Evaluation Question 1

Film Trailer

Film Poster

Magazine Front Cover

Storyboard

Reflection On Genre Research

Working through my genre research I found many things about the horror genre and about what is 'stereotypically horror'. It allows me to decide for myself whether I wanted to stick to these stereotypes as they have been shown to work time and time again or whether I should risk branching off from them in order to make a horror film which is unique to all others.

The most stereotypical elements consist of;


Death
Graveyards
Deserted/Isolated Areas
Haunted Houses
Children to promote loss of innocence
Dark mise-en-scene
Vulnerable characters
Breakdown of technology
I think I could achieve this well as I have all the correct types of software to create the right kind of effects on any shots I might take. Also from research I noticed alot of horror trailers don't actually show any weapons or sometimes even the antagonist's face. This makes it alot easier for me as I won't be faced with any issues when I come to make my trailer. I am planning to use children in my trailer as I feel this will help me gain the correct type of reaction from the audience. I could set my film trailer in a place such as a house and farm which I can gain easy access to. I would also film in the dark to live up to the horror stereotype.

Genre Research

Initial Skills assessment.