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Extinction (2014)

Extinction is a hybrid of horror, sci-fi and drama. It will be released in 2015.Extinction is about two men, a young girl and hatred that separates them. Something happens to the two men and they have to leave behind everything to protect their loved ones.

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The teaser trailer starts with the company involved in making the film. It cuts to the first scene. The house looks very white and old. It fades to the next scene, which juxtaposes with the previous scene. This scene is dull and dark. The score is constantly and the rhythm is slow and regular. There is a voice over which talks about the weather forecast.

The next shot is in the same place as the first one. A man walks with a gun. A gun is a convention of thriller and this makes the audience worry. The medium shot of the man allows us to examine him. There is also the first title.

The next scene is in the same house. The medium shot allows us to see the two people on the sofa. We can see they are really cold, which links in with the voiceover. The second title is shown with a young girl and a man. They are staring outside the window. This makes us wonder what they are looking at. The short take of the man with blood (a convention of horror) on his face grabs our attention because he is injured. The score fades.

After the short take, there are shots of people panicking and running away. This makes us wonder what is going on. Dark lighting is used and is a convention of horror. This makes us pay attention to what is going on. There is screaming, which is a convention. This type of sound has been used to create a tense atmosphere.

What codes and conventions are

used in this trailer?

The house looks very white and old. It fades to the next scene, which juxtaposes with the previous scene. This scene is dull and dark. In typical horror films, there are constant comparisons between lights. This therefore means it is a convention of horror.

The next shot is in the same house as the first one. A man walks with a gun. A gun is a convention of thriller and makes the audience worry and question why he has a gun.

The short take of the man with blood is a convention of horror. The blood is on his face, which grabs our attention because he is injured. The short take is also a convention of horror because it helps build tension and makes the audience feel terrified.

After the short take, there are shots of people panicking and running away. This makes us wonder what is going on. Dark lighting is used and is a convention of horror. This makes us pay extra attention to what is going on because it is difficult to see what is going on. Another convention used is screaming. This type of sound has been used to create a tense atmosphere.

There is a long shot of the setting, which is a convention of horror as it

shows the setting. Settings are significant as it starts to build the

mood and atmosphere.

The over the shoulder shot makes the audience wonder who the person is and what she is doing there. This makes the audience scared because they do not know how the person looks like.

The score used in this trailer is a convention of horror because it is tense and makes the audience terrified. The volume and pace of the score varies, depending on the tension created.

The medium shot allows us to see the persons face. It seems as if she is cold. The shot makes the audience scared because we do not know whom she is and why she was standing there. Making the audience scared is one of the main purposes of a horror.