Whilst mapping out ideas for our plot and characters, I thought it would be a good idea to do some extensive research into Horror movies and iconic shots we could replicate. I found a book in the college library called 'Horror Cinema' full of sections on types of horror films with a 'behind the scenes look at The movies and iconic shots, I think studying these.
-Clark Warburton
This is the trailer for the film, Scream 4. Whilst thinking about our trailer storyboard, we watched this trailer a few times as we thought it was very effective and we liked a lot of the shots in it. In particular, we like the first 30 second of the trailer, during which the quick fade in/fade out shots introduce the viewer to all of the characters. From each quick shot the audience gets a good view of the character and what they are like as a person; for example, we get a shot of the typical pretty popular girl in her bra, and the clip then moves on to a shot of the nerdy looking boy in the school corridor. I personally think this is really effective as it draws you in to the film as the characters all seem realistic and have their own personality, and due to the slasher nature of the film, you immediately begin to wonder which characters are going to die first and which one is going to survive, as the character types tend to fit with the typical character types usually featured in these types of films. We want to do a similar thing in our film trailer, and introduce the audience to each of the character, as if we simply include shot after shot of fast paced chases and fights etc, the audience doesn't really get a good view of the characters and it just seems uninteresting as no connection is made to the different characters. Also the briefness of the shots and the fading to black in between each one keeps the short sequence very quick, keeping the audience informed of who the different characters are, but not getting tedious. - Rebecca Hart
This is the trailer for the film, Scream 4. Whilst thinking about our trailer storyboard, we watched this trailer a few times as we thought it was very effective and we liked a lot of the shots in it. In particular, we like the first 30 second of the trailer, during which the quick fade in/fade out shots introduce the viewer to all of the characters. From each quick shot the audience gets a good view of the character and what they are like as a person; for example, we get a shot of the typical pretty popular girl in her bra, and the clip then moves on to a shot of the nerdy looking boy in the school corridor. I personally think this is really effective as it draws you in to the film as the characters all seem realistic and have their own personality, and due to the slasher nature of the film, you immediately begin to wonder which characters are going to die first and which one is going to survive, as the character types tend to fit with the typical character types usually featured in these types of films. We want to do a similar thing in our film trailer, and introduce the audience to each of the character, as if we simply include shot after shot of fast paced chases and fights etc, the audience doesn't really get a good view of the characters and it just seems uninteresting as no connection is made to the different characters. Also the briefness of the shots and the fading to black in between each one keeps the short sequence very quick, keeping the audience informed of who the different characters are, but not getting tedious. - Rebecca Hart
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