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ailer opens with us hearing the diegetic sound of a telephone ringing, we then hear and see a girl answer it. This diegetic sound is closely followed by a non-diegetic wind like sound which is very eerie and atmospheric and is played over the film company logo; giving the impression to the audience that this girl is all alone in the house. The non-diegetic wind like sound continues to play and starts to get louder; we then hear an indescribable diegetic sound played over the non-diegetic music. The shot then cuts to an establishing shot, which makes the audience think that the sound could be coming from someone in the bushes outside the house. The girl then tells us this indescribable sound is actually popcorn. As the girl conti
nues to talk on the phone, the non-diegetic music continues, until she says "Scary movie" we then hear a small non-diegetic crescendo. After this the non-diegetic soundtrack starts to become even louder, it know sounds very operatic with lots of violins being played at a high pitch, this is a typical horror trailer sound convention of creating a ghostly sounding piece of music. This is played up to the point when the man on the phone says: "I want to know who I am looking at." At this moment the non-diegetic music stops and we dramatically zoom in onto the girls face. This is quickly cut by the diegetic sound of glass shattering, then the diegetic sound of a high pitched scream.
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We then go straight from that scene into a non-diegetic voice over, along with the same non-diegetic music of violins being played at a high pitch; this is used to mimic screams. The scenes now start to quickly cut together, as they do we hear a very loud non-diegetic banging sound effect that links us to 
the next scene; it sounds a lot like thunder. The non-diegetic music then starts to increase in pace, this is done by a bass guitar being added and playing the same note repeatedly. It is used to mimic footsteps and also a human heartbeat, which makes the audience think that the killer is getting closer to them. As the non-diegetic music builds up, we also hear the diegetic sound of another telephone ringing. As soon as the main character Sidney answers it, the non-diegetic music continues to builds up until the man on the phone asks her if she likes "Scary movies?" Once this is asked, the non-diegetic music suddenly stops, and we have a match on action, with Sidney’s now non-diegetic narration and a quick jump cut of a girl running away (from what we think is the killer.) Each scene is cut by a white flash (mini polarisation) on screen, along with the non-diegetic sound of thunder. As Sidney bridges the jump cuts together, we then hear a new non-diegetic soundtrack being played. It is still played by violins but this time they are playing different notes at the same time, making it sound very chaotic. This is a parallel sound as it matches how the scenes are quickly cut together and the way the characters and the audience are feeling at this point of the trailer. The music is also very typical of this genre, and sounds very similar to the music which is used in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Whilst the music continues to play, more scenes are quickly cut together again by using the white flash (mini
polarisation) and the thud like non-diegetic sound; this is also used as a parallel sound when a door is shut. As the non-diegetic music has reached a very high pitch, a boy mockingly says "I’ll be right back!' The non-diegetic music then has a crescendo and fades away as the characters on the screen laugh; this is used to appeal to an audience who find horror films amusing instead of terrifying. We are then quickly returned to the mini polarisation cut with the non-diegetic thunder like sound, this is actually used for the reminder of the cuts featured in the trailer. Furthermore, throughout the rest of the trailer we hear lots of screams, hinting to the audience that a lot of people will die and also to what the title of the film is. The non-diegetic chaotic music starts again, this time louder and faster than before, from this change the audience is able to tell that we are building up to the end of the trailer. Moreover, the non-diegetic voice over returns, to read the red text that is written on the screen. The non-diegetic music appears to become more dramatic over theses scenes along with the non-diegetic thunder sound effect, which bridges the scenes together.
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As the voic
e-over continues to read what is written on the screen, we get two parallel sounds. The first, 
is when the non-diegetic voice over says "Don't answer the phone!” we hear the diegetic sound of a phone ringing, which is closely followed by the second. This being "Don't open the doo
r!" we hear the diegetic sound of a knock at the door. These are used to create a sense of anxiousness for the audience and to show them that the killer is all around meaning you cannot get away. The non-diegetic voice-over then stops, it makes the audience think that maybe the killer has killed the voice-over artist; it also makes them feel more alone. More text appears on the screen, but they are quickly cut away and the non-diegetic music builds even more to become louder and more chaotic. This builds up until one of the other main characters: Dewey says "You're not scared are you?” at this point the non-diegetic music suddenly stops and we see the film’s title appear on the screen. A light passes through the letters and as this happens we hear the non-diegetic sound of a single violin being played sharply in the background, it sounds like a scream and then fades out.
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From this research, I have come to the conclusion that for my trailer, that it will begin with some slow/quite music, which will be very atmospheric and will build up tension for the audience. Then as the trailer progresses, the music will be changed to a louder and faster paced violin piece of music, which will draw the audience into the action on the screen and hooked them into finding out how the trailer ends.
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