Begins with opening of door to reveal protagonist. (metaphor for a new opening of his life?)
Fast cut to kiss. Quickly establishes relationship. Happy, bright colours. Homely vibe. They know each other well. Sets up plot. Both of their faces are shrouded mostly in darkness. Signifies the light, happy part of their lives is coming to a close. Relaxing tone, talking to his friend, casual conversation. Sets us at ease for the scare. Jump scare is the transition from calm tone to serious, ominous tone. Conversation with the policeman tells us what kind of place we're set in. Racism is the norm. First meeting with the parents establishes that the father is stereotyping. Father seems uncomfortable and wearing a forced smile. Makes us feel he's hiding something. The only other two black people besides the protagonist and his friend seem inhuman and strange. The first time attention is drawn to the mother we see the image of the spoon swirling in the cup and hypnotism is mentioned. This foreshadows the sinister visions. Reports of missing black people in the area pick the pace up. It's no longer just creepy, there's a real threat. Yet another seemingly strange black person. Close up to the camera flash on the protagonist's phone. The flash breaks the trance and his face slowly changes. Nose starts bleeding. First sign of blood more than half way into the trailer. Unusual for a horror/thriller. Relies more on suspense than scares. Protagonist seemingly knocked out and now the hypnotism comes back. The deer they hit from earlier makes a second appearance as a skeleton, screaming at the protagonist. This deer is a metaphor for the protagonist. It ran across the road, trying to escape from something but was hit by a car and was killed. This worries us as if that's the fate of the deer, what's the fate of the protagonist?
Overall brilliant trailer. Great use of lighting, brilliant performance, great use of sound, cinematography used effectively for establishment, e.g 46 seconds in, the wide shot of the house and the mise-en-scene was hard to analyse because of the fast pacing of the trailer but nothing seemed out of place. For reference, I've left the trailer below.
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