Influences for the trailer (and what we are TOTALLY NOT ripping off)

So, what aspects of the Grave Encounters 2 trailer would we like to plagiari.... be inspired by? Well, the main thing that jumps out at me is, well, the jump scare! The demonic figure that turns up at the end of the trailer, somewhere at the start, and in the thumbnail of the video. More than this, the trailer carries with it a sense of perpetual unease, and lighting is also used to very good effect.




Insidious; one of the "greatest horror films of modern times" actually has a pretty effective trailer. The camera angles and shots used, along with the setting and lighting are very well done, which we shall do our best to copy.... I mean emulate in our trailer.


Here is the trailer for one of the oldest horror movies that is still widely regarded as being popular; The Blair Witch project. I do not like much about this trailer, as the lighting is poor, making it difficult to make out what is going on (even if this was intended, it doesn't work.) Next thing I find lacking about this trailer is the actual content, or should I say lack of scares. Nothing in the trailer effectively makes the audience jump, therefore suggesting it isn't an effective trailer. The only thing I like about the trailer is the way it manages to maintain a constant atmosphere of threat.



Here is the trailer for VHS 2, which is an incredibly unnerving trailer due to the strange and frantic nature of the trailer. Nothing is explained, and the trailer does suffer for it for quite a bit. Normally, a trailer should bait the audience by revealing enough information to make a small section of the plot known, but not revealing too much. This trailer focuses solely on keeping the audience in the dark, and thus is very difficult to emulate it.


The Conjuring was a recent horror film, which was pretty well received by critics. The ending of the trailer is particularly interesting, as it ends with someone clapping as opposed to the generic scary face seen in most other trailers. The trailer also has a fairly good build up, which is something I wish to implement in our trailer.