Solo Trailer Review: REC

REC (2007)



Genre: Horror/Thriller
Year released: 2007

What happened in the trailer?
The emergency services are called out to a building, two men from the fire department are making their way up the stairs, where they have heard noises coming from the top of the building. While looking around they discover a hatch in the ceiling open and swinging down into the corridor where there appears to be a silhouette of a young girl standing at the other end. As they get closer you see the young girl a lot clearer but when she turns around she appears to have been possessed.

What were the good parts of the trailer?
Throughout the trailer there are intertitles between different shots which start to explain the narrative. It has the facts and figures about what has been going on which helps you to understand a lot clearer what is happening and to lead you into the film, wanting to see more. Also the expressionist canted angles when the two men are going up the stairs are a very good part of the trailer as it creates an eerie and unsettling atmosphere. The constant low key lighting all the time also makes it more mysterious.

What were the bad parts of the trailer?
The phone call sound effects that are played over the intertitles become a bit tedious and slightly annoying. The sound is too repetitive and takes away from the story. The music throughout could be changed up gradually to create more tension and suspense before the most dramatic parts of the trailer happen.