Timeline analysis

Timeline analysis evaluation

For my timeline analysis I decided to analyse the first 30 seconds of the "Scary Movie," trailer. I decided to do this is as, at this stage, this is the genre I think I want to work with (horror parody.) I decided to analyse "Scary Movie," because it was the basis for one of my pitch ideas to represent the genre, and I feel that it represents the mood that I want to achieve with my final piece.
I went through the first 30 seconds of the trailer, taking note of all of the shots that were used throughout. I observed that the trailer uses an establishing shot, tracking shots, close shots, two shots, head-on shots, medium shots and long shots. When I make my final film within the genre, I could refer to this and possibly use some of the same shots in a similar order, as "Scary Movie," is an example of a successful film within the genre.
For example, at the start of my trailer I could use an establishing shot to help create atmosphere, just like the first 3 seconds of the "Scary Movie," trailer. I could also use a mixture of close shots, medium shots and long shots (as is in the trailer) to help make my trailer more dynamic and visually interesting. Long shots, like establishing shots, help to build atmosphere and establish environments, which is often important for horror movies (although not so much comedy movies.) As "Scary Movie," obviously has a horror element to it, I feel this is why the long shot's are used at such a high frequency. As such, this is something I should consider doing in my final piece.
Close shots are also important however, to show the reactions of certain characters (also often known as a "reaction shot.") Close shots however are not used with as much frequency as the long shots within the first 30 seconds. However I think I will make good use of them within my final film as well as the long shots.