Main Task Planning

Kim wrote: Now that the preliminary task has been completed, we've started planning our main task and thinking of a whole range of different ideas.

Research
So far, Jenny and I have watched a variety of films all with the same genre in order to find out what similar techniques they all use that we could incorporate into our trailer to make it so that the audience are drawn into it as much as possible.
Here is what we noted about three films we've watched so far.
In order to get some inspiration, I've also watched last year's Year 12 final trailers in the horror genre to see what they all have in common, which makes them interesting and look good.

1. Mise en scene - most horror films usually have dark sets, neutral clothes and the actors usually look quite pale. Mostly they start set in a house with some kind of spooky 'old wives tale' being told. Also, the colours of the actual film itself are mostly quite bland and weak.


2. Music - the music in horror films is a vital part of the story, because it creates most of the tension and that's what generally makes viewers feel so scared. Without it the story would still be scary, but the music carries the bulk of the tension.


3. Shots - there is a variety of shots usually used in the horror films, including extreme close ups, close ups, shot/reaction/shot. These also help to create tension within the scene and story itself.


4. Characters - in some films, characters are gradually introduced during the first five to ten minutes of the film, whereas in others they are all introduced within the first minute or so.

Our trailer storyline

We've decided to make our trailer storyline like one that was made last year. It will be about someone collect twigs and wood, and building a fire. They'll then light it and watch it burn. Although it sounds like a simple idea, we hope that with the right shots and angles, that it'll be really effective and look good from an audiences' perspective.