Finished Magazine Cover

Questionaire Post Media Products

For my magazine cover the questions that I asked were:
1) Is the cover easily recognisable as being from the horror genre and How?
2) What conventions of the cover contribute to the horror genre and is it realistic compared to existing magazine covers (e.g. Fangoria) Why?
3) What would make you by the magazine and Why?
4) Does the magazine support the teaser trailer and attract your attention? Why and How?
5) What should be changed to benefit the magazine cover? Why?

The questionnaire for my Poster:
1) Does the cover represent a spooky and eery feel? Why and How does it make you feel?
2) From the poster would you want to see the film? Why?
3) Does the poster relate to the other media products I have created? How?
4)Does the poster look realistic compared to real film posters?  Why?
5) Is the tagline easy to understand? Why?

The questionnaire for my teaser trailer:
1)Would the trailer make you want to see the film? Why
2) Is too much of the film given away? How?
3) Can you build a rough storyline from the trailer and understand what is going on? How?
4)Can you tell it is from the supernatural horror genre? Why?

Shot List

Before I filmed for my trailer, I wanted to get a rough guideline for what I needed to film on the

day. This would enable me to be organised, therefore I would know exactly what I needed to do on the day. Also it would help my actors to understand what they had to do in order for them to do the best performance that they could.

Shot list

1. ES Dads house
2. medium shot of daughter handing over present
3. close-up of hands unwrapping it (easy to open), hold gift for 5 seconds
4. close-up of face unwrapping it ‘i wonder what it could be’, ‘ooooo earphones’ (banta)
5. two-shot of wife putting over shoulder, looking at eachother ‘sweetheart their headphones’’,
6. Embarassed and weak ‘oh thank you’ stern and bossy ‘just don’t break these ones’ close-up of kiss
7. Mum walks out of camera
8. close-up of phone ringing, family activity blurred  in the background (camera place in line with phone)
9. close-up of dad putting phone to ear ‘Dr Cullen speaking ’ blurred background with daughters and mother doing stuff silentley (clear face)
10. ‘hello Dr Cullen, this is black creek hospital? i’m afraid your mother passed away last night’ ‘oh no’ (without moving head)
11. medium close-up of sister speaking out window ‘how come i’ve never seen Grandma’s house’
12. tracking shot from behind of car, dad putting cases in boot ‘she lives a long way away, and we need somewhere to stay for the funeral’
13. family arriving at house (the corner of kemprow, oakridge lane and blackbirds lane, near black bird farm)
14. Put camera facing towards road and fields
15. Shot of two people getting out same side of car
16. Family looking up at the house, with reactions (creeped out)
17. Low angle shot of house
18. Approaching house  down then up (dramatic)
19. ‘ your husband is a murderer’
20. Over the shoulder/elbow of dad looking at album
21. Dad lifting photo album out of box
22. Low angle shot of dad looking at photos
23. Zoom into the picture of him with sister
24. Shot of him looking under the bed
25. Dad taking toy from under the bed
26. close-up of child’s toy with blood on it
27. Film wife looking out of  window (ends in silouette, want to see side of face) Auntie in mysterious horror clothes looking up at wife
28. Low angle of auntie over the shoulder ish, with mum in window behind
29. Zoom in from tripod of medium shot of mum looking worried alternate the angles
30. Auntie looking up at window (weird make-up)
31. Auntie ‘there’s something i have to tell you about the man you married’ (no echo room) and in close up deep dark voice
32. ‘Who are you’ ‘she was just a child’ ‘who the hell is my husband’ ‘why didnt you tell me?’ crying and scared, holding a lamp (in the lounge)
33. Dads sleeves rolled up, doesnt appear so perfect, nervous and strange, panting and sweating
34. close-up of daughter turning shower on
35. shot from corner of daughter getting dressing gown of the hanger
36. close-up of hands tying the knot of dressing gown
37. lights go off then on
38. when turn back on long-shot of girl on white gown with hair over face

Costumes, Props and Location for my Filming

In this post I will be sharing what aspects and objects I have used and had to think about in order to create my film trailer.

Costume:
I wanted the mise-en-scene of the characters costume to really come through in describing to the audience what their personalities were like, I did this by carefully choosing what each of my actors would be wearing.
The Dad:
The character of the father is strange and mysterious. I wanted him to come across as quiet and awkward, he allows the wife to do whatever she wants and he just remains in the back ground.
The outfit that i chose for him to wear is as follows:

• Brown trousers, a shirt and a sweater vest- generally this sort of an outfit is not worn by the average man, a sweater vest is usually something that would be seen as geeky or uncool
• The glasses that I had the actor wear was to create the image of the Father not being as cool or mainstream 

The Mother:

The character of the mother is that she is bossy and over powering towards the father, he spoils her and she believes she is a lot more superior, the idea is that she has no clue as to what the father has done, and as the trailer progresses she becomes more and more less superior to the father and actually becomes scared of him. 

• In the first part of the trailer she wears Leather trousers, a smart blouse and high heels 
• The high heels signify that she believes she is above everyone else, the clacking of the heels tell us that she wants to be heard 

The Older Daughter:

The oldest daughter is a teenager she doesn't care much about what is going on around her, she wants to be individual, she is unsociable and does not connect with other characters.

• She wears a lot of make up and dark clothing
• The dark clothing suggest she may sense suspicious and dark actions going on around her 

The Younger Daughter:

This is the daughter that at the end of the trailer appears to be possessed, her character is meant to come across as strange, quiet and socially awkward. 

• The clothes she wears are dull and weird

The Possesed Character:

This is the same actor as the younger daughter she wears lots of make up and stuff to make her appearance look death like. The outfit is a white long gown with wet hair, this makes her appear scary and unsightly. 

Props:

Some of the props I used were as followed:

• A box of head phones, this is used for the fathers birthday present 
• An old retro phone
• The fathers car 
• Suitcases- this shows the audience that the family are leaving their house to go to the grandmas 
• Multiple toys- represents the life the sister had before the father murdered her 
• A ball- this is used to show the audience the presence of a supernatural being 
• An old photo and an old chest

Locations:

1. The fathers house 
2. The fathers drive 
3. The Grandmothers house 
4. The Grandmothers garden 

Questionnaire for my Poster

By doing this primary research for my film poster, will enable me to understand what the audience will expect from my poster in terms of the horror genre. Once this is completed the knowledge I would have gained from the results will be beneficial in helping me to create a successful poster.

The questionnaire will specify what aspects of the poster are important to include. It should also guide me when making decisions about the layout and contents that I should include.

What would the front cover consist of:
-A monster
-An actor from a horror film
-Different images from multiple horror films

What font would attract you more:
-bright and colourful
-dark and mysterious
-big and bold
-gory and spooky

What colours wold

Possible Tagline for my Poster

From looking at multiple film trailers I have found that generally there are around three tag lines like appear on my poster. I am going to come up with a range of different tag lines that could potentially appear on my poster. By coming up with different tag lines i will then be able to decide which ones are the best.

Tagline line 1:
'Secrets never remain hidden'

• This is good as it relates to the narrative of the father being the murderer 
• At the same time it is not so scary and slightly more mysterious 
• It does not contribute to the horror feeling 
• It is dramatic and suspenseful which most tag lines tend to give the feeling of

Tagline 2:
'Not all houses are safe'

• The idea that the Grandma's house is haunted in my trailer ties in well with this tagline
• It gets some of the idea of the film out, but at the same time this is the sort of tagline i would believe to be shown on a slasher film cover rather than a horror film cover 
• It is not so scary compared to some of the other tag lines that i have come up with 

Tagline 3:
'Two faced? Or Two Faces?'

• I feel although this tagline is extremely scary, however it does not relate very well to my film
• The audience may get the wrong idea about the film from this tagline
• At the same time it does suggest that the film is about possession, which does incorporate some of what my trailer is about 

Tagline 4:
'Dad did it'

• The tagline is short and bold 
• The plot twist of the film however is given away in this tagline, that is definitely a reason not to use this

Tagline 5:
'It was him, but they don't know'

• I quite like this tagline
• it does not give too much of the film away but it still gives an insight into what the film is about, this is what a tagline should do 
• It is is sinister and mysterious which is what my film embodies 

Tagline 6:
'He kills'

• Very short and gets the message across
• If i use this tagline then it means that i will be able to use more than one because this one is very short 

Tagline 7:
'They don't know they've lived with a murderer'

• For the audience this tagline is very scary, it could be any one of the family members which makes the trailer ultimately scarier 
• However this again does not imply possession or haunting, i want the tagline to almost warn the audience that there is an element of this 

Tagline 8:
'You can't escape the past '
'you can't run from the future'

• This is another one of my favourites 
• I really like the element of suspicion and tension
• It is not too short and eye-catching by the tagline is there to be read by the audience 

Tagline 9:
'He never forgets'

• this tagline could relate to anyone, by using the word 'he' the audience may assume that it is the father, but this is just speculations creating tension
• It also leaves the audience in suspense as to who the person is wanting to forget

Tagline 10:
'You can't change the past'
'You can't control the future'

• This tagline hints that something has happened to one of the characters in the past
• It also suggests haunting which tells us that the genre of horror that the film is would be supernatural horror, allowing the audience to grasp what the film may be about 

Horror Trailer- Ouija

OUIJA TRAILER-

• In this trailer the music is dark and eery, there are faint screams in the background noise, this gives a terrifying sense to the film 
• In the first part of the trailer we are already faced with tragedy and death, this is telling the audience that as soon as they watch the film they will be terrified
• In most horror trailers the horror doesn't come until much later on, it is a slow build up, this increases the tension, but in this trailer it happens straight away. There is not as much tension, therefore i believe this trailer is not as good as the other ones i have analysed. It is still scary but for different reasons 
• The trailer uses old pictures of characters that are not actors in the film, this creates the feeling that there is history to the story, reinforcing the sense of realism 
• The music gives the effect of a heart beat, this makes me think that this is how the characters are hearts are beating before they get murdered or possessed.