Research Into Similar Trailer - The Ring

The Ring (2002)

The lighting is very dull, and everything seems to be hidden in ambiguous shadows. The colours are very dull and grey, setting an unnerving atmosphere. The sky always appears to be dull, grey, and full of clouds. 

The pace of editing quickens during a scary, tension filled scene. For example, fast paced editing is seen in the opening scene when the TV is heard crackling, and won't turn off. In addition to this, close ups are used frequently in these scary scenes. The reason for this is to show the characters emotions and expressions. This also allows the audience to see less of the setting, making it easier  to scare and surprise them with which shot is used next.

The Ring mise-en-scene and TV

Example of a close up used

The mise-en-scene is realistic and simple, representing a normal suburban house. The audience can identify with this setting, as it is similar to any ordinary house. The aim of this is to lure the audience into a false sense of security, where they think that the house is a secure, safe location, when in fact certain scary events are to take place here.

The Ring mise-en-scene

The font for the title is in the films specific style. It is white on a black background, the white letters appear to be light seeping through the black background. The image below shows the title for the film, it is supposed to look like the image was taken from the bottom of a well. The  font is simplistic and child-like, and in monochrome. 

White noise from a TV is a prominent noise throughout the opening of the trailer, sometimes diegetic, and sometimes not. The first piece of dialogue heard is 'Have you heard about this video tape that kills you when you watch it?' this immediately interests the audience and leaves them slightly on edge. After the dialogue the white noise becomes louder and then stops suddenly. Eerie orchestral music involving chimes is the played, with the occasional fuzz of white noise. After the tape is watched the phone is heard ringing, the sound of the phone is exaggerated, loud, piercing, and unnerving, this builds tension and encourages the audience to fear the phone, and what is on the other end of it. 

There is a diegetic sound of '7 days' being repeatedly whispered through the phone, the quite unsettling noise of the whisper created mystery and tension as the voice is unidentifiable and threatening. The orchestral music quickens it's pace correspondent to the pace of editing, creating more tension.