Friday 5 March 2010
The equipment we would need to make this film is very basic but some items would be needed for example costumes, special effects, settings and so on. The equipment given by the college is:
- Camera
- Camera Tri-pod
- Microphone
- Headphones
- Camera Bag
- Camera Battery
- Camera Charger
And the other equipment we have provided from our group is:
- Fake blood / Tomato sause (Serial Killer)
- Big rain coat (Serial Killer)
- Welly boots (Serial Killer)
- Ragged up shirt (Serial Killer)
- Dark black Genes (Serial Killer)
- Many sorts of weapons and tools (Serial Killer)
- Big Suitcase full of clothes (Mother)
- No specific costume except coat and jeans (Mother)
Locations
The first location, Great Barr at Toms house, was needed to get the part of the film where the serial killer has a nightmare of his past. But this location was not vital due to the fact that the only parts that will be recorded was a top view of the killer lying on his bed. There was nothing else showing in the room except the pillow and bed therefore this scene can be done at the other two locations in case this Toms house isn't available at the time. But overall the main reason we chose this site was because we were all able to reach this destination easily therefore it was be less stressful and time consuming when organising the group to meet up at this place.
The second location, Great Barr at my house (Ismail), will be used to get the scene of the actual dream of where the mom leaves the serial killer when he was a baby and also the scene where the serial killer wakes up from his dream and walks down to his basement to look at his weapons. Firstly the dream will take place in one of the bedrooms. The bedroom looks cheap and modern therefore the audience can tell that the mother of the baby is slightly poor and untidy. This will help show the audience that the serial killer has come from an unhealthy background. The other scene were the killer walks to his basement is actually taken place in a attic but to make it look like a basement we had actually modified the attic and used different camera angles and shots to the make the place feel as if you are in the basement. The reason why we have to do this will be explained below in the the third location description.
The third location was in a house where I use to work at. This house is three floors high and has been converted into flats by a house developer, but they never got around to finishing it therefore the place looks very creepy and spooky which would help establish the scene and atmosphere of the scene. The scenes that would takes place here is when the killer walks down the stairs which leads to the basement after having his nightmare. The reason why we couldn't use the basement was because it was too small and full of rubbish, but the only parts that is going to be recorded is there stairs, the reason why we wanted the stairs to be a part of the film was because it looks very scary and depressing scene. So then after the killer has walked down the stairs we
The second location, Great Barr at my house (Ismail), will be used to get the scene of the actual dream of where the mom leaves the serial killer when he was a baby and also the scene where the serial killer wakes up from his dream and walks down to his basement to look at his weapons. Firstly the dream will take place in one of the bedrooms. The bedroom looks cheap and modern therefore the audience can tell that the mother of the baby is slightly poor and untidy. This will help show the audience that the serial killer has come from an unhealthy background. The other scene were the killer walks to his basement is actually taken place in a attic but to make it look like a basement we had actually modified the attic and used different camera angles and shots to the make the place feel as if you are in the basement. The reason why we have to do this will be explained below in the the third location description.
The third location was in a house where I use to work at. This house is three floors high and has been converted into flats by a house developer, but they never got around to finishing it therefore the place looks very creepy and spooky which would help establish the scene and atmosphere of the scene. The scenes that would takes place here is when the killer walks down the stairs which leads to the basement after having his nightmare. The reason why we couldn't use the basement was because it was too small and full of rubbish, but the only parts that is going to be recorded is there stairs, the reason why we wanted the stairs to be a part of the film was because it looks very scary and depressing scene. So then after the killer has walked down the stairs we
horror films
Horror films are set in irrational, supernatural worlds to distinguish them from other genres like thrillers which for obvious reasons can be confused with one another. although the horror is set in an irrational world they often have rigid rules like werewolves can only be killed by a silver bullet or vampires a steak through the heart. their are often a lack of morals in a horror, in some cases the viewers may be encouraged to identify with the 'monster' and have sympathy towards him, thus enjoying the deaths of his victims. sub genres show certain conventions like isolated settings, indistructable monster and the themes at forbidden pleasure although alot of sub genres have conventions of their own.
APPEAL
while thrillers or gangster films can use conventions like suspense or cliff hangers, the aim of a horror is to frighten its audience and play with their emotions which are not typically associated with pleasure. this is the reason a horror should be well researched. what is the attraction of a horror? why does the audience enjoy being scared?
Play theory - Audiences enjoy the adrenaline rush
psychoanalytic account - allows audiences to grattify repressed desires.
fantasies of power - the reading suggests that we enjoy the power of the monster and are attracted by the monster's violation of social conventions.
Horrors are some of the most financially successful films in the industry, especially in the British film industry where films are generally unsuccessful. They tend to have a medium to l0w budget (in British cinema) but still tend to make a substantial amount of profit.
Audience
the audience for a horror film is often based upon by age and gender, when thinking about the audience for a horror it is important to consider the different audience members found in the same genre or film.
Defining a genre is never an easy thing to do, genres are constantly changing throughout hybrids and sub genres. a horror can be categorized through institutions and nationality. the recognisable category British horror shows that horror films are part of a national cinema which deals with the British audience in a distinctive style.
APPEAL
while thrillers or gangster films can use conventions like suspense or cliff hangers, the aim of a horror is to frighten its audience and play with their emotions which are not typically associated with pleasure. this is the reason a horror should be well researched. what is the attraction of a horror? why does the audience enjoy being scared?
Play theory - Audiences enjoy the adrenaline rush
psychoanalytic account - allows audiences to grattify repressed desires.
fantasies of power - the reading suggests that we enjoy the power of the monster and are attracted by the monster's violation of social conventions.
Horrors are some of the most financially successful films in the industry, especially in the British film industry where films are generally unsuccessful. They tend to have a medium to l0w budget (in British cinema) but still tend to make a substantial amount of profit.
Audience
the audience for a horror film is often based upon by age and gender, when thinking about the audience for a horror it is important to consider the different audience members found in the same genre or film.
Defining a genre is never an easy thing to do, genres are constantly changing throughout hybrids and sub genres. a horror can be categorized through institutions and nationality. the recognisable category British horror shows that horror films are part of a national cinema which deals with the British audience in a distinctive style.
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