Sunday, 13 October 2013

Possible Poster Layouts

I have looked at different posters so far and I have annotated and analysed the conventions that are found in them. I have sketched five different possible layouts for a poster which will help me identify what my poster will look like.






Saturday, 12 October 2013

List Of Thriller Teaser Trailer Conventions

I have looked at five different thriller teaser trailers which I found numerous of different genre conventions.

  • Protagonist running 
  • Mise-en-scene 
  • Weapons 
  • Impact sounds - Quick, high pitched 
  • Running 
  • Fighting 
  • Doors being opened and closed 
  • Voiceover 
  • Eye candy 
  • Slow tempo music at the beginning, then fast music as it builds up towards the end 

Thriller Teaser Trailers Analyses - Unknown

The last and final teaser trailer I am looking at is 'unknown' which so far I have seen the same/similar conventions in all trailers.





  • Eye candy 
  • Fighting 
  • Edit slow at the begging and faster towards the end 
  • Music speeds up 

Thriller Teaser Trailers Analyses - The American

The next teaser trailer I looked at is 'The American'






  • Point of view shots 
  • Slow music at the beginning then get faster towards the end 
  • Weapons 
  • Eye candy

Thriller Teaser Trailers Analyses - Prisoners

The next teaser trailer I looked at is 'Prisoners'






  • Tagline
  • Slow music at the beginning, then fast music starts as it builds towards the end
  • Mise-en-scene 
  • Music
  • Lighting 

Thriller Teaser Trailer analyses - The Next Three Days

This teaser trailers I am looking at is 'The Next Three Days' which I hope I find the same or similar conventions than in the other teaser trailer.






  • Protagonist on the run with his family
  • Impact sounds - Quick, High pitched 
  • Running 
  • Fight scenes 
  • Slow tempo music at the beginning, tun fat music as it builds up to the end 


Thriller Teaser Trailer analyses - The Adjustment Bureau

I have found five different thriller tease trailer however, instead of analysing the convention of the trailer, I will look at the conventions of genre.





  • Protagonist is running 
  • Mise-en-scene - The protagonist is wearing a suit 
  • Impact sound - Quick, high pitched
  • voiceover 
  • Eye candy 
  • Change in tempo
  • Fight scene
  • Chases 
  • Slow tempo music at the beginning, then fast music starts as it builds up to the end.