2. RESEARCHIn the trailer
Halloween I like
the use of silence
and the fact that
the actually film
clips are what
bring the fear to
the audience and
then the theme
song is
introduced at the
end. This gives
the main
character an
identity. Like
“Jaws.” this is
known as a aural
motif.
In paranormal
activity I like to the
fact it is like home
video so I could
maybe do my film
like a documentary
of events to create
the feel of a true
story. I also like the
colours blue and
green used through
it constantly to
represent the ghost
that is haunting the
women/ house.
3. PLOT IDEAS
• The Calm before the storm
• A young women/man who on
the surface is a normal person.
But when they can no longer
keep up the front the cracks
begin and the spine chilling
secrets come out. What will
happen when people realise
who this person really is?
• Sinner Inside
• A well to do girl with a bright
future, soon becomes part of a
life which she would never of
imagined for herself. Having the
normality of her life ripped away
and the horror of what has
made home inside of her what
will the she go to, to release
herself of the sin inside?
4. SOUND IDEAS
• In many trailers I have watched like: Halloween, Insidious 1&2, Jaws there is a song
that is played throughout the chains of films and this gives them there special identity
but if I could find a “spooky” sound track I could use this in my trailer to try and create
an identity for my film.
• When I analysed the trailers I found that a lot of films use sounds that are very
unnerving a freaky such as Insidious 2. When the disruption is seen in the trailer there
is a sound that in some ways imitates an evacuation alarm, this pulses so we can hear
it get loud and then quiet again and this is a good way to create panic to the audience
as the evacuation style rings signal panic and danger.
• In terms of sound trailers use the effect of silence and this keeps the audience on the
edges of there seats because they think of horror and expect something to happen all
of a sudden and the silence is a good way to create the suspension.
• In trailers there also tags used through out these sometimes are voiced in by a voice
over which is normally very loud and a muffled. Taking this information on board I think
maybe using a whisper would be a good effect as this would suggest that whatever is
in the film, whether it be supernatural or a psycho killer, they need to be hide from it.
5. LOCATIONS
• For my “ The calm before the
storm” my locations could be:
• College
• A community e.g use of a
residential street.
• For my “Sinner inside” my
locations could be:
• A house
• A derelict or unused building.
6. TYPICAL DIRECTION.
• If I was to go with my Sinner inside idea I would use the research I have done on
other similar horrors and do more detailed analyse so that I could take all of the
best aspects out of each one and emerge them together in my own way to create
the best trailer I possible can. Also look at the posters and magazine covers for
these trailer/ films and see what I can take from that to make mine look as
professional and appealing as possible making it be exactly what my target
audience are looking for.
CINEMATOGRAPHY
• Use of long shots when my trailer is first introducing my characters, medium shots and also
wide shots so the audience have an outsiders point of view of the characters.
• Then as I introduce my disruption I will begin to use close-ups, extreme close-up this is so the
audience can now feel like they are there with the characters and this will help to create a
scare and fear around the film as the audience will feel they are with the characters.
• Medium shots and over the shoulders shots this is so the audience can feel like they are
behind the characters in there journey.
• High and low angled shots to create a sense of vulnerability and status at different points.
7. EDITING
• I will use jump cuts as a way to create panic and danger in my trailer as they are very fast and
sometimes confusing it will fit perfectly in with the trailer for a horror film.
• At the beginning of the trailer fades and dissolves will be a good way top relate scenes together for
example a scene of the character doing their normal day things and then a dissolve or a fade into
them experiencing supernatural events that they aren’t familiar to.
• Cutaway’s can be effective also for example in insidious 2 they are used to show the women in her
home and the it cuts away to a strange women sat on the sofa and then get up and walk out of the
room then cuts away to the corridor that the woman should be but there is no sign of her and the it
cuts away to a close-up of the women and she is shocked and scared. This is a good way to fit all
the interesting parts in to the trailer to appeal to the target audience with having to have boring bits
in there.
MISE-EN-SCENE
• Low key lighting to create a dark undertone to the trailer to relate to Horror.
• Use of colours such as: Red- to represent anger, blood, death, danger.
• Costumes and make-up are going to have to be researched so that I can give my actors the best
effect to create the character/s I am want to portray. To do this I will watch trailers/ horror films so
that I can see what they do.
8. HOW TO LINK IT TO MY
ANCILLARY TASKS
• To link my trailer to my poster and my magazine cover I will use the
colours that I have used throughout the trailer. For example
Paranormal Activity the colour green is used throughout the film so
the poster also has the drain of green and this is to link the film and
the poster together so that the audience are clear on the themes
and genre.
• Also in terms of make-up and costume I will use this on my poster
and magazine cover to be clear to my target audience.
• Tags that I use in my trailer for example “Coming soon” use the
same font and style so this creates another link between the three.
9. WHAT I NEED TO ACHIEVE WHAT I
WANT TO DO
• Source appropriate Props from places such as charity shops, joke shops.
• Suitable Locations such as homes, derelict buildings (following health and safety)
• Research what makes a good trailer - for this I have started detailed analysis of
trailers and horror films.
• Costumes/ makeup – Use the trailers I have researched to see how they use
make-up and costumes to create representations and characters.
• Reliable actors/actresses for the characters so my trailer is ready for the
deadline.
• Know how to use software and equipment and know when I have access to do
that. This is so I can get the best possible shots and also emerge them together
perfectly using final cut.
