Key themes in our trailer

• Death - seen in shots where the boy is strangled to death and shots where the girl is being dragged to the lake shows that death is about to come. The iconic image of the hooded figure can be seen as another image of death as those close by only have a certain amount of time before the villian reaches them. Our film title also leaves a sense of death with 'Asphyxiate' leaving us with an idea of how the victims are killed, as the meaning of Asphyxiate refers to drowning, suffering and strangling. This can be identified from the beginning of the trailer with the long shot of the boy drowning.
• Past/present - seen at the beginning of the trailer in the black and white shots of the boy drowing in the lake. We have then added a fade to white transition with the title 5 years later to show the audience that we are now in the present.
• Revenge - Key theme in our trailer, as the girl (Sarah) is heartbroken and feels a sense of loss over her brothers death so seeks revenge on those who she blames for his death which can be seen as a pyschological element as she still wants to seek revenge 5 years later, she feels she needs to release her emotions and feelings by taking action in order to move on.
• Loss - Makes the girl (Sarah) seek revenge on those around her.
• Isolation - Conventional in horror trailers. Victims are left isolated and alone at the lake whilst their friends are being killed off one by one. A sense of isolation is seen in the close up of Ryan being strangled to death and trying to shout for help but is completely isolated with the villian.
• The unknown - Fear of what is at the lake and what's taking the victims.
• Family relationships - Can be seen with the loss of the girls (Sarahs) brother and the shot of Sarah and her mother showing that she does not want Sarah going to the lake alone.
• Water - Main theme in or trailer. Links to characters death and history of the lake.