Film title: Blair Witch
Release date: 23rd July 2016 Director: Adam Wingard Film Info: This is a sequel to The Blair Witch Project made in 1999 which was a found footage film and is part of the theBlair Witch Project film series, making a second found Synopsis: James discovers an online video that he believes explains his sister's disappearance in the Black Hills Forest in Burkittsville. Him and his friends head to the woods to search for her, where they soon encounter evil forces. Adam Wingard directed this sequel to the 1999 horror film, The Blair Witch Project. Production/financing company: Vertigo Entertainment Principle Cast:
Camera The camera gives an establishing shot of the forest in the middle of day light which sets and equilibrium as it appears nothing terrible is about to happen, but later on through the trailer the use of mid shots and close ups of the NVC's shows looks of horror in the faces and night time has come signifying that evil has awoken Sound There is a no-diegetic song called every breath you take playing through out the trailer but they have slowed down the ace and tempo and used a women's voice to add a horror feel to the song making it chilling to hear Editing This teaser trailer relies heavily on headers and text through out the trailer to promote and advertise is as they are trying to recreate the mystery and intellectual puzzle of the first movie in the series "The Blair Witch Project" . Even in the climax towards the end of the trailer there are very little quick cuts as they are keeping to the pace of the non-diegetic music playing in the background. Colour: The colours used at the start of the trailer are bright and vibrant which is useful for setting the equilibrium and signifies that every thing is okay but as the trailer progresses and the colour pallet becomes darker it signifies death and fear. Mood and Styling: At the start of the trailer it does not seat the mood of a horror movie through is use of bright and vibrant colours however as the trailer progresses the mood darkness as night falls and the protagonists are being attacked by the supernatural entity. On the other hand the use of music does set and unsettling mood as it creates and emotional pleasure of fear for what could be in this forest. Narrative: It begins with a beautifully view of a forest establishing calm and peace as a group of teens are exploring the forest having a good time until the sun seats and the supernatural entity's come out. Location: The location is in the middle of a vast forest this connotes isolation as the protagonists are in the middle of no where with only each other to help them survive whatever entity is hunting them.
Mise-en-scene
Lighting: the use of high key lighting over the forest ta the start of the trailer connotes happiness and a sense that nothing bad is going to happen, however as the trailer progresses and the lighting becomes darker as it becomes night time it sets a very dark an isolated atmosphere for the audience. NVC: The protagonist are very happy and cheerful at the start of the trailer during the day framed in long and wide shots so you can see the whole group of teens but when it becomes darker there are more uses of close-ups and mid-shots showing the fear on their faces as the entity is hunting them. Setting: The setting starts of as being vibrant and full of colour during the day but as it becomes night it becomes a dark and isolated place to be as nightfall and darkness signify death in this trailer. Costume: The antagonist is wearing dirt old rags of clothes showing she has been in this forest for a very long time her wet her could signify that she drown. Props: There aren't allot of props used in this trailer except from the use of torches, this trailer is lacking in objects to connote the horror genre but thanks to its seating, the music used and its use of stock situations like people being chased the audience will be able to tell that it is a horror movie.
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