Halloween 2 Trailer

Mise-en-scene:

The trailer starts with an opening shot of an American highway at night, it is completely abandoned and naturally lit, and you can make out the vague figure of a female adult. A police car emerges in the background, and you then see the policeman questioning the woman's whimpering of "I killed him."The trailer then jumps to another naturally lit dark scene, where you see a gun being fired, and almost as if a body is being ripped up. The trailer then quickly moves onto the hospital, and you see the figure of a deformed woman being rushed through the corridors. The make up at this part is very good, as obviously it has been designed to make the face seem as if it has been burnt and tortured. You then see a few typical establishing shots of the hospital, so you get an idea to show that it is late at night and abandoned. The 'victim' then sees that the nurse she requires is dead, and a stereotypical malformed antagonist appears from around the corner, and following a small chase the iconography of masks and Halloween to this film becomes evident.  The antagonist throughout is witnessed wearing a hooded jacket throughout, and dark clothing, and prays on those children dressed up for Halloween. You then see a shot of the woman closing the mirror in the hospital, and you see a shot of the antagonists demented face. The prop of the long silver knife is used well throughout, as it creates horror and terror for those involved.

Sound:

The sound is a very important feature for this trailer, and it has many different elements to it. The trailer starts off with a very calm and strings type soundtrack, which is a very slow and calm pace. The dialogue of "I killed him" is repeated many times, to give the effect of the girl being in a sense of panic and disillusionment.  The tape then rewinds, and you hear the faint sound of sirens, accompanied my the lingering sound of a gunshot. As the trailer moves onto the hospital, you hear a lot of calamity, and panic coming from the woman in the hospital bed. The soundtrack begins to build up pace, and the mumbled panics and continuous beeping from the heart rate monitor make up the majority of sound for this clip. A final 'clap of noise' almost replicating thunder shadows this clip, and then the use of an echo on her voice when she awakes the next morning, shows the abandonment and desolation of the hospital at this time. As she sees the dead body, the soundtrack beat restarts again, but this only continues until the short chase is appeared to have finished. You then witness a lot of heavy breathing and panicking from the girl, as she comes with the realisation of what has taken place. The voice over cuts in of "You've witnessed the birth of evil" and gives a short insight into the story that is taking place. The soundtrack once again restarts, but the continuous sound 'claps' continue and increase in pace as the trailer nears to an end.

Camera:

The trailer uses a wide variety of camera shots in order to portray the dominance of the antagonist in this trailer. It starts with an establishing shot of the highway. This then changes to a low angled close up of the policeman, as it shows him antagonising with the girl. As she enters the hospital, there is a handheld tracking shot of the girl being quickly rushed through the hospital.  When she awakes in the morning, there are a few establishing shots of the hospital halls, giving a suggestion of the surrounding. There is then a high angled long shot of the nurse murdered on the floor. This then changes to a high angled extreme close up of the antagonists shoes as he appears from around the corner. As she falls down the stairs, a low angled shot shows the dominance of the antagonist, as he is hunting her down, in order to kill her. This is also shown with the small boy, when it shows a high angled shot, of the boy looking up at the antagonist. Finally an over the shoulder shot of the antagonist as she looks over her shoulder and notices his presence.

Editing:

The trailer starts off with a sequel of long continuous cuts, which gives the beginning of the trailer a smooth flow to it. When she is entered into the hospital there is an editing function which increases the use of a heartbeat in the background. This is effective in showing the panic and fear that is installed in this woman. However when she is met by the demon of this trailer, the cuts become a lot shorter, and jumbled, making the action run a lot quicker. Throughout the trailer, there are a continuous amount of white flashes, which adds to the strangeness of this trailer. It also includes a red filter when the figure is walking on the ledge, this adds the effect of blood to the trailer, and corresponds with the dialogue. Towards the end of the clip, there is a grainy black and white filter which is placed on the film, which gives a feeling as if you are seeing through the eyes of the demon. As the cuts get shorter towards the end of the trailer, white flashes are placed as interludes between the shots, this is a effective function in making the action run more abnormally, and defies convention. An effective editing tool is used when the demon is stabbing a victim, as this is repeated three times, in order to create an extended effect. A jump cut is finally used towards the end, as the demon fights his way through the door, and is approaching the victim.