Orphan trailer analysis

     
   ''ORPHAN'' 
      Theres something wrong 
            with Ester 




The film that i have decided to do an analysis on is the orphan. This film relates to the sub genre that we have chosen, psychological horror. 

How can elements of these trailers be used in creating your own? Look at the themes, characters, shots, sound, mise en scene.

From the beginning of the trailer the film looks very subtle but still with a strong build of tension. The first thing that catches your eye from watching the trailer is the characters and the locations. From looking at the orphanage you would expect that Ester is just a helpless girl that is very loving and down to earth. This can be seen from the clothing she wears and what she is doing during these scenes . Her innocence completely hides away her dark character. The family and everyone all around make the movie not even seem the slightest of being a horror. The fact that she is from a catholic orphanage makes it seem almost impossible for her character to be as juxtaposed as it is. The non-diegetic sound, the soundtrack in the background seems very calming at first then slowly builds up the tension as different events start to take place. Using these elements would be good for our trailer as it would cause the audience to be engrossed by whats taking place and the fast movements within the trailer. Giving them something that they would not expect to make them anxious to know what else is going to take place. As for the mise en scene its set perfectly for the mood of the movie, even the snow highlights how cold hearted she is as opposed to a place that would have been sunny with green grass. And we are looking to make sure that the location for our trailer really adds to the suspension of the film. As you can notice as soon as Ester is in the other environment she is noticeable that she is different even by the way she stresses, which kind of shows isolation and how she doesn't fit in with everyone, its something very subtle but shows a lot of whats coming. I think that individualizing the main character, without being obvious in the beginning could be much more interesting than making it predictable. 

How is the narrative portrayed in the trailers? Linear,flashbacks, cross cuts ect. How could you use them in your trailer? 

The narrative is portrayed by the various scenes that happen within the trailer. It seems to be a story being told, first from the owner of the orphanage describing how much of a great girl Ester is. There is a lot of cross cutting, as it all just goes from scene to scene. There are a lot of fast moving shots as the suspense begins to rise more and more. Some parts of the scenes appear then flows something different then it goes back to the scene before. For example she Ester is kicking and screaming in the toilets, theres a scene that flows of the foster parents having a chat with one of the school teachers and it goes back to her having a tantrum in the toilets again. I liked this because it shows different vibes and atmospheres that are taking place, this could be something we could consider doing. As for flashbacks i don't think that its a form of technique that we would be intending to do, but it could be something that could be interesting with in the storyline. 

Who is the target audience and how does the trailer appeal to them? Give examples and then look at how will this affect your trailer and its target audience ? 

Prezi - Target Audience, does it appeal to them ?

Who does the trailer represent? Social groups, age, gender, ethnicity? Who will represent yours? (consider stereotypes)

As for the orphan trailer it looks a lot at age. Teenagers are the ones that seem to mainly have the bad name within society these days but as for this film its the much younger children that are portrayed as being the ones that are mischievous. At the age of 9 that Ester is at society would not see her as being a threat to anyone but nothing but a innocent child but the movie really challenges this and shows a complete dark side of a child of that age. I reckon that it challenges gender as females are always stereotypically seen as caring and vulnerable but Ester shows completely different characteristics. She first of all uses the stereotype to her advantage for manipulation. As for our trailer the representation is almost the same, but i think that is will be more of social groups and slightly to do with gender as well. 

What is the difference between a teaser and a full trailer? What is the idea behind a teaser, what should it do for the audience ? 




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Natasha