The Others Trailer Analysis

Moment of
disequilibrium Period of equilibrium
Period of disequilibrium
Preview card / age
warning at 1
Long shot of lead
actress at 7 this
introduces the lead
actress and shes most
important, sort of like
an introduction through
the trailer.
Production log
at 14
t 1! the same
scene switches to a
high angle shot
making the actress
look vulnera"le as
the chandelier
shakes with voice
over.
#sta"lishing shot of the "ig
house with fog makes it look
ver$ eerie.
t 17 there are clips of inside of the
house with voice over %as $ou can see
the house is rather neglected since the
servants disappeared almost a week
ago. &his creates suspicion for the
audience.
t '( kids are
introduced to the
new nann$ and sta)
with spook$ non*
diegetic sound.
%re $ou going to
leave us too
little girl asks the
nann$ while in
the kitchen at
+!
,uring this there
are fade outs
"etween the
meeting and in the
kitchen scenes.
They did and then it
happened little girls tells
the nanny and then the
scene cuts to a blackout.
Close up of little girl in
bed looking toards
the door hich is
trying to be opened by
someone ith added
non!diegetic sound.
"ids discussing in
bed it as #ictor
little boy replies to
sisters question ith
#oice o#er of the
mum.
$hot re#erse shot
beteen mum and
daughter arguing
about someone being
in the room.
n over the shoulder shot of the
nann$ talking to the little girl at
4- consoling to her that she
sees whatever the little girl sees
too.
t ./ the mother has a
frightful panic in the spare
room pulling dust rags of
furniture for 1' seconds 0 this
could mean she is curious
a"out what her daughter is
sa$ing.
1ash out at
11! divides the
action in the
trailer.
&he ne2t scenes are
clips of action
throughout the 3lm
which last for 1+
seconds giving a little
taster of what will
happen.
nother "lack out at
1'4 for another
divide otherwise the
audience will not
grasp the concept
of the stor$.
t 1'( the two kids are
in the cup"oard with
their hands over their
mouths 0 indicating that
the$ could "e frightened.
nother 1ash out at
1'/
4igh angle shot of the
mother from the stair case,
making her look vulnera"le
and weak.
&one card at 1++
with a humming
sound in the
"ackground which
creates a creep$
atmosphere.
&he humming follows on with
a scene of an elderl$ lad$
pla$ing with to$s and the
mother approaching her. &his
scene has "een added at the
end as its 5uiet spook$ and
will leave a taster for the
audience.