R&P Horror Film Mirrors

The start of the trailer shows very conventional horror film structure which conform to Todorov's theory of a disruption of the equilibrium which is the events with the mirrors, which is also indicated by the title of the film. The disruption of the equilibrium sets the scene for the rest of the trailer, of which the hero is fighting, which also conforms with Propp's narrative theory, with the main character being the hero, and the other characters as the princesses, of which the hero has to try and save.

The setting for the film is dark and gloomy, which is a typical setting for a horror film, but the location of the film is not given away in the trailer. The use of mise en scene in the setting and lighting increases the suspense of the film gripping the audience. The lighting is very dark with some of the items in the abandoned building being illuminated to draw the audiences attention to them, such as key bits of information like the hand print in the mirror. The filter used in the trailer has a blue tint, which again adds to the suspense of the trailers as it makes everything look more gloomy. The whole setting is very cliche making it appeal to an audience that enjoys horror films.

The titles of the film are reversed, which refers to the titles of the film, as the appear as if you were looking at them in the mirror, from the ofset, this makes the audience feel immersed in the film.
The sound effects that are added in the film include glass breaking in the more intense parts of the trailer, with music added in the other parts to build suspence before and after the intense scene to keep the tension and the audience engaged.

The credit titles used in the trailer include the director and the actors at the start, which means that people into films may be familiar with the actors or the director and want to see the film just because they enjoyed the actors or directors in a previous films that they have seen.

The trailer is designed to grip the audience, of which it does because it uses techniques to grip the audience and make the audience them want to see the rest of the film. Buy using snippets of the film in the trailer it gives enough of the story away to give away the whole plot.