Narrative
The trailer begins with a period of equilibrium in which a group of young women that are in a car on a deserted road showing that the girls are alone. The trailer then goes on to show the group taking pictures and then going on to climb down a cave. This is when one of the group members says, “There’s only one way out of here and it’s down there” this shows that the group have no choice but to go down making them trapped. Then one of the members gets trapped in a small tunnel and is almost crushed, this is the moment of disequilibrium. They then become disorientated and fearful as they are hunted down by the unknown.
Codes and Conventions
The main characters in the film are all young females, this is the stereotypically choice of character as the audience can relate to them as they are at a similar age and women in horror are seen as helpless and vulnerable against evil. The location of the film is in a small dark cave underground this evokes several fears out of the audience such as claustrophobia, fear of the unknown and being trapped. This is a typical location in a horror film as its isolated and there is no way out.
Sound
The most effective sound used in the trailer is mostly diegetic sound of the women breathing heavily due to their fear along with the point of view shots this puts the viewer in the characters position. The trailer also uses non diegetic sound which is cut in between dialogue in order to match the action a sound on screen, The pace of the music also increases to go with the increasing fear of the characters and viewer.
Editing
The editing starts of by being more subtle showing 1 to 2 second shots and fade to black transitions in-between shots, this is to show a sense of fun and calm. However during the period of disequilibrium the shots become much shorter at around half a second long, this is done to match the heart rate of the viewer as the action becomes scarier throughout the trailer.
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