A2 Horror Evaluation
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Monday 10 May 2010
Friday 7 May 2010
Film Poster
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This is our final film poster, we chose to keep it simple so that it clearly advertises our film. The colour scheme is very dull, we even lowered the opacity of the writing to get a deep and dark sense of what the film is like. We made sure the blood was a clear red just like on the magazine cover. Also by making the movie title big to ensure it is clear in the viewers mind. Again, we stuck to the conventions of horror posters where the protagonist is not making eye contact with the viewer but gives out a strong aura and presence. We chose a image with an emotion that is sinful yet faultless as our trailer and the story behind our horror is that innocent teenagers were deformed into zombies without their will. Within the trailer there is no main protagonist or killer but simply of teenagers becoming zombies and not having control of themselves and having the nature to kill everyone. The angle in which Katy's head is directed gives the viewer a sense that she is hiding behind the fall of hair as though she is ashamed as blood drips from her chin and mouth. However this entices the viewer into the emotion of the girl in the poster, the question that may be left in their head of what this girl will do next. For the information that is normally placed below a poster we stuck to the style but edited the names to that of our own. This is all we wanted on our poster as we felt there was enough else on our magazine cover. Also like the other horror posters we analysed they kept the layout, colours, text and style simple yet effective.
Magazine Cover
Our magazine layout has ensured we have used all the space available to ensure the viewer has an insight to the magazine and what it is about. Apart from the advertising of the free posters inside we stuck to one main image so the attention was drawn to out horror. Also as it was a horror, we didn't want it to be full or images and lots of bright colours-we wanted a dull and eery feel to it. Our tag line along with our other text placed on the magazine gives the reader more of an insight to the magazine and helps them choose whether or not to buy it. The different colours makes each word stand out boldly against each other so that each bit has a key importance, by putting them in different sizes and fonts also shows how important each part is. We put the title as the biggest and our horror name the second biggest as these two parts are of main importance. The fonts used are different, for example the tag line was done in a more creepy handwriting font to make it more genuine. The target audience for this magazine is controlled mainly by the picture, as it is clearly of a teenager, we would expect the majority of our readers to be aged within the teens. Also as it advertises a horror and there is a indication of blood we would expect the actual film to have an age rating.
Thursday 6 May 2010
Ancillary Task
Our ancillary task consisted of two tasks. One was to create a magazine cover promoting the films release, and the other a cinema poster of the same effect.
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We decided to take photos of Katy who starred as one of the zombie characters in the trailer, and chose the best ones from the contact sheet.
We wanted a distinct difference between the picture used on the magazine cover and that of the poster. We did similar shots to what we saw is typically used to promote a horror film. After we decided which images to use for the magazine and poster. We chose these two images to edit:
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Music Permission
To avoid copyright infringement, our trailers soundtrack was made from a copyright free music download from ''freeplay'', a music website. The track we chose was called 'flagship commander' and its dark and cinematic feel fitted the horror theme in our trailer.
Thursday 22 April 2010
Working Script
Working Script
for
“The Opiate” Horror Trailer
Establishing shot of a red building with windows, which then pans downward to reveal a man in a white lab jacket standing next to some doors. In the background, there is atmospheric music, and over the top of this is a male voice over.
cut to
Mid-shot of the same man in white lab jacket, inside a classroom, the screen is in black and white. His arms are folded, he turns his head to the right. The voice over and atmospheric music continues.
cut to
Close up of the mans hands as they move various scientific instruments. The voice and atmospheric music continues
cut to
Point of View shot of the scientists hands pouring water in a beaker. The voice over and atmospheric music continues.
cut to
Same close up position as the mans hands pour water from the beaker into something else, obstructed by the mans hand. The voice over and atmospheric music continues.
cut to
Mid-shot of the man in front of two female students, he underlines the phrase ‘rate of reaction’ and then turns to the class. The voice over and atmospheric music continues.
cut to
mid-shot of the man walking down an empty corridor, he is holding a white box. Voice over and atmospheric music continues.
cut to
Extreme close up of the mans face, no longer in black and white. First facing downward, and then turning to the side and looking straight into the camera. Music ends with a crash of a cymbal, screen fades to black and the voice over ends. The music to a news show starts.
cut to
Mid-shot of a female news presenter sitting down. Behind her in the top right hand corner is a symbol based on the shape of the earth, in the bottom right hand corner of the screen is the logo for the news channel. She reads the news story. Different, more ominous music can now be heard in the background.
cut to
the view from a video camera of a party scene, part of the view obstructed to the left by a bottle of red liquid, probably alcohol. Various people walk by, some opening a fridge. Ominous music continues, as does the news reader who is now reading the news story as a voice over.
cut to
An open hand, occasionally illuminated by a white strobe light to reveal three white pills.Ominous music and voiceover continues.
cut to
High angle shot of a girl in the same room as the previous shot, she takes the pills. Music and voiceover continues.
cut to
Camera facing the ceiling in the same room as the previous shot, the strobe light casting reflections onto the ceiling. Music and voiceover continues.
cut to
People dancing and drinking, including the girl who took the pill, the strobe light still flashes. Music and voiceover continues.
cut to
The news reader sitting in the same position, continuing to reader the same news story, she finishes. Screeching strings can now be heard amongst the music, gradually getting louder and of a higher pitch.
cut to
Black screen. The music stops but the strings continue.
cut to
Low angle shot of the same girl who took the pills coughing up blood, her mouth and face are covered in blood also. The strobe light is still flashing. The music is loud and features various instruments, including strings.
cut to
The same girl and a boy grappling with each other, both covered in blood. They appear zombie like and animalistic. The strings are rising in pitch and volume again.
cut to
Head shot of the boy on his own, glaring and gritting his teeth straight into the camera. Strings continue to rise.
cut to
Extremely low angle shot of the girl, with the boy grabbing and pulling her head back by her hair, trying to bite her. A thud from a drum is heard in the music, and the action on the screen pauses for a second on the boy’s teeth next to the girls neck while the music continues. The action starts and they move from the bottom left of the screen to the top right of the screen, they pause again as the music continues. The action then continues for a moment.
cut to
Same headshot of the boy again, still glaring at the camera, the strobe light still flashing. The music continues.
cut to
Mid-shot of the boy and girl from the side, they both crouch and he is behind her, still trying to bite her. A loud sound is made and the screen blacks out, the music fading.
cut to
Black screen with the films title “THE OPIATE” appear in white block capital font, it hovers up and down in the middle of the screen, occasionally stretching. This then changes to block capital text saying “COMING SOON”, it moves about the screen in the same way. The music still fading. The screen goes completely black.
cut to
Close up of the girl and boy from before, a light from underneath them reflects off of their faces. They lean forward, the girl gripped around the neck from behind by the boy. They make screaming/growling noises.
Screen goes black.
THE END.
for
“The Opiate” Horror Trailer
Establishing shot of a red building with windows, which then pans downward to reveal a man in a white lab jacket standing next to some doors. In the background, there is atmospheric music, and over the top of this is a male voice over.
cut to
Mid-shot of the same man in white lab jacket, inside a classroom, the screen is in black and white. His arms are folded, he turns his head to the right. The voice over and atmospheric music continues.
cut to
Close up of the mans hands as they move various scientific instruments. The voice and atmospheric music continues
cut to
Point of View shot of the scientists hands pouring water in a beaker. The voice over and atmospheric music continues.
cut to
Same close up position as the mans hands pour water from the beaker into something else, obstructed by the mans hand. The voice over and atmospheric music continues.
cut to
Mid-shot of the man in front of two female students, he underlines the phrase ‘rate of reaction’ and then turns to the class. The voice over and atmospheric music continues.
cut to
mid-shot of the man walking down an empty corridor, he is holding a white box. Voice over and atmospheric music continues.
cut to
Extreme close up of the mans face, no longer in black and white. First facing downward, and then turning to the side and looking straight into the camera. Music ends with a crash of a cymbal, screen fades to black and the voice over ends. The music to a news show starts.
cut to
Mid-shot of a female news presenter sitting down. Behind her in the top right hand corner is a symbol based on the shape of the earth, in the bottom right hand corner of the screen is the logo for the news channel. She reads the news story. Different, more ominous music can now be heard in the background.
cut to
the view from a video camera of a party scene, part of the view obstructed to the left by a bottle of red liquid, probably alcohol. Various people walk by, some opening a fridge. Ominous music continues, as does the news reader who is now reading the news story as a voice over.
cut to
An open hand, occasionally illuminated by a white strobe light to reveal three white pills.Ominous music and voiceover continues.
cut to
High angle shot of a girl in the same room as the previous shot, she takes the pills. Music and voiceover continues.
cut to
Camera facing the ceiling in the same room as the previous shot, the strobe light casting reflections onto the ceiling. Music and voiceover continues.
cut to
People dancing and drinking, including the girl who took the pill, the strobe light still flashes. Music and voiceover continues.
cut to
The news reader sitting in the same position, continuing to reader the same news story, she finishes. Screeching strings can now be heard amongst the music, gradually getting louder and of a higher pitch.
cut to
Black screen. The music stops but the strings continue.
cut to
Low angle shot of the same girl who took the pills coughing up blood, her mouth and face are covered in blood also. The strobe light is still flashing. The music is loud and features various instruments, including strings.
cut to
The same girl and a boy grappling with each other, both covered in blood. They appear zombie like and animalistic. The strings are rising in pitch and volume again.
cut to
Head shot of the boy on his own, glaring and gritting his teeth straight into the camera. Strings continue to rise.
cut to
Extremely low angle shot of the girl, with the boy grabbing and pulling her head back by her hair, trying to bite her. A thud from a drum is heard in the music, and the action on the screen pauses for a second on the boy’s teeth next to the girls neck while the music continues. The action starts and they move from the bottom left of the screen to the top right of the screen, they pause again as the music continues. The action then continues for a moment.
cut to
Same headshot of the boy again, still glaring at the camera, the strobe light still flashing. The music continues.
cut to
Mid-shot of the boy and girl from the side, they both crouch and he is behind her, still trying to bite her. A loud sound is made and the screen blacks out, the music fading.
cut to
Black screen with the films title “THE OPIATE” appear in white block capital font, it hovers up and down in the middle of the screen, occasionally stretching. This then changes to block capital text saying “COMING SOON”, it moves about the screen in the same way. The music still fading. The screen goes completely black.
cut to
Close up of the girl and boy from before, a light from underneath them reflects off of their faces. They lean forward, the girl gripped around the neck from behind by the boy. They make screaming/growling noises.
Screen goes black.
THE END.
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