Reaction to 'The Conjuring' trailer (secret filming)

 

Here I was filmed watching 'The Conjuring' trailer (2013).

So what were my first reaction whilst watching it?

• Due to the fact that it was a slow start, the beginning was just like any ordinary film, not hinting the idea of it being from the horror genre, this thus let me relax due to the calm and pace. 
• As the tempo of the music climaxed, the calm and pace of the beginning rapid disappeared leaving me to sit the edge of my seat. At the highest tempo due to the suspense, I jumped off my chair, almost falling down to the ground.
• Nevertheless I personally felt that the beginning of the trailer was far too boring, only when the use of music and other ingredients of horror films (e.g. things disappearing and explainable events occurring) came into contact did the whole atmosphere change, making it gripping shaking its audience desperate to find out more, as to what is happening and what is actually coursing such events to unfold. 

Who do I think the target audience is aimed at?

• I personally believe that the target audience for this particular film are from the age range of 15 and above, this comes down to the fact that due to its jumpiness and its fear factor, younger audience would be unable to watch it and thus not appropriate for such age range. Nevertheless whilst I was conducting my research into horror audience, where I had shown this particularity trailer to younger audience, I found that they were able to cope with such trailer, stating 'it wasn't scary as they watch much more scary horror films'. In contrast when I showed it to older generation, I was shocked as to how they were scared, barley able to watch the trailer. (I will be posting the video along with my findings soon).    

What made it scary?

• For me, due to the fact that I'm scared of paranormal sub-genre horror films, pretty much everything scared me in this trailer ranging from sudden movement by explainable force (ghosts) to sudden figures suddenly appearing from nowhere e.g. little girl's feet hanging from a tree. 
• The climax of the music played a significant part, this is due to the fact that when it got to the highest tempo, in a sense gave a warning sign to the audience suggesting something sinister is about to occur, however we are unable to know when and where it will happen and thus are unable to escape fast enough before it suddenly appears on screen shocking us increasing our heart rate. 

Would I recommend it?

• Overall I think this is a good trailer for those who enjoy and have pleasure in getting scared, however due to the fact that I'm not a fan of horror films especially paranormal, I personally would not watch it, however I would rate it 9 out of 10 as it's and excellent trailer.