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This document discusses the inspirations for a film, including Freddy Kruger's technique of haunting victims before killing them, the handheld camera style that leaves some things unknown to build suspense from Saw, and the iconic suspense-building soundtrack from Jaws. It also mentions taking inspiration from the famous stabbing scene in Psycho for its recognizable sound.
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Evaluation 1
1) The document discusses the filmmaker's use of various techniques in creating the opening of their thriller film, including camera shots, locations/mise-en-scene, editing, sound, narrative, and titles. Close-ups, panning shots, two filming locations, sped up footage, soundtrack choices, and a photo montage narrative device were some of the techniques utilized.
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The media project aimed to create a horror/thriller film that used and developed conventions of the genre. It used conventions like graphic blood and the color red to identify the genre and create intrigue. It challenged conventions by presenting the opening nightmare sequence in daylight rather than darkness. The narrative presented a confusing opening scene before a calming period, and camera work and editing created continuity between shots. Sound was used to suggest events were dreams rather than reality. Mise-en-scene and setting in the woods created familiarity with the genre. Inspiration was drawn from films like Insidious, It, Halloween, and Paranormal Activity.
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This document summarizes the filmmaking techniques used in a student film trailer to develop conventions of real media products and the horror genre. Costumes represented modern fashions to develop realism. Acting and makeup conveyed distress to suggest demonic possession. Exterior shots established a cold, eerie forest setting. Limited to daylight filming, artificial lighting gradually darkened shots to build tension. A variety of shots including close-ups and establishing shots were used to introduce characters, set the genre, and involve the audience, resembling the inspiration film Grave Encounters 2. All camera movements were handheld to achieve a realistic found footage style with limited resources.
Evaluation q1
This document discusses how a media product uses, develops, or challenges conventions of real horror films. It analyzes the film opening's use of titles, credits, characters, music, lighting, editing, locations, costumes, props, and more. While some conventions were followed, such as fast editing and low-key lighting, other aspects developed or challenged conventions, like having a female antagonist instead of the usual male villain, and setting the film in a pub cellar rather than a typical haunted house. The goal was to create a unique film that stands out while still drawing inspiration from popular horror film techniques and styles.
Evaluation question 1
The document discusses how the media project challenges conventions of typical horror films and trailers in several ways. It created a modernized version of the 2012 film The Possession, but did not follow costume conventions by dressing the young girl in pink rather than white. The trailer used atypical elements like an iPhone torch light and a soundtrack from Planet of the Apes to build tension and surprise the audience. Overall it aimed to challenge expectations while still using some conventional horror techniques.
Question one
1) The document discusses how the media product, a horror film called Obsidian, uses and develops conventions of the horror genre from real media products.
2) Some conventions it follows include having the killer wear dark dull-colored clothing, themes of death and paranoia, using stereotypical vulnerable female characters where one dies first, an isolated dark setting at night, visual techniques like low lighting and POV shots, and building tension with creepy music.
3) However, it also challenges some conventions by not building up tension in the expected places with the music composition.
Evaluation for media.
Our film opening uses many horror film conventions including slow pacing, dark lighting that obscures the image, and point-of-view shots that build suspense by hiding characters' expressions. These conventions were inspired by horror films like Halloween, Silence of the Lambs, and Scream, which were distributed by Dimension Films. The short opening establishes two characters but does not reveal too much to engage the audience and leave them wanting more without giving away the entire plot.
Question 1 - In What Ways Does Your Media Product Use, Develop or Challenge F...
The document discusses several films that provided textual inspirations for the media product. It summarizes how elements from films like Ghost Ship, American Horror Story, The Ring, Sinister, Woman In Black, and Halloween were used, developed or challenged conventions of the horror genre. Specifically, it discusses using narrative ambiguity and increasing pace from Ghost Ship, incorporating unsettling music from American Horror Story, focusing on powerful female protagonists from The Ring, including CCTV footage like in Sinister, portraying a character that lacks control from Woman In Black, and using the antagonist's point of view like in Halloween.
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Evaluation: 1) In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge...
Evaluation: 1) In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge...
Question 1 - In What Ways Does Your Media Product Use, Develop or Challenge F...
Question 1 - In What Ways Does Your Media Product Use, Develop or Challenge F...
How we where inspired 1
- 1. How we where inspired We where inspired by the Freddy Kruger character as he haunts his victims before he kills them. We are thinking about using this idea in our film. Another thing we liked was the hand held unsteady camera technique. This created excitement as some things are left unknown and it builds suspense.
- 2. We are also using our inspiration from saw, to add a gruesome effect to our title sequence. We are going to take quite a lot of inspiration from Jaws, as it has one of the best soundtracks to build suspense. It is a classic film icon an famous for its music. We are taking inspiration from this all time classic because again of the classic iconic use of sound. The stabbing scene is likely to be the most recognisable scene even to people that haven’t seen it, just because of the sound track.