Friday, 22 October 2010

the opening sequence


[BATMAN 1989]
The opening of Batman starts with the camera shot pointing from the sky downwards towards the creepy remains of a mansion or castle. The lighting is eerie and dark which gives off creepy vibes. The music playing throughout the opening is dramatic classical music which makes the audience feel as though something amazing will happen during the movie. It also fits the location of the beginning, as classical music has been played for many years. The music becomes more dramatic and fast paced as the words "BATMAN" appear on the screen. The camera weaves through dark stony passageways as if it is the audience walking with the camera, this gives them the feeling that they don't know what is coming around the corner.


[EDWARD SCISSORHANDS]
The intros lighting is dark and dimly lit. The objects that are seen all give off a spooky blue glow, resembling moon light. The only sound is the choir and classical music playing in the background, which changes pace from time to time. The music seems creepy and gives off a fairytale quality because of the images.
The camera shot moves from stone stairs to an old wooden door which opens as the camera moves onwards. This gives off the feeling that the audience is being welcomed into a different world than what they are used to. A series of strange objects and machinery are shown as the credits play. The writing also contrast greatly on the dark background.

[SAMURAI CHAMPLOO]
This opening mixes traditional Japanese art and anime with modernday hip hop music. The music is calm and dreamy, which goes with the colours they use in the opening. Sudden movements will only come into view when the beat comes in. This creates a flowing feeling to the intro.

Friday, 15 October 2010

feedback on our presentation

[presentation on our media opening]

negative feedback:
  • we were told that the plot of our movie opening covered to much, resembling a short movie.
  • we couldn't use the song we wanted as it was copyrighted
  • we had to make the gender of our killer more obvious
positive feedback:
  • we have the recipe for the blood and our props sorted out
  • we has thought carefully about our location
  • the opening is well thought out

    Thursday, 14 October 2010

    our horror movie plot opening

    Our Plot:
    the opening starts with girl getting dressed to attend a Halloween party. as she is putting on her makeup she hears the floorboards creaking. she assumes this is her mother and approaches the noise (this noise happens to be the killer approaching her). the killer retreats at this point as she goes to look for her mother downstairs,calling for her. she gives up looking for her as she smells burning. she immedetly goes to the kitchen. the killer comes up behind her and hits her behind the head. the shot blacks out. she wakes up in and unknown area surrounded by trees and halloween decorations. her visions blurs out and studenly the killer is standing over her and says "Wellcome to the party... :)"

    Monday, 4 October 2010

    The Conventions of Horror Films!!



    Conventions are things that the audience expects to find in a movie. Conventions of a horror movie are:
    • villains (killer) [Freddy VS Jason VS Michael VS Chucky VS Leatherface VS Hannibal]
    • the feeling of being hunted down like prey
    • a spooky setting, such as a haunted or abandoned house
    • blood/ gore/ intestines [gore compilation]
    • using the light to convey feelings
    • evil/ demons/ dark magic/ aliens
    • creepy music that jumps from a slow pace to a faster one
    • turning something innocent into something evil
    • the characters being family based
    • epidemics
    • anticipation
    • driving good people into insanity/ giving them difficult moral decisions
    • threat of going to hell
    • good special effects
    • something evil being passed down or tied to you
    • the main characters losing all the good they had in their lives
    • exorcisms [exorcism]
    • torture equipment
    • the past coming back to haunt characters
    • screaming [SCREAMING]
    • dumb blond chick
    • stupid split second decisions that make the audience anticipate something bad