Psycho - Alfred Hitchcock
The trailer I have decided to analyse is the trailer for the Alfred Hitchcock film, Psycho.
The elements in the trailer for Psycho can help us create our own by the use of suspense without giving too much of the story away, enough of it is shown to draw the audience in.
Only the main parts of the film are shown in the trailer, the scariest parts and the main parts of the plot are shown. From the start the setting, the music and the plot are shown to be conforming to the genre of physiological horror. The most iconic parts of the film are shown in the trailer, after seeing the film you can clearly associate the music and scenes in the film as part of Psycho.
We can use these aspects for our trailer, we could use the element of suspense to set a mood.
The themes of the film are clearly shown in the trailer as being mayhem and murder, it is shown by the iconic 'show stabbing scene' being shown, also the music is very tense and induces fear into audience. We can use these aspects in our trailer to induce the same kind of fear into audience.
There are two main characters in the trailer, Norman Bates and Lila Crane, they are shown predominately during the trailer, the main parts of the film include them so they are shown a lot, this tells the audience who will be starring in the film. Norman Bates, at the end of the trailer, is shown as looking psychotic and out of the norm. This would induce a last bit of fear to the audience before the end of the trailer, we could use this in our trailer, it would keep the audience interested and scared of the film.
In the trailer there are a lot of POV shots of the setting and characters, this give the audience the illusion that they are in the killers eyes and watching the victim, this sets up the killer as psychotic and a stalker. It also makes the audience the illusion they are being watched themselves. As our trailer has the genre psychological horror, the same as psycho, we can use these aspects in our film trailer to make the audience think they are being watched and in turn inducing fear.
The mise en scene is used to set the scene and set up the film for the audience, in this trailer aspects like props are used to show the audience what the film is about. For example a knife is one of the props used, this plays a prominent part of the film, as one of the most iconic scenes from the film is the 'shower scene'. This shows the audience that the theme will be murder. We can use subtle aspects like this in our film trailer, by using props can show the audience what the theme will be without actually telling them.
We can use these aspects for our trailer, we could use the element of suspense to set a mood.
The themes of the film are clearly shown in the trailer as being mayhem and murder, it is shown by the iconic 'show stabbing scene' being shown, also the music is very tense and induces fear into audience. We can use these aspects in our trailer to induce the same kind of fear into audience.
There are two main characters in the trailer, Norman Bates and Lila Crane, they are shown predominately during the trailer, the main parts of the film include them so they are shown a lot, this tells the audience who will be starring in the film. Norman Bates, at the end of the trailer, is shown as looking psychotic and out of the norm. This would induce a last bit of fear to the audience before the end of the trailer, we could use this in our trailer, it would keep the audience interested and scared of the film.In the trailer there are a lot of POV shots of the setting and characters, this give the audience the illusion that they are in the killers eyes and watching the victim, this sets up the killer as psychotic and a stalker. It also makes the audience the illusion they are being watched themselves. As our trailer has the genre psychological horror, the same as psycho, we can use these aspects in our film trailer to make the audience think they are being watched and in turn inducing fear.
The mise en scene is used to set the scene and set up the film for the audience, in this trailer aspects like props are used to show the audience what the film is about. For example a knife is one of the props used, this plays a prominent part of the film, as one of the most iconic scenes from the film is the 'shower scene'. This shows the audience that the theme will be murder. We can use subtle aspects like this in our film trailer, by using props can show the audience what the theme will be without actually telling them.
How is Narrative Portrayed in the Trailer? Linear, Flashbacks, Cross cuts etc. How could we use them in our own trailer?
The narrative in the trailer is a mix between flashbacks and cut across, these are both used affectively to show a story line but without giving everything away in the trailer. The beginning of the trailer shows near the beginning of the film but after that there are a lot of cutting across to different scenes which aren't in linear order but still tell the story affectively.
We could use this aspect in our film trailer, the narrative doesn't have to be in order but still has to tell the story. The parts that are shown in flashback are the parts of the film that are leading up to the horror scenes or the most important parts, we could use this aspect in our trailer so that we can achieve the same affect that this trailer has..
We were told to find three posters and analyse them, this is the film poster for 'Psycho'.
Tom
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