http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O76m3kpgPTQ
I've looked at the trailers for 'The Hills Have Eyes' and 'Prom Night'. Both of which seem to have a similar format:
- The trailers both start off quite light hearted, there is lively music at the start, in 'Prom Night' its rock music, which is sterotypical for American students to listen to at that age, and in 'The Hills Have Eyes' the music at the beginning sounds more 60's like.
- They both have high key lighting at the beginning, which connotes that nothing bad is going to happen, but suddenly around half way through the trailer the mood totally changes.
- When the mood changes, so does the music and the tempo of the trailer. The music changes to a darker more intensive sort of sound. In 'Prom Night' the sound effect of a heart beat is used, which also is used in 'The Hills Have Eyes'.
- There are quick cuts used to speed up the tempo of the trailer, this makes it more dramatic for the audience and makes it look more exciting. This change goes well with the change in music, and they work together to create suspense and tension.
- To go with the changing of the mood, the high key lighting changes to low key lighting. This is especially the case in 'The Hills Have Eyes'. The further along the trailer you go, the darker it gets. This, along with the convergence of the quick cuts and the change in music, makes the trailer go from a light hearted beginning, to a colder, darker ending.
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