Horror research mind maps
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Thursday, 3 November 2011
Effective Camera Shots and Editing in Horror Trailers
- Jump cut
Where consecutive camera shots are cut from one moment in time to
possibly an hour or so later
- Discontinuous editing
- Montage
- Fade through black
- Text/Voice over
- Long shot to close up (very few middle shots)
Creates the enigma code of what happens in between shots e.g. Setting(long shot)to Reaction to something(close up)Enigma code: What is he/she reacting to?
- POV/handheld POV
This allows the shot to appear from a characters point of view. In horror this could be used in a chase scene as the victim runs away/tries to escape panicked, or even the victim looking out at the threat from a hiding place/threat looking into the victims hiding place
Where consecutive camera shots are cut from one moment in time to
possibly an hour or so later
- Discontinuous editing
- Montage
- Fade through black
- Text/Voice over
- Long shot to close up (very few middle shots)
Creates the enigma code of what happens in between shots e.g. Setting(long shot)to Reaction to something(close up)Enigma code: What is he/she reacting to?
- POV/handheld POV
This allows the shot to appear from a characters point of view. In horror this could be used in a chase scene as the victim runs away/tries to escape panicked, or even the victim looking out at the threat from a hiding place/threat looking into the victims hiding place
Teaser Trailer Research
COMMON FEATURES
- Trailer length: (Always shorter than feature length though time length not much relevant, teaser and feature trailers are distinguished more by editing style and content)
- Shorter than feature length trailer (even if only marginally)
- Doesn't show too much of the narrative (if any)
- Faster pace
- Engima code (cliff hanger)
- Establish genre
- Creates atmosphere
- Must establish at least 3 of these: Who? What? Where? When? Why?
SIGNIFICANT CAMERA SHOTS/ANGLES/EDITING
- Extreme close up of face (usually eyes or mouth) - exaggerates facial expression making it look much more frightening.
- The Omen teaser trailer - long continuous shot - creates a sense of suspense.
- Flashing shots - gives a lot of suggestions in a short amount of time - creates a tense feeling, e.g. bracing yourself.
- Syncing the shot editing with the rhythm and soundtrack of a heartbeat - creates a feeling of suspense.
EFFECTIVE LOCATIONS
- The woods
- Haunted House
- Ghost Town
- Your own home
EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS SOUNDTRACKS/VOICE OVERS
- Deep voice hollywood voice over - gives the trailer a more upper budget feel and suggests more drama.
- Short voice over at beginning left to define the rest of the trailer. Creates a sense of getting only part of the story, leaves viewer craving to know more. Very Effective.
- Syncing shot with soundtrack of heartbeat - create a sense of suspense.
- Xylophone music - idyllic sound though the irony of 'devil child' causes the music to instantly become spine chilling.
- Trailer length: (Always shorter than feature length though time length not much relevant, teaser and feature trailers are distinguished more by editing style and content)
- Shorter than feature length trailer (even if only marginally)
- Doesn't show too much of the narrative (if any)
- Faster pace
- Engima code (cliff hanger)
- Establish genre
- Creates atmosphere
- Must establish at least 3 of these: Who? What? Where? When? Why?
SIGNIFICANT CAMERA SHOTS/ANGLES/EDITING
- Extreme close up of face (usually eyes or mouth) - exaggerates facial expression making it look much more frightening.
- The Omen teaser trailer - long continuous shot - creates a sense of suspense.
- Flashing shots - gives a lot of suggestions in a short amount of time - creates a tense feeling, e.g. bracing yourself.
- Syncing the shot editing with the rhythm and soundtrack of a heartbeat - creates a feeling of suspense.
EFFECTIVE LOCATIONS
- The woods
- Haunted House
- Ghost Town
- Your own home
EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS SOUNDTRACKS/VOICE OVERS
- Deep voice hollywood voice over - gives the trailer a more upper budget feel and suggests more drama.
- Short voice over at beginning left to define the rest of the trailer. Creates a sense of getting only part of the story, leaves viewer craving to know more. Very Effective.
- Syncing shot with soundtrack of heartbeat - create a sense of suspense.
- Xylophone music - idyllic sound though the irony of 'devil child' causes the music to instantly become spine chilling.
Trailer - examples
Whilst looking through teaser trialers on Youtube for research I found that I was intrigued most by the horror ones and how only a small amount of footage could cause almost maximum inpact on the audience. This technique convinced me to chose this genre for my own trailer. From this o focused on a sub category of this genre, children, as I found these were some of the most effective and scariest trailers I had watched, especially when the child was not portrayed as the victim. During my research I found several trailers effectively presenting children as the monster rather than the victim. These were:
- 'Silent Hill' - Alessa
- 'The Omen' - Damien
- 'The Grudge' - Little chinese boy
- 'The Ring' - Samara
- 'Villiage of the Damned' - all the children
- 'Death of a Ghost Hunter' - little ghost girl
The two trailers I have analysed are:
- 'Then Omen'
- 'Silent Hill'
I have done this in order to gain an understanding of then necessary content of a teaser trailer in comparison to a normal feature length trailer.
'THE OMEN'
Teaser
Feature Length
'SILENT HILL'
Teaser
Feature Length
- 'Silent Hill' - Alessa
- 'The Omen' - Damien
- 'The Grudge' - Little chinese boy
- 'The Ring' - Samara
- 'Villiage of the Damned' - all the children
- 'Death of a Ghost Hunter' - little ghost girl
The two trailers I have analysed are:
- 'Then Omen'
- 'Silent Hill'
I have done this in order to gain an understanding of then necessary content of a teaser trailer in comparison to a normal feature length trailer.
'THE OMEN'
Teaser
Feature Length
'SILENT HILL'
Teaser
Feature Length
Thursday, 14 July 2011
A2 Coursework Brief
For my A2 coursework i am going to create a trailer as part of a promotion package for a new film including:
- A film magazine front cover, featuring the film
- a poster for the film
I have chosen to this brief as i feel it will best allow me to work with my strengths, such as my creative skills, adobe photoshop and illustrator editing software skills (in the process of learning adobe flash pro and premiere pro editing software), and my strong interest in films and their production and distribution. I feel this brief will allow me to create work of a much greater standard than any of the other available briefs.
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Link to AS blog: http://rebeccamatthews-asmedia.blogspot.com/
- A film magazine front cover, featuring the film
- a poster for the film
I have chosen to this brief as i feel it will best allow me to work with my strengths, such as my creative skills, adobe photoshop and illustrator editing software skills (in the process of learning adobe flash pro and premiere pro editing software), and my strong interest in films and their production and distribution. I feel this brief will allow me to create work of a much greater standard than any of the other available briefs.
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Link to AS blog: http://rebeccamatthews-asmedia.blogspot.com/
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