Delilah's Advance Portfolio 2016: October 2016

Monday, 31 October 2016

Location Shots

One of our locations for our Trailer will be an Orphanage, where the sisters "live" (They died in a fire at the Orphanage when they were young. Their souls still linger around.) We want our Orphanage to look quite retro/ Vintage to show that it has been around for a while but we also want it to look welcoming as it needs to be appealing to our couple, so that they want to go inside and take a look.

Another Location will be the Church, where the couple will go and visit a Priest to tell them about the strange incidents they have been experiencing in their home. We went for a traditional looking Church with a graveyard next to it, as it has a more creepier feel to it and this matches our genre best - Supernatural Horror.

Majority of the locations in our Trailer will be filmed in a house. Location 1) Kitchen Scene - where the mother stands by the sink cleaning up and looks outside the window only to see the 2 girls playing in her backyard. And in the next shot they have mysteriously disappeared. Location 2) The Dinning Room Scene - The mother setting up the table for dinner for her and her husband but also lays out 2 extra plates for the girls. Her husband comes home and is confused about her strange behaviour. 3) The Bathroom scene/Dream scene - The husband goes to take a shower where he is met by the 2 girls, they kill him and leave him dead in the bath. 4) Bedroom Scene -The mother wakes up from a bad dream and turns over to see the 2 girls standing by her bedside and screams.

Friday, 28 October 2016

Survey Responses

Survey responses from kimberlyduya

Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Costumes Research: for each character

Orphans – 2 Sisters

The Orphans are 2 abandon sisters that live in an Orphanage which was set on fire a long time ago. The Orphanage was re-built soon after though their souls still wonder around the place.

We want our Orphans to have burned marks and scares on different parts of their body in certain scenes to show that they are turning evil – making them look more gruesome.

I researched ways to make quick and easy burns to use on our Orphans and found:

https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/378865387377051808/

The products needed are:

v A packet of Gelatine

v Mascara

v Red lipstick

v An eyeshadow colour pallet

v Ice lolly sticks

v Water

This will be good as the products used to make this burn can be found in any Supermarket e.g. Asda, Tesco, Wilkinsons etc.

Or If we want more detailed, horrifying, gruesome wounds then this website would be good to use in order to create them.

https://holidappy.com/holidays/A-Recipe-for-Fake-Wounds

For the Scares on their body I found a great video that shows how to create quick and easy scares using equipment that again can be found in Supermarkets or Drug stores e.g. Boots and Superdrug.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFyot9NL_h0

The Rigid Collodion Scarring Liquid can be found on Amazon for £3.44 or Ebay for £5.99

Costumes:

An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose biological parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them.

We want our Orphans to wear long, old fashion gowns/dresses in the colour white which will symbolise them being innocent, pure and sweet. Also, to have their hair in 2 braids with white bows in their hair – This will contrast with their personalities when they turn evil. We want their clothing to look quite dirty to show they have been worn out. – Having loose thread and tears in them once they turn evil.

Priest:

For our Supernatural Horror Trailer we have decided to add a Priest as in Horror films it is known to have some type of holy spiritual person such as a Priest.

We want our Priest to wear a typical, religious gown and to have a Rosary and a small Bible in his hands at all times

Priest Costumes can be found on Ebay for £10.99

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Holy-er-Than-Thou-Priest-Vicar-Mens-Fancy-Dress-Halloween-Costume-Adult-Outfit-/361358943029?hash=item5422abe335:g:zp0AAOSwT6pVxLGf

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PRIEST-COSTUME-CROSS-VICAR-RELIGIOUS-FANCY-DRESS-ROBE-SCARF-STAG-DO-S-M-L-XL-/291572530360?var=&hash=item43e313bcb8:m:mZI1lircuUVUIQTWyycn79Q

Mother/Father:

For these characters, we want them to wear normal, contemporary clothing that will be worn by a couple in their early 30’s. For example, the mother would wear jeans and a blouse top and comfortable shoes and the father would wear Jeans, a shirt and smart shoes. We want them to wear clothing that is still in style and that will suit their personalities.

Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Film Trailer Analysis

The Girl on the Train - Film Trailer

This movie is about a Commuter named Rachel Watson who catches daily glimpses of a seemingly perfect couple, Scott and Megan, from the window of her train. One day, Watson witnesses something shocking unfold in the backyard of the strangers' home. Rachel tells the authorities what she thinks she saw after learning that Megan is now missing and feared dead. Unable to trust her own memory, the troubled woman begins her own investigation, while police suspect that Rachel may have crossed a dangerous line

The opening scene in this trailer starts off with dialogue with one of the characters, she only says a one-line sentence, without us knowing who she is addressing and not giving away too much. From the beginning we learn that this character is quite promiscuous as the trailer shows her in many sexual scenes. The trailer then shows an Establishing shot of one of the character’s house letting the audience know where the action is being set so already the audience gets a sense of the characters surrounding making us think the film may be based around a family. The main characters are introduced at the beginning of the trailer and we get a sense of what roles they play, who they are and how they relate to the story being told.

This trailer uses Intertitles throughout in an effective way as it tells a brief story of what the film will be about/ what it will consist off. Alongside showing shots/scenes of the action taking place to match the intertitles. For example, one Intertitle says “At 4:36 PM” and other says “A woman disappeared” showing scenes of those particular moments in the film. The music being played at the beginning is quite subtle, it has a soft tempo feel to it as it plays in the background which sets the mood for the audience. The music matched the different scenes being shown in trailer at the beginning. Though towards the middle of the trailer the music starts to build up, building a climax which captivates the audiences interest making us want to know what's going to happen next. Towards the end the music is quite fast paced and a bit more upbeat, building a crescendo effect. The use of the montage effect in a non-linear order towards the end of the trailer is very effective as it draws the audience in. The shots/action are fast paced which emphasises the genre of the trailer – Thriller, it keeps the audience on their toes, ready for what information they might be given next or whether they will be left with a cliff-hanger.

The trailer ends on a cliff hanger with one of the main characters being questioned by someone the audience cannot see. "Why are you here?" They ask her and see responds saying "Because I’m afraid of myself" this automatically makes the audience think and question what exactly is it that she could be afraid of. The shot used in this scene is a close up shot, we can only see the character’s head - to her shoulders meaning that the audience is unable to see her surroundings. This will make the audience want to know where she is, what’s her reason for being there and who is she talking to? The audience is cut off from everything else in this scene which indicates that our full attention should be on her.

At the ending of the trailer the music stops suddenly to hear the dialogue from the main character clearly suggesting that this could be an important scene in the film. The sounds of the characters surrounding are then amplified, they have used naturalistic sounds e.g. the sound of the trains passing and the sound of birds flying in the sky. This allows the audience to step into the world of that character’s reality. The music then continues and goes back to the same tempo that it started off with in the beginning. Which again sets the atmosphere for audience.
The production company of the film is displayed right at the beginning before we can see any action. This film was produced by Universal and DreamWorks. The Directors name and a quote about the film - “Based on the Thriller that shocked the world” is also displayed in the trailer. This is good because it shows the audience who has produced the film and if they have liked previous movies that have been produced by that company house or director before then it is most likely that they will be interested in this movie also.

The transitions used to jump to one scene to another were effective in this trailer. They were either straight cuts or blackouts, they helped build up the tension and suspense in the trailer. The movements/gestures of the characters did the same also as they were quite subtle to start off with e.g. the woman rocking the baby back and forth in her arms but then as the trailer progresses the movements got bigger, along with the sound. E.g. the woman running and the scene where the man pulls the hair of a lady from behind.

"That's the perverse thing about publicity; we'd all prefer the audience going in knowing nothing at all. but in order to hook them, you have to tell them something".
- Emma Donoghue

This quote tells me that in order to captivate the audiences attention, without giving away too much you must give them a glimpse of what they are about to see. You have to give them something to look forward too in order for them to be interested or want to know more about that particular thing. The audience want something that makes them feel a certain way, something that moves them or something that they are able connect/relate with. Once you have their attention it's in the creator's control to decide where they want to take the audience. The idea of hooking the audience should be one that is done in a creative and way.