Knock Knock (2015) - shots and lengths
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Sinister 2 (2015) - shots and lengths |
Sinister 2 is a 2015 American supernatural horror film directed by Ciaran Foy and written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill. It concerns a young mother and her twin sons which move into a rural house that's marked for death. On May 20, 2015, Focus Features relaunched their Gramercy Pictures label for action, horror, and science-fiction films. Sinister 2 was a Gramercy's new release.
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Across this trailer there are 138 shots in 153 seconds. This leaves it at an average of 1.1 shots per second. The start of the trailer contains long length shots to build up tension. The shots set the scene gradually becoming faster towards the end, engaging the audience from the tension.
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insidious 3 (2015) - shots and lengths
Insidious 3 is an American 2015 supernatural horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell.
the film is based on a teenage girl who has been targeted by a threatening supernatural spirit. She trys to seek help from psychic Elise Rainier who willingly agreed to use her ability to contact the dead to defeat the entity. The film which was released on the 5th June 2015 was grossed $133 million against a budget of approximately$10 million
the film is based on a teenage girl who has been targeted by a threatening supernatural spirit. She trys to seek help from psychic Elise Rainier who willingly agreed to use her ability to contact the dead to defeat the entity. The film which was released on the 5th June 2015 was grossed $133 million against a budget of approximately$10 million
Throughout the trailer there are 138 shots in 150 seconds. This leaves it at an average of 1.1 shots per second. The length of each shot becomes shorter and shorter during the trailer. The shots which create the most tension and engage the audience to continue watching are the ones which snap straight to a black background after an entity has appeared.
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The Visit (2015) - shots and LENGTHS
This film is about two young siblings who visit their grandparents on a vacation until became increasingly frightened by their disturbing behaviour and it was directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The visit began a theatrical wide release in the United States on September 11, 2015. The first official trailer was released on April 17, 2015, with the film Unfriended.
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The length of this trailer is 2:40 minutes, this allows the audience to want to watch it, there are many different shots as we counted 58 shots which works out 2 shots per second. the shots were longer than the Knock Knock trailer above, the reason for this is because the trailer is longer and wants the audience to engage and enjoy the trailer so they can watch the film.
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Don't breathe (2016) - shots and lengths
Don't Breathe is about a trio of thieves who break in to a house which they think would be easy to do because the old man is blind, but he isn't as helpless as he seems because when the thieves see what he can see they have to hold their breath to stay alive. Directed by: Fede Alvarez
This trailer is 2:22 minutes long, the shots are long throughout the trailer because it is building up tension for the audience because the trailer wants the audience to feel what they feel and the audience are trying to put themselves in their shoes. There are 108 shots which works out to be 1 shot per second of the trailer.
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lights out (2016) - shots and lengths
Lights Out is a 2016 American Supernatural horror film, directed by David F. Sandberg. The film is about a young boy who experiences the same events which once tested his mother. When she finds out she figures out the truth behind the unknown terror. facing her fears she becomes face to face with the supernatural
entity which also has an attachment to her mother.
The film was released on July 22nd by Warner Bros
in the United Stated and Canada..
entity which also has an attachment to her mother.
The film was released on July 22nd by Warner Bros
in the United Stated and Canada..
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The trailer contains 100 shots in 144 seconds. This leaves it at an average of 1.44 shots per second. Throughout the trailer the length of each shots stays relatively the same length. They become a little sorted as the duration goes on however thesis very different to other trailers. They have used longer lengthen shots because it contains more detail and depth of whats going on. e.g the location, characters, plot. This creates the most tension and engages the audience.
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MS, HC, MH & SW