Idents

In every trailer, it is a must have convention that it has a Ident.  An indent shows what film companies have supported the film in interests and filming.  Ident's are personal created by the company so it can be recognised by views and to make them remember it.  In some cases the company makes a personal Ident for a film because it is very popular.  Me and my group are going to browse Ident's and select one that suits the conventions of a horror genre and that relates to are trailer.

Here are examples of Ident's which we might use in our trailer.

LionsGate Horror Indent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaqRwg2GP6w&feature=related
 
This Ident would be good for our trailer because it has many horror features that suit the codes and conventions of a horror genre.  The first feature is the change from the original Lionsgate Ident, normally the Lionsgate Ident leads an entrance to heaven but the creators have changed this and made it seem like an entrance to hell, the concept of hell links with the horror genre due to the fact that it is possibly the worst place to go.  Another good feature about this Ident is that is the soundtrack that comes with it, this soundtrack again links in with horror codes and conventions, this is done with spooky sounds that match with a horror genre conventions.  The final positive feature about this is that it is eye appealing which the Ident last 23 seconds but keeps the viewers attention by the video which is going on.

New Line Cinema Horror Ident

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnKspJsUde4

This Ident would be good more our trailer because again it has many horror features that suit the codes and conventions of a horror genre.  The first feature is the colours used, the creators have changed the Ident to suit a horror genre, original the colours are light blue, which gives a calming affect, but the creators have changed it to a dark red colour, this could symbolise many conventions within a horror genre e.g. blood.  The second feature is the soundtrack used, the creators have changed the sound from the original Ident and replaced it with a more spooky soundtrack to suit with the horror genre.  However this Ident is as eye appealing as the lions gate one.  

Warner Brothers Horror Ident

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9FEi7kvxnY   

This Ident would again be suited to our trailer because it horror genre conventions.  The first feature I am going to explain is the colours used  original the colours are light blue, which gives a calming affect, but the creators have changed it to a dark red colour, this could symbolise many conventions within a horror genre e.g. blood.  The second feature is the soundtrack used, the creators have changed the sound from the original Ident and replaced it with a more spooky soundtrack to suit with the horror genre.