Trailer analysis LET ME IN(2010)

Let ME IN is a film about a vampire who befriends a young boy. This film has a lot of horror influences and elements but the film does not try to scare you. In the trailer however you get the same sense of horror and suspense that you would get in traditional horror film. The trailer starts off slow but after the signifier (The vampire showing up) the trailer gradually picks up pace and becomes more intense as it goes on.

The trailer has a lot of the staples of a horror trailer. It features scenes of a vampire drinking blood from a victim. This has been a common staple of vampire/horror films since the release of the original Dracula. Even though it isn’t a gothic as Dracula it still borrows the concept and theme of the film. Another staple of horror films the trailer features is the police force that is looking for Eli (The vampire). In horror films the police are usually involved in some way. The police are usually useless when it comes to dealing with the abnormal in horror films. This is supported by the trailer as we see the sheriff of the town that this film is based in getting attacked by Eli.

The audience for LET ME IN would be an older and more sophisticated. This is because it is has a more interesting storyline compared to a teenage “slasher”. It also has more adult themes that older people would enjoy more. The U.S.P for LET ME IN is its interesting storyline and the ways it differs from traditional horror films

Code and conventions

-The film’s trailer isn’t in the chronological order of the film

-There is equilibrium at the start of the trailer

.The equilibrium starts to deteriorate as the trailer goes on

.We get the title of the film at the end.

.We get the actors names at the end of the trailer.

.The “big finish” of the trailer is a close up of someone’s eyes looking out of the corner of a doorway.

.There is no BBFC classification of the film

Challenges to the code and conventions

.There is a lot of different locations in the trailer and some are not recognizable with a traditional horror

. The hero is seen being friendly with the vampire who in most films/trailers is thought to be the antagonist

.There is no “final girl” or a girl who needs saving