After listening to the advice so I have given us and watching our trailer several times over, Jessica and I sat down and carefully went through our trailer adjusting every shot to make it as gripping as possible. First of all we cut down every shot so the viewer only gets to see a short snippet of the action. This will make the trailer of not more rapid and thrilling. We added production details at the end and a production company title at the beginning. These are two things that are always used in trailers to create interest around the stars in the film and the company which made it. We tried to make a film seem more edgy and other horror films. To do this the use of child was very effective. There is a short scene when one of the teenagers offers alcohol to the small boy this adds a new layer of rebellion to the commonly used stereotypical teenage horror film. The use of a child also heightens the drama and raises the stakes. A commonly used convention in horror movie trailers is the sudden and sometimes shocking use of abrupt titling. In our trailer the words break a leg flash up very suddenly hopefully shocking the audience and getting their attention. In the final edit we added the use of the 'wipe in' transition to give contrast to the dark scenery and make the abruptness even more shocking.
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