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COSTUME IDEAS

These are some of the possible costumes for the characters in our film. We picked them whilst keeping in mind the character they were playing and in what situation they would be in.
For example Emma sleeping would require her to have her pajamas on. We did this so we could visualise the characters.


KILLER

Black gloves, to show that the killer is hiding their trace marks and to keep the killer dressed up in as much black as possible to not show any flesh .

Black coat/jacket, represents the killer look and again to cover up as much flesh to not give away who the killer may be.

Black boots to keep in with the whole black costume vibe.                          

Balaclava, to hide as much of the face as possible to not give away as to who the killer could be.

Emma - Victim 

Cardigan, however the costume will look scruffier on the character to give a lazy and vulnerable vibe to the character.

Pyjama bottoms, which will show the character is dressed in sleeping gear and is comfortable in what the character is wearing.

Bel - Emma's sister 

Strappy top, to show that the character is into fashion

Black Leggins to go with the strappy top 

UGG boots, which go with the rest of the costume and to show that the character likes to wear comfy shoes 

Ben - Emma's boyfriend 

Tracksuit bottoms, to represent that the character likes to wear comfortable clothing and will show a scruffy vibe also to the characters costume

Black Jumper, represents similar to the tracksuit bottoms that the character likes to wear comfortable clothing.

OPENING CREDITS

• My group and I have chosen our opening credits.
• We have chosen a black background and red writing for the credits.
• The red writing will slowy transform onto the black back ground which will appear after the establishing shot of the house.
• The credits will include, the names of the directors and producers, actors and music of the film and the credits will only be on screen for less than 6 seconds.
• We have chosen to use a black background with red writing, as we feel that this will look effective as the red writing will stand out big and bold to capture the audiences eye and so the audience notice who the directors, producers and actors are etc.
• We have also chosen the colours black and red so we keep to the same colour theme throughout the film.
• Red and black are good contrasting colours, red gives off a death and edgie vibe and black fits in well with the dark mysterious mood.
• There will be non - diegetic music added to the credits to make it look and sound effective and realistic.

Here I have attached the opening credits of Sority Row, which is similar to how my own title and credits are going to look, however, I will have red writing not white as I think red and black contrast better together for representing a horror film. My writing for the title and credits will be a bit bigger and more bold to stand out, which will make the title eye catching to the audience.

Results from the Questionaire

Question one - 'What do you expect from a horror film?'
We had many different answers however the general idea was to be scared and unsettled.
These are some of the answers from the question-'supernatural incidents' , 'Sense of suprise', 'Gore and death'

Question two-'In your opinion how important is the sound in a horror film?'
All answers had strong opinions of the sound being very important to the film.
'Very important as it creates the appropiate atmosphere and mood for the film', 'Very, it helps build a creepy atmosphere', 'Music is very important as is builds suspense and puts you on edge'
This questions was extremely helpful to us as we will make sure sound is a huge part of our opening two minutes.

Question three-'What type of charachters do you expect from a horror film?'
Most of the questionaires were given out to teens so the answers may reflect that however we gave a couple out to adults to help balance the results consequentley ensuring the answers were more reliable.
'Young, normally teenagers and attractive'. 'Girls that are vunerable and helpless', 'Innocent looking girls', 'Dark, mysterious middle aged man'.

Question 4- ' What props do you find most effective in a horror film?'
' Knives, sharp objects', 'A closet or basement', 'Body parts', 'Blood'
As we will be using a knife as our muder weapon the question helped to clarify that this was a good idea.

Question 5- 'Do you prefer a fast-paced opening or slow, suspense building opening?'
Interestingly all the boys said a fast paced opening so they don't get bored however the girls said a slow suspense opening to create tension. This question was useful as we wanted to get an idea of what the viewers expect from the opening two minutes.

Question 6- 'Do you notice the font of the opening credits?'
' Yes the font always helps to contribute to the horror theme', 'Sometimes, depends how they are shown', 'Not usually'.
These answers helped us to decide that our opening credits will be effective with the names in red to relate to the horror theme.

Question 7- 'What setting do you want to see when you are watching a horror film? (Circle where appropiate)
There were 5 possible answers- Abandoned house, School, Party, Woods, Hospital.
Most people circled abandoned house and woods. We were pleased with the result as we will be filming in alley ways but also in a house.


Overall our questionaire was extremley helpful as it helped clarify what props to use but also to know the expectations of viewers when they are watching a horror film.

Questionaire

This is the questionaire our group made so our film had the features the audience enjoy in a typical horror film.
We asked questions with a open answer so readers were able to decide for themseleves rather than ask multiple choice questions where they could only answer percifically. We are going to be giving out the questionaires soon and will report back with the feedback by making a pie chart.


QUESTIONS


1. What do you expect from a horror film?





2. In your opinion, how important is the sound to a horror film?





3. What type of characters do you expect from a horror film?





4. What props do you find most effective in a horror film?





5. Do you prefer a fast-paced opening or a slow, suspense building opening?





6. Do you notice the font of the opening credits?





7. What setting do you most likely see when you are watching a horror film? ( circle where appropriate)

ABANDONED HOUSE
SCHOOL
PARTY
WOODS
HOSPITAL

PROPS

My group and I are starting to plan further into the research and planning, I have created a rough draft as to what we need to prepare and bring onto each scene. By including these props it will make our film look believable and realistic.

• We have decided to use a knife that the killer will have on him and will get out of his pocket, when he is walking from the alley way to the house. We have chosen to use a knife as it is a stereotypical prop that is used in most horror films. It is the prop that is used when the killer is wanting to kill someone or is used as the victims weapon as a defense. The knife will provide tension therfore making themaware that the killer is dangerous and harmful!

  

   

• The props that will be used in the house/bedroom will already be found in the bedroom and outside, this is because the setting is set in the house. For example, the types of props that will be used in the house and bedroom is the bed, where Ben and Emma will be sleeping and its the first shot of the characters. One of the main props that will be used is the house phone, this is used throughout the film. 

        

• One other prop that will be used is the death threat, I have taken the role of making the death threat, I will make this by getting a picture of Emma and putting a cross over Emma's face and writing your next in red paint over the picture.