Plan of action

Currently all my research for the coursework is complete which means that the actual planning of my horror film trailer is in session. After the half term i will be story boarding my film trailer including all the scenes and the dialogue for all of them. I will also be planning the locations of the sets as well as choosing the actors to play the different characters in the film trailer. I am estimating a minimum of ten scenes at different locations. During the scenes i will also be taking photographs to use the prmotional wedsite as well as the film poster.
This is a plan of all the material i will be producing over the next six weeks:

1st and 2nd week- I am going to script andf storyboard the trailer and plan the sequence of the film trailer including locations and confirming actors as well booking the correct equiptment.

3rd week- Start filiming and completing the trailer as well as taking the photographs needed on set for the film poster and website homepage.

4th week- Edit the film trailer and complete it.

5th week- Start prodcing the film poster (Karishma) and website homepage (Dalvir)

6th week- Evaluating and making improvements.

Analysing Horror Film Trailers

Analysis of Texas chainsaw massacre trailer

Beginning:
o Longer clips of footage
o Calmer music
o Less action
o Graphics
o A small clip of the problems to come.
o Starts off normal-equilibriums

Middle:
o Quick cuts-shots get shorter
o Non-diegetic sound- heart beats suggesting anxiousness and something bad is about to happen.
o Sounds get louder gradually
o Clips are made as pieces of photography symbolised by sounds of a camera

End:
o More graphics
o Edited scenes e.g. fades
o Quick cuts
o Very short, snappy scenes
o Louder more intense non-diegetic music
o More action sequences
o Title of film at the end followed by a short scary clip of the film.


Analysis of Sorority Row trailer

Beginning:
o More diegetic sound e.g. laughter, screaming and dialogue
o Equilibrium- in sequence
o Quick cuts
o Graphics explaining events
o Calmer action sequence

Middle:
o Intense action sequence e.g. more screaming
o More lighting to show intense action
o More use of non-diegetic sound
o Clips are longer to explain more of the action sequence
o Language used in graphics are negative

End:
o Very quick cuts-rushes the action sequence
o Dramatic non-diegetic sound
o Diegetic sounds is amplified
o Title of film at the end followed by a short scary clip of the film.

Analysing Film Trailers

Trailers or previews are film advertisements for feature films that will be exhibited in the future at a cinema, on whose screen they are shown (Wikipedia).

Parts of a Film Trailer:
• Plot summary
• Voice over
• Music
• Cast, crew, and studio information
• Technical elements

Researching Film Trailers
Clips from you tube:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kww5KSqzV9U
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_UxLEqd074
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbdY3_vLc2k
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHslouUNi00&feature=channel
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNjpWjdRX54 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rcoc46onlE

Analysing horror film trailers conventions:
• An attractive young woman screaming
• Exterior view of an old mansion during a thunder storm
• Lots of screaming
• Maniacal laughter
• Blood dripping
• Knifes & axes
• Darkness
• Hard audio sounds & echos
• 2 – 2.5 Minutes long
• Typical colours used are red and black signifying danger and death
• Lots of close ups used to show more detail making the action more intense
• Diegtic sounds, such as screaming
• Non – diegtic sounds such as heartbeat sound that is enhanced
• The narrative structure of the horror film is always based around death, torture and murder

Analysing Horror Film Posters

Analysing Horror Film Posters:
• A large title which attracts the eye, bold colours which stand out from the background, intriguing picture which would attract viewers to the film
• Persuasive language which might persuade the viewers to go and see the film.
• Using the main character's name for promotion, and the certification will either to ensure that the right type of people are watching the film.
•Using either the rule of thirds or the triangle of interest as a format for work.

Rule of thirds

The Rule of Thirds is based on the fact that the human eye is naturally drawn to a point about two-thirds up a page. Cropping photo’s are a way to use this rule as the main subjects are located around one of the intersection points rather than in the centre of the image.






Conventions of Horror Film Posters

• Special/Spooky fonts for title sequences
• Rule of thirds, in the sense of the colour scheme
• Colours used in images and fonts complement each other
• Bold title/name of film
• Scary main image, usually covering the whole poster, and text placed on top of initial image