Trailers: What Not To Do (Six Degrees of Hell)

Trailers: What Not To Do...

Six Degrees Of Hell

The trailer alone is far to long and does not follow any of the conventions that should be seen in trailers. For example: the films director is not mentioned at all. The only production title used is the films distributor, 'Class of 85'. There are no titles for the films actors. This may be because of the appalling cast. Actors such as Corey Feldman star in the film. 

The entire production appears ammeter. The font used is not suitable for a horror films, as it has con nations of fantasy and adventure. The same type face is used for the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy. 

The editing of the trailer is also novice. More than four cross fades are used, were they could have just used a normal cut. The music is not suitable for the genre of horror, and it is clear that a lot of the supposed diabetic sound is obviously non diabetic. Such as the banging on the door, as it is not in time with the way that the character jumps. 

Furthermore, the trailer reveals far too much of the plot. A trailer must only give away small, but not plot defining moments. In the space of just over two minutes, the trailer reveals one of the main characters deaths. The supposed protagonist and nearly reveals the films final stage of Todorov's narrative theory, the new state of equilibrium.