Year Released: 2007 Director: David Slade
The story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into complete darkness for a month each year. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a gang of vampires bent on an mission of destruction. Only the small town's husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain death.
The class agreed that we liked the way that the trailer explains the plot without giving too much away. The text on screen delivers the plot in a classy way - it's not too long, it's easy to read and it's informative. The intense parallel music created tension well. The quick, jumpy start wakes you up, because it goes from the calm and quiet equilibrium of a couple in their house, to the harsh sound of breaking glass and the woman being quickly dragged away by something we can't quite make out. The trailer's use of canted angles, collision cuts and restricted narration create a sense of panic.
The majority of the class felt that the trailer was well-paced, however I personally felt that it was slow in parts - making it easier to lose interest.
Faults in the trailer that the class agreed on were that at 2 minutes and 20 seconds, it goes on for slightly too long, resulting in a loss of attention. Despite being a 'horror' movie, we felt that the trailer was a bit too much like an action one because the vampire theme was a little too subtle and the trailer lacked gore.
The trailer's average class score was 8.5 out of 10 - "lots of horror features", "nice pacing", but "needs more gore".
However, my individual score was 7.5 out of 10 - although the trailer was generally very good, I found myself losing concentration throughout because of the slow editing in parts.
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