How does my trailer compare to a REAL media text?

Plot/Summary

As part of being related to another media text (AFTERSCHOOL), we tried to compare and contrast our trailer ina similar form. For instance, we included a 3 Act structure as did Afterschool,the conventions of the Thriller Gnre is for an ordinary setting. We chose to decide, parks and schools - as did Afterschool, thus we were committed to the storyline and plot as we tried to engage it as similarly as possible though the non-chronological order of events. We have done this through Final Cut as it was more "naturalistic' to provide a different approach as did Run Lola Run and Memento - two Thriller trailers who consist of a similar storyline/plot as ours;

Voice-Over

Voice-Over's aren't a common convention of Thriller Genre's but as a group we thought we'd set a new trend or start something new as we were anxious to see whether it would all fit in or work as a whole. I asked Michael and Sam, and they agreed with great enthusiasm which is always a plus as both voice-artists were brilliant with a "realistic" approach! :D Mainly non-thriller trailers have voice-overs; the function of a voice-over is to enhance the audience into the audience's understanding of the plot and is a vital tool for a trailer, espcially our trailer as it isn't in linear order and nobody is setting the base of our story; so why not get someone to tell them? A famous voice-artist, like Don Lofontaine, had voice-overed many trailers, and the positive effect this had on the audience was vital; eespecially if want to attarct our target audience;

Thus, with the help of Michael and Sam, we have introduced a new norm in voice-over art in the Thriller industry and set of codes and conventions.

Music

This is also another key tool, as it was my role, I set out to search for many songs and tunes to include in the soudntrack of our trailer. We were aiming for a "naturalistic" approach through naturalistic songs and instrumental music as it sets the tone of the trailer. For instance, a horror movie would have fast-paced music to build up the tension for the viewer, a film which consists of a tragedy genre would have slow-paved and heartbeat related sound effects to emphasise the unfortunate mood and tension amongst it's audience and in our case we have decided to go for a type of music which starts of slowly, steadily and calmy ( as it does in Afterschool) and then speeds up in terms of its tempo, dynamic and speed to build up the suspense and thriller the viewers would anticipate; here's a clear example of this happening;

Technical Elements

In relation to technical elements, I am referring to the sound mix which is where many trailers are presented in Dolby Digital, this is where the sound effects come in, i.e. heartbeat, bells, panting and many more tension-building sound effects and this is the focus point of this trailer along with the video footage mixed with the music both on Garageband and Final Cut - which helps establish the shape and form in which will be presentably viewable to the viewers - not only does the footage make the film but the good technical skills of editing and multi-tasking apply.