Analysis of Dream House

Dream House (2011)
Directed: Jim Sheridan
Genre: Drama, Mystery and Thriller
Age certifin icate: 15


Analysis:

Music: to begin with the music is slow and very simple as it is just sound of a piano. There is also the sound of the children laughing this gives the impression of a happy family. However as the film trailer goes on the music becomes more eerie as the storyline develops and the audience knows that it is not a happy family.

Also the dialogue in the trailer is mostly a voice over so that different parts of dialogue from the film can be used so that the important parts of the storyline can be told. The voice over is stereotypical of a film trailer so I am hoping to use it in my film trailer.

Camera: the pace of shots increases during the trailer to make the trailer more effective to make the atmosphere seem more eerie and dramatic. The movement of camera is fast to show what is in the room in a frightening way as the mise-en-scene is a manikin and candles. Which are unusual and makes the audience wonder how it got there. Another mise-en-scene which does this is the writing on the wall as it makes the audience wonder what or who has done that and what it means. This creates questions in the audience head so that they want to watch the film. Also special effects are used as the colour from the shots are removed as the person touches the wall or the stairs to show that all the good is fading as his family is not real. Furthermore fades are often used to show that they are quickly moving through time and they are cutting parts out of the film. It also makes the audience want to watch the film as they want to see what they are missing. So in my trailer I will try and include lots of fades.