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The clip begins with a tense base note (non-diegetic) which creates suspense and tension for the audience. This cuts to a fade to black with writing 'the year 2154' which is set in the future. This is one of the conventions featured in a science fiction film. This then cuts to the first few of what earth looks like which is shown using a establishing shot. It then cuts to a fade to black where it states that privileged live on Elysium which then shows what the people look like who live here.

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Analysing Film Poster of INSIDIOUS

This is the poster of INSIDIOUS which I analysed 

Mr Poppers Penguins

According to Propp's spheres of action there are are certain characters included in a film. This includes a hero, villain, doner, helper, dispatcher, the false hero and the victim.

In Mr Poppers Penguins the victim is his family as he is more focused on having a successful career than spending time with his family. The hero in the film is Mr Popper as he saves and protects the penguins from the zookeeper. The villain in the film is the zookeeper/ animal control as he is desperate to take the penguins away from Mr Popper even though he has been told that the penguins are fine and that Mr Popper isn't getting rid of them.

Post Production

When we received the audience feedback we found it helpful. It let us know what we had done well and what we could of done to improve. I also think by receiving the feedback will help us next year when we make a trailer so we can make it better.

Analysis of IT trailer

The film IT is a horror film which is due to be released in September 2017. The film is a remake with the original being released in 1990. The film is targeted towards both men and women from the ages of 15 as this is the age rating given which is conventional for a horror. Some couples may go and see this film because if they scared they will have someone with them.

The trailer begins with calming music (non-diegetic) which creates and atmosphere for the audience and shows 2 of the main characters who are brothers. The older brother is making a paper boat for the youngest Georgie. This scene is followed by Georgie taking the boat outside during a storm. Mise en scene is used during this scene as Georgie's raincoat is the same as the original so if the audience has seen that one they know that this one is going to follow the same story line. Also where the film is a horror this scene is set during a storm which makes it dark and is conventional to the genre. With the calming music (non-diegetic) still playing Georgie places the boat down onto a flow of water. A long shot is used to show the location of the scene which is out on the street and then followed by a shot which is from his P.o.v which leads to him crashing into a barrier and losing the boat.

By the time he gets close to the boat it falls down a drain which is when the calming music comes to an end which leaves the audience feeling tense and wonder what is going to happen next. After a few seconds of him looking for the boat the clown pops out from the drain. When this happens a sudden noise is heard (non-diegetic) which makes the audience jump and the start to feel scared.

A fade to black effect is used and then titles appear slowly " from Stephen King's terrifying novel" as well as quite music (non-diegetic) in the background to make the audience feel on edge. The next scene has a voice over of one of the characters talking about people suddenly going missing especially children. This makes the audience wonder if this happened to the boy at the start of the trailer and wonder if the clown has something to do with the disappearances. A close up is shown of a sign saying about being home by 7pm which then leads to a close up of a missing poster. The next scene has eerie music playing throughout (non-diegetic) which creates a tense atmosphere for the audience. This scene features one of the children in the library when suddenly a red balloon floats past and then it quickly cuts to a black screen.

During the black screen a little boy's voice is heard (diegetic sound) which sounds like Georgie which makes the audience curious on what happened to him and if he is alive or not. The next scene shows some of the characters talking about seeing the clown (diegetic sound) "yeah I saw IT". A long shot is shown of what looks like an abandoned house which is convention of a horror film. This makes the audience wonder if the clown lives here. It then cuts to the children trying to figure out how to get to the drains which is where they think the clown lives. Suddenly the music (non-diegetic) speeds up and becomes more intense as the pictures start changing by themselves.The last picture is a family picture with Georgie in and the mum starts to look more and more like the clown which scares the children and they try and turn it off.

The last few scenes have been edited at a fast pace and only last a few seconds which makes the audience feel tense. The last scene of the trailer shows Georgie and his older brother who thinks he's found him but he isn't really there. A close up is used to show the clown hiding in the water the suddenly runs towards the older brother. The title of the film 'IT' slowly fades onto the screen in red which looks like it's been written in blood. The date of release is also shown 'September 8' which is usually included in trailers. Social media is also included which lets the audience stay up to date with anything about the film.

Research and Planning

During the research  process we researched the target audience of horror films as this will help us decide on what the story of the film will be. The target audience is 15-30 both male and female. All the research on the target audience was put onto our blogs. All of our posts were based around horror films as this was the genre which we decided on. By doing this research it gave us a better understanding about the genre and target audiences.

During the planning stage we made a storyboard which gave a brief outline of the film. Most of what was featured in the storyboard was the same in the film.

Creativity

How did you use media forms to come up with something new and original?

The software Adobe Premier Elements 10 which was used to edit our film helped us create an original film as there are so many features that can be included to make the film seem different from any other horror film. We used different transitions such as the fade to black as this is used in most horror films. Also there were many tools included in the software such as scissors which is used to cut parts of the film out which you don't want. There was another tool which allowed you to enter text such as titles and names of the cast/production team.


Where did ideas come from?

The first idea we came up with was the genre which was horror which is what we are all interested in. We also looked at successful horror movies like The Shining and wrote down the key parts which we thought may be included in our film. In order to find the best location for our film we decided to research the best settings for a horror film. We decided the best location would be a house as this is a popular setting. In order to keep track of our research we made a MOOD board which had all of the settings we found just in case we needed a back up.

How did you work collaboratively to share ideas?

When we were coming up with ideas for our film we individually came up with ideas and then came together and wrote down our ideas so that we each had a say in what was going to be in the film and create a story line.

How did you change things?

Some of our ideas changed last minute as they didn't make sense or match up. We originally had more than two characters but had to change this as we were unable to get people for the roles. This also meant that the story line had to changed around as the friends weren't involved. The film was going to be set in the woods but we changed this to a house as this is much more effective on the audience.

How did you use tools like Adobe Premier Elements etc to achieve something imaginative?

When editing our film on Adobe the snipping tool was used to crop parts of the footage that we didn't need and was also used to merge clips together. The smear effect was used on our titles at the beginning so that the audience knew it was a horror film.

Digital Technology

How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
When making  our storyboard we used an iPhone to create the images used and used Adobe to edit them together which would in the end create a short film. We found a range of videos which showed how to do special effects make-up for a horror movie which is an effective way for the audience to be engaged in the film.

What software was used?

When editing our film we used a software called Adobe Premiere Elements 10  which is a software I wasn't familiar with as I have never used it before.

What equipment was used?

When making our film, we used a tripod, iPhone, a range of camera lenses, a small microphone which was clipped onto the character who was speaking which made the sound more clear and effective.

What were the technical pros and cons of the software and hardware?

Some problems with the software we had were that sometimes when we were watching the film to see what parts needed to be edited it would freeze which caused us to miss certain parts which we had to keep rewinding and rendering the film to make sure we didn't lose the footage.


In what ways was technology used to create the production?

The technology used to make our production was an iPhone and a computer. The iPhone was used to film our footage and the computer was used to edit our footage. Without the technology we wouldn't have been able to film our footage


In what ways did the technology constrain or enable the production to be developed?

We were able to make our film better by cutting footage out which we didn't need and where our genre of film is a horror special effects were added to the footage. The problems we had with Adobe was that it would freeze quite often which meant we were unable to continue editing.