Migraine Analysis Of Film Trailers

HISTORICAL HORROR TRAILERS - PRE JUNE 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cb3ik6zP2I – The Shining 1980

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ywOPNNii9w – Orphan 2009

The Shining – 1980The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick (who also directed ‘A Clockwork Orange’. It stars Jack Nicholson , Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd and Scatman Crothers.

The film is about a family that are ‘house sitting’ an secluded hotel where an evil presence influences the father into violence and his son sees horrifying forebodings from the past and future.

Orphan – 2009Orphan is an American psychological horror film directed by Jaume Collect-Serra. Starring Vera-Fermiga, Peter Sarsgaard and Isabelle Fuhrman.

The film is about a husband and wife adopting a mysterious 9-year-old girl.

CONTEMPORARY:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lReemWmO5o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdoVioPv0fs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jaI1XOB-bs

Carrie – 2013Carrie is an American psychological horror film directed by Kimberly Peircea. Starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianna Moore.

The film is the third adaption from Stephen Kings 1974 novel and is a classic horror tale about a shy girl bullied by her peers and wrapped in cotton wool by her religious mother.

Black Swan – September 2010Black Swan is an American psychological horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky and stars Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, and Mila Kunis.

The film is about a ballet dancer who wins the lead in “Swan Lake” but loses her mind and slowly becomes more like the Black Swan. The Woman in Black – 2012

The Woman in Black is an British psychological horror film directed by James Watkins based on Susan Hill’s novel. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer, Sophie Stuckey and Liz White.

The film is about a young lawyer who travels to a remote village where he discovers a ruthless ghost..

THEORIES

The Shining trailer follows the Todorov’s narrative theory:

Period of equilibrium starts at the beginning of the trailer when the establishing shot of the car driving through a rural area.

Then, there is a moment of disequilibrium is shown when the evil presence influences the husband to become violent.

Then there is a period of disequilibrium when the son starts to be influenced by the evil spirits.

THEORIES

Propp’s character theory is shown in this trailer:

Female Protagonist – mother is the victim/hero

Helper – The nun is the

helper

Esther is the villain