Storyboard for my trailer

Storyboard of my horror trailer

Risk assessment edited and final version

Filming scenes	Location	Risks	Measures taken
Scene 5 – Proposal	Outdoors	Cars driving  in past and extra people getting the way	Use an isolated location where no unwanted extra objects or people will be included
Scene 18 - Elizah about to slit her wrist	Living room	The actor might cut herself unknowingly	To prevent injuries jump cut from the knife near the wrist to the wound caused as a result
Scene 21 – Knife drops	Kitchen	The knife can cut the actor	The actor should throw the knife away from herself to avoid injuries
Scene 22 – Elizah falls to the floor	Kitchen	The actor may bruise herself if she falls on a solid hard ground	Make sure the floor is not too hard to injure the actor when falling
Scene 33 – Isabelle runs to Elizah	Kitchen	Floor may be wet/slippery	Take practical precautions and make sure the floor is dry
Scene 34 – Isabelle falls on her knees in shock	Kitchen	The floor may be too hard when falling and could cause injuries to the actor	The actor can wear discrete knee pads underneath trousers to prevent any hurt or injuries or a not too hard floor can be used as an alternative
Scene 45 – Candles flickering	Living room	The candles may catch something and set alight or burn the actor	Make sure the candles are not in flammable surroundings and the actors clothing is appropriate so nothing gets caught with the candle .
Scene 46 – Isabelle in the bath when the water starts to rise	Bathroom	The actor may suffer burns if the water is hot or a cold related injury if the water is too cold	Check the temperature of the water beforehand and make sure there is a bath mat as well so the actor does not slip.

Risk assessment of my film trailer draft version

1. Elizah about to slit her wrist - To prevent injuries jump cut from the knife near the wrist to the wound caused as a result.
2. When the knife is thrown - make sure it is thrown away from the actor and others around.
3. When actor falls to the floor - make sure the ground is not to hard or injures the actor when falling.
4. When actor is in the bath - check temperature of water to prevent burns.
5. When making candles flicker - make sure they are not on a flammable surface.
6. Isabelle gets dragged down the stairs - make actor wear skin covering clothing to prevent carpet burns.

Poster analysis of "Drag me to hell"

There are three main consistent colours used in this poster; black, gray and orange. The dark colour of the sky at the top of the poster suggests that this film will be a horror film because they tend to take place at night, and therefore is suited to the conventions of horror. The orange and red fire contrasts to the dark colours and therefore is one of the main elements in the poster. This is done purposely as the symbols and connotations associate to the title of the film “Drag Me To Hell” and become one of the main focus of the poster as hell is a place of uncomfortable heat and fire. The fire also suggests that the lead character pictured above is being the victim dragged to hell in the poster, showing that the poster is containing an image of disequilibrium, which reinforces my expectations as this is typical of most posters.

It is clear to the audience that the character in the poster is the victim. The film has followed the stereotypical convention of having a vulnerable woman as a victim as women are seen to be defenceless against the villain and weaker than men. The victim's facial expression convey pain and suffering by the three hands and there's also a sense that she is possessed. This attracts the target audience as the most iconic films such as Paranormal Activity, The Exorcist include elements of the paranormal. The blonde hair of the victim is purposely put over the dark sky so that it stands out. In horror films, it is known that the stereotypical “blonde bimbo” is usually one of the first people to be killed and the survivor is usually male or a woman of another colour hair. (As blondes are stereotyped as damsels in distress, etc). This tells the audience that this film will subvert your expectations.

The house behind the character is isolated and surrounded by darkness which suggests that it's the victim's house, as darkness connotes evil and the unknown that is lurking which you cannot see. The use of minimal lighting connotes to the period of disequilibrium that something bad shall occur. The house is an average suburban house which again heightens the fear of the audience as the audience can relate to their own lives.

The tagline reads : "Christine has a good job, a great boyfriend and a bright future. But in three days she's going to hell." This raises questions in the readers mind. The title font does not give anything away but still stands out against the orange background.

The mise-en-scene such as the costume,hair and make - up of the victim is that of an average person's which makes the film even scarier as the audience can relate this to themselves. The three hands inform the audience that the villain is something super natural and inhumane dragging the victim in to the fire.

There are not many symbols in this poster. The only noticeable one would be that of the three hands dragging the character downwards. This is strange because rather than two hands there are three, and by reading the caption it says “But in three days, she’s going to hell.” This makes sense as it connotes with the denotation of three hands, and suggests to the audience that perhaps in each day something is going to drag her closer to hell and each hand is placed on a different part of her body and the general fact there are three hands. Each of the hands looks the same, so this suggests to the audience that whatever is dragging her to hell is the same thing rather than three different things.

This is a teaser poster as it says "coming soon" rather than stating an official release date. This indicates the audience will have to be proactive in order to find out more information about the film.

Drag me to hell - Film report with narrative and structural timeline

Film Report
Movie: Drag me to hell
Director: Sam Raimi
Writers: Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi
Screenplay: Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi
Studio: Mandate Pictures and Ghost House Pictures

Conflict: Mrs Ganush wants revenge after becoming homeless
Complication: Mrs Ganush uses her spiritual powers to attack powerless Christine
Crisis: Christine is doing her best to survive and not be possessed by the Lamia spirit, she tries to get rid of the cursed button which keeps appearing again
Climax: The most chilling moment comes where Mrs Ganush appears from behind the Christine's driver seat after being buried in a coffin with the cursed button.

Equilibrium: Christine wants to achieve the assistant manager position at her work place
Moment of disequilibrium: Mrs Ganush smashes her window
Period of disequilibrium: Mrs Ganush rips Christine's button and chants a spell

Paradigms:
Villain - Old woman
Victim - Bank loan officer Christine
Location - Home
Time - Night

Christine a bank loan officer hopes to be promotes as assistant manager, Christine refuses on giving Mrs Ganush an extention on her mortgage payment, and the revenge starts from here...

Poster analysis of "the strangers"

This is a very effective poster. By observing this I have noticed the emphasis is on the burning title with a glow around it, this connotes a piercing high - pitched sound in the audience's mind. The font used for the heading and anchorage text links well with the image, as it portrays mystery. The typography used for all the text on the page is plain and basic, it gives no clues to what you are going to expect in the film and is again a mystery which the audience must reveal this creates a huge impact. The poster includes the couple who we can clearly see are the victims and it also shows the villains. I have discovered there is a height level difference which creates vulnerability on the victims part as they are sitting down, whilst the villains are standing up n front of them facing the camera which conveys that they are more powerful. Also the couple's backs facing towards the camera almost in torment. This questions the audience's mind and creates curiousity. Facial expressions in a poster are vital but this has been mastered using masks for the villains, it informs us they have no emotions and also we can immediately presume that the masked people are villains who will perform inhumane vicious tasks on couple. The use of colours blend in well together. The casual stants of "the strangers" is enough to set a huge impact on the audience. I feel this poster is a huge success in generating sales as it fits the codes and conventions of horror and the slogan "BECAUSE YOU WERE HOME" is clearly has a blood curdling effect on the audience. This shows that from something that looks so simple and basic truly has a powerful effect on the audience.

"the strangers" - Film report with narrative and structural timeline

Film Report
Movie: The Strangers
Director: Bryan Bertino
Writers: Bryan Bertino
Screenplay: Bryan Bertino
Studio: Rogue Pictures

Conflict: The couple are being attacked by villains
Complication: They are all alone at home
Crisis: They are struggling to survive
Climax: The most chilling moment comes near the end when Kristen asks her captors, "Why are you doing this to us?" "Because you were home",

Equilibrium: Proposal
Moment of disequilibrium: Couple embrace but then they hear a loud bang
Period of disequilibrium: Swing creaking, villains appearing

Paradigms:
Villain - Masked torturers
Victims - Couple
Location - Home
Time - Night

After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house and receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive.

"A nightmare on elm street" poster analysis

“A nightmare on Elm street” is from the horror genre. The poster portrays this by the use of red, which is conventional for a horror genre as it connotes blood, danger, death and violence. The figure is in a shadow and therefore looks mysterious this creates curiousity in the audience and it is quick to assume that he is portrayed as the conventional villain/psycho of the horror genre. His silhouette is shown with a hand that seems to have knife like claws attatched to it,and the fact he is look directly at the camera creates relationship between the villain and audience. Also it gives the impression that he is about to attack the audience with his threatening presence. Most horror movies feature a murderous character that causes the disequilibrium, therefore the poster is almost exaggerating its conventional aspects of the horror genre. The background is a forest, also a conventional paradigm of traditional horror iconography. The poster seems to fit the codes and conventions and generate sales due to the horror genre of the threatening presence of the villain on the poster and therefore encapsulates fear in the audience.

A Nightmare on Elm street trailer - Film report and narrative & structural timeline

Film Report -
Movie: A Nightmare on Elm street
Director: Samuel Bayer
Writers: Wesley Strick
Screenplay: Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer
Studio: New Line cinema

Conflict: A group of teenagers are being tormented by a clawed killer in their dreams and are killed one by one in reality named Freddy.
Complication: Nancy realises that she must stay awake and try uncover the truth behind this phantasmic killer Freddy Krueger.
Crisis: Nancy's father a police officer assumes she is going be crazy when she tells him, she realises she must bring this dream murderer out of dream land with out any help
Climax: When the victims of Freddy Krueger can not wake up!
Equilibrium: A man wakes up after falling asleep in a cafe.
Moment of disequilibrium: He finds himself alone, and discovers there's fire on the stove.
Period of disequilibrium: He unexpectedly gets attacked by Freddy, who slashed his hand.

Paradigms:
Villain - Freddy Krueger
Victims - Teenagers
Location - Bedroom
Time - Night
A group of teenagers are being stalked and tormented by Freddy Krueger in their dreams and in reality one by one they start having nightmares with Freddy attacking them; they cant tell what's real anymore the only way to survive is not to sleep.
They know they cant fall asleep, but it cant be helped.
"I cant wake up!!"