Location: My home as well as the surrounding areas such as the garden and the local playing field.
Props: TV remote, mobile phone, kitchen knife, general household items.
Saturday, 10 March 2012
Strange Encounters Synopsis.
After finishing college with a high pass grade, the life of the young student Alice Court appeared to be back on track after a cancerous tumour killed her father. Her life was looking positive, her life was looking easy but before she had chance to celebrate this, her life was about to come to an end. News stories had plagued the TV and newspapers for months about a masked murderer randomly choosing and killing its victims. The mask of an elderly woman was feared amongst communities everywhere but nobody expected anything to happen to them... until now.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Audience.
My trailer is going to be a mainstream horror film which attract a mainstream horror audience in the age range of 16-25. My trailer will target both a male and female audience.
The reason I have targeted this ranged audience is because this is the general audience that horror films are targeted at would be of this age range and at both a male and female audience. Another reason that I have targeted this audience is also because mainstream horror are very successful and I believe my film trailer relates well to these films. This would attract a large audience because they would be able to relate previous experiences of the films they have seen to my trailer making them want to see it.
People who have a keen interest in stereotypical horrors would like this trailer and also people who like films such as 'The Strangers' would like this as they are both psychological horrors.
The idea of marketing the film as based on a true story would also be influential on the audience and create an interest into the events that have generally taken place in a real life situation.
The reason I have targeted this ranged audience is because this is the general audience that horror films are targeted at would be of this age range and at both a male and female audience. Another reason that I have targeted this audience is also because mainstream horror are very successful and I believe my film trailer relates well to these films. This would attract a large audience because they would be able to relate previous experiences of the films they have seen to my trailer making them want to see it.
People who have a keen interest in stereotypical horrors would like this trailer and also people who like films such as 'The Strangers' would like this as they are both psychological horrors.
The idea of marketing the film as based on a true story would also be influential on the audience and create an interest into the events that have generally taken place in a real life situation.
Friday, 2 December 2011
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Initial Film Title, Plot Ideas & Preparation For Filming.
After researching into film trailers based around the genre of 'Psychological Horror', I have decided that the film trailer I will create is going to be entirely film based rather than a documentary style seen in some horror films such as 'Paranormal Activity'.
The film will show the two main characters, the antagonist and the protagonist in which psychological torment will take place as well as snippets of potential violence. My film trailer will be similar to the film trailer of 'The Strangers'. I also intend to have a few short shots of the antagonist and her previous murders and the victims of this.
The plot will develop as we begin to find out the fuel for the murders that we have seen and the one that will take place within the film trailer.
The title of my film is going to be 'Strange Encounters' which will relate to the plot of the film and the reason why the previous murders have taken place as well as the murder that is going to take place. The idea of my storyline is jealousy has fuelled the murders that have taken place committed by a woman with a disturbed past. This idea relates to that of the 'Halloween' film that has been previously analysed as well as 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'.
The idea of developing the plot of the story is that it will make things a great deal easier when it comes to producing a script as well as a storyboard for my film trailer. This will also contribute to the decision of locations and props.
I have also gone on to prepare the actors that I will use for the film trailer as they would suit the respective roles of the trailer
The film will show the two main characters, the antagonist and the protagonist in which psychological torment will take place as well as snippets of potential violence. My film trailer will be similar to the film trailer of 'The Strangers'. I also intend to have a few short shots of the antagonist and her previous murders and the victims of this.
The plot will develop as we begin to find out the fuel for the murders that we have seen and the one that will take place within the film trailer.
The title of my film is going to be 'Strange Encounters' which will relate to the plot of the film and the reason why the previous murders have taken place as well as the murder that is going to take place. The idea of my storyline is jealousy has fuelled the murders that have taken place committed by a woman with a disturbed past. This idea relates to that of the 'Halloween' film that has been previously analysed as well as 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'.
The idea of developing the plot of the story is that it will make things a great deal easier when it comes to producing a script as well as a storyboard for my film trailer. This will also contribute to the decision of locations and props.
I have also gone on to prepare the actors that I will use for the film trailer as they would suit the respective roles of the trailer
Film Trailer Analysis 3 - Halloween 2.
'Halloween 2' is the sequel of Halloween. Michael Myers is still at large and is still considered as being one of the most dangerous people around. After a failed reunion with his sister who is admitted to hospital after receiving several wounds from her psychotic brother, she is still not safe as her brother's murderous rampage continues as he sets out to get his sister all to himself. I will analyse the text and explore different ways in which my film trailer can use the codes and conventions of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' film trailer to create an effective piece.
Media Representations:
The protagonist in the trailer is represented as the typical damsel in distress. After already being hunted down and attacked by her murderous brother, her character is perceived as being very helpless which is the stereotypical convention of a blonde female in films. The antagonist of the film (Michael Myers) is seen as being very dominant as he plays a very psychotic and strong character. Therefore this character is expressed to the audience as being very negative and is clearly considered as being the 'bad guy' of the film which is shown very clearly through the film trailer.
Media/Language Forms:
Mise-en-scene - The mise-en-scene within the first shot is a dark road with a few streetlights in which we see a silhouette of a character in the far distance. Within this shot we can see trees as well as cars and houses which produce the idea of the film being set in a residential area. As the trailer progresses we are then taken to a different setting which is a hospital in which we see the character strapped to a trolley bed being taken down the corridor. The colouring of this scene is very grim and is basically black and white with small splashes of blue which connote the idea of the hospital and the staff working there. We also see other hospital workers there such as paramedics as well as doctors which we can define by the clothing that they are wearing. As this shot fades out we are taken back to another shot of the hospital which is now dark providing the idea that time has passed as we see the character previously strapped to the bed in a hospital gown with bandages on her head as well as a dip attached to her arm. Within a small duration of many different shots of different parts of the hospital such as the stair case and reception area we are introduced to the protagonist of the film that appears in brown/grey clothing wearing a distorted type mask hiding his identity as well as creating a scary and eerie character. As the trailer progresses, the theme of dark continues as we see several different shots of different setting such as people's home as well as a graveyard which also relates to the genre of the trailer.
Sound - The trailer begins with orchestra like music which creates a sense of eere as well as suspension about the trailer. We can also hear the dialect of 'I killed him' coming from the protagonist in the film. We then hear the digetic sound of a gun shot as well as a sound bridge of the protagonist screaming as we cut to the hospital scene. The music in the background then replicates a heart beat that is getting faster which fades out to a high pitched sound which gets louder as the scene progresses creating a build up of tension. This then stops as a crash of thunder is heard in time with the cut showing a new scene. As the trailer progresses more non digetic sound becomes apparent which contains high pitched squeals as well as deep bangs all in time with the cuts of the trailer creating suspense and keeping the audiences attention fixed on the trailer. At 1:26 we hear the first of a voice over within the trailer which is accompanied with sections of dialogue from the film.
Editing - Within the first section of the trailer we see the use of non continuity editing which is common within trailer as mentioned in analysis before. Instead of clean cuts, the use of fades are used as the music builds up eventually coming to a climax resutling in the editing to become a great deal quicker as well as using clean cuts rather than fades. The techniques mentioned are persistant through out the trailer allowing it to take on the typical conventions of film trailers.
Cinematography - The trailer begins with a low angle establishing shot showing the setting of the trailer as well as introducing the protagonist which we can faintly see in the background. The shot then cuts to a long shot of the protagonist allowing us to see the character in more detail as well as introducing a police care that drives behing her. We then see a short over the shoulder shot which quick cuts to another long shot which is taken from a low angle showing interaction between the protagonist and the police officer. We then see a two shot which is in close up showing the officer asking the woman 'who have you killed'. A small montage of clips that are represented to be in the past shows a various sequence of angles and shot sizes showing the protgaonist shooting somebody. Further in the trailer we see a very effective high angled shot of Michael Myers as he is chasing his sister through the hospital as he is stood at the top of the stairs showing his dominace. Another effective shot used is an over the shoulder shot of a character in the mirror revealing the antagonist stood behind the character.
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