Institutional Information:
Insidious is a 2010 Horror Thriller film directed by James Wan and written by Leigh Whannell, released on 29th April 2011 in the UK. Starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Lin Shaye, Insidious grossed $53,991,137 in comparison to its initial estimated $1,500,000 budget.
Synopsis:
Having moved into their new home with their three children, Josh and Renai Lambert's lives are turned into turmoil after their oldest son Dalton falls into a inexplicable coma. Supernatural things begin to happen in their home, and the family are forced to
Genre:
Insidious is an example of a horror thriller film.
Trailer Conventions:
This particular trailer is 1 minute 48 seconds in length, conforming to the Motion Picture Association of America's guidelines stating that film trailers should be no longer than 2 minutes 30 seconds in duration. The production company ident is introduced 6 seconds into the trailer, immediately after the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) film certificate is shown. This allows the audience to recognise the production company responsible for the creation of the film and can hugely benefit its overall success - if consumers have enjoyed films produced by a particular production company in the past, they are more likely to want to watch more recent products.
The Film District ident is shown 6 seconds into the Insidious trailer, informing the audience of the production company responsible for the film, as well as introducing the films genre. Red and black are key symbolic colours to the horror thriller genre; black connoting death and evil, and red symbolising danger. The viewer immediately recognises and associates the film as part of the horror thriller genre due to the colours used in the companies ident.
The billing block is shown onscreen two seconds before the end of the trailer (at 1:46). This provides the audience with any additional information they may want to know (for example, it's cast or any social media pages associated with the film). The colours used in this particular billing block
Mise en Scene:
Wide low angle external establishing shot. The low canted angle instills in the viewer a sense of enigma because of the distorted angle used. Desaturated colour and an absence of people hints that something may have taken place.
A medium close up is used 15 seconds into the trailer immediately after the film title is shown, introducing a main character within the films narrative; the introduction of key characters of a film is a typical convention found in film trailers.
A typical symbolic convention used in horror thriller films is the use of shadows and silhouettes (particularly of the antagonistic character within the narrative) to add elements of mystery and suspense. The inhuman looking figure shown in the second screenshot allows the audience to recognize the supernatural theme of the film which will allow them to determine whether or not they would want to watch it on its release.
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