Research

I came up with the idea that I want to do the theme of a Horror. To help me understand the camera work and techniques of a horror film I am going to check out some movies with the genre Horror. I then did further research and watched the first 2-3 minute openings of Horror movies.


The ring 2


 This is a snapshot of the opening scene to The Ring 2. It is showing the waves coming ferociously into shaw. This is a high birds eye view giving the shot more power. It's dark and blue screened. This automatically shows you that the movie is going to have a dark mood to it and the uneasy awkward feeling for the viewer.


During the Two minutes of the opening of the movie. It again shows a long shot but this time its showing mise-en-scene. Its showing the whole settting of it being a dark mysterious city surrounding.


Im going to use this when i begin my movie showing the mise-en-scene to help indicate the genre of movie im doing.








The Forrest Of The Damned


This is the beggining of the movie 'The Forrest Of The Damned'. It shows you a bird view of the setting. This is the forrest and it shows the Location at the bottom of the screen. 'Greenbrier Backcountry, West Virginia'. I could use this in my movie opening to set the location and give the audience a clearer understanding about the movie.




Vodoo Moon


This movie is the same again with the title showing along the bottom of the screen, showing where is it and the time period.

I myself is planning on doing a few scenes including flashbacks, therefore i could perhaps include text as well.




To give me idea's I have also been researching other pupils 'A' Grade work and identifying what techniques they have used to get there grade. I searched for 'AS Media horror opening sequence' here are a few examples...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tODtjmGzo7k&feature=channel_video_title


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuBfK2oqTFs&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMuWVK1befI&feature=related




According to wikki ...


''Horror films are unsettling movies that strive to elicit the emotions of fear, discust and horror from viewers. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, therefore frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres. Horrors also frequently overlap with the thriller genre. Horror films deal with the viewer's nightmares, hidden worst fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown. Although a good deal of it is about the supernatural, if some films contain a plot about morbidity, serial killers, a disease/virus outbreak and surrealism, they may be termed "horror."