Cut/Shot types
- Green preview film rating screen (0-0:5)
- Black screen (0:5-0:7)
- ‘Miramax’ logo fades up and down (0:7-0:14)
- Black screen (35 seconds)
- 0:18-0:23 ‘You’re sitting there in the dark’
- 0:27-0:29 ‘But don’t worry’
- 0:31-0:33 ‘There’s nothing’
- 0:35-0:37 ‘To be afraid of’
- 0:49 black background with fog/mist effect at bottom of screen – ‘DON’T’ fills the screen – see extreme close up of person in the ‘N’
- 0:50 long shot set behind a grate in bedroom – hands are grabbing the grate, behind which is a person in bed
- 0:51 black fade up to mid shot of woman and child outside in the rain with the camera zooming towards the woman’s face
- 0:53 black fade ‘BE’ fades up (black background/fog) text is very large, square and white with a texture like the moon. Mid shot of man running within the ‘B’
- 0:54 black fade up on mid shot of door closing on man’s face
- 0:55 black fade ‘AFRAID’ fades up, see close up of screaming woman in ‘R’
- 0:55 black fade up to extreme long shot of eerie Victorian manor house
- 0:56 black fade very long shot of woman uncovering something inside house
- 0:57 close up of cloth falling/releasing dust
- 0:57/8 medium close up of woman
- 0:58 black fade mid shot of eerie painting on wall
- 0:58 black fade mid shot of different eerie painting on wall
- 0:59 black fade and misty/foggy effect ‘OF THE’ with close up of girl in ‘H’
- 1:00 black fade birds eye shot of girl lying on floor
- 1:01 black fade low canted angle of man reaching through door window towards handle
- 1:01 black fade even lower low canted angle of same man with the glass of the window smashing everywhere
- 1:01 extreme high angle of girl in dressing gown in bath camera zooming towards face
- 1:02 black fade close up of eerie hand on door
- 1:03 black fade black screen misty/foggy effect ‘DARK’
- 1:07 ‘DARK’ fading, mid shot of woman in window fades into ‘A’
- 1:08 black fade (smokey/misty effect) ‘A Guillermo Del Toro Production’
- 1:15 black fade head and shoulder shot of girl crawling through bed under sheets
- 1:21 close up of girls feet disappearing under sheets
- 1:22 close up of girls face
- 1:25 mid shot of mattress/sheet joining on mattress
- 1:29 close up of creature under sheets
- 1:31 ‘DONTBEAFRAIDOFTHEDARK-MOVIE.COM’
- 1:37 black fade
- 1:38 production info
- 1:40 production info
- 1:41 production info
- 1:43 black fade.
The teaser trailer lasts for 1:45 and includes:
- 27 cuts
- 1 extreme close up
- 1 long shot
- 7 mid shots
- 7 close ups
- 1 extreme long shot
- 1 very long shot
- 1 medium close up
- 1 birds eye shot
- 2 low/canted angles
- 1 extreme high angle
- 1 head and shoulders shot
This may seem like a small amount of cuts compared to the other trailers, however almost half of the teaser trailer is taken up by the beginning black screen with voiceover.
Mise en scene
Clothing
We don’t really see a lot of the characters in this teaser, but what we do see is the woman wearing a brown leather jacket, white top and colourful scarf. We also see brief shots of the man in a black jumper, the girl in a red dressing gown and also in red pyjamas.
Props
Again these are very minimal – we see on two different occasions’ characters holding a torch, which could signify darkness which has connotations of evil and fear.
Locations
The trailer is located entirely within the house the family appear to have just moved in to. There is an outer shot of the house complete with large gothic gates, the house of a similar description.
Lighting
The lighting in this teaser is also very dark, which creates a very mysterious sense. It is however quite light at the end of the trailer when the little girl is playing under the covers, perhaps to lull us into a false sense of security?
Editing
This clip contains many different cuts from different parts of the film, this is done so that the viewer gets an idea of the content of the film in under 2 minutes.
Sound
This trailer is very different to the others I have analysed as a big part of it involves a voiceover. The first 45 seconds include a strong male voice speaking eerily to introduce the film. There is no more dialogue throughout the trailer.
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