Synopsis

There are three friends that decide they want to go on a camping trip to a forrest that from others they heard is haunted, and that anyone who goes there has strange things happen to them. The  friends dont believe in this story that they have heard but decide to go there anyway and not take what they have heard from others seriously. They decide to go exploring after they have found where they are going to camp and take there video camera with them to prove to others nothing strange is going to happen. However as they are walking through the forrest and filming they start to hear strange noises and think they see things in the woods, they each act brave and show they are not scared, but really they are all worrying. As it gets further and further into the night even more starnge things start to occur and they are left trapped and scared. The film ends with them seeing whats been haunting them and them dropping the camera to run away. The end shot is of their feet running away and screaming.

indication of narrative in the trailer.

These are a few scenes that i grabbed from the Devil movie Trailer to show how the narrative comes across to the viewers.



















This is the first scene that i think shows indication of the narrative of the movie as its first main focus is on the doors opening of the elevator, This tells the viewer that the movie is based around the elevator, and that the plot s based around what happens in there.

This is the second scene that lets us know who are going to be the main cast in the movie, and that maybe that person who caught the lift just in time really wished he didn't, or that he has something to do with what goes on.

The Third scene that i thought indicated the narrative, as it shows that the lift has stopped on level 6, this relates back to the Devil number 666 and this is where the movie starts developing as the viewer now knows where what and who the movie involves.

Which trailer does not have a good narrative?

All three trailers that we have looked at have a good narrative as you know what the story is about after you watched each of them, paranormal activity is probaly the most effective trailer as it using hand held footage throughout the trailer, showing real reactions from the audience that has gone and seen it. The trailer also shows staright away that it is about paranormal activity as it is being recorded by real people in their own homes.
I would think Devil also had a strong narrative as straight away the focus is on the main characters and the slow motion when the elevator opens shows us that the movie is going to be about these five people and what goes on inside the elevator. All the way through the trailer it shows bits of progressing scenes which effectivley outlines the narrative well without giving to much away.

Devil Movie poster

This is a movie poster for the Devil film, Devil is about five strangers that get trapped in an elevator and strange things start to happen to them. one of them is hurting others in the elevator but knowone knows who that is. 

The first thing that i notice is that the poster is very dark, this would be to give the poster a haunting feel to it. With the elevator on the front of the poster the audience automatically knows that the film would be based around, And with the elevator having the red cross running through the gaps it creates that link to the devil as it resembles to the devils pitchfork.

 The use of the red devil symbol is really affective as it draws the view in then at the bottom of the elevator it links on to the title of the film.

The coverline at the top of the poster ' Five strangers trapped. one of  them is not what they seem.' is a really eye catching sentence as it makes you want to know why are they not what they seem? the general public would relate to this could happen to anyone.

The elevator also has a 6 as the number floor it was on this is also there to relate to the devil as the devils number is 666, all these little details make the poster even more effective.

Movie poster

I could not find a Devil magazine cover, but if there was one i would think it would be set out like this. The   colours on this magazine work well as it relates the genre of thriller. The dark background would be ideal for Devil but i would think where there is blue it would work better as red. Red would then link it to the Devil and give people a sense of blood and horror.
where Batmans face is on this the picture, for Devil this could be the reflection that we see in the trailer when the security guard lights the match, this would really attract readers to this magazine and then hopefully too watch the film.
At the bottom of the magazine it would state that the producer M Night Shylamalan, and the other films he has been apart of such as the sixth sense and the happening, this would then attract readers that liked these films to watch Devil.

Production meeting

Our group come together for a meeting with our lecturer  to discuss some ideas for our trailer. We went over a range of elements so that our trailer will some together as planned, we discussed writing a synopsis which would basically outline the plot for our film, we talked about the characters, which there will be 3 female actors then we discussed whether we are going to have the characters within our trailer be scripted or improvised. We have decided that there will be a small scripted bit in it but that most of the audio would be improvised or with a backing track.
The location we decided on is Foxes Forest in Portsmouth which has some great features that would really make our trailer effective. As i did not know this area i used google street maps to have a look where it was and what it was like, which i then thought it would be an ideal place to shoot our trailer.
We will begin shooting our trailer in the october half term, ready for our first week back at college.
this is just a brief plan of what is going to happen, we will plan it in more detail when all he ideas have been confirmed.

Events within the trailer?

1. Upside down NY city/ Ordinary day.

Questions the event raises? - Is there a reason for this to be upside down ? is this the start of a day that is going to be different for some? why does it say on any ordinary day but the picture is the wrong way up?

2.Cast heading into work.

Questions this event raises?
Are these the cast that the film is going to be based around?
Is this where the Devil strikes?
Is one of these actors the main focus of the film?

3.The opening of the elevator in slow motion.

Questions this event raises?
Why is this scene shot in slow motion?
Is this the lift where the movie takes place?
is the older women looking at him first because she knows something is going to happen?
why do they both seem cautious to get into the lift?

4.Cast in the lift through the security cameras screen.

Questions this event raises?
Why did the director use this editing technique for this scene?
What is it the woman is showing the other cast?
Is someone in the lift responsible for what happened to the women?

5.Reflection in the mirror/window

Who is this person in the mask?
Why is it there?
Is it one of the cast members from the lift?
Is it targeting the security man in particular?
Is this the devil?
what happens after this end shot?

These 5 events i believe are the key elements/scenes throughout the trailer as they tell the story without even watching the actual trailer. All the questions that will arise in these scenes would make the viewer want to keep watching to find out more and at the end of the trailer they will have been most likely persuaded and enticed to go and view the film in the cinema.