This short assignment will clarify the good points and bad points of the trailer to the movie "Dog Soldiers." Dog Soldiers was directed by Neil Marshall in 2002 and is part of the horror genre.
At first, we see some images of some reviews that certain magazines and/or companies have said about this movie. These words are slashed with claw prints which add to the tension of the horror movie genre. These sentences are over the top of some of the main images of the movie. For example, we see a man tentatively walking through the house with a gun and a flash light, which suggests that the character is not 100% comfortable with the situation and this makes the audience also feel scared.
Next, we see a shot with a slow zoom in focusing on the wooden door. This gives us the impression that something is going to occur at that location, and it won't be particularly good for the protagonists of the story.
One of the next shots we see is of a woman staring at the ground, suddenly from behind her we see one of the antagonists come up from behind her. Then we hear a huge roaring noise after it cuts to a black screen. This also adds to some restricted narration as we don't know what is going on in this shot.
After the black screen shot, the music in the trailor changes from some slow, deep and droneful music to some more upbeat drum and bass. In my opinion this does not fit with the horror genre and spoils the whole feel of the trailor.
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