Halloween 2 Analysis

The style of this trailer is very dark and fast-paced. It uses typical conventions for horror movies, dark titles and shots, disturbing themes and blood. There is one main focus throughout the trailer, which is of the main character's murdourous revenge. From this short trailer you are able to understand the genre of this film is horror.
The actors in this trailer are not well known, but the characters have continued from the first movie. There is a typical horror convention of the evil male killer and the victim of a young girl who tries to escape being killed. The victim however becomes strong, and typically always survives in the end. They have also used the code and convention of the male stereotypically being the fearful character and the female being the 'damsal in distress' and the weaker character.
The music throughout the trailer helps the audience establish the genre that is horror. The non-diegetic music used is typically creepy which creates an un-easy atmosphere. The non-diegetic music then becomes more fast-paced and quick which builds up the action and enables the audience to become excited about what they are viewing. Suddenly the music and sound stops and a montage of moving clips appear. This breaks the codes and conventions of using music to build a scary atmosphere. It also suprises the audience and puts them in a state of uncertainty about what is going to happen. Another sound used resembles a heartbeat, which makes it more energetic. There is diegetic sound as well from the victim, her screams and cries help make the trailer more dramatic.
After the shots, they use a lot of the fade to black editing transition which symbolises a more significant beggining/end. There are a lot of fast editing sequences and quick reverse cuts which have a more abrupt transition. This is to symbolise the urgency of the plot and build up tension. They also used a clever editing technique of jump cut, they show the murderer and then a sudden switch to the little boy, which is used deliberately to create a dramatic point.

Charlotte Green