Soundtrack

I have used Freesound.org to help me find some tracks I will need for my film trailer. The soundtrack I use for my film trailer is very essential as it has to suit the plot and the trailer.

This track below I could use it for scenes in which the main protagonist is hiding from the antagonist just to build tension and create fear for the audience. Also I could add gasping sounds to the end of this track just to make it even more terrifying.


The other sound, I can use for the flashback scene in the beginning or I could make my own sound for that which is really simple.


The next sound I will be using to build tension and this creates excitement for viewers as they want to know what happens next.

Poster Typography

Short Script

Scripting

Shot Types:

Establishing shot of the main protagonist’s house, it’s an ordinary house

*ENTER TEXT*

Extreme Close Shot & Close Up’s- of a little girl underneath a bed as she hide’s from the killer. A close up of shot of the main antagonist’s walking around the dead body. Next is an extreme close up shot of the little girl. Another extreme close up shot will be used to show the little girl screaming.

*ENTER CREDITS*

Medium Shot- of Skye (the main protagonist’s) walking and a voiceover will be included as she narrates her own life and the difficulties she has faced.

*ENTER VOICEOVER*

Another medium Shot – Detective walks in the cafe and tells Skye the bad news of Jeff Reynolds escaping.

Close Up Shot- of her face as she learns the killer has escaped .A close up shot of her coffee dropping on the ground.

Two Shot- of them talking

Over the shoulder shot- Skye see’s Jeff outside the window and she walks outside.

*ENTER TEXT*

Medium Shot- A stranger asks if Skye’s okay.

*Enter TEXT*

Long shot – of Skye running from Jeff in the woods

*MUSIC BUILDS UP

Over the shoulder shot- as she hides in front of tree and Jeff touches her shoulder*CLOSE UP SHOT*

Flat Plan(Film Magazine)

This a more detailed flat plan for my film magazine. After looking at a range of different magazine such as Empire. For my magazine, I will include a barcode, a variety of different images underneath the main image, a main image, a range of different fonts, date and time, masthead and skyline.

Skyline
My skyline on my final piece will say 'Ultimate Horror Magazine' or 'Best modern day horror magazine'. Both include a superlative just so that it can catch the audience's attention.

Cover Lines
My main cover line would say the film's name which is 'Skye' and below that it will say 'Meet the cast from Skye'. Other cover lines would talk about other films that is currently out in cinema.

Variety of Images
I will include at least 3 images from another movie.

Colour Scheme:
Red and Black

Horror Film Magazine Layout(PLAN)

This is a plan that I will use to create my film magazine and its how I want my magazine to look like that and I will include those features in my magazine.

Storyboard

The Pitch

Practical Film Production Risk Assessment

Before I start filming, its important for me to write up a risk assessment as its significant for me to be aware of the health and safety issues to consider. As I need to be looking for potential hazards, in particular when I'm filming at night. It's important for me to take responsibility for the equipment I use, and the actor's and actresses I'm going to be including in my trailer. For example I need to consider potential risks such as tripping over wires, or a member of the public tripping over wires which could cause harm. I made a table that includes all the risks I'm having to face. 

Horror Audience Research

Horror films are very popular amongst males and under 25. As I began researching and looking at statistics on demographics and this has been collected by Val Morgan cinema network. I wanted to find out what type of  aiming my film trailer at.

I also researched psycho-graphics as I wanted to explore the target audience more, and to have a better understanding of my own target audience. Also psycho-graphics divides the market based on social class, lifestyle and personality characteristics. Psycho-graphics is more broad then demographics as it allows me to understand the behaviours of the audience and this would help me create my trailer as I know what they want to see. Also it would help me create my Film Magazine and Film Poster. I believe that 'Explorers' in the table below relates the most to horror films as they enjoy adventures and they are thrill seekers and they tend to be younger people. 

I have completed by secondary research for Horror Audience research but now I have also done primary research and by doing this I created an online survey on Survey Monkey. It was very useful as I knew what the public thought about horror films

The results survey monkey gave me was that more males responded to my survey.

(Q1 What is your genre)

As I found out in my secondary research, males tend to enjoy watching horror films more, and they were excited to take this survey as they felt this appealed to them.

The results for the second question, a variety of both genders said they watched horror films 'Extremely Often' and only a few replied with 'Often'( Q2 How Often do you watch horror films) 

For my third question, many people replied with 'death'. Therefore they wanted to see deaths and they liked it when the killer was unknown or was masked. (Q3 What do you like most about horror films) 

The responses from the survey helped me a lot and it was very useful as I got to find out how my audience felt about horror films. This would influence my script and the plot as I now know what they want to see. 

Audience Theory

I have also considered audience theory's as it may help with my film trailer. 

The hypodermic needle is seen in many mainstream movies. For example 

As the hypodermic needle suggests that the audience are easily manipulated by the creator of the media product. The message that the media wants is 'injected' into the audience's mind's .This could be one of the many reasons why horror films are rated as 18 or 15 as younger people are more easily influence. 

However Users and Gratification relates the most to horror as it focus's on how people use the media rather then the media effecting the audience. These needs include: Escapism, Surveillance, Personal Identity and Personal Relationships. Escapism is the most common out of the four, as the audience are 'escaping' from reality and putting themselves in the position of the characters. This is common in horror films as the audience may want to position themselves as the antagonist as they are unlikely to be a killer in reality.

Plot Overview and Film Names.

The genre I have chosen for my film is horror,as its horror film the film name must relate to the genre and the plot of my film. I have come up with a list of possible names for my film. I have highlighted the main names I have chosen, as they relate the most to my film. However some of the names I have chosen such as the stalker are very obvious to what the film is about.
1. Captive
2. Venator ( Latin for hunter)
3. Obsession
4. SKYE
5. Obsessed with her
6.  I See You
7. Unknown
8. Masked Stalker
9. Masked
10. Scar
11. Hidden Stalker
12. Stalked
13. Shrine
14. Followed
15. Hunted by the Hunter
16. Ordinary
17. The Lurker 
18. Lurker
19. Anonymous
20. Pursue Me
21. The pursuer 

Brainstorm Ideas

Shot Types In Horror Films

Linear Sequence Narrative(First Time)

Codes and Conventions Of Slasher Horror

Slasher Horror -  is a sub genre that revolves around a psychopathic killer is at times considered a thriller film as it typically involves a mysterious psychopathic killer stalking and killer a group of victims. The theory of Todrov Propp is that there is a range of stock characters in Slasher Horror films. This is a typical convention seen in these slasher horror films. For example My Bloody Valentine.

These characters include:
The Monster/Killer
The Group Of Friends
The Sexually Active Female
The Final Girl 
The Benefactor 


The Final Girl- is a character that is used mostly in mainstream films such as Sidney in Scream. The Final girl is the sole survivor of a group of victims and they are usually the main protagonist.

Conventions Of A Final Girl-
They are usually sensible and are seen as 'innocent' at first as they don't participate in illegal activities but their confidence starts building up as she defeats the monster/killer in the end and is the sole survivor out of her group of friends. The costume the final girl typically wears is plain/boring clothing however she is usually associated with the popular crowd. 

The Monster/Killer- The killer is usually masked until the final scene of the film and so their identity is often unknown. For example Scream's antagonist.

Conventions Of A Killer:
The killer is usually a man and the victim's are usually linked to the killer and these aren't just random killings. The usually carry hand held weapons such as a knife or a chainsaw. They are usually masked and they aren't revealed until the end. The killer sometimes has an accomplice that helps them with the killings. 



There are other frequently used characters in the film such as the jock. the cheerleader and the token black guy. The popular kids are usually the first to get slaughtered. The group of friends are usually young, attractive and are still in high school. 

The Sexually Active Girl:
This is usually the first female to be slaughtered and they tend to be killed during sexual acts and they tend to be blond, 'attractive' and are usually associated with the popular crowd in school. 

The Benefactor: 
They tend to be an adult who helps the final girl and they usually are a man. 

Location: Slasher horror are usually located in the woods or a suburban area as both locations are very quiet. Also the target audience for their films tend to live in suburban area which creates fear for the audience because they believed that their area was safe before. 

Codes and Conventions of Horror(THEMES INCLUDED)