Horror/Thriller Film Mood Boards The mood board above shows the different stereotypical ideas of a horror film. The fonts and colors of the titled films help to create the feel of a horror film. The titles have to be enticing and bold so as to stand out and encourage the viewers to want to watch the film. For the color scheme I chose...
One Sentence Synopsis A teenage girl is asked to house sit for a family that have just moved to their village thinking that it'll be fine, she happily agrees to house sit for this new family, they seem friendly and so does the village, she has decided to invite a friend over thinking that it would be a laugh and good to have some...
Final idea consultation -Filmed as if the girls are being watched style and with the use of general camera angles. 2 girls are exploring through the house, as they start to settle down and talk to each other all the lights in the house shut off. Set in the darker hours of the afternoon. One of the girls goes into the old house...
Idea For my main task I was thinking of creating a Horror/Thriller film. The idea for this film is that a girl has agreed to dog-sit for a family who has decided to go out for the night. They are new to the village and no one knows them, or what they are like. They have agreed for her to have a few...
For my opening film I have decided to do a horror/thriller film and therefore an important factor to this is working out who and what age my film will be aimed at. I feel that we need to make sure we meet the needs for our certain target audience because we do not want to attract the wrong target audience because this could...
One sentence synopsis for Main film:A teenage girl is asked to dog sit for a family that have just moved to their village thinking that it'll be fine, she happily agrees to dogsit for this new family, they seem friendly and so does the village, she has decided to invite some friends over thinking that it would be a laugh. However, she is completely...
Final ideas consultation Story-line: 5 girls have a small get-together whilst looking after a new neighbors house while they have gone out for the night. As the night rolls on and the girls start to enjoy themselves more and become more comfortable in their surroundings, things take a turn for the worst and weird abnormal activity starts to take place, one by one the girls all...
From working on my preliminary I have realised that organisation is key. To be able to produce a fully detailed and grade worthy film you have to make sure that everything is in order and that every description is fully detailed. The idea for the film, shots, music, actors, and story has to be detailed, descriptive and definite before beginning to plan and...
Group Evaluation Working with Amy to complete my preliminary film was a challenge. It was good that we both worked together as a group because we were both able to share our ideas with each other which helped in the production of the film. Both of us were able to us the camera in different shots and were able to put our own...
Within my final project I will be using many different editing techniques. I have researched the different types and forms of editing techniques to help me decide upon which types and styles of editing i will incorporate. I want to use as many as possible so that I can create and interesting and impressive film. Editing within a clip: Order of shots/ shot choices...
Preliminary Exercise Target Audience My Target audience is young adolescents ages ranging from 16-25, this is because the film follows the life of a young teenage girl, which could be relatable for younger viewers, as well as this, it is also for people that enjoy watching Thriller/Horror film. Setting The film is set in a school after lesson time. The hallways are silent and...
This post is about the first preliminary Exercise: These shots had to be added into our exercise so that we could create the best possible film. We used outside lighting and features to create the setting (school) for our film, the character (Ellie) is dressed in relaxed, normal, everyday kind of clothing to help establish the setting of a school orientated atmosphere. We...
The 180 Degree Rule The 180 degree rule is a basic media guideline regarding the on-screen relationship between two characters. An imaginary straight line called the axis connects the two characters and the camera stays on one side of the axis so the audience have a clear understanding of what’s going on. The object/person being filmed must always remain in the centre while...
Roland Barthes Barthes was a French literary theorist, philosopher, semiotician and critic. He came up with the theory of the codes, he said that texts can be unravelled into a wider range of potential meanings. Different meanings can be found by viewing the texts from different angles. Barthes said that texts can be open - left unanswered, or closed - with all questions...
There are many different ways in which films can be shot and created, these all come down to the angles used when shooting and creating the films. Camera shots and angles are what creates the atmosphere within a scene. A close up can create the build up of tension and show a characters deep emotion for example. Each camera angle presents a different atmosphere...
Mise en scene is the construct of the film to the eye on the set of a film or theatrically. This includes:PropsCostumeLightingActorsLocationMise en scene is a way of portraying a storyline and presenting the film. For example mise en scene is used within harry potter. We are introduced to the idea of wizards and witches through their wands, robes, dark lighting and an...
Conventions of a Thriller Film The aim of a thriller film is to create suspense and excitement within the audience. Thrillers often use busy streets and busy atmospheres in a usually urban or suburban area. The narrative normally revolves around an enigma including a hero to whom is the only person to reveal the truth. Violence is very central to the thriller genre....
Horror Film Pitch Recording This blog post is a video of Lucy Williams and mine horror film pitch ideas. In this short video we have explained what kind of shots, sounds, settings and Mis en scene we will be using to create the theme of Horror throughout our ideas. We have tried to include as much information as possible so that we can...
Editing Techniques Different types of editing techniques are used in certain ways to create mood and atmosphere. For example using lots of fast jump cuts shows the film is action. Continuity editing This is the most common type of editing used in the post- production process of film-making. The purpose of continuity editing is to smooth out the discontinuity of the editing process, it is...
What is a convention? In terms of cinematic conventions, these are things that occur very often in movies, so that they have become conventional. Particularly in certain genres, there are elements the come to define their styles. What is the Romance Genre? Romance films are typically defined as a genre where the plot revolves around the love between two protagonists. This genre usually has a theme that discovers a...
My chosen genre is Horror. The things that I have to use to make it look 'real' and 'recognizable' are things such as shots, dark lighting, low harmonious music, suspicious looking characters. All of these factors have to be used in small amounts, otherwise it will cause the film to be too contrived and deceive the film as being more of a comedy...
From the blogposts on my 3 different genre research post I have learnt that each film has a very defined opening which helps to lead the audience into the film. Each opening has a distinct character which sets the atmosphere for the film which is to follow. During the opening of most films a major 'moment' happens in the movie which is what...
