Ju-on: The Grudge movie trailer

I chose this trailer because of the editing style used and the camera shots used within the clips of the movie in the trailer.

During the trailer, lots of fade downs and fast cuts are used - typical of tense horror movie moments. The fade downs into black are probably to indicate the travelling into darkness of each of the characters while the fast cuts can signify tension and the feeling that something may happen at any instant. Almost all of the shots have quick cuts except for one longer take of the woman in bed, and a shot at a further distance to show the two 'evil' characters standing over her in her bed - probably as it is one of the more scary moments of the movie.

I was interested in the shots used for the montage for the trailer. They seemed to be alot more revealing about the antagonists and show alot more of the 'scary' scenes from the movie than most. The shots sometimes 'warp' like old television images, and might be used to scare the audience, at home, watching the trailer on their televisions. The shot of the woman in her bed, as in above, is interesting as it shows us a kind of intimacy with the creatures and you don't have any idea what will happen to her afterwards.