Evaluation question 1
- 2. Thisshot followsthe commonconventionsof a real horror filmasit isusedas an establishing shot.It isusedto show the audience where the filmwill take place,settingascene intheirmind. The fact that the house islarge inan isolatedarea againfollowsthe commonconventionsof areal horror filmasmost are set inrural areas. I pickedthisshotto show the propsand mise-en- scene usedinour film.Thisshotnotonlyfollows the commonconventionsof areal horror filmby usingauthenticmise-en-scene andpropsbutit alsocreatesa sense of mystery.The audience are leftwonderingwhoishurt/deadandwhathas happenedtothem.The mise-en-sceneof leaves looksauthenticandhelps tomake the shotlook real,therefore creatingaprofessional image. I chose thisshotto representhow the title of our filmfollowsthe commonconventionsof areal mediaproduct.The use of gothicfontpairedwith dauntingmusicanda flashinganimationhelpsto create an eerie atmosphere.The factthat itis presentedinthe largestfontthroughout the sequence helpstoshow itsimportance.Inmost filmsthe title of the filmisalwayspresentedusing large fontand loudmusic.We made the titles appearafterthe creditsasit createssuspense and it isthe last thingthatpeople see,somany institutionsdothisaspeople are more likelyto rememberit. I chose thisshot as ithelpstorepresenthow we conformedtoa real horror filmusingcamera angles.We tookthisshot at a highangle as if someone was‘lookingdown’onthe protagonist. The highangle is alsousedtomake the protagonistlookvulnerable andsmall.This createsa dauntingandeerie atmosphere asthe audience getthe impressionthatsomeone is lurkinginside.Horrorfilmsgenerallycontainalot of highandlow anglesas theyare useful to representpowerandvulnerability
- 3. Thisshot isusedto representthe protagonist.We useda low angle to representthe vastnessof the rural propertycomparedtothe small,lonelyperson. Our character iswearingdarkcolours,thisslightly challengesthe conventionsof horrorfilmsas characters are usuallydressedbrightlyin contrastto the setting.We didthisso the urban audience were able to relate more towardsthe charactersin our filmasher clothingisunique andnew. The presentationof the antagonistslightlyoutof sight,stoodstaringat the protagonist iscommonin the horror genre.The fact that the antagonistis unaware of the protagonist’spresence createsa chillinganddangerousatmosphere.Thisis commonlypairedwiththe dauntingmusic, somethingwe alsodidinourfilmopening. Thisshot istypical of a horrorfilmas itslightly revealsthe antagonist,althoughthe protagonistis unaware.Thiscreatesa sense of impendingdoom, keepingthe audience onthe edge of theirseats.The dark lightingapartfromthe outside light highlightingthe figure createsadarkand eerie atmosphere.Manyhorrorfilmsuse darklightingas people view the darkasbeingscarydue to their visionbeingreducedandpeople are vulnerable at night. Thisshot showsthe rural locationof the film.Thisfitswith the commonconventionsof ahorror filmas itcreatesan isolatedfeel,manyinstitutionsdothisasitmakesthe audience uneasyasif there isanytrouble there isnobodyto helpthem.The factthat the antagonistispresentedinthe corner holdingaweapon,thismakesthe audiencefearful of whatwill happennext.We includedthe blackandwhite colourto create a more gothicscene,thisislesscommonin modernhorrorfilmstherefore slightlychallengesthe conventionsof amodernhorrorfilm. The use of a highangle revealingthe antagonist walkingintowhere the protagonistmakesthe audience fearforthe protagonist.The highangle makesthe surroundingappearlarge anddaunting, and the protagonistlookssmallerandmore vulnerable thanthe still figure of the antagonist.The highangle alsoshowsthe mise-en-scene,the lackof decorationandunpaintedwallsof the house helps to create an isolatedatmosphere,manylocationsin horror filmsare gothicand of longdisuse .Therefore thisdécorfitswiththisconvention.