Evidence of filming: Make-up research

 

Scripting For Trailer

Scripting for Trailer

*Alex is walking down the street and texting*

Alex: Guys, parents out of town. How about a movie night at 8?!

Riley: I’m down

Jane: be there after work!

Tiffany: yay can’t wait!

Alex: be at mine for 6! (to Riley)

Riley: ooo... bestie pre-party

*Alex is now at home*

*Riley enters*

*They begin playing music and dancing*                               sound bridge

*knock knock knock*                                                                      - music                              

*enters Jane, Tiffany and two boys*                                         continues

Tiffany: Hey girl

*Music continues + good vibes*

*subtle eerie music begins*

Riley & Alex: Uhh guys you can’t just bring random people to my house

Tiffany: Come on girl lets just have fun

Jane: yeah! They won’t cause any trouble, I promise!

*eerie music intensifies*

*doorbell rings*

Alex; guys c’mon, that’s enough uninvited guests

Tiffany & Jane: umm Alex, we don’t know who that is

*Tiffany looks through the peep hole*

*Tiffany looks again and gasps because of what she sees*

Tiffany: omg guys you won’t believe what I’ve just seen. The weirdest thing ever!

Alex & Jane: Girl please, it was probably just the trees

*They get cut off*

*house phone rings*

Alex: Hello

Phone: crackling/distorted sounds

Tiffany *beings to feel uneasy, goes to the bathroom, looks in the mirror, blood drips, heavy breathing, scared facial expressions*

Living room scene

Boy 1: Where’s Tiffany gone?

Boy 2: Uhh guys what’s happened to the TV

Jane: Tiffany?                     They scream for Tiffany

Riley: Tiffany

Alex: Tiffany?  

*they turn around*

*they scream*

*lights flicker*

*sees tiffany*

*lights off*

*screaming continues*

Alex: omg guys what was that??

Dialogue stops

Music intensifies

Quick cuts of scary scenes

*heavy breathing*

Final- Production logo- Beginning of trailer

                              Here, is our final production company logo

Test shots- Location of main shooting

Here we have, some images where the main body of footage will be shot, so i decided to show a variation of angles which may be similar to those of what we will use in our actually trailer.

shot/prop and call list

This is the shot, prop and call list that will be needed throughout the creation of our trailer. I have created this video using a new downloadable software programme called Videoscribe, which allows me to create and animation demonstration of what we expect to have within our trailer.

Character profiles/ Test shot's

Above I have attached a video posted on YouTube, showing the main characters that will be included in our video (characters being ourselves) and the use costume to demonstrates each character and their personality.

Character profile- consent form

Here is some evidence of the models giving consent to being in the trailer. this allows us to have some form of flexibility, to add specific factors within our horror trailer such as, strong language, violence and a sense of slasher,

Stroyboarding

Picture 1: The green screen title page
Picture 2: Our company logo
Picture 3: Alex (the main protagonist) is walking down the street on her way to her house and she is messaging her friends letting them know she has a free house for the weekend and invites best friend riley over to come a little earlier than the others
Picture 4: Alex is in her room and there is a time lapse showing an intimate view of what a teen girl’s room where she will be dancing, getting dressed, and being on her phone
Picture 5: there will Jump cuts of her friends entering the house, and there are also two uninvited guests (boys).

Picture 6: Alex talks to Jane and Tiffany about the uninvited guests, and they tell her they are cool then the doorbell rings

Picture 7: Tiffany goes to answer the door but sees no one through the door hole, suddenly there is a dark figure that walks past the door (we see this shot from tiffany’s point of view)
Picture 8: A phone rings and Alex answers but there is no on one the line , she just hears noises and distorted voices
Picture 9: Tiffany goes to the bathroom looks in the mirror and sees black gunk/ blood coming down from her eyes. The villain then appears behind her as a reflection in the mirror. This demonstrates her now being effected by the black figure she saw within the door hole, a form of possession.
 

 

Picture 10: Tiffany stands behind friends in her new possessed state and her possessive energy begins to affect the energy within the house…the lights go off

Picture 11: Establishing shot of the house as the lights go off to demonstrates disruption

Picture 12: Alex is lighting a match and as she sees Riley’s scared face comes into the picture before a hand comes and grabs her from behind and drags her away

Picture 13: Jane is grabbed as she tries to make a run for it and get’s dragged on the floor

Picture 14: One of the boys are on the floor as they have been stabbed and Alex is helping him. The black figure appears behind them.

Picture 15: Tiffany is in a corner of the cupboard panting as Alex approaches Tiffany reveals her new form and it is no longer the same Tiffany.

Group narrative (synopsis)

I have created a mindomo explaining the overall narrative for the trailer, below i will include a screen shot of the overall  narrative in more depth and my general deconstruction of the narrative, including theories that will be used and etc.

Planning- Production name

once discussing our subgenre and what we want to include within the narrative for our trailer we then as a collective decide to focus on the production name for our production company. This is a vital and significant factor contributing towards the build for the trailer, therefore the decision made have to be effective enough for our target audience to be feel somewhat scared. through the process of selection we where able to narrow our ideas down to what we believe will be the most effective for our Trailer and Target audience.
overall coming to the conclusion that our production name will be, House of Shadows Productions

Planning- Subgenre and Narrative Brainstroming

This is video displaying the avenue and planning process to which myself and my group memebers are thinking of going down into. This brain storm basically higlights our initial ideas for a narrative and how we will use our Research on narratives and research gathered based on out finding from our target audience to influence, creative ideas in order to produce a realist, effective and professional trailer

Contemporary Horror Advertising Campaign

The reaction video to the Poltergeist trailer, demonstrating the effect of a good and effective advertising campaign

In case you are unable to see the text from the video, It will be placed below.

With the vast development of technology as a result to web 2.0, the process of adverting within the film industry has become much more effective creating a faster gain of a target audience as well as creating a buzz for the film. In particular, in regards to Horror, the target audience usually surrounds the age of 15-21 (also known as teenagers too young adults) this specific age group are a key audience and consumer to social media being Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram etc. Other than social media Horror films are also advertised on a larger spectrum appearing on television, radio stations and through adverts on websites like YouTube.

The marketing team for the film Poltergeist used different media forms to reach its audience, in the lead up stages of the film. By using sites such as online streaming to advertise the film, despite it being an illegal website and being a factor of file sharing, they were able to use this to their advantage ,as their target audience range are predominate users of such websites, by assuring there target market knew exactly when the date of release.

There are 300 Million active Instagram users in 2015, with this being said, in order to attract attention from a specific age range which predominately rely on social media to gain information, the use of having an Instagram page as well as a sponsored advertisement on Instagram is an effective marketing advertising strategy to which the Marketing team of the film Poltergeist followed. Their Instagram page has a following of 16.4 Thousand demonstrating the depth of importance of having this as a way to keep their target audience engaged and up to date with any recent information.

Twitter is also a very good example as to how Poltergeist where able to use social media to create a word of mouth effect on the web. As a result to the release of the Trailer and The Official twitter page for Poltergeist , people began to gain interest and the creation of Hashtag: Poltergeist became a popular tag to which roamed the cyber world of twitter, enabling others to become intrigued with the Film.

Horror- film magazine

Research- Horror posters

For my horror poster research I chose to ask three individuals from my chosen target age range to analyse a variety of three different horror poster. My research was conducted through the social messaging app, WhatsApp, as a unique way to create a virtual focus group .My reasoning's for doing this research is to conduct a thorough analysis on what my audience expects from a horror film poster, with this understanding I will be able to add my knowledge of these expectations to my group and we then can create a product which is both effective and unique. On the right are the horror films, that I will be showing my target audience.
So what questions would be asked:
-What attracts you first and why
-What do you think is the scariest element of that poster/attraction
-What poster attracts you least and why?

 

 

Audience Research- Survey research

Research rationale

Horror prelim construction

Analysis of a Horror clip

Planning process of Horror Prelim

Audience theories

texas chainsaw massacre and clovers final girl theory

Carrie and Monstrous femininity

Barthes engima code

psycho shower scene anlysis

vampires

This video was created using Imovie with a soundtrack created by myself, in the hopes of reflecting an old european gothic feel.
Within this video I will be summarising the development of the role of vampires throughout time. The importance of researching into the role of vampires , demonstrates how film has evolved in order to create a more realistic portrayal of a character as well as understanding, in what ways the character has changed in result to these technological advancements.

4 important theories within horror

camera angles

low angle- the use of a low angle allows the camera to capture the power projected from the actor. it enables the audience to gain a sense of awareness of the type of character they are watching, giving an insight into what could be expected from the character throughout the story line. this type of shot is usually seen when presenting heroic or villain based characters.

eye level- the use of an eye level shot is used to capture emotion within the characters eyes , this can identify a specific emotion, allowing the audience to experience similar emotions or sympathy's with the character.

High angle- by using a high angle shot it captures the character at its most vulnerable state, this also can be a reflection of the characters emotions, however it can also represent a sense of insanity as the angle can be a reflection of  an outside thought or even a representation of an abnormal thought of some sort.

Worms eye view- this angle captures empowerment at its highest point it emphasises the importance of power and captures the building of anticipation. this shot can be used in horror films to show satisfaction from an act implemented by the villain or to capture a success of the heroic character.

Canted angle- the use of a canted angle is a clear representation of a distorted plot twist as well as the building of a bad situation. the use of a canted angle can also represent the unbalance of the characters current state of mind this could be a result of alcohol or drugs.

Birds eye view- this shot allows the audience to gain a general idea as to what the location of the scene offers allowing the to analyse elements that could be seen as dangerous or safe (within horror).

examples of these shot within films:

 here we are shown a female character who appears  to be (from analysis of her costume) a villain of some sort, the use of a low angle highlights her distorted nature and suggests she is planning something twisted or inhumane.  



here we are shown an eye level shot with the character Mariam from psycho, she appears to be lost in a daze and with the use of an eye level shot we can Identify her un-present nature, suggesting she could be day dreaming or having a flashback.

the use of the high angle highlights not only the age category of the character but also shows the level of vulnerability she has towards the audience enabling her to gain some sympathy for her character position.

 a worms eye view is an extreme version of a low angle highlighting the inferiority of the character  amongst the character within the film but also the audience, it can also identify them as being forces not to be reckoned with.

this scene demonstrates a successful canted angle, it show the distortion of the characters settings demonstrating a sense of mental strength as they are able to defy the strength of gravity and have an intense fight scene.

 this birds eye view captures , an immense amount of work ethic the use of this allows the audience to be introduced into the type od scene they will be watching.

propp's theory

conventions of a horror film

horror timeline

Horror poster's deconstruction

introduction into the Unkown

This year our brief within media studies requires us to focus on the film genre of horror, we will be creating a horror trailer as well as a horror poster for the film. This specific topic will be a major challenge in regards to my emotional connection with the project as I am extremely terrified with this specific genre. From the age of approximately 11, I became fascinated with watching a series of different types of horrors, such as films like “the ring” and “chucky”, watching them gave me a sense of empowerment as I believed being able to watch horror films at such a young age (and to not get scared) mad me in a sense ‘tough’. However at around 15 years old I watched a specific Korean horror film named “shutter” and as of that day i became scared stiff of anything to do with Horror. This specific film was based on paranormal activities  however they weren't initially visible until the end of the film; enhancing my fear of anything ghostly or paranormal and unknown.


When thinking of the genre of horror, despite my dislike of the genre, I feel as if it plays well on what I consider to be my unique taste, by this I mean I am intrigued by the concept of people seeing the world in another perspective through visuals and editing techniques used to create an in-depth memorable experience.

I plan to play on my fear of horror, I am going to exploit my level of fear and create a piece which could possibly reflect my fear of horror from a victims perspective or incorporate what I can identify to be key elements of my fear and add those to my piece .

So lets get ready for all things UNKNOWN…