1. There is music used in this trailer to set the There are no major stars that
scene and increase the tension. Low tones are appear in the trailer and therefore
used before the trailers gets going and then as the film. This is done so that the
soon as the cannibals appear then the music audience can not be sure of the fate
drastically changes to high pitched. This hints to of them.
the audience that something is about to
happen. The pace also increases.
Dialogue is used as well as
screaming and this sets the
Cannibal Holocaust scene of horror as screaming
Cuts are used between shots to gives connotations of death
link all the footage together. The and pain.
found footage aspect of this trailer
plays an important part in making
the film both appealing and scary
to the audience as it makes the
audience think that the action is
going to reach its pinnacle. Text appears at the start of the trailer to
set the scene to what is about to
The text also appears in red which gives happen. It is simple white text on a
connotations of blood. This hints to the black background this not only makes it
audience what the film is about and the stand out but reiterates the
genre that it fits into if they didn’t already documentary feel that the trailer has.
know.

2. The sound used does not contain any music
There are no major Focusing largely on
and this makes the trailer again seem real.
stars that appear in making the
There are many diegetic sounds used like the
the trailer and audience believe sound of running though a forest. There is also
therefore the film. the film is real
a large amount of dialog used, this is done to
This is done so that
set the scene for the main film and entice the
the audience can not
audience into watching the film.
be sure of the fate of
them.
The Blair Witch Project
BWP is also a hybrid
between a Cuts are used between different
documentary and the shots as well as fades to link the
horror genre. There short clips together in a way that
are shots direct to the increased the tension. The last edit
camera, and this fades to show the information
heavy adds to the The first shot that the audience about the film with diegetic sound
documentary feel. see consists of text showing on which leave an impression with
the screen to set the overall scene the audience and will make them
for the trailer and movie. This remember the film.
insures that the trailer has the
attention of the audience before
starting

3. Cuts are used This film differs from the The trailer quickly
between shots to other two as there is no text establishes itself as a found
increase the on the screen at the start footage film as the first
tension as the explaining how the footage couple of shots show the
shots are close was found. This leaves an text that is seen when
together and short. element of mystery. recording video.
This implies that There are shots within a
something is going hospital and this sets the
to happen. The black scene for the film and gives
door the audience hints are
locations and possible
Black and white footage is used along narratives that may
side colour shots. This shows that happen in the story.
some of the footage is from a previous
time period than that of the other film.
There are no major stars that
Music is used to build the tension appear in the trailer and
that is felt by the audience. The therefore the film. This is done
music increases in tempo and in so that the audience can not be
pitch which increases the tension as sure of the fate of them.
a pinnacle to the action is expected.