Wednesday 29 February 2012
Visual, Image-Based Storyboard
Visual storyboard
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Photography by Jordan Barclay.
Presentation composed by Billy Christensen.
Photography by Jordan Barclay.
Presentation composed by Billy Christensen.
Location Shoot
Location shoot
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Photography by Jordan Barclay.
Presentation composed by Billy Christensen.
Photography by Jordan Barclay.
Presentation composed by Billy Christensen.
Production Name
Production name brainstorm
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My partner and I composed this brainstorm of ideas. Since we narrowed it down to Remembrance, I am going to use Photoshop to design a title and institution logo to be layered over the first few seconds of the video.
Ideas submissions by Jordan Barclay & Billy Christensen.
Presentation by Billy Christensen.
My partner and I composed this brainstorm of ideas. Since we narrowed it down to Remembrance, I am going to use Photoshop to design a title and institution logo to be layered over the first few seconds of the video.
Ideas submissions by Jordan Barclay & Billy Christensen.
Presentation by Billy Christensen.
Logo & Title Font Designs
Here are a few interpretations of the logos and fonts that we like. All content was sourced from royalty free, public sources to avoid any possible copyright infringement. The use of the Blogger logos will be used to write our blog page URL's underneath the production title overlay.
Credit to Jordan Barclay.
Thursday 9 February 2012
Preliminary Exercise
This is our preliminary basic filming exercise. It's only purpose is to demonstrate that we know how to use a camera and correctly set up shots. It was made up on the spot, and not rehearsed in any way.
Filmed By Jordan Barclay
Edited by Billy Christensen.
Filmed By Jordan Barclay
Edited by Billy Christensen.
Friday 3 February 2012
Main Characters & Costumes Mood Board
These mood boards help us to identify what shots are commonly used in horror films. Depth of field is used heavily to obscure the backgrounds of shots to make the audience curious and suspicious of hidden elements. The use of suits in horror films provides a strong level of juxtaposition and we will experiment with the use of suits in our production.
The use of long shots also work well because it leaves out just enough detail to leave the audience curious, whereas the close ups are designed to shock the audience.
Credit to Jordan Barclay.
Wednesday 1 February 2012
Genre Research - Psychological Horror
Genre
research
What is a
Psychological Horror?
Psychological Horror films differ from your typical slasher
horror like saw. Psychological horrors rely on taking a character that the
audience can (but not all the time) relate to and focus on creating fear
through sound effects, mise en scene, guilt, sound, and fate. Slashers focus
almost entirely on making the audience jump with sudden loud sounds or feel
scared by the gore and dismemberment on-screen.
Psychological horror is a lot more subtle when compared to
traditional horror films and usually does not rely on physically harming people
as much as typical horror does. The genre tends to play on sexual themes and
relationships to build a more emotional link with the audience, and, in turn,
makes it more dramatic to watch. You can usually expect psychological horrors
to play on a character’s mental and emotional weaknesses and/or disease and
suffering to exploit them.
We will use this research to help us to structure a successful horror opening that matches the genre well. A lot can be learned from simply watching other psychological horror films and thinking carefully about elements used in each film.
Key elements include:
- Sound
- Lighting
- Supernatural Presence
- Camera-work
- Transitions
- Visual effects
- Narrative
If we can get all of these key areas covered we will be able to produce a successful end product that fits well amongst other psychological horror films.
Credit to Jordan Barclay.
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