RESEARCH

Here i have collected some title sequences to help get ideas for the horror comedy genre. i have got clips from both genres (horror and comedy) and some horror comedy to find out the conventions and use them to my advantage. i want to stick with a person troubled by a murder in the comfort of their home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MKUgE-vsOc

^ Scream title sequence
This is probably one of the most famous and iconic horror title sequences. Suspense is created very successfully and you really go though the ordeal of the murder with this victim.

Analysis
The scene starts off with the sound of a women screaming as the title of the film appears, this is then overlapped by the sound of the phone ringing giving a sense of foreboding about the phone call. The first shot of phone is pretty close up this distance is kept though out the first few phone calls. Shows her reaction to the creepy voice and as the phone ring promptly after the first time you start to see the uneasiness on her face. We are then faced with an establishing shot of the outside of her house this gives the feel of how isolated she is in her huge house. The shot also feels as though it is the view of someone or something watching her. There is then a quick cut to the stove being turned on and the sound of flames giving the viewer a shock and bring to attention. The more times the phone rings the more evil it becomes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cu8ynFSiuM

^ Scary Movie title sequence
This title sequence is a spoof of the scream opening sequence. it manages to get a good balance between comedy and a slight hint of horror and threat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjLu4Ch0XJU

^Scary Movie 3 title sequence
Again this is a spoof of a famous horror film "The Ring". It like the other "Scary Movie" film, it is very comic but manages to have some suspense and horror in it.


Order of titles

Order of titles in Forest Gump









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production company
producer
director
actor
film name
actor
actor
actor
actor
casting director
co-producer
executive music producer
visual effects supervisor
costume designer
composer
editor
production designer
director of photography
author of novel the film is based on
screenplay
producers
director

Othe order of titles varies in each film and there is no strict conventions. At the end of the day its the directors decision what order the title go in. But for my film it might be wise to follow the order from a professional film like "Forest Gump".


Questionnaire

Obviously the results of this questionnaire won't be a definitive answers because only 20 people answered it but they can be a good bases to work with.

I choose to quesion a an equal amount of both genre's because even though I am likely to have more of a male audience I feel it is important to have data on both sexes. I focused on the age range of 14-26 because I think they would be the mostly likely to watch a film like mine.

I was intrested to find out what music people preffered so I could try and include it in my film. as we can see Rock seems to be the most popular.

Intrestingly Horror seems to be the most popular Genre then Comdey making a Horror Comedy perfect to do.

When releasing my film knowing how and when people watch films is useful for the Distributor to know.

It is good to know whether your audience is easily offended or not by violence especially since im doing a horror film which will probably have some violence in it somwhere. As we can see from the results the people I asked don't seem to have a problem with violence.

PRELIMANARY TASK

The media institution that would most likely distribute my media product is T.V. The most accessible form within TV would be drama, as there is plenty of evidence that key issues of the day can be effectively aired through the medium of drama (The Bill, Eastenders, Red Riding etc.).

My preliminary task - a short film about a club owner criticising a bouncer - is different to most T.V dramas because it is shot in black and white. I chose to do this for two reasons: firstly because it makes it less obvious that we are not actually filming in a night club (due to budget and time constraints), and secondly because I felt it added to the tension of the drama. Sticking to the conventions I have observed in TV dramas, I have used the following camera shots: Shot/ reverse shot, Match on action and the 180 degree rule. I also used different angles to show the dominance, and relationship between, the two characters. For example I filmed a high shot/ reverse shot looking down on the less dominant character.

My media product contains both social stereotypes and other characters who behave rather differently to how they are usually portrayed. The bouncer (a working class dad) is shown to be kind at heart and not as aggressive as people would expect - until he is pushed to the limit. The club owner, on the other hand, comes across in a manner that most people would expect: rude, bossy and offensive.

I think the audience for my media product comprises young people - 16 plus - as they will recognise the world in which it is set. However, there is a slightly older audience who may still enjoy the drama as it reminds them of the time when they too spent their weekends at clubs and raves.

I hope I have attracted and drawn in my audience through the use of humour, but held their attention through deeper meaning and message that is woven into the drama. It is comic but the portrayal of the club owner is some what a criticism of the way clubs are run. The music I used is popular clubbing/raving music with a lot of teenagers today which will attract the 16 to 20 year old.

In hindsight the technology I used could have been better. The image quality of the camera (Cannon MV 900) I used wasn't very clear, and I could have improved the sound quality by using a mic. The editing program I used (adobe premier) was easy to use and effective. This has meant I was able to put together the film quickly.