THRILLER TRAILER CONVENTIONS

1. Fast pace editing

2. Settings of abandoned house,woods, forest or quiet town

3. montage at the end

4. Voiceover

5. jumpcuts

6. They introduce the characters/villans

7. Intertitles with stars/directors name within the middle of the trailer

8. Mid Shots

9. Display of violence: guns, physical

10. Dark Colours; red,black,grey,blue,green

11. Fades to black

12. low key lighting / dull yellow lighting

13. non-diegetic sound:intense/scary music

14. screaming

15. diegetic sound:dialougue

16. Close Ups

17. High angle/ Low angles: Help establish power