“Dread” is a 2009 movie directed by Anthony DiBlasi and written by Clive Barker. The film has been classified as a drama, horror and thriller with its diverse use of narrative technique and characters.
The trailer is 2 minutes and 30 seconds long which breaks the conventions of a typical movie trailer as it is suggested to be between 39-50 seconds long. The “Dread” storyline focuses on three college students who set out to document what other people “dread” the most by interviewing them citing their fears. However a deranged character out of the three has other intentions than just a college documentary.
The trailer begins with black and white shots which is a connotation of an event that happened in the past. The flash back is of a deranged character in his toddler years witnessing his parents being killed by a stranger, the introduction to the trailer open the movie to be a mysterious one that is filled with various psychological connotations such as fear, a haunting past that cripples someones future, or an unusual phobia. The point of view shot of the father looking up at the stranger denotes the stranger’s intrusion into the family’s house.
Similarly the tinted angel connotes confusion and possible death; it shows the state of mind towards the character, in particularly the fathers confusion to what is taking place. The sequence of shots that show the stranger killing the mother first connotes killing the most vulnerable and makes it more shocking and emotional for the audience to comprehend. The sting in the beginning of the trailer is heard after the father opens the door and says “Can I help you” this connotes misfortune and is also a paradox as the father offered help and ironically received death in trying to help. The diegetic sound of the father warning the mother in the house denotes warning and awareness that there is danger coming her way.
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