Poster Analysis

The title is in red which has connotations of blood, passion and evil. The coloring makes the title stand out against the dark setting without moving the focus from the main picture because it is tidily sized and in a basic font. The edges of the writing blur into the picture which gives a sense that the writing is glowing or it is written in blood which is now dripping down. This once again establishes the genre to the target audience by inferring that violence and harm will be inflicted upon the victims. One of the main focus points of this poster is the female’s expression. The image of her face takes up about two thirds of the whole poster which highlights the importance and presence of fear that will surround events in the film. The expression conveys terror and fear. The poster has a worn and damaged look to it. This reflects the possible struggle that the character in the poster has experienced.

Main Characters

Camera Angles

Using weird angles and canted cameras are common in horror movies. As well as this horror films often use extreme close ups and Point of view shots in order to express fear or to make the audience feel more involved or to add tension. Often dark colors like red and black (links to evil, blood and danger etc.).Lighting is expressive and non-naturalistic. Low-key lighting can help to crate dark shadows and unfamiliar shapes in the blackness. Lighting can be motivated in the world of the film (like bonfires, fireplaces and torches).Props can help us to further identify horror genre. D.I.S.T.I.N.C.T Don’t Ignore Setting Technical code - The codes and conventions in media can be separated into 3 distinct groups - Technical (camera techniques & shots), Symbolic (i.e. clothing, colours), Written and audio (music etc.). These give the text meaning and determine the response of the viewer. They can be used as a basis for simple text analysis. So in order to compose any work related to media you should con Iconography - Discussing imagery as iconography in this way implies a critical "reading" of imagery that often attempts to explore social and cultural values. Iconography is also used within film studies to describe the visual language of cinema, particularly within the field of genre criticism) Narrative Characterization Themes

Codes and Conventions

Codes & Conventions of Horror (Camera Angles) Extreme close ups (emphasis the subject) Tilt (to create disorientation) Establishing shots (showing location, stereotypically isolated buildings e.g. mansions or forests) Handheld (looks realistic, making it feel more believable,) Long shots (help show the danger or what the lead character is surrounded by, usually isolated) Tracking (where the camera moves at the side, following a character) Dollying (where the camera follows the character from in front or behind, to make it feel as if the character is being followed/stalked) Point of view shot (so the audience can see what the character sees, to feel as if we are looking through their eyes)

Brief

Which brief are you pursuing? A promotion package for a new film, to include a trailer, together with two of the following three options: • A website homepage for the film; • A film magazine front cover, featuring the film; • A poster for the film Identify if this is an individual or group project. Group project List roles and responsibilities if you are working in a group? Ryan Willis – Actor/Editor Reece Beveridge - Cameraman Sarah Watson – Actress/Director Write a brief summary of your concept for the main task (Narrative) Jamie is reflecting on her childhood to her therapist. She talks about the times her grandfather would tell her stories about how he was a medic in the war, and the story of how he was attending to a man who was bleeding to death, but had to leave him and deal with a group of men dying on the field – so the man bled to death. Before she was institutionalised, she researched and discovered that the man’s body was never found. These are what led to the night terrors that made her hallucinate and drove her insane. Now she still has to be tied to the bed because these dreams of the man coming back for her are causing her to have violent fits in her sleep. She eventually begins to believe that the man is coming back for her because she is finding it difficult to differentiate between her dreams and reality. List any ideas for locations. (Mise en scene) Woods, car, bedroom, empty street List any ideas for costume and props (mise en scene) White mask with zip for a mouth Gas mask Sounds Non diegetic to build up tension; tracks selected from a number of different horror films that could link well to our trailer. This is yet to be researched. Silence to keep the audience in anticipation. Drum beats during the build-up of the title sequence.