Real Media Texts Investigation

Real Media Texts Investigation

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  REAL MEDIA TEXTS INVESTIGATION Charlotte Joyce
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  NIGHTMARE ON ELMSTREET TRAILER Horror movie trailers conventionally always use dark lighting and run down buildings. This mise-en-scene creates a scary atmosphere.
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  NIGHTMARE ON ELMSTREET TRAILER Horror movie trailers conventionally always show subtitles written in a blood-like font. This editing shows the audience that the film is a horror movie and adds to the fear-factor.
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  NIGHTMARE ON ELMSTREET TRAILER Horror movie trailers conventionally always show the antagonist as inhuman and monster-like this mise-en-scene is used to terrify the audience.
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  INSIDOUS TRAILER Horror movie trailers conventionally alwaysshow the victims (main protagonists) at the start to be normal this is used to show the contrast to when they become haunted etc.
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  INSIDOUS TRAILER Horror movie trailers conventionally alwaysshow the victims to be hurt by the evil spirit etc usually through the mise-en-scene as this screenshot shows this is done to show the audience what the evil force is capable and adds to the scariness of the trailer.
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  THE PACT TRAILER Horrormovie trailers conventionally usually use subtitles explaining whats happened this editing makes the movie appear to be real and makes the movie seem even more scary.
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  THE PACT TRAILER Horrormovie trailers conventionally usually show reviews from magazines etc, this editing technique attracts audiences to watch the movie because the reviews make the film look more appealing.
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  THEORIES AND THEORISTSTHAT LINK TO HORROR TRAILERS Chandler Fiske Grant Propp Todorov Barthes Strauss Hypodermic Needle Model Theory Uses and Gratifications Theory