Research and planning - credits

 

- For our credits included within our trailer we have chosen a bold standard font as it doesn't confuse the audience and doesn't distract them away from the title as the title needs to be remembered and engaging. However, even though the date of the release needs to be remebered we still want it to link to the genre, the sinister simplicity of the date links to the genre, along with the date of release being halloween.

Research and planning - title

 

 

 

- For our title we have chosen this 'to-forgive-regular'. The reasoning of this choice is because it combines the conventions of different horror sub-genres which creates the effectiveness we want to portray towards the audience. The use of the handwritten effect represents a child's handwriting which conveys our character. Furthermore, the use of the contrast of the black background and white font text allows it to stand out which engages the audience within our trailer.

Research and planning - day 1 of our filming

Research and planning - location and setting for our trailer

- For our location and setting we chose a deserted countryside house based in the middle of nowhere which was Oxfordshire. The reason of the chosen location consisted of many reasons, firstly the location has big fields which has a few houses which were separated out. This creates the effect of mystery towards the audience. Furthermore, this creates an eerie effect as its going to be quiet and the use of a 'abandoned' house infers that someone has left the house and could be coming back to haunt the house. However, in our trailer we have a girl which lives there which has run away from an asylum.

- The use of the swing within our trailer creates information towards the audience as it connotes children which links towards our antagonist as she is young and was young when living in that house when she was a child and it creates mystery and confusion as the swing is just left there hanging on the tree. Furthermore, the use of the swing in our trailer gives a brief guideline of the antagonist and how she used to be and how we lived a normal childhood life.

- These are the fields that surrounds the house creating the feel of isolation, making our location conventional to our chosen genre.

- The use of using an old looking cottage gives the horror effect more suspense as it could create the audience to feel as if the house is haunted and links within the story of 'Martha' within our trailer.

 - The way the road which leads up to the house has no other houses based on that road nearby, this creates the feel of the house being alone and deserted which gives the audience more to question about what the house is going to in tale and what they are going to expect to find within the house which creates the audience to have questions which creates the audience to be intrigued which shall create the trailer to be successful within the media industry.







- Inside the house it linked within the conventions of a horror genre film. The rooms we used and certain places and items within the house we chose to use gives more of an effect towards the audience and we used a diverse set of shots and ideas to create a sense of realism towards the audience which shall make the film successful within the film industry.

Research and planning - film title desgin ideas

- For our film title we have chosen to go for a black background with white writing as it is a well used title effect for a horror genre film. The use of the back black ground shall give off the look of mystery and darkness. Furthermore, the black background shall contrast the white text which connotes purity and it stands out significantly which shall create the audience to remember the film name in order to make the film successful.

- Ideas for our font for the title

- The name of our film is 'Martha'. There is a variety of different types of fonts we could chose from as the titles of horror films tend to be standard and basic and not over the top. We have researched horror genre film fonts and we have found that they use a basic font.

- These fonts are similar fonts to the ones we want to use for our title font as they aren't complicated and they have a standard basic font which creates the audience not question to reason of having a detailed font and how it relates to the film, whereas, having the basic font makes it more simplistic towards the film.

- Font design ideas

- For our own film title idea we like the idea of the handwritten effect as it looks as if 'Martha' the antagonist has written it for herself which gives the effect towards the audience that she has run away from the asylum or she writes her name to make sure she's known to be out and free from the asylum which links within what's going to happen throughout the film. Furthermore, by using her own handwriting gives a sense towards the audience what type of person she is and how she's feeling and handwriting shall present and represent 'Martha's' past experiences and her mental state within the film which shall make the audience feel engaged towards the character 'Martha' before the film is released which shall make the film successful within the film industry.

Research and planning - characters costumes

- Antagonist costume

 

 

 

 

 

- Picture of our antagonist for our trailer - Bryony.

 

 

 

 

- What this costume portrays?

- We have chosen for the antagonist to wear a patient gown as it links to her past ( asylum ) and shows she is mentally unstable which is the effect and look we want to portray towards the audience. The use of the colour white is clever because the colour connotes purity which contradicts the character completely, which deceives the audience.

 

- Ideas for lenses  

 

 

- One of our ideas for the antagonist lenses is the use of using no pupil contact lenses which links within the idea of the supernatural and the fact that her pupil has rolled to the back of her head, suggesting her as being mental and abnormal.

This conforms to the stereotype of her being scary mentally unstable and its creates a sense of mystery as you won't be able to read the antagonist which shall create more  suspense towards the audience.

 

 

- Another idea and option for the contact lenses is pure white which shows the pupil. This creates the effect of purity and innocents. Furthermore, by 'Martha' wearing white contact lenses links to the innocents we want the audience to see from her as it creates the conventions of a horror genre antagonist.

 

 

 

- Clothing for the teens.

 

  

  

- Picture of the stereotypical teens for our trailer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

- For the costumes and clothing for the character of the four teenagers they are going to be wearing normal standard casual clothes. By not having the characters wear clothes which aren't seen as the norm for teenagers which won't give the audience a snese of reality from the film which is the reason we have chosen the teens to be dressed using their items of clothing. 

 



Research and planning - instituion logo

 

 

 

 

- For our institution logo we used fireworks to choose our font. The reason we chose this particular font is because it links to the distorted look and to the name of the institution name we chose which is 'Distored pictures'

 

- The colour of our text is going to be white which stands out from the background which is going to be black. We chose these contrasting colours for the text and background as it compliments the dark and mysterious look we want to send across towards the audience and within the trailer.