2. I need to start thinking of what my text will be for my title
cards. I will look at a few examples from contemporary
horror trailers for inspiration.
3. These 3 screenshots have been taken from the trailer for ‘The
hallow’. They all feature the same background which seems like
branches or twigs to be portrayed in a negative and scary way. It
links in with the text itself of saying ‘darkest side of nature’. It allows
the audience to get a sense of the narrative.
4. I really love the title cards for this film! These screenshots are from
the trailer to Krumpus. I love the title cards because it mimics the
famous christmas song ‘Santa clause is coming to town’. It gives a
sinister feel as ‘He known if you’ve been bad or good’, connoting the
evil entity is watching over them at all times. I feel this is a good
technique and will try to use this idea to fit my trailer.
5. Thinking of the texts I could possibly use:
- A Year Later
- From the Director of ‘The Follower’, ’24 Days’
- Once you see her
- She will never leave
- Running wont help
- Based on the true Vaur murder case
- Last Summer
- They Killed children
- She’s back
- Two Sister’s
- In a Sinister house
- The truth will be revealed
6. AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
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2
4
6
8
10
Yes No
- A Year Later
Most people agreed that it will be good to use
this in my film. So I will defiantly be using this.
0
2.25
4.5
6.75
9
11.25
Yes No
- From the Director of ‘The Follower’, ’24
Days’
Most people agreed that this will be effective in
the film trailer; I also know as a media student
that this is a good technique used so I will be
using this as a title card.
- Once you see her
- She will never leave
Majority of people said that this will be effective. I
also received comments of people saying that it
will be more effective if they were on consecutive
separate slides. I will be using this.0
2.25
4.5
6.75
9
11.25
Yes No
7. - Running wont help
Majority of the people said that this wouldn't be
as effective as a title card. I started to think as
well, and its bit cliche that this is written in title
cards and often doesn't scare the audience or
build tension. So I wont be using this.0
2
4
6
8
10
Yes No
- Based on the true Vaur murder case
This was the only one that received 10/10. The
audience loved this idea as they agreed basing
a film on a true story scares them. So I will be
using this.
0
2.5
5
7.5
10
12.5
Yes No
- Last Summer
- They Killed children
This was another one where the audience
didn't see as a good choice. Im in two minds
myself, however there is a chance that I will
consider using these.
0
1.75
3.5
5.25
7
8.75
Yes No
8. - Two Sister’s
- In a Sinister house
The audience were half for this and half
against. I also feel unsure about this as it
seems a little cheesy! There is a high chance I
wont use these.
0
1.25
2.5
3.75
5
6.25
Yes No
- The truth will be revealed
The majority of the audience likes this. They
find that this will be leading them onto wanting
to watch the film to find out what the truth is. I
will be using this.
0
1.75
3.5
5.25
7
8.75
Yes No
The audience feedback was useful in helping me make my decisions. I also
will take more time to think of them from a media student perspective. Also,
to make sure this wasn't unfair, I used 5 females and 5 males from the
ages of 16-19, Which fits in with the age range for target audiences of
horror films.
