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2. Trailer
 There are three main locations that will feature in my film trailer; The School, The Classroom and The
Woods. I have chosen these locations as my horror film is focused on teenagers and will be watched by
a teenage audience. This means that to make my film as realistic as possible I must use locations that
teenagers would be familiar with. I also wanted to keep as close to conventional Slasher locations as
possible by featuring an isolated area but also having some link to school. This is why I decided to focus
my trailer on the teenagers breaking into the school and becoming locked in by Jackson, until the Final
Girl manages to escape and has a final showdown with Jackson in the woods next to the school.
 The majority of the trailer will be set in the school where the teenagers break into at night. Most of the
action in the trailer will be built up in the school location as this is where Jackson begins to torment his
victims.
 The classroom is where the teenagers are situated when strange things start to happen as Jackson
starts to play with the teenagers before disposing of them one by one. The classroom will mainly be
focused on in the beginning of the trailer to show the teenagers messing around and then things
beginning to go missing
 The middle section of the trailer will mainly focus around the school as the teenagers try to find a way
to escape. Also the majority of the deaths in the narrative are around the school not the specific
classroom. However the actual deaths of the victims won’t feature in my trailer as it will give too much
of the narrative away.
 The woodland area will only feature shortly in the fast montage at the end of the trailer. This is because
the woodland area would only be featured near the end of the film when Alex escapes from the school.
I knew I wanted to feature the woods as some point in the trailer as they hold many hidden meanings.
No one knows exactly what is lurking in there which allows the woods to play on society’s fear of the
unknown. It is also a typical isolated location; perfect for a Slasher film.

4. Reconnaissance
 I went around the school to decide which classroom would be appropriate for
the classroom scenes. I wanted a classroom that was quite plain and simple so
that they’re wouldn’t be multiple unnecessary items in the frame. I chose this
science Classroom as the room was very bright so they characters would be
clearly seen and there wasn’t many displays in this class. Also the large glass
windows and the doors would be extremely useful in the trailer where Jackson
messes with his victims.
 I also decided which corridors would be most suitable for my trailer as I required
a plain hallway that had doors at the end for some of the scenes but also one
that was just a plain hallway. I chose the ones with the brightest lighting to allow
for my characters to be seen clearly.

5. Film Poster
 For the Cirque Du Slay film poster, I am going to take the image
on a plain background. I chose to take it here instead a woodland
area as it will allow for the poster to focus solely on the
antagonist. Also, as I am planning to use a close up shot of
Jackson, if the image was taken in the woodland area it would not
be clear. It will also create a sense of ambiguity about the poster
as all the audience have is the killer. I am going to take the image
in the evening with the lights off so only a spotlight from a torch
will highlight Jackson’s mask. This will allow the background of
the image to be dominated by dark colours, allowing Jackson’s
mask to stand out. It also appears to be more common for Slasher
film posters to feature solely on the antagonist rather than the
location the film is set. As it is a plain background, I will use mise-en-
scene element such as props and Jackson’s costume, and
compositional elements to create the symbiotic link between the
three promotional pieces.

7. Front Cover
 For the front cover of my film magazine, Premiere, I have chosen
to take an image on a plain background. This is because although
taking the image in a woodland area would link to the narrative,
but it could make it very difficult to make the sell-lines visible and
easy to read. The image on the plain background would make the
magazine look more professional so is likely to be the better
option. I will compare the two images and decide which one I
think looks more professional and would make the appearance of
the Front Cover more effective. With the plain background, I am
also able to edit the background colour a lot easier to present the
front cover as one promoting horror.