Evidence of Filming

This is a blooper from when we were filming an arguing scene between the two main characters, along with a few images of directing and a close up shot of the villain.

Test Shots

These test shots gave us the ability to see what lighting we were going to work with and how much our chosen locations would work for the filming of our horror trailer. From doing this, we found that the woods would be the most difficult location to film in as there is no lighting, so we have to provide our own. However, for the locations inside a house, we will be able to work with the lighting more easily by using certain side lamps etc.

Shooting Schedule

Model Consent Forms

Prop List

Here is an audio I produced on SoundCloud, explaining the props we will be needing and where we are going to get them from, in order to produce our horror trailer of 'The Enigma'.

Shot List

After some discussion and extra research, we decided to change the title of our trailer to 'The Enigma' instead of what we originally chose.

Script

After some discussion and extra research, we decided to change the title of our trailer to 'The Enigma' instead of what we originally chose

Storyboard

This is the storyboard to our horror trailer 'The Last Night'

Narrative

This is an audio I recorded in SoundCloud which goes through the general narrative of our horror trailer 'The Enigma'.

Distorted Studios Production Company Logo

Production Company Logo Editing

Audience Theories

Production Company Research and Logo Ideas

When coming up with the Production Company name for our project, we looked into what current horror Production Company names there were. We found company's such as 'Twisted Pictures' and 'Ghost House Pictures' and decided to create a name which went with the idea ensuring that the name had some connection with the horror genre. Our group decided on 'Distorted Studios' as the word 'distorted' connotes ideas of misinterpretation and confusion. To finalise our chosen Production Company name, we made sure that it doesn't currently exist.

Once we had seen that our idea was available, we finalised on 'Distorted Studios' for our Production Company Name.
After this decision, we looked into what our Company Logo could be for the beginning of our horror trailer.
A video which featured someone using one light circling around a person's head influenced us for the logo as it created a very distorted and psychedelic image which gave a clear link to the name of our Production Company.

Stuart Hall's Reception Theory

Barthes' Enigma Code

Target Audience Research: Horror Clip Reactions

Target Audience Research: What are you scared of?

For the second part of my target audience research, I asked people who are within my target audience, what they are scared of (in general or in horror films). I filmed their responses on my phone and used the Filmmaker Pro App to put them all together. These are my findings:

Target Audience Research: Questionnare

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Marketing of Horror Films- Lights Out

Research Rationale

For my research rationale, I have taken into account the age ranges I have access to in order to conduct my research for the production of a horror trailer, poster and magazine front cover successfully. The target group I have access to are 15- 20 year olds as I will be able to gather research from members of the sixth form and older friends and family; this is perfect because this age range is my ideal target audience for the horror trailer I will produce.


To conduct my research, I plan to make an online questionnaire on Google Forms about what people’s preferences are regarding types of horror. Within this questionnaire, I will feature questions such as: ‘What is your favourite type of horror?’, ‘What, to you, makes a good horror film?’ In addition to this I’ll produce an interview where I will ask my target audience what horror movies they have previously watched and what they liked/ disliked about them and why. Within the interview, I will preview a clip from a recent horror film to my audience and ask them what they personally thought about it in terms of how scary it was (since this is a key feature into a successful horror) and what they find frightening the most about horrors in general. Another research technique I am planning to use is to provide my target audience with a 5- point scale survey which includes the answers: Always – Often – Sometimes – Seldom – Never. This allows me to understand people’s specific answers to questions which require more than a yes or no answer. These three different types of research will help me gather as much information regarding what my target audience like to see; such as what kind of villain (monster or a real person) and the type of horror they prefer (psychological or gory) This will guide me to creating a horror trailer, poster and magazine cover that will effectively satisfy my audience.


The resources I will require for me to conduct my research into horror are:
• The internet to produce the online questionnaire and to send the link to members of my target audience
• A camera to interview my target audience and film their reactions to a horror film clip
• Microsoft Office to create the scale survey

Well’s Research & Cohen’s Moral Panic

Scream & The Blair Witch Project

Laura Mulvey's Male Gaze

PRELIM: The Conjuring Remake

PRELIM: Director's Commentary

PRELIM: Editing

PRELIM: Shooting Schedule

This is the shooting schedule of the days, times, location and what my group and I used for filming the 'Annabelle Doll Scene' from the horror: The Conjuring. 

PRELIM: Storyboard Planning

These are images of a stroyboard, documenting the types of shots and the action going on within them from our chosen clip (Annabelle Doll Scene) from horror film 'The Conjuring.' 

PRELIM: Clip Analysis

Creed's Monstrous Feminine Theory

Clover's Final Girl Theory

Here is a poster explaining what Clover's Final Girl theory is and where it has been used.

Horror Media Theory

I used the new ios11 feature on iPhone 'Screen Recording' and an app called 'Splice' to produce this video about four theorists and what they teach.

Horror Timeline

This is a timeline of the history and development of horror films.

Psycho VS. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Horror Trailer Deconstruction

Horror Villains

This is how villains and monsters from horror movies have previously been presented and how they link to the time period of when it was produced.
After looking into a range of different villains in horrors, I may not want to include 'scary' monsters in my horror trailer as I've learnt that they aren't seen as frightening anymore in this day and age.

Horror Poster Deconstruction

Films and their Contexts

This is how the horror film 'Get Out' links to a current fear and anxiety in today's society. 

Response to Brief

The first film I remember watching which really scared me was E.T when I was around the age of 5 and I still can't watch it without getting a little freaked out. After watching it, I would imagine the alien being underneath my bed or creeping around me whilst I was sleeping. I think the first real horror movie I watched completely was The Woman In Black, when I was 12, which scared me so much that I couldn't go anywhere by myself at night around my house for fears of seeing her face.

My feelings on the horror genre in general is that if it has anything to do with the dead or ghosts, I will most likely freak out- apart from the Paranormal Activity set. However, I can easily watch gory movies such as Saw and I enjoy watching American Horror Story as I know that the content is all just makeup and effects. Even though the ghost- type horror movies may also be made up, there's always been apart of me that does fear spirits or the feeling of there being another presence in the room so I think that's what makes me react the way I do towards those type of horrors.

The things that actually get me scared in a horror movie is the sound or voice of the 'scary thing'. For example, in an English lesson, my class watched The Babadook and because there was always a specific way the name would be said, it genuinely stuck with me and freaked me out.
The kind of horror trailers and posters which interest me are the ones that don't give too much of the plot away (as most trailers do); trailers that show that the movie has a link with something possibly going on in society at that time. One of the best horror movies I've watched and enjoyed is Get Out which is based on a big problem, in the US especially, tackling racism.

I might want to create a horror trailer and poster about something which personally scares me, like paranormal type horror as those type of films successfully effect audiences in a way where they feel frightened. In addition to that, I feel as though if I create something that I personally am afraid of, it will get me more used to that type of genre of horror movies.

I am most excited about exploring how horror films are created and what there is to know about producing a good quality horror that successfully frightens audiences. I mostly want to take this course and learn to understand the construction behind horror movies so much that I no longer get scared from watching them. I'm also looking forward to being able to create my own horror trailer, magazine front cover page and poster as I will get to know more about effects and SFX makeup which will obviously be contributing a lot to how scary the construction work would be.