Typography research:

Typography:

When thinking of what to typography to use for our title, i did research for inspiration. Firstly looking at my previous blog post on typography where i looked at the typography featured in wolf creek, saw and the strangers.

As a group we decided that we wanted the typography to represent events within our opening scene. Therefore having the theme of fire fit in somewhere. I looked to see if any movies had done this, used their typography to represent events within the film.

'You're Next' is a slasher horror movie. The typography used is clearly representing blood dripping which is a good representation of the film and foreshadows events to come. Since a lot of brutal bloody murders take place. So from the very beginning the audience know what to expect and know that the victims deaths are going to be filled with gore.The phrase also appears in the actual movie in the same way behind one of the characters, which is very effective.

Evaluation:

• This research showed me that making our typography fire related would be effective. Since it is the method of murder by the killer, therefore making it appropriate. It shows the audience straight away what the film is about and foreshadows events which are to come later.
• It also looks effective, the red title really stands out against the dark background, something that will be considered as the typography is created.

Chosen Production Company: Twisted Pictures:

Twisted Pictures: Our chosen Production Company:

For our media  opening sequence we decided to use 'Twisted Pictures'. A n American independent production company, which mostly produces films of the horror genre. Mostly in the sub-genre of slasher horror such as the Saw series which began in 2004.

The reason to why this production company was chosen over ones such as Blumhouse which also produces many within the horror genre is because Twisted Pictures specifically targets the slasher genre and Blumhouse the supernatural. Therefore making it more appropriate and relevant to our scene.

The production company sequence shows blog text being wrapped in barbed wire, a representation of the violence to come within our scene. As well as the use of non diegetic sound of lightening. Lightening usually being used as a representation of a bad situation. Therefore from the very beginning the audience know of the type of events to come. The dark background also fits in well since dark colours are commonly used within horror movies as a representation of the darkness/dark events to come.

Films Twisted Pictures has produced:

Evaluation:

• Overall i believe this production company to be the most appropriate since it relates to our scene the most.
• Although others could have been used such as Blumhouse, and Ghost House Pictures, we as a group believed this to be the best.
• Linking to sound, colour, and visual affect, it gives the audience the greatest idea of what is to come.

Blog posts for Evaluation Presentation

Blog posts for Evaluation Presentation

Question 1

Kelsey
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/deconstruction-conjuring-film-opening.html

Harriet
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/slasher-film-locations.html

Lauryn
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/practical-task-fake-wound.html


Izzy


Question 2

Kelsey
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/practical-newspaper-article.html

Harriet
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/revenge-deconstruction-nightmare-on-elm.html

Lauryn

http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/practical-task-actress-choice.html

 

Izzy
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/deconstruction-contrasting.html

Question 3

Kelsey
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/production-company-practical-x-ray.html

Harriet

http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/production-company-deconstruction.html
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/editing-production-company-professional.html (wrong impression)

Lauryn

http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/deconstruction-of-existing-production.html

Izzy
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/production-company-deconstruction.html

Question 4

Kelsey
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/inspiration-call.html

Harriet


Lauryn


Izzy


Question 5

Kelsey
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/planning-storyboard.html

Harriet
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/slasher-film-locations.html

Lauryn

http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/inspiration-maniac.html

Izzy
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/incinerate-actress-analysis.html

Question 6

Kelsey
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/deconstruction-typography-in-different.html
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/practical-typography.html

Harriet
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/filming-opening-scene.html

Lauryn

http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/practical-task-adding-sound-effects-to.html

Izzy
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/practical-task-editing-adding-cam.html
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/practical-task-editing-adjusting.html (Secondly I know...)

Question 7

Kelsey
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/editing-adding-sound.html

Harriet
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/preliminary-task-editing-deconstruction.html

http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/lighting-deconstruction-slasherhorror.html (how to improve...)

Lauryn

http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/deconstruction-of-sound-in-horrors.html

Izzy
http://ihlkmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/editing-preliminary-deconstruction.html

Incinerate actress analysis

Actress analysis from film opening-

Before filming our film opening, we had to allocate roles to every one within the group. We only needed two people for acting in the film opening, so the other two would not be on camera and would help out with actually filming stand finding the best camera angles.





Kelsey-
We decided that, after some discussion, Kelsey would be best suited to play the main character. This involves being in the whole film opening, having quite good acting skills and not being shy in front of the camera. Kelsey also has a look where she doesn't look vulnerable or weak, she looks like someone that would want to go exploring and isn't afraid of much. The main character had to be a girl as the storyline is that only girls are effected by the murderer.
This meant that Kelsey would be involved only slightly with the camera work and would have to take instructions from the person filming and carry out those instructions well and efficiently.







Isabel (me)- 
We decided that I would best suit playing the role of the dead person laying on the floor. I wanted to be quite involved with the filming, yet I was much more confident in front of the camera than the other two group members. By only being in front of the camera for a short section, it means I can do a good amount of the filming and can also do some acting. I was also the only one willing to lay down on the floor of a broken, run down and abandoned shack in the middle of no where!













Lauryn-
We decided that because Lauryn was quite camera shy but not quite as much as the last girl in the group, she could play the murderer. This was the best role for her to play as she's only in it for 15 seconds and you never see her face, only the back of her head. Lauryn managed the camera angles and the positions of the camera that looked the best for filming. She was heavily involved with the filming and made some of the key decisions.







Harriet-
We decided that as Harriet didn't really want to be in the film, that she would be best suited as the director and deciding the shots and camera angles, what would be good and bad to shoot, facial expressions and how the light hit the shot and the camera. She made instructions for Kelsey, Lauryn and I to follow and worked well as a leader. We thought Harriet would be best for this role as she can take charge of a situation and is strong-minded.

Psychological horror typography deconstruction

Psychological horror typography deconstruction

The psychological horror or thriller film genre usually has quite a consistent typography style. I have chosen two psychological horror film's titles to analyse and will point out some of the common trends amongst these titles.

The first film title I decided to analyse was from the film 'Dead silence'. The film is about puppets alms it coming to life and horrifying the characters throughout the film. 

I think that the title itself has a very ghostly effect as it looks jittery and the colour of white suggests something like a spirit. The words are very spaced out, are thin and narrow and are in serif capital letters.

The white colour against the black background creates some eeriness and mystery.
The title looks as though it should belong to the supernatural genre, however the title also creates a sense of mystery and the unknown. This is because the title isn't telling the audience much about the film. There are no blood splatters or effects to go over the top of it like you would find in a slasher horror genre.

The second film title I will analyse is 'Sinister'. The film is about a family moving into a new house and encountering lots of horrifying hauntings throughout the story. This film title has a similar effect as the previous one. This is because a lot of the psychological horror films share the typography style and have it in common.
Sinister's title is black serif text against a white background, the letters are all in capital letters and are also quite spread out. Instead of a jittery and ghost-like effect, this title has a shadowed or mirrored effect underneath it, which does also create a sense of mystery and creates an eerie atmosphere. The effect also makes the text look like it's old and disintegrating or slowly fading away, which also might make the audience think what has happened already if it's been there for so long.

Evaluation-
Overall I have learnt that films with a psychological horror subgenre all share a similar style and convention when it comes to typography. To gain a further insight into the psychological horror subgenre, I should use more examples and analyse the typography styles from them. Psychological horror films tend to play with the mind and keep the audience on their toes when it comes to having to think about the whole story line, in my opinion the typography style reflects that as it creates a sense of mystery and eeriness.

Deconstruction of Sound in Horrors

Deconstruction of Sound in Horror Films

Sound is one of the most important aspects of horror films because it creates the main atmosphere and mood in particular scenes throughout the film. The music will give off and present a variety of different emotions to the audience and it will help them to concentrate on what's happening and understanding the scene because the sound is meant to be used to emphasise the storyline and characters. The sound in horror films is intentionally used to create suspense in scenes where the victim is supposedly in danger or if the killer/demon is present within the scene.

Another common convention in horror films is the use of children's music and nursery rhymes as this creates a strong sense of vulnerability. This is done through the association between a certain scene and a well known children's song. Children are seen as the object of innocence and when this is contrasted with the horror and danger which is shown within a scene of a horror film then it creates suspense for the audience. The music video below is called 'Tiptoe Through The Tulips' by Tiny Tim and is used in the horror film 'Insidious'. The song is very eerie and chilling which relates back to the idea that children's songs are used to scare and intimidate the audience by using something from their childhood in an attempt to scare them.

Another example of sound used in horror films is unique and eerie voices that are used behind the masks and behind closed doors. These are very effective because you never get to see the face behind the voice and instead it is placed onto a fictional character which can be very mysterious and yet chilling for the audience to watch. An example of this is from the film 'SAW' where Jigsaw the puppet has a very deep and monotone voice which is used to scare and intimidate people using the line 'Would you like to play a game?'. This is a good example because you are unable to see where the voice is coming from and you know that it is not from the puppet so it creates a whole other story in your head about the voice behind the mask which can make the film more exciting.

Editing: Adding titles:

Editing: Adding Titles:

I added some titles to our opening scene in which showed the different actors and people who would be apart of creating our scene.

As a group we decided to use the 'GRUNGE' font style. Due to how it seemed to be worn out. Which we believed would be relevant to our scene since it almost looked slightly burnt and also fitted in with the location.

We have since as a group altered the size, all being 75 and made it so each title has two different lines.  

e.g.

Aimee Watson
and Melissa Staples

While adding some of the titles, i also added a fade in and out effect to them to make a smoother transition into the scene (as shown in screenshot below)

Evaluation:

• Overall I believe that the font chosen is appropriate and is a good representation of our theme and genre. Since it is broken/worn/burnt.
• The use of a fading effect also looks good since it allows for a clearer flow.
• We since as a group decided a few alterations would look better, (increasing font size and making titles on two lines) since we believed that they looked too long and took up too much of the shot.