Selecting a thriller for the A2 course of a film trailer production is likely to be the reliable option and most likely the easiest way to create a tense, engaging trailer for a given audience. Thrillers require shock value, and a twist in the plot somewhere; which can be expressed through a film trailer. A film trailer involving a thriller would perhaps begin the first minute with very brief character introduction and bringing the setting to attention. Then, as the trailer builds up, begin to implement the dilemma of the story and within the second minute, any action or confrontational scenes come into play; ending with institutional information and social media links.
The mise-en-scene may include low-key lighting for a more eerie environment for the trailer to take place, but the costume is likely to be normal clothing as the characters may be unprepared for the dilemma at hand and everyday clothes help to portray this to an audience. While this is purely conjecture as the story proposal has not yet been drafted, many thrillers see characters in possibly one or two outfits throughout the whole movie as it is the last thing on the character's mind. In addition, if the characters are going to wear more than a single outfit throughout the film, then the trailer should show a given character wearing each outfit at least once. This helps prove that the trailer is showing and representing the entire length of the film. It is very important that these shots are not in order of appearance in the final product, however. If they are, the audience may learn too much about the film's plot and structure and give them spoilers; leading to not seeing a reason for watching the actual production.
Editing should include quick cuts just like most movie trailers (each shot being about 2 to 3 seconds on average) but there can be long takes for an important conversation that is integral to the plotline or an action scene that requires a slight long take for full impact. Sound, however, is more unique to the genre. Background music can be a quick way to identify genre and in thrillers, the background music is often slow in tempo and deep in the terms of timbre. This is done to further increase tension (the whole premise of a thriller) and can rise in volume towards the last few seconds of a trailer - or within the second minute - for the same purpose.
A thriller is a very likely option for my film trailer's genre and while still under consideration, I have complete confidence in this genre as I selected this for my AS media course.
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