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Sinister 2

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Bethan Revill

The trailer for Sinister 2 establishes conventions of horror films through its use of an isolated house setting and family victims. It depicts the disruption of a normal family through a young boy watching disturbing videos left by the sinister Boogeyman. Elements like cross-cutting between the family and an investigator attempting to help them build tension. Throughout, the audience remains unsure of the Boogeyman's identity and motives as the boy falls prey to him at the trailer's climax.

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Sinister 2
Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fChx_YZUAR0
Codes and Conventions Isolated House the place in which the family lives in this trailer is isolated and not many people go there.This gives the audience the impression that the family are left alone to cope with the boogeyman. It also foreshadows that something bad is going to happen because there is no one around to help them. Families Parents and their children are often the victims in horror films, it makes it more relatable and often scarier as the audience worry for the children.
Mise En Scene Props old style video camera, the films are that are given to the young are key to the main plot and they show up quite a lot in the trailer. Location Mainly takes places in an abandoned house, it seemed to be abandoned because people had be killed there. Costume The boogeyman is dressed in an old dirty suit with matted hair, he looked decayed and old.The family are wearing normal clothes, this gives the idea that they are the same as every one else.
Camera Point of view shot This is when the two brothrs are watching the horror movie.This shows how they think it is harmless to watch. However, it slightly foreshadows the events that unfold. Canted angle when the young boy is getting up from bed and walking towards where the boogeyman is standing, the came is tracking but it is also at an angle.This gives the idea of him being sleepy and that he is not aware of his surroundings.The fact that the boogyman is in the shot, makes the audience nervous and scared for the boy as we know he hasnt seen him yet.
Editing Cross cutting - In the beginning of the trailer there seems to be two plots, one with the family in the house which the boogeyman resides in and the other of a man investigating the story of the boogeyman. They crossover when the man goes to warn the family about what might happen. However, it is to late as the boy has already started watching the videos. Shot/Reverse-Shot This happens several times during the trailer. One example is when the boy is watching the video of the other children's death, this is prolepsis as it shows something bad is going to happen to the family. Another example is when the man is shining the torch into the corridor, it shows his reaction to seeing the ghosts of the children and gives the idea that something is about to jump out at him.
Sound Digetic When the video is first played, there is music to go along with it. It starts with children have you ever met the boogeyman, it is in a happy tune, this is asynchronous as it doesnt fit with the image of the people being murdered. Non-digetic When the audience first see the boogeyman appear, there is non-diegetic sound, it is synchronous as it is high pitch and makes it seem like something bad is going to happen.
TodorovsTheory (Five stages of the narrative) State of equilibrium normal family life, children want to watch scary film but their mother wont let them. Disruption the young boy starts watching the videos and the boogeyman appears. Recognition the man appears to tell and warn them about the boogyman. Attempt to repair the family tries to run away. There seems to be no new state of equilibrium in this trailer as it ends with the young boy in the clutches of the boogeyman.
Enigma Codes Throughout the trailer, the audience never find out: Who is the boogeyman? Why is he haunting this house? Why is the man investigating the boogeyman? Who dies?
Binary Opposites Innocent vs Sinister the children who are innocent are in contrast to the boogeyman. Good vs Evil the man who tries to save the family opposes the boogeyman. Dead vs Alive Both dead and alive children are compared.

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  • 3. Codes and Conventions Isolated House the place in which the family lives in this trailer is isolated and not many people go there.This gives the audience the impression that the family are left alone to cope with the boogeyman. It also foreshadows that something bad is going to happen because there is no one around to help them. Families Parents and their children are often the victims in horror films, it makes it more relatable and often scarier as the audience worry for the children.
  • 4. Mise En Scene Props old style video camera, the films are that are given to the young are key to the main plot and they show up quite a lot in the trailer. Location Mainly takes places in an abandoned house, it seemed to be abandoned because people had be killed there. Costume The boogeyman is dressed in an old dirty suit with matted hair, he looked decayed and old.The family are wearing normal clothes, this gives the idea that they are the same as every one else.
  • 5. Camera Point of view shot This is when the two brothrs are watching the horror movie.This shows how they think it is harmless to watch. However, it slightly foreshadows the events that unfold. Canted angle when the young boy is getting up from bed and walking towards where the boogeyman is standing, the came is tracking but it is also at an angle.This gives the idea of him being sleepy and that he is not aware of his surroundings.The fact that the boogyman is in the shot, makes the audience nervous and scared for the boy as we know he hasnt seen him yet.
  • 6. Editing Cross cutting - In the beginning of the trailer there seems to be two plots, one with the family in the house which the boogeyman resides in and the other of a man investigating the story of the boogeyman. They crossover when the man goes to warn the family about what might happen. However, it is to late as the boy has already started watching the videos. Shot/Reverse-Shot This happens several times during the trailer. One example is when the boy is watching the video of the other children's death, this is prolepsis as it shows something bad is going to happen to the family. Another example is when the man is shining the torch into the corridor, it shows his reaction to seeing the ghosts of the children and gives the idea that something is about to jump out at him.
  • 7. Sound Digetic When the video is first played, there is music to go along with it. It starts with children have you ever met the boogeyman, it is in a happy tune, this is asynchronous as it doesnt fit with the image of the people being murdered. Non-digetic When the audience first see the boogeyman appear, there is non-diegetic sound, it is synchronous as it is high pitch and makes it seem like something bad is going to happen.
  • 8. TodorovsTheory (Five stages of the narrative) State of equilibrium normal family life, children want to watch scary film but their mother wont let them. Disruption the young boy starts watching the videos and the boogeyman appears. Recognition the man appears to tell and warn them about the boogyman. Attempt to repair the family tries to run away. There seems to be no new state of equilibrium in this trailer as it ends with the young boy in the clutches of the boogeyman.
  • 9. Enigma Codes Throughout the trailer, the audience never find out: Who is the boogeyman? Why is he haunting this house? Why is the man investigating the boogeyman? Who dies?
  • 10. Binary Opposites Innocent vs Sinister the children who are innocent are in contrast to the boogeyman. Good vs Evil the man who tries to save the family opposes the boogeyman. Dead vs Alive Both dead and alive children are compared.