Story Board

This is the first part of my story board. I drew out each shot that I wanted to have within my trailer and wrote about what I wanted to include within each shot. I made sure that when it came to making my trailer I stuck to each of the specific requirements that were needed when making my trailer. Each shot contains text that allows me to add a bit of story line to my trailer as well as the idea of music which conveys a sense  of tension and fear to what could be within my narrative. The lighting used throughout would be bright in some parts sticking to the overall theme of my trailer which is light. My shots will be mostly fast, with the use of some fad in and out transitions to allow mystery and tension to be built.

Mood boards

When it came to the actual construction of planning my trailer and ancillary tasks it was important that I had an idea of what I wanted to include within each of my projects as well as what I needed to include. As the genre I chose was that of a horror it was essential that I focused on the stereotypical elements within the misenscene of each of my projects. I used mind maps to put all of my ideas down, each under specific conventions within each area such as layout, misenscene and lighting. Within the mind map for my trailer I wanted to see how I could incorporate the main idea of ‘Light’ possibly with the use of props and sound. I made notes on the types of camera angles that I might use as well as how I could include the genre into each area. The mind map for my poster allowed me to focus on what I was looking for in terms of what would be expected within my layout of my poster. I wanted to make sure that I looked at what kind of text I would have, especially when it came to portraying my overall genre of my horror project. I wanted to especially focus on the misenscene of my poster so that it really conveyed the stereotypes of a horror poster. There are specific requirements that are to be expected within a film poster that I would have to take into consideration, such as the certified rating for my target audience, which I felt should be a 15, and above all the name of my trailer with the possible use of critics quotes to advertise my product successfully. When thinking about my magazine front cover and what I wanted to portray within it, I included two possible ideas that I felt may make it stand out when it came to a viewer seeing it. Again the layout is important and I needed to make sure I stayed within the typical expectations of the magazine masthead, included with puffs and plugs. I also have to make sure that I think about the genre of my horror magazine and making sure that my central image is suited to my target audience.

When it came to the actual construction of planning my trailer and ancillary tasks it was important that I had an idea of what I wanted to include within each of my projects as well as what I needed to include. As the genre I chose was that of a horror it was essential that I focused on the stereotypical elements within the misenscene of each of my projects. I used mind maps to put all of my ideas down, each under specific conventions within each area such as layout, misenscene and lighting. Within the mind map for my trailer I wanted to see how I could incorporate the main idea of ‘Light’ possibly with the use of props and sound. I made notes on the types of camera angles that I might use as well as how I could include the genre into each area. The mind map for my poster allowed me to focus on what I was looking for in terms of what would be expected within my layout of my poster. I wanted to make sure that I looked at what kind of text I would have, especially when it came to portraying my overall genre of my horror project. I wanted to especially focus on the misenscene of my poster so that it really conveyed the stereotypes of a horror poster. There are specific requirements that are to be expected within a film poster that I would have to take into consideration, such as the certified rating for my target audience, which I felt should be a 15, and above all the name of my trailer with the possible use of critics quotes to advertise my product successfully. When thinking about my magazine front cover and what I wanted to portray within it, I included two possible ideas that I felt may make it stand out when it came to a viewer seeing it. Again the layout is important and I needed to make sure I stayed within the typical expectations of the magazine masthead, included with puffs and plugs. I also have to make sure that I think about the genre of my horror magazine and making sure that my central image is suited to my target audience.

Location

The area where I decided to shoot my trailer was just within my own downstairs hall at my house. The beginning scene was shot at school as my younger actress moves backwards slowly down a corridor. This has the perfect use of lighting when it came to my actress moving back into the darkness, and I felt this gave off quite a eerie image as many other well know horror trailers use corridors as a technique to get the viewer nervous and tense. When it came to later shots within my trailer, I decided to base them within my downstairs hall where I had a hanging light bulb. The wall behind it was also blank and would allow me to create the silhouette of my older actress whilst the light bulb was swinging. For the outside shots I wanted to make sure that I followed the stereotypical expectations of my viewers by shooting my shots in the dark. This would therefore add tension and fear to the atmosphere I wanted to create when my viewer watches my trailer. I used my kitchen that links between both of my garden and downstairs hall to create the dark figured silhouette pictured in one of my shots by switching the light off and using the light from my hall way. In terms of the difficulties that I may face whilst shooting at both my locations, there could be a number of factors that make a difference when it comes to the quality of my shots. As the corridor is a public place for many students I needed to make sure that I used it at a time where no one was around in case of continuous disruptions.

Costume and Actors

When it came to choosing and including my actors that would take part in my trailer I wanted to make sure I got the right image across to my audience. When filming each of my actors I found it hard to choose between who I felt best suited the role that I was hoping to portray in my trailer, so I therefore decided to use both. The younger actress had dark facial features along with dark hair, which I felt would be perfect when establishing a chilling scene within her character. The use of make up was minimal as I wanted there to be a naturalistic setting within my trailer to make the narrative seem more realistic.

The older actress also had the same dark features which meant that there wouldn’t be much of a change in character when it came to her being in the ending shots. This therefore allowed me to present the idea of changing time, so that the younger actress at the start of my trailer portrayed the younger impression of the older actress, which allows a contrast to be made between the two. In terms of costume, I didn’t want my viewers to become distracted by what my actors were wearing as their facial expressions were the most important aspect when it came to creating atmosphere. Both actresses are pictured wearing plain black tops, allowing them to almost blend into the background; this was the impression that I wanted to portray in order to achieve my idea of just using facial expressions to express that of a possessed person. An important factor when it came to my actresses was to make sure that they were available to film when I needed to, this could be a problem in terms of sticking to my schedule.