Media A2 Evaluation - Part 4

 

Media A2 Evaluation - Part 3

 

Media A2 Evaluation - Part 2

 

Media A2 Evaluation - Part 1

 

Planet Terror Trailer Analysis

Planet Terror is a action, comedy, horror hybrid released in 2007 and directed by Robert Rodriguez who is well known for directing Sin City.
This trailer has a very classic zombie horror feel to it with the use of the awesome voiceover which provides some narrative and the overlay used to make it look older and grittier. It looks like it uses more practical effects than CGI which I prefer. There are some brief moments in the trailer where comedy is used to lighten it up.
Overall I love this trailer because of the use of the music alongside the action and practical effects as well as the very unique gun for a leg idea which is just great.
If I had to suggest something to improve it would be to include more close ups of zombies because we don't really get a good look at one but apart from that its great.

Underworld Trailer Analysis

Underworld is a action horror released in 2003 and directed by Len Wiseman who is also known for directing Die Hard 4 and the Pilot episodes for Hawaii Five-O and Sleepy Hollow.
This trailer is extremely stereotypical to the action genre with some horror elements. It starts off with some collision cutting between some action shots and a shot of the main character looking over a city. It uses a mix between dialogue and a voiceover to get across the narrative. The horror elements used are the two factions of Werewolves and Vampires (as well as some gore featured in the actual movie) which are two very well known creatures used in many horror films such as the 30 Days of Night or The Wolfman. The trailer also uses a lot of CGI effects for the Werewolves and some more practical effects for the Vampires.
 I think this trailer is good but it is too stereotypical and seems a bit unoriginal as well as some of the effects looking a bit poor most notably the 'jump scare' at the end litarally being a slow motion jump into a puddle.

Tucker and Dale vs Evil Trailer Analysis

Tucker and Dale is a comedy horror released in 2010 directed by Eli Craig who is also well known for directing Zombieland. This trailer starts off as your stereotypical horror film by introducing the teenage heroes/victims driving to a forest for a camping trip. A forest is a conventional place for a horror because it is associated with the fear of being lost and secluded in the middle of nowhere, a cabin is also shown with a cow skull out front and dull lighting conditions giving it a very creepy feel. The trailer at first gives the impression that Tucker and Dale are the dangerous killer hillbillies that are often associated with psycho killer horror films by using dialogue and intimidation to make us think they've kidnapped one of the teenagers. However about 30 seconds in the mood changes and introduces some comedy to the trailer to make us see that the kidnapping is a misunderstanding. This instantly puts a twist on this movie making it more unique in its genre by swapping the roles of the two groups of characters and making the teenagers evil. Gore is used later in the trailer to remind us that the film is still as much of a horror as comedy. The trailer starts off slow and starts to use a lot of action to keep the interest of its audience.
Overall I think that this is a good trailer because it has very good and simple narrative to explain what's happening and uses a few references from other well known horror films like the part where Tucker runs out swinging a chainsaw around (Texas Chainsaw Massacre).
One thing I would criticise about this trailer is that it shows nearly all the teenagers deaths in the trailer which doesent leave us much reason to watch the full film.