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Evaluation - conventions of real media products

In what ways do my media products use, develop or challenge forms of real media products? - Trailer 


The final part of my course work was to direct and create my own teaser trailer, to match my chosen genre; Horror. In order to film and edit accordingly to existing trailers for Horror films, I conducted a lot of research into the conventions. 

 In order to show I incorporated an accurate portrayal of the Horror genre, I analysed a variety of different conventional Horror teaser trailers. This ensured I was certain about what I needed to include in my Horror trailer. 

 Below are my blog posts for this:

 Horror trailer genre analysis
Horror trailer genre analysis
Horror trailer genre analysis
Horror trailer genre analysis
Horror trailer genre analysis

During my research, I realised that, regardless of the films genre, the trailers conventions are all the same. For instance, they all include a variety of different camera shots, angles and movements. Other similar conventions I found were sound effects, production company logo's, images of stars, images from the film and the films title. Some trailers I analysed contained special effects, such as Harry Potter, Fast and Furious and Avengers. 

Below I have outlined my posts within my research and planning for this: 

 Teaser trailer conventions intro
Teaser trailer conventions - IT
Teaser trailer conventions - Baywatch
Teaser trailer conventions - Avengers
Teaser trailer conventions - Harry Potter
Teaser trailer conventions - Fast and Furious
Teaser trailer conventions

I have also analysed the similarities and differences between theatrical and teaser trailers. This helped me distinguish between what id need to include in my teaser trailer, in comparison to what would be included in a theatrical trailers.  

 I anaylsed two films which have both a teaser trailer and theatrical trailers. The two films I looked at were Pirates of the Carribean and Skyfall. 

 I have included my blog posts for this below:

 Comparing theatrical to teaser trailers - introduction
Comparing Teaser and Theatrical Trailers 1 - Pirates of the Caribbean
Comparing teaser and theatrical trailers - Skyfall 

 I have attached screenshots outlining these conventions in my trailer: 





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