Location analysis
In The Ouija Trailer there are 10 filmed locations.
1. At the beginning the girls are outside the main house, this is a street location and it is our first counted
2. The second location is in the 'main house' when the girl is sat at the table
3. After that there's a shot of Debbie's memorial - this is another outside shot but this is classed as a separate one as it's in a graveyard
4. The fourth location is in a restaurant where the three main characters are all sat talking about Debbie's death
5. The fifth location is in Laine's home (bedroom) whilst she's looking at a photo of her dead friend Debbie
6. Then there is another location which is at their school (lockers)
7. There is then a shot of the main boy in a tunnel/walkway outside
8. Next is a scene shot in the other main girl's house (in her bathroom)
9. Then there's a shot of the group of friends all outside, next to a bus (presumed outside their school)
10. After that the next location is in the old woman's house that they go to question her (presumably about the spirit that's following them)
Here is an example using a few of the location shots that are listed above:
1. At the beginning the girls are outside the main house, this is a street location and it is our first counted
2. The second location is in the 'main house' when the girl is sat at the table
3. After that there's a shot of Debbie's memorial - this is another outside shot but this is classed as a separate one as it's in a graveyard
4. The fourth location is in a restaurant where the three main characters are all sat talking about Debbie's death
5. The fifth location is in Laine's home (bedroom) whilst she's looking at a photo of her dead friend Debbie
6. Then there is another location which is at their school (lockers)
7. There is then a shot of the main boy in a tunnel/walkway outside
8. Next is a scene shot in the other main girl's house (in her bathroom)
9. Then there's a shot of the group of friends all outside, next to a bus (presumed outside their school)
10. After that the next location is in the old woman's house that they go to question her (presumably about the spirit that's following them)
Here is an example using a few of the location shots that are listed above:
Although there are ten locations in this trailer, the house where Debbie died is shown most and is where the longer scenes are shown whereas the locations that accompany this house are only shown in quick clips after transitioning from titles and don't have much dialogue in as they the majority of them are only short clips. I believe all of that collided creates a very important impact on the role the house has to play for Debbie's death. It adds suspense and gives the audience an idea of what may have happened to Debbie without the trailer giving too much of the story away; this is a very good technique to use and I hope we use our locations as cleverly as they have in the Ouija trailer.
In the trailer of 'The Boy' there are 6 filmed location's.
1. The first location that is shown is of a road, field and showing a house
2. Next there is a shot from inside of the house that was shown in the first shot - the majority of the shots afterwards are based inside of the same house
3. The third location is shot inside a car - presumably outside the main house shown
4. The fourth location is of the main woman and accompanied man in an assumed bar or so - playing a game of pool.
5. For the first time a gate is shown leading into the woods and this is the fifth location shown in the trailer
6. The sixth location setting is based within a graveyard - looking at 'The Boy's gravestone
Here is an example of some of the shots that I have described:
1. The first location that is shown is of a road, field and showing a house
2. Next there is a shot from inside of the house that was shown in the first shot - the majority of the shots afterwards are based inside of the same house
3. The third location is shot inside a car - presumably outside the main house shown
4. The fourth location is of the main woman and accompanied man in an assumed bar or so - playing a game of pool.
5. For the first time a gate is shown leading into the woods and this is the fifth location shown in the trailer
6. The sixth location setting is based within a graveyard - looking at 'The Boy's gravestone
Here is an example of some of the shots that I have described:
As seen also in the Ouija trailer above, the majority of the trailer is based in one location, the house. This shows great significance as it gives the audience an idea of how important the home to the boy is. A traditionally old, haunted looking house has been used to represent this and we think that this has a very important part to play as they've conformed to the convergence and stuck with the original idea of a 'haunted house'. However the brief encounters of outside used in just a few shots could also be seen as representing the girl wanting to escape and these shots are used to real the audience in and to maybe make them feel the intensity she is feeling. We think the use of locations in this trailer is very powerful, there aren't as many location shots in comparison to some trailers but we believe this plays a significant role in adding suspense to the trailer.
In 'The Diabolical' trailer there are 7 locations used:
1. The first location is a street view of the assumed main house
2. Secondly the next few shots are based within the main house that was shown in the first shot
3. Next there is a shot from outside the house but instead of being a front on view of the house as shown in the first shot, this is filmed from the side/back of the house
4. From a birds-eye view the fourth location is a mix up of all of the houses on the street of this 'main house'
5. There is also a brief shot shown 1.24 seconds into the trailer of a hand on a ground - outside
6. The sixth shot is filmed within the garage, presumably within the main house but it is a new location within itself
7. There is a scene also shot in what seems like a 'heaven' or an end of the tunnel with all of the bright lights
Here is an example using a few of the location shots that are listed above:
1. The first location is a street view of the assumed main house
2. Secondly the next few shots are based within the main house that was shown in the first shot
3. Next there is a shot from outside the house but instead of being a front on view of the house as shown in the first shot, this is filmed from the side/back of the house
4. From a birds-eye view the fourth location is a mix up of all of the houses on the street of this 'main house'
5. There is also a brief shot shown 1.24 seconds into the trailer of a hand on a ground - outside
6. The sixth shot is filmed within the garage, presumably within the main house but it is a new location within itself
7. There is a scene also shot in what seems like a 'heaven' or an end of the tunnel with all of the bright lights
Here is an example using a few of the location shots that are listed above:
Just like the Ouija trailer and The Boy trailer, The Diabolical's shots are mainly filmed in one location - the house; adding suspicion towards that one specific location. This trailer adds more emphasis towards this however as there are shots such as the woman and little girl stood with their back against the door and a man puts an offer on the house, yet the shots are still all within that house after that specific scene. Both of these aspects show that the house is a key place of this trailer.
Evaluation of locations:
Each trailer has a different amount of locations used. Ouija is the only trailer that we have analysed that has the desired 10 different location shots; However, we think that The Boy and The diabolical are much more emphasised and therefore more effective in showing how important the house is within the trailer, they make it more prominent than Ouija does. However, a variety of different locations does set more of a story and gives more of a life like effect to the story line. In each of these trailers they all have a specific main location and in all three of them they have been within a house. We think this sets a particular scene as a home is supposed to be somebody's 'safe haven' but instead they have have challenged this and have used something that's usually seen as a place of rescue to show the complete opposite - filming in bedrooms also gives this same effect. In 'The Diabolical' trailer there are 3/4 shots that are filmed around the different angles of the house, this could be seen as a metaphor being used for the different angles of terror this trailer presents.
Each trailer has a different amount of locations used. Ouija is the only trailer that we have analysed that has the desired 10 different location shots; However, we think that The Boy and The diabolical are much more emphasised and therefore more effective in showing how important the house is within the trailer, they make it more prominent than Ouija does. However, a variety of different locations does set more of a story and gives more of a life like effect to the story line. In each of these trailers they all have a specific main location and in all three of them they have been within a house. We think this sets a particular scene as a home is supposed to be somebody's 'safe haven' but instead they have have challenged this and have used something that's usually seen as a place of rescue to show the complete opposite - filming in bedrooms also gives this same effect. In 'The Diabolical' trailer there are 3/4 shots that are filmed around the different angles of the house, this could be seen as a metaphor being used for the different angles of terror this trailer presents.