Horror Magazine analysis (3)

Original Photo's (Poster)

Original Photo (Magazine)

Class Poster Idea

Shot List

Shooting Schedule

Health and Safety

Prop List

Prop List:

-Mask

-Fake Knife

-Fake Blood

We used a mask, as is typical of the genre as we thought it would initially aid an air of mystery to the character and thus make for more of an impact upon the reveal. We use a fake knife for the murder scene and reveal as it too is typical of the horror genre, falling in line with Schatz theory. And we also used fake blood so at to make the piece realistic and aesthetically pleasing for the audience. The rest of props were simply the clothing worn, which we kept consistent throughout re-shooting so as to not ruin the investment in characters.

Stereotypical Fan

Stereotypical Horror Fan

John Smith is an 18 year old student form a working class background. He is a reformer. He wears dark comfortable clothes, and is not too bothered about fashion. He doesn’t take life to seriously and is a laid back guy. He works hard at college as he tries to get the grades for university. He watches a ton of horror films and is part of the cult classics. He also plays videogames listens and plays rock music on his guitar and reads a lot of fantasy. He socializes a lot, often frequenting the local pub where he chills out. He isn’t physically sportive, instead spending his time working a part-time job to pay for films and his social life. He likes mainstream horror films, but researches the more gritty stuff for when he is alone. 

Focus Group Screening

Comments from peers:

What did you like about the trailer?

Effective intertitles x11
Variety of shots/angles x8
Good editing x2
Jump scare at the end x12
Storyline was clear x3
Good pacing x3
Good angles
Creepy killer character x3
Creepy setting of forest 


What did you think could be improved in the trailer?

Lacked variety of settings
Needs music x15
Needs more scenes x4
Focus more on killer-not victims 
Close ups of how scared the victims are
Needs more editing (lighting/sound FX) x3
More dialogue x2

Magazine cover analysis (2)

Magazine cover analysis (1)

Captured (rough cut)

Personally, I think that there are a few aspects that need to be altered to make sure i get the grade i want. We still need to complete filming some scenes but once that's done i think it will start to take shape a lot better.