The Last House On The Left Trailer Analysis

The Last House On The Left.

Establishing Shot

Two Shot

High Angle Shot

Crane Shot

In this horror film, the setting is at an isolated house which means there are no other houses near by to help them when things begin to go wrong in the film, we know that this house is in the middle of no where at the beginning of the trailer as there is a sign that says 'Lake ends in the road'. Isolated houses are conventional of horror films as it is harder for the characters to escape and be saved if in danger. 

At the beginning of the trailer we also see an establishing shot of them driving, the camera tilts upwards so we can follow the car. We hear dialogue at the beginning too, the man says "Are we there yet? Its the last house on the left". This is so we know where they are going. Throughout the trailer, there are a lot of close ups and mid shots that focus on Mary, this is so the audience know that she is the main character in the film. Also, we see her driving her family to the house, this also implies that she is the protagonist. At the beginning of the trailer the editing is quite slow and the transitions used are mostly dissolves, they are soft which shows that there is a calm atmosphere at this point. Soft music is also played in the background to help. Sound effects and non-diegetic music have been used as the tension builds up, cuts have been used between frames as it is quicker and shows that a lot of events happen towards the end of the film. After the main action has happened it shows the villians walking to the nearest house (which happens to be Marys) in the rain at night which suggests danger as most things happen at night time as its more scarier, a High angle shot is used so we see the sign post in the  foreground that we saw earlier at the beginning of the trailer. When the villians arrive to Marys house we hear tense music in the background as the characters explain their situation. A lot of diegetic sounds are used in the background of the trailer such as, gun shots, knives, things breaking etc, this is used to create more drama to the trailer. When Marys parents find her lying on the porch non-diegetic music begins, the song is 'Sweet Child of Mine' but sung by a woman instead of Guns and Roses. This is quite unusual as its quite slow and contrasts to whats happening in the trailer. On the other hand, the lyrics are relevant to the plot. There is an intense part of the trailer where the villians realise they are at the Marys home. A close up is used to show his shocked facial expression and a eyeline match is used afterwards to show the picture of Mary that is stuck on the fridge, the camera then zooms in. When Mary's parents find her lying on the porch outside ambient lighting is used. A crane shot has been used a lot in the quick shots and it is repeated several times of Mary lying in the lake. This shows the audience that she is dead, but because it is repeated a lot it could suggest she may still be alive even though she got shot. The main colours in the trailer are blue and black, black being a conventional colour to use in horror as it represents danger. I think the blue is used a lot to show the importance of water in this film.