Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Voiceover info + Updated Script
There are two main types of voiceover within trailers....
1. A narrator describing the film - someone who is not in the film themselves but personally I have never seen this in a horror trailer. An example is here...
2. The characters are talking over scenes of them doing something else.
Mine is going to be more like number 2- my protagonist, Lauren will be talking at the start about the events at the start of the film and the audience will think it's a narration but towards the end it goes onto the scene where she's actually talking to her friend on Skype about everything that's going on.
I've come up with a script below:
Lauren: (VOICEOVER) When we moved here everything was going so well, the house is so nice and so are the people here.
1. A narrator describing the film - someone who is not in the film themselves but personally I have never seen this in a horror trailer. An example is here...
2. The characters are talking over scenes of them doing something else.
Mine is going to be more like number 2- my protagonist, Lauren will be talking at the start about the events at the start of the film and the audience will think it's a narration but towards the end it goes onto the scene where she's actually talking to her friend on Skype about everything that's going on.
I've come up with a script below:
Lauren: (VOICEOVER) When we moved here everything was going so well, the house is so nice and so are the people here.
***
Lauren: (DIGETIC) To her friend via video. Hi, we're really missing you but I'm gonna give you a tour of the new house!
Freddie:BOO!
Lauren: UGH! Stop trying to scare me you idiot!
***
Lauren: (DIGETIC)So here's my bedroom, we're not allowed to paint yet because it's only just been rebuilt after the fire but just ignore that.
***
Lauren: (VOICEOVER) We were so happy there in this big, beautiful house but then things started to go wrong, and I think it's because(DIGETIC) There's something wrong with Freddie
Tasha: What?!
Lauren: I, I don't know(VOICEOVER) he looks really unwell and weird things have been happening to me
Tasha: Like what?
Lauren: Well first there were strange noises and flickering lights
Tasha: Maybe it was just a powercut?
Lauren: No, no it was more than that. I'm hearing footsteps in the middle of the night, loud enough to wake me up and when I do, he's there .
Tasha: Well what are you gonna do?
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Friday, 5 February 2016
Storyboard Groups
I've grouped together the scenes of my storyboard that I'll need to film together on the same day.
These are the scenes that I can film in my house with just my sister so they're going to be the easiest for me to film. I have already filmed the first one on here.
These are the scenes to film at my house with everyone, I am hoping to do this next Wednesday. They need to be filmed after school as I'll be doing James' make-up.
These are the scenes that I need to film at Tasha's house, I have filmed all of these now.
These are the scenes that I can film in my house with just my sister so they're going to be the easiest for me to film. I have already filmed the first one on here.
These are the scenes that I need to film at Tasha's house, I have filmed all of these now.
Thursday, 4 February 2016
Music
A vital part of my trailer is going to be the music as it creates the tension that is needed for a horror trailer. I watched the Conjuring trailer which contains a consistent piece of music in the background of the whole trailer which creates a really interesting effect.
I've thought about this and I want a plain piece of music going through the whole trailer and then I might add higher tension music on top or the music box music.
This is my favourite as it's very unsettling.
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Make-up
This week I have been looking at horror film make up. I found a lot of special effects make up to create very gory and deformed villains but these are seen more in the slasher genre and as my film doesn't contain any kind of monster this doesn't really apply to me.
My idea throughout has been to make James look ill during the end scenes of the trailer to show that he is the one effected by the spirit. A few years ago I watched a film called The Possession which features a teenage girl who becomes possessed and throughout the film she did look ill and almost dead.
I've been watching a lot of video tutorials on 'halloween sick makeup' for inspiration and tips on what to get and what to use, here's one that I found particularly helpful from the YouTube channel 'MyPrettyFlesh' ....
From the tutorials that I have watched I've come up with a list of things to get...
My idea throughout has been to make James look ill during the end scenes of the trailer to show that he is the one effected by the spirit. A few years ago I watched a film called The Possession which features a teenage girl who becomes possessed and throughout the film she did look ill and almost dead.
I've been watching a lot of video tutorials on 'halloween sick makeup' for inspiration and tips on what to get and what to use, here's one that I found particularly helpful from the YouTube channel 'MyPrettyFlesh' ....
From the tutorials that I have watched I've come up with a list of things to get...
- Red eyeliner/ eyeshadow
- Grey, black and white eyeshadows
- Brushes
I also did a sketch of what I want James to look like....
Monday, 1 February 2016
Targets From Now On
Instead of carrying on with my weekly targets, I realised that as they are going to be similar from now on, I am just going to write my targets on here now,
- Find a piece of music that I want for my trailer.
- Film
- Edit
- Poster
- Magazine
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