Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Sleepy hollow analysed film trailer


The opening shot to tis trailer sets the scene by using a wide shot. A wolf sound is used to create horror and tension. The viewers focus on the woods and all of a sudden we see the star 'Johnny Depp' being tracked through dark woods. After this wee see the myth of the headless horseman.
The camera zooms to 'Johnny Depps' feet as he runs through the woods creating suspense as we can't see whats happening behind him.
The fact that a sword is pulled out at 'Johnny Depp' shows us that the trailer is set along time ago possibly during victorian times also because of the clothing that they were. When the sword is pulled out at him the shot immediatly skips to 'Paramount' letting the viewer know who the production company is.
Their is a voice over through out the trailer who the audience recognizes as 'Johnny Depp'.
Throught out the trailer we hear alot of talk of the headless horseman killing people.
(Severed heads)
The connotaions of a black forest would most likely be murder. The audience see a dead bodie lying in the woods which is obvious to have happened seen as the all the characters are talking about it.
The innocent female that is shown talking to 'Johnny Depp' is dressed ion white and tryig to to him what she kows about the headless horseman however, he does not listen to her as he says "I'm not used to female company" This shows the audience that somthing is obviousley going to go wrong.
The names of the main acters are shown on the screen in a ghostly writing for stra recognition. This makes the audience more keen to want to go and see at at the cinemas. 'Christiana Ricci' and 'johhny Depp'
The camera tricks that they use are really intersting everytime the headless horseman strikes 'Johnny Depp' wakes up or is not visible indictaing that thats who he is trying to kill.
The white writing that appears at the end of the trailer givges a ghostly impression which i think fits into the story vry well as after seeing the trailer it is clear that the story is about myths, ghosts and ghouls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHt8SdUj-U -Sleepy hollows trailer.

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