Horror type: Supernatural
I have chosen a supernatural theme as I think this genre is extremely popular in cinemas today and will attract audiences to go and see it. What I like about supernatural horrors is that they tend to make the storyline more realistic and will leave audiences scared and more aware. Films such as Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project are perfect examples of the kind of horror trailer I would like to create.
Storyline:
A boy, who's best friend has been missing for months has been anonymously sent a mobile phone through his door in which he discovers is his best friends phone. He charges the phone up to discover video footage of the girl and is about to finally find out the truth about what actually happened to her.
The story...Rumours say she was murdered, others saying she ran away to be with someone. But recently, a phone was discovered which showed video recordings, which we assume that was shot by the missing girl, and discover the truth.
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Character ideas
Eyes - are highlighted and stand out. Can see evilness in them which makes this character have a scary approach. Maybe I could use coloured contacts to put in my characters eyes for the same horror effect, but if not I can edit them on Adobe Photoshop for my poster and magazine cover.
Expression - As you can see, the expression of this characters face immediately gives us an uncomfortable and unsettling feeling. It looks quite wicked in away and reminds me of a witch, which is also in the semantic field of horror.
Lighting - For the lighting we see that the background is black and the only light we have is shone on the character which highlights their face which shows their terrifying expression and facial features.
Friday, 5 October 2012
What makes us scared?
To make a successful horror trailer, i need to research and discover what type of things would make people scared and build up an uncomfortable atmosphere.
This is the theme song to The Exorcist. This music sounds creepy and makes you feel alarmed. I think the tubular bells help make it sound scary. It also has a kind of mysterious edge about it, the way it starts small but the it gradually grows to create a creepy and effective song.
It's not always about things from horrors that can make us scared, thrillers can have us on edge and can make us feel worried and scared. Take the scene from Intacto where the character have to run through a forest blind folded.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb9zWQCBj0o&safe=active
When watching films, we can imagine how we would feel if we were the characters being played in a film. Take the film 'Intacto' for example, it is a film about people who have to compete in a series of challenges in order to save their life. One of the scenes from the film is where they are made to run at full speed through a forest blind folded. You could imagine how they must be feeling, scared, nervous, just knowing that at some point you could die or seriously harm yourself.
When watching films, we can imagine how we would feel if we were the characters being played in a film. Take the film 'Intacto' for example, it is a film about people who have to compete in a series of challenges in order to save their life. One of the scenes from the film is where they are made to run at full speed through a forest blind folded. You could imagine how they must be feeling, scared, nervous, just knowing that at some point you could die or seriously harm yourself.
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