Production credits

Production Credits 

Film Diaries

Film Diaries 

Friday 18th December (arrived at 2.30pm left at 4.30pm)
The first day we went to the woods we went for walk through it just to get a feel for the woods and find the most appropriate place to start filming. We went to the woods straight after school but by the time we had done Hannah's make up it was about 2.30pm. During filming, as we were in a public place, we had to make sure that there were no people around, making it more difficult to film.  We included shot reverse shot during the head turning which also took a few attempts as we were cautious of the 180 Degree Rule. The reason we stopped filming at 4.30pm was because of the change in lighting and would have been too dark to continue.  




Wednesday 23th December (arrived at 4.30pm left at 5.00pm)
Due to other factors, we did not arrive at the woods as early as we had originally intended to, resulting in it being too dark to film anything. Although we did not film any footage we decided to use this opportunity to discuss when we would next be filming in order to have the correct lighting. 


Monday 4th January (arrived at 3.30pm left at 4.30pm)
As the second part of our opening two minutes we wanted the lighting to be noticeably darker to allow the audience to work out that time had passed, we arrived later. When we got there we had the correct lighting but had to be very quick when filming as it started to get dark quick. We experimented with several high and low shots to see which one would create the best effect. Also we filmed several different sounds to edit over the on top of our opening, like birds etc. 


Wednesday 20th January (arrived at 3.00pm left at 3.45pm)After editing we realized that there was several shots that we should had included in order for it to make more sense. When the antagonist had killed Hannah we thought there should be a shot of the antagonist walking away and leaving the body which we had not previously filmed. Also we filmed a tracking shot of some feet walking as we were intending to include it in our opening. 

Interviewing Characters

Interview of Characters 

In this clip we have interviewed Hannah (the victim) and Amy (The Antagonist), we have asked them all about the film and some inside exclusive of when the film is out and how they feel about being in the film itself.

Storyboard

Storyboard The Hood 

In this storyboard we have illustrated our film in as much detail as possible and put in adobe and put some effects so it makes the audience understand the content of the film, we also added some scary forest music so it can feel more intense and dramatic.

Consideration of Stereotyping

Considering of Stereotype  

The stereotype that we are portraying in are opening 2 minutes is 'damsel in distress' we have decided to do this so that the audience can feel sorry for Hannah who will be getting attacked by the antagonist. Half the people who are interested in the film are female so they can sort of relate to the situation of walking home by yourself and being unsafe and having anyone to help you. Hannah is at a young age so this shows that it appeals our target audience which will be in the young adults 18+ category. This is very stereotypical in horror films as females are usually the victim as they can be weak and in danger.

The antagonist is normally a scary man, but in our opening 2 minutes we wanted to subvert to this and use an ordinary person which could be anyone. We wanted to show to the audience that anyone could be the antagonist because anyone could have an evil side to them. We didn't use a man in our opening but we still tried to make it realistic by getting someone a stronger then Hannah. With the Mother and Friend we tried to convey the upset and concern that the daughter has not returned home. It was difficult for the mother to being visibly upset whilst filming as we need to be upset as Hannah is being physically attacked. This is is very stereotypical for mother in these sort of films as they are the ones that always worry and always convey emotion through the film to their loved ones

Horror Film Research - The Purge Film Opening

The Purge 

In the opening scene of The Purge it is not what you would normally expect for an opening scene as it is done by a CTV camera filming people getting attacked, in some sort of way it does represent violence and in some horror film it does contain violence. The fact that the screen is CTV footage is clever it shows you from an audience perspective that you can catch crime on CTV and that i can be dangerous going out in evening by yourself. The Purge is about a wealthy family held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the purge, a 12 hour period in which any and all crime is legalized. The Purge is a 2013 American social science fiction horror film written and directed by James DeMonaco. In the opening you can't really tell who the characters are as it is on CTV so you can't really tell who are the main characters until the film has properly started. The audience may feel confused about the outcome of the opening scene but as the film continues it may be more understanding when its off the CTV footage. the background and location is in the street as is dark with lights and you can see the time and date on the screen from when this violence is occurring.

The sound of in the opening is very classically which a screechy violin twist to it it makes you feel curious and intense as it makes the audience feel like you are witnessing some awful stuff which can be hurtful to some people. The body language in the opening scene is seen to be violent as people are getting seriously hurt this gives a negative effect towards the audience as it can show that this sort of thing can happen in real life so it is giving a warning to the audience to be careful when going out in the dark and be weary of any weird social behavior in the area that you are surrounding.

In the opening the camera shot is obviously in CTV so it is seen as video footage. Video footage is usually seen as a high shot usually taking a shot of people from a high point of view this can show all of the location and really capture the body language and the action and behavior that is going on in the shot, This again shows the audience that the whole action that is going on in this footage from the high angle shot. Overall The Purge is an ideal horror film as it shows the audience the violence and gore that is portrait in the film and makes everyone feel really intense and fearful for the people who are getting attack by the people as they have made the terrorism legal in this film and shows the audience that if terrorism was legal it can lead to nasty things.

Horror Film Research -Insidious Film Opening

Insidious 

Insidious's opening 2 minutes you can see that it is very creepy and mysterious. The colour is very dark which indicates the theme of horror so the audience will have an idea that the film will be dark and gloomy which is what the audience will want to see from a horror film.Insidious is a supernatural horror directed by James Wan it is about a married couple Josh and Renai and their sons Dalton and Foster and their infant daughter Cali have recently moved into a new home. One night Dalton is drawn to the attic, when he hears creaking noises and sees the door open by itself. He falls from a ladder while investigating and sees a figure in the shadows. The next day, Dalton falls into an inexplicable coma. After three months without result, Renai and Josh are allowed to take Dalton home. Soon after, supernatural activity begins to occur. This will make the audience feel creeped  out as they supernatural activity is happening. In the opening scene the only characters you see is Dalton(the son) in his bed and a scary guy in the mirror this is good that it is this intense at the beginning because you need to show fright and in-tenseness to make the audience hooked. The background is quite gloomy and dark at the start of then after the titles have been revealed the picture turns into black and white and looks very vintage which some horrors are like very old and vintage.

The sound in the opening is very scary as it give a very screechy sound to it as it brings the intense atmosphere to the opening scene. Having this intense screechy music in the opening scene shows how much the opening scene can effect the audience by making the music and sound so scary and express that it is going to be a scary film. The body language in the opening scene is very intense as it brings a nervous atmosphere and the intention that someone is going to jump out and get you. The audience will expect the opening 2 minutes to be scary as it is a horror film and horror films are thrilling and dramatic

In the opening scene you see a series of camera shots such as a panning shot of the rooms and then it turns into a zoom in close up shot of the scary man. After the title there are various medium shots of each room. There is a sign of editing in the opening scene as there dissolving titles into black screen and the production credits at the beginning as each name come up it dissolves into a black screen this makes it more slow and scary especially with the screechy violin sound. Over all Insidious reaches my expectation of a horror film judging on the opening scene as it is scary which creepy objects and the sound and colour of the screen.


Trailer 

Results from Questionnaire

Results of Our Questionnaire 




















Above,you can see our results from our questionnaire, we have sent out this questionnaire so that we can get some ideas for our opening 2 minutes and get an audiences point of view as we hadn't decided props and location, so we wanted to find out from the audience what they thought the best possible props and location would be suitable for a horror film. From the results we have decided to set our film in the woods as that was the majority of the vote and our main props would be blood and knife which we can link them together so it can be more scary. Also the results tell us the age range suitable for our opening 2 minutes which is 16-20,so know we have an idea of what sort of target audience will have.