Demons Never Die is released on the 28th October 2011. It is a film based on a group of teenagers who make a pact to follow in the footsteps of a girl who took her own life. As each member of the group begins to die, they soon realise that their not actually taking their own lives. they are being the victims of a masked slasher.
The first area of the trailer I am going to analyse, is the use of editing throughout the trailer. At the start of the trailer we see very quick cuts to different scenes in the trailer. These cuts show each member of the "suicide group" We also see that when introducing each member of this group a sequence of fast paced editing. We see each member of the group but not in enough detail to know a lot about them. We then see an older man open a hotel door, the trailer the instantly fades to black and we hear a man scream, which would be edited in post production. Throughout the trailer we also see cuts in scenes to title pages. the title pages allow the audience to keep up with the trailer and gives them pieces of information about the film that they might not get from the acting or the scripting throughout the trailer. Another great scene we see that uses editing is near the end of the trailer when we see a kind of night camera used to shoot a scene. Kenny, one of the main characters, is with one of the girls and he says "I'm not going to let you die" The use of the night camera, allows the audience to know that what is happening is actually in pitch black. The use of the night camera allows us to see what is going on even though we shouldn't be able to see it.
The second technical area we can split the trailer into is the use of camera work in the trailer. The use of camera work in a trailer can help portray horror themes and classical conventions of a horror film. Near the start of the trailer we see a close up of a dead female body, in the corner of a room. The shot allows us to see the girl covered in blood, and the walls and floor around her too. Along with the script, it allows the audience to work out that this is the young girl that committed suicide. Through Camerawork we also see that when one of the characters is being interviewed about one of the girls that was murdered, we see extreme close ups of both the interviewer and the suspect. The camera pans back and forth every time one of them speaks. This camera shot allows the audience to see and hear exactly what is happening in the interview. The extreme close ups also allow the audience to feel that they are in the interview with the characters. At the end of the trailer we also see an over the shoulder shot when Kenny is talking to and older character. We see the camera is focused on Kenny and the gun in his hand. This scene will make the audience question what Kenny is going to do, and why he has a gun. The camera work used in the trailer cant give to much away to the audience, it needs to keep them guessing. This way it means they will want to see the film after watching the trailer.
The third technical area of the trailer we see is the use of Mise-en-Scene. In horror films Mise-en-Scene is a very conventional area of analysis. In "Demons Never Die" we don't see the villain a great deal, but what we do see of him, we can make out that he is wearing a black mask, and his choice of all black clothing follows conventional horror themes. In horror films, black is usually chosen for the villain/murderer to wear as we associate the colour black with death. We also see the use of props throughout the trailer, at the start of the trailer we see Kenny with a gun, as the trailers goes on, we see that the villain carries a black handled knife. These weapons reconstruct the theme of terror. These weapons will be what kill people in the film, the last thing some of his victims will see. The weapons that the murderer uses to kill his victims will be the ones that people remember. It will be something significant, a weapon that would stand out to the audience. So that every time the weapon is seen, the audience will know what is coming.
The last technical area we can analyse from this trailer is use of sound throughout the trailer. Through sound it allows us to understand a lot about the trailer, with the use of scripting we learn that a young girl has committed suicide and that a group of people come together to follow in her footsteps. We also see a non digetic music added in post production throughout the trailer. The music at the start of the trailer is quite slow, and reflects what is happening in the trailer. When the trailer picks up, with more action and horror going on the music changes to a more up beat song. We also hear a beat every time a different title screen is shown. This beat catches the audiences attention, to what is being said on the screen. The non digetic music is added to catch the audiences attention, and create a certain type of tension within the audience. Scripting is the main area of sound that is used through the trailer, we hear a lot of screams from different characters when they are being attacked. This is a common conventional theme in horror films. The scream allows the audience to know that something bad is happening.
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