"Insidious: Chapter 2" Film Analysis (Part 2)

Which aspects of the film would you like to INCLUDE in your own trailer? Why?

I now feel that my horror film trailer will most definitely need a couple of "jump scare" moments mainly because I feel that it is one of the most important features within a horror films as it makes the film more exciting especially if it is unexpected. It will also be easier to re-create in comparison to another technique such as “Gore” which largely relies on expensive effects in modern films.

I feel that a setting is a key factor, so some form of creepy location always adds to the theme. I also feel that a narrative introduction is really important, within Insidious it follows up on the previous film helping you to remember what had happened. Low-key lighting and parallel sounds are essential for horror films as well mainly because it emphasises what is happening.

Which aspects of the film would you like to AVOID in your own trailer? Why?

This is a difficult question mainly because there weren’t many aspects within Insidious 2 that I disliked.  If I had to choose one part of the film I disliked it would have to be the slow editing aspects, I say this because as a whole it made the film more boring in certain parts. Within my trailer I would make sure that it flowed really well and had many eye-catching aspects and fast montages; this will make the film more exciting to watch.

What was the best aspect / more enjoyable moment in the film? Why? Can you recreate this in your own film? How?

I think that the “Jump scare” aspects of the film were the most enjoyable because of how they had an effect on my when watching the film. I say this mainly due to the fact that throughout the whole film the “Jump scares” were unexpected and as a result it shocked you as a viewer.  I think that recreating something similar would be relatively easy as well providing that you had some good practice with the editing software.

Using montage effectively is what makes a horror film successful; it is what makes a film flow well. This is mainly done by balancing slow and quick parts to a film so that the film isn’t boring to the audience. Within a horror trailer I would say that the editing needs to be more fast paced; this is mainly because the whole film is cut down into a small amount of time with the best parts usually being presented also.