TITLE : with our title we didn't want to make it dramatic but very simple, as in horror films it isn't normal to see bright colors and creative fonts of writing as this would take away from the horror effect were trying to create. As the image above shows the title is set on a black screen with white writing to create suspense and excitement for what would happen next. The Sinister title also reveals this simplicity by using dull colors and the font in small white writing just like ours. It doesn't give away what will happen in the story but makes consumers want to watch.
FONT AND STYLE : we chose a simple font style to match the simplicity we wanted to show in the title as a whole. The style of writing we chose makes it readable for the audience and also makes the title quick to read because of the short length , this already reflects that there's something to look forward to in the film because the title doesn't reveal much therefore the audience will be more eager to watch the film.
SETTING/LOCATION : while researching horror conventions and looking at the typical type of settings and location we came across many including small communities, isolated places, house etc. Our horror film was shot in two locations including a garden and bedroom. As the image above shows you see the young girls character swinging in a garden. This shouldn't be a bizarre thing but it creates a creepy atmosphere because the supposed young villain girl is swinging in broad day light which suggests that there is something dangerous going to take place. This conforms with the horror film conventions because homes are typically used in horror film to foreshadow the danger that will occur later.
We also used a bedroom a to create the same disorientated affect we were portraying in the garden because your room should be your safe haven yet this girl isn't a normal girl and shows her psychotic behavior later in the clip.
she was also wearing a red anklet which was an indicator for the audience to know that as the film continued she was the one causing all the deaths and other horrific events. We chose red because its represents danger and we wanted to added that element of uncertainty to the girls character so that she wouldn't be seen as completely harmless.
CAMERAWORK AND EDITING: in the image above you can see the initial image of Carolina sitting up transitioning into another scene. We decided to use the transition here to make it clear to the audience that everything that had happened before hand in the clip was a dream that she had. I think this was effective because the story line became clear to the audience yet still created a feeling of suspense as your not sure what is going to happen next.
During the horror film opening you see varied camera shots including a pan at the start which we took inspiration from sinister as it was something different , the characters were introduced in a discomforting way that conformed to the conventions of a horror. We also used close ups to reveal the characters emotions, a high angle shot to connote fear and several others.
STORY AND HOW OPENING IS SET UP: We wanted the opening to captivate our audience therefore we knew that we had to make it something that would leave them in shock and wanting more. Because we enjoyed the use of the pan shot in sinister so much we decided that we wanted to incorporate that into our own , whilst also showing continuous shots of the young girl from different angles. This conforms with the conventions of a horror because every horror film opening leaves the audience wanting whether it be a specific character or camera shot type used.
HOW CHARACTERS ARE INTRODUCED: the characters in opening were introduced in different ways. our main character 'Carolina' was introduced with a medium close up shot where we saw the settings and also her characters facial expressions which were quite unclear at the start but this conforms to the horror conventions as a suspense must be created the story shouldn't be revealed. The dead characters were introduced using a pan shot , we saw this in sinister and it was effective because you could see that the characters were dead in their faces, the proxemics and mise en scene. The pan also revealed that something bad had happened and would probably happen again so the pan was an effective way to introduce these characters.
GENRE AND HOW OPENING SUGGESTS IT: the genre of the film is horror/mystery/ drama all together. There are elements of all three genres in the clip through the use of camera, sound etc.The opening suggests that the opening is a horror by starting off with dreary sound, an effect that creates a dysfunctional feel leaving the audience confused yet spooked out. The start of the clip is also dark , showing dead people it really reiterates the feeling of terror.
I think my group and I approached the task in a non-typical way. We wanted to incorporate the elements of horror conventions but we wanted to make our clip unique so that it wasn't one of the typical story lines but an unexpected one. We achieved this through the varied camera angles we used including the pan and the tilt which created creepy atmospheres during the clip and also through costume, sound, the title and editing.
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