Why it is good to used Text at the start of the film

 

Its good to use text in the opening of the two minutes of a film because it makes it more effective and gives more information about the film so the audeince can feel like they know the film and who made and produced it. It gives a sense of engagement and involvment within the film.
-By showing the cast and the characters makes it more interesting and so that people know whoes going to be included in the film. For instance, if people liked an actor or an actress whoes involed in the film it shall make them more intreseted and it shall make the film more popular. Which would be good for the film producer and the money towards the film and the filming industry.
-By saying whoes the music producer, the editing producer and who made the film gives it more input as it shows that not just one person has made the film but more than one has been involed in making the film which shows that it was hard work and you had to do more than one thing to make the film good. By using text just gives it that little bit extra and makes it more effective and goes well with the film itself.

The use of text - why were are using it for

- The reason why we are going to use text in our opening two minutes is because its more effective and it shall give the film and real feel to it and make it look more professional as thats what the film indutsry mainly do.
- We are going to include
- The music producer
- The editing producer
- The cast and producer
- The person who made the film
- The film company that produces our film
-This gives it more of an impact on the film and more information about it.

Horror Movie - Poster Analysis - 1980's

   A lot has changed over the last 30 years, horror movie wise, as the movies get more scarier and the budgets get higher and also as technology grows everyday, we see that there has been a huge difference on how the film industry presents their movies on posters, from the 1980's to the present day.

In the 1980's we see that the posters are normally have a big, bold title which would normally be in a dark red, to represent blood. They would also have the 'killer' or mastermind on the front of the poster to make it scarier for the viewers.

The Fog, this movie would be suited for an adult audience, e.g. 16-24 age group, because the image of the main character looks like a young adult and it feels like it would suit that age group. Firstly, we see 4 main colours, red being the main colour, which had made the title of the film, represents blood, passion and just pure evil, to make the audience feel uneasy or scared and it also makes it stand out, the red drips from the the title also represent blood which represents the blood dripping from a victim, which could also represent violence and harm and will inflicted onto the victim from the killer (maybe the main character on the front of the poster). We also see a mixture of grey, green and black in the background, which makes it feel its a sort of graveyard, misty feel, which drags the audience into the poster, making them feel that they are there within the poster.

The facial expressions in the poster show horror, excitement and astonishment, these are essential to a horror movie, as it brings in the target audience into the movie. The face on the poster takes up a third of the poster which highlights the presence of fear, which will surround the presence of fear in the movie.

There is one main character in the film, which shows the importance to bring in a huge audience as they wouldve heard of the name before. In movie posters, the celebrities name is at the top, stereotypically for the 'star factor' and for the celebrities name being at the top is so the audiences eyes would be drawn to the name.

This film has followed the convosations of being a horror genre as the victim in the poster as being female. This is cause females are often chosen as victims in horror movies as they are thought to be vulverable and that they are weaker than men, therefore still being vulnerable to the actions of the villian.

Insidious Analysis

Insidious is in the horror movie genre and the target audience for this film would be teenagers/ young adults e.g 16-24. The film poster for 'Insidious' follows the codes and conventions of a horror film poster; The audiences eyes moves straight to the main image, which is the boy, it dominates most of the page. He is wearing a red shirt, which could represent blood and death. The shot is a medium close up, clearly showing his face and eyes, which stand out the most. They look like they have been scratched out by the nails of the evil spirit. They are also white, which usually represents innocents but in this case would represent the supernatural. He has a very blank facial expression, he almost looks numb which links in with the fact that in the film, he is in a coma. The tag line is placed at the bottom of the page, just beneath the film title. It's a light blue colour, representing a the feeling of coldness and emptiness, it also links in with the colours of the background which is also mainly light blue. It's placed in a location where the audience would look next, after they see the title of the film, that way they will know what it is that they should fear which is the boy as the tag line is 'Its not the house that's haunted', it gives clues as to what the narrative is, and tells us it's the boy that is possessed. On the film poster, we see ratings from a source, probably film critics, who has watched the film before hand, this would also attract the audience because the critics have given the film 5 stars which will bring in a bigger target audience as it has good reports.

Scream 4 Opening 2 Minutes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W4shJkc20iA#t=0s


In the few seconds the phone rings, very common in horror films, the ring of the phone is designed to make the audience jump as intense music was played beforehand and the ring of the phone was made very loud. The girl who answers it is young and pretty and is home alone with her friend; the scene is set at night. All this set a feeling of foreboding within the audience.
A close up of the characters face is used to show her emotions as she answers the phone. The voice on the phone is very deep and rasping, the audience will assume he will be the killer.
The girls start to converse about scary films there typically shallow teen girl stereotypes make the audience dislike them, there for the audience almost want them to die, this is quite typical of horror films.
The lighting is dark and mysterious this creates tension and intrigue, there are lots of dark corners in the background that make the audience nervous. The teenagers are displayed as ignorant as they continue to assume it’s a joke until it starts to get violent. As the phone rings a third time the camera shots linger more on the characters to take in their reactions, they start to get spooked. The house is big and is presumably in a rural area, to make the characters seem all on their own.
Shot reverse shot is used during their conversation and establishes their relationship to each other and where they are within the scene over the shoulder shots show the scene from each of their points of view. There are lots of doors and windows which increase tension and suspicion.

Halloween 2 Opening 2 Minutes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGlnZ5GPpHk&feature=player_embedded#t=0s

The beginning of the film is silent which give a sinster effect, then a song comes on, it is upbeat and jolly, but after the effect of the silence and with the black screen it appears even more sinister than the silence.
It is set at night, and as the camera pans down we see trees being blown by the wind, this creates a spooky feel and a feeling of foreboding. The slow panning of the camera makes the audience tense wonering what is about to be revealed. The music fades out as dialogue begins.
The lighting is dark and used to make the scene scarier, the characters including 2 children (common in horror films) are sitting on the floor, this makes them look fallorn the camera is also at floor level which also makes the audience feel like victims. As we come to a medium shot that looks over the characters shoulder we see a figure appear as we see this the camera jump cuts to the children running and screaming from the house, this tells the audience that the reason for distress is linked to the unknown figure in the room.
As the character inside the house stands up the camera stays still giving the impression that she and the audience are too scared to move. The figure in the background also stands up, creepy theatric music also starts up this makes the seen seem more abnormal and intense. The figure slowly walks into the light which makes the audience tense and curious about the features if the figure, however the figure is wearing a mask which makes him seem so much more scary and mysterious.

Mood Board Analysis

The wooded pictures- The main setting of our 2 minutes is going to be a wooded clearing at night near a river. These picture are good because they highlights the tension and feeling of foreboding. All the pictures of the woods combined highlights the look and feel that we want to create while filming in the woods.
The wooded picture with the figure- in one of our shots we are planning on having a partly concealed figure, this picture sort of illistrates what we want, however the feel of our camera shot of the figure in the woods to come across paranormal and spooky.
The mask- is there because we are planning on concealing the identity of our 'killer' completly so that you can only see a black outline of a figure.
The pale face and the running eye make-up- our victim of our first 2 minutes is going to have a distorted and creepy face, to make this we are going to use pale face make-up and black running eye make-up. This is designed to scare the audience, showing them that the film is about a paranormal evil.