Horror genre trailer analysis

The next Horror film I am going to be analysing the genre conventions of is Cult of Chucky

-First line is character stating how his baby sitter was murdered
-Fades to black
-Cuts to someone falling out of a building
-Sounds of screams
-Flashes in between some fades
-Creepy child's voice at the start
-Creepy mise-en-scene (Woman in an empty hosptial room)
-A draw is opened to many blades and knives

-Impact sound

-Half of the title is written in red with blood smeared over
-Sinister sound effects
-Creepy music in background
-Editing speeds up as pace of music does
-Release date is october, which is Halloween time
-Many links to hospitals (injections and women dressed in hospital gowns)
-A childhood toy is turned sinister
-Fast upbeat music to match characters screams
-The end of the trailer is Chucky's reflection on a blade

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Poster analysis introduction

I am going to conduct research and analysis towards the conventions of film posters. I have looked at five different posters from a variety of genres, in order to see if there are similarities within the conventions. This will help my understanding of the depth in film posters, thus benefitting me when I am making my own. Below are the five posters, each of different genres, which I chose to analyse the conventions of: 1) La La Land 2) Spider Man 3) Insidious 2 4) Hangover 2 5) The Notebook

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