what the
audience know what type of genre the films about due to its story line
film is within the trailer. makes the audience want to
watch the film.
Genre is the film most important thing needed in a trailer cause
its telling the audience what type the films going to be e.g.
horror, action, comedy or drama. Also identifying the actors in Non diegetic sound is
there characters. what the audience can
hear but not the
characters e.g. deep
Institutional logo this is so http://www.youtube.com blue sea.
the audience can identify /watch?v=2b4HkiM15b8
what institution the film
trailer is production team is. Diegetic sound is only
heard by the
characters in the
movie.

3. THRILLER TRAILER
CONVENTION
Narrative to a thriller trailer starts with a normal
equilibrium. Meaning in a thriller film trailer
equilibrium gets disturbed by some kind of thrill that
is used to attracts the target audience making them
wanting to watch the film.

4. GENRE SIGNIFIERS TO A
THRILLER TRAILER
In a thriller film trailer there are many clues that lets
the audience know what type of genre the film is
within the trailer, some of the signifiers to a thriller
are the editing for example in most thriller film
trailers there is a part were it shows a verity of cut
from the film creating a thrill for the audience.

5. THE WAY SETTING AND CHARACTERS ARE SHOWN IN A
THRILLER TRAILER.
In a thriller trailer they show the setting by using
different type camera movements and angles allows
the audience to indenting the sitting in which the
actors character will show what the actors must be
like to fit the character.

6. CHARACTERS USED IN THRILLER
TRAILER
Depending on the storyline of the thriller film the characters males. However
if the storyline is about the family or relationship which has a female actor. All
thriller there are protagonist who the audience build a relationship within the
movie, antagonist are character, group of characters or institution who
depending on the film we don’t see them till the climax and concoction.
Brave
Strong
Smart

7. MUSIC/SOUND USED IN
THRILLER TRAILERS
Music and sound used in thriller trailers are very effective and important because
it could also help the audience to identify genre being a genre signifiers,
depending on the storyline of the film the producer will try to create or just link
a tune that will make sence to put with that part of the film.
by putting music with the trailer it gives the audience that thrill making them
believe they have or want to watch its film cause of the thrill they got just by the
trailer.
for example… (click to hear)
Lord of the rings : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cHsElA3bSc
James Bond 007 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii1tc493bZM

8. How do they show narrative?
Narrative is in many platforms within the media, Every trailer has a narrator
explain the story line telling the audience about the characters what the film is
based on also explaining the setting of the sence.

9. WHAT IS THE EDITING LIKE?
In trailers have a lot of editing such as cuts, fades and effective sounds for
example music that fits in with the genre of the film or to find a small rage of
effective clips that will attracting their target audience.

10. MY ANALYSED THRILLER FILM
TRAILER
Next
Genre signifiers the car chase the character being held in a room the music used to create a
effective film trailer high passed camera shots and movements also the setting shown within the
shot and overall narrative speaking explaining the storyline of the film.
Setting high security room with mean character locked in a, chips of the houses in an urban area
also a chip of the sun taking o9335ut objects out on the sea.
Nicolas Cage stars in the thriller movie next as a special individual Cris Johnson, a man who can
the ability to see into the future. He is portrayed in this movie as brave, strong and smart character.
The narrative of the story is a man who has the power to see things before it happened meaning he
can change his present but with a power like that comes a prize which involves the government
Sound and music are chosen carefully to fit in with the genre of the film as Next is a hybrid of action and thriller
Editing was used to improve the trailer by adding affective sounds and music also gathering clips
that attracts the target audience
Institutional aspects