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1: This screenshot is of our opening scene, showing
all 4 characters. This is a medium shot which shows the full body’s of the two
characters in the foreground, it also shows the other two characters in the
distance. This image is significant as it shows the beginning of our characters
journey to the shack in the woods. This scene suits the conventions of a Horror
as characters always start off in a busy, suburban place, but then later
progress into a more hidden and discreet location, where the bad happenings
begin. This shot is representational as it shows that the two characters in the
foreground have arrived early, as they are more eager for the journey whereas
the other two in the distance are more reluctant as they don’t know what they
are getting themselves into. A convention of horror films is to have characters with varying enthusiasm for what
they are doing.
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2: This
image shows a close up, from a clip we shot to complete a 'Match on Action'
section of our film; where one of our characters helps another out of a pit
that they were all standing in. The previous shot shows the two characters
reaching in, it then quickly cuts to a close up of the hands joining, where it
later cuts to a mid-shot of the character climbs out. Many other horror movies,
as well as almost every other genre use match on action in their films as it
allows the audience to follow the character completely in a fluid way whilst still varying shots to maintain their attention.
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3: This screenshot shows our own production company, so
this is where we got our budget from as they funded the project. It is important to show who the production company is as the audience would associate this with other films that they may have seen in the past.
Screenshot 4: This shot is a high angle shot of the four main protagonists as they enter the woods and it tracks them as they explore. We used a high angle at this point to show that as begin their journey, they are vulnerable to whatever else is in the woods with them. At this point in the scene, Billy is turning and telling Joe to 'shh', this creates an enigma as the audience don't know where the group are heading so it holds their attention as they want to know. All the audience can see is dark, scary woods, however our characters don't seem phased by this at all. This scene follows the conventions of a Horror Film as it shows a mysterious, creepy location. Scenes like this are shown in popular, successful Horror films such as 'Friday the 13th" and "Wrong Turn", therefore the audience would know that this is a horror film and would expect a dramatic scary event to occur in the woods.
Screenshot 5: Screenshot 5 shows a close up of a leather boot, half buried in the mud, in this scene the camera pans along with the actors, it then falls down and focuses on the lost boot, of which none of our actors notice. This links to the horror theme because of the mystery of it, as no one really knows why or how the boot got there. This is one of the main enigmas of our opening as it shows that people have been to this place before but for it is unkown when or why and why someone would leave without their boot.
Screenshot 6: Screenshot 6 is a high angle shot looking down on our four characters as the begin their journey up into the woods, the camera tracks after them until they stop to discuss why they're going up into the woods. Many films, from all different genres use tracking with their shots to show the characters movement. This scene shows what the characters are wearing aswell, we dressed them in casual clothing to imply a laid back feel - teenagers are conventionally care free and do not abide to laws or norms - and to be more relatable for our male audience members.
Screenshot 7: This image shows a low angled close up of the main characters feet walking past. The only section of the shot you can really see is the shoes, as our characters had to hold torches pointing down in order for the camera to pick them up. We had to do this as at this point in the shoot, night had almost fallen, this was made even worse by the fact that we were under trees, making it even darker. This location however fits in perfectly with our film genre as almost every horror movie has a scene in a dark wooded area. The shoes that our characters are wearing is trainers, we chose this to further show the casual clothing of our actors. Even though they are walking through muddy wood terrain, they are not properly equipped so it shows they are unprepared for what is coming.
Screenshot 8: This image shows the silhouettes of tree's against the night sky. This scene conforms to your Horror conventions as many horror films dedicate a scene to showing off how scary the location is. This scene links to horror films such as 'The Blair Witch Project' which is filmed almost entirely in the deep, dark, scary woods. This image gives the audience a feeling of how spooky the woods actually are, allowing them to share the characters feelings, almost as if they were there themselves. This scene also shows the lighting - the only 'special effect' we used, it is very dark but there is just enough light to see what is going on. ideally we would have had slightly more light but the window for ideal lighting was small so it soon got darker.
Screenshot 9: Screenshot nine is the title of our film, in a white scary font. This font was actually also used by a horror film called Psycho. This font fits the genre nicely as it looks like it has been scratched into something like a tree (such as those in our film) and strange looking. Again we've used the scary background of the misty tree, on the dark gloomy day. This opening meets the conventions of a horror films opening because of the colours used, we decided to use dark colours to fit the dark setting and imply fear.
