Sunday 28 November 2010
Audience Feedback
Making Horror Movie Poster
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Second Horror Movie Trailer Edit
First Cut of our Trailer
Schedule and Preparation
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Sunday 14 November 2010
Horror Magazine
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Friday 12 November 2010
Copied Ideas
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Wednesday 10 November 2010
Unfortunate Recasting
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Ashlee Sutherland came at the last minute to play the character of Emily. She still has a very tomboyish look similar to Hollie. She is also very spunky and sassy similar to the character of Sidney in the 1996 film Scream. She is also a good actress with some acting training and is very charismatic which made her easy to direct.
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Tuesday 9 November 2010
Title Ideas
When picking a title for a film it is important that you make the genre of the film clear and advertise the unique selling point. So the film it was important to think of a title which tied together the fact that it was a horror film and that the movie was set in an abandoned theatre. Some of the titles we came up with were;
-Final Curtain Call
-Kill The Lights
-The Cherub Theatre
There are a couple of commonly used conventions in horror movie titles. One of which is using a specific date in the title. For example Halloween, Friday the 13th and 28 days later. After taking this into careful consideration we came up with a couple more title ideas which included dates;
-Final Show
-Play Date
-Closing Night
to make the film seem a little bit more connected to the theatre in a less obvious way we started to think of commonly used phrases and sayings which you might hear in a theatre to incorporate into our title. This would link to a unique selling point perfectly. Our target audience is also around the age of aspiring young actors who will connect with a title like this. Some of these included;
-Break A Leg
-Stage Fright
-Curtain Call
in the end we decided that Stage Fright best suited our film trailer. This is because the word 'Fright' would appeal to a horror movie fans and makes the genre of the film quite clear. The word 'Stage' relates to our USP and advertises our theatrical setting. The film title is a phrase which is commonly used by actors. It doesn't have a date on it but we think it related to our film and our target audience a lot more.
Action Plan
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So that Jessica and I could divide the work properly and organise what we still had less to do I made an action plan. It is important to divide up the work so that we don't waste time working on the same aspect of the project. I also put the date when it would be best to help them compete by on. This way we have a clear idea of the timeframe in which we are going to work.
Friday 5 November 2010
StoryBoard Animation!
I used iMovie to turn my storyboard into a short animation. This gives a better idea of what the movie trailer is going to look like. There are a lot of horror movie trailer conventions used in my animation. Firstly I think it is very iconic use the image of the man holding the blood covered knife above his head. This image has been used ever since films like Psycho came out. It is also in classic horror film Halloween.
Secondly using conventions like the sound of a beating heart instead of a melodic soundtrack. It is one of the most effective ways to build tension and suspense. The use of rapid images gives the trailer a very fast paced, dramatic atmosphere. Thirdly another convention which is used a lot in modern day movie trailers is putting the title at the end with one final shot after it. This will leave the audience wanting more.
Finally I have also used shot of a bloody girl getting dragged by her feet down a corridor. This image has been used many times before in horror movie trailers. For example in paranormal activity 2 and drag me to hell.
These titles also plays an important part in my trailer. The sounds they go behind them act as a shock to make the audience sit up and listen.
Another very important aspect in my trailer is the first couple of shots in which the dialogue is used to immediately set up a sense of character. For example, Emily, the fearless girl suggests they stay the night in a haunted theatre. Another example is when, Jacob, the scaredy-cat expresses his fear.
I unique selling point is also advertised in the trailer. There are a lot of the theatrical references. For example the prologue to Romeo and Juiet is recited at the end. Most of the mise en scène in the trailer also depicts a theatre space. For example spotlights and stage curtains.
The flashing images only give the viewer a quick glimpse of some of the horrific things that the movie is going to entail. This will hopefully have the audience desperate to see the film.
More analysis of horror movie posters
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Characters and Actors
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