Audience Research Analysis

For our audience research we set a quiz, as previously posted. We asked 15 people to fill the quiz out and here are some of the results.

What would you prefer to watch?
Horror      Thriller


 Out of the 15 people we asked, 9 said that their preferred genre of film was horror to the 6 people who chose thriller.


Do you watch horror films in high volume?
Yes No 

Do you keep the light on or off?
On Off

The answers to these two questions were less varied. With all people asked saying both yes to the first question and no to the second. This assumes most people in general watch scary films in low light with high volume. This meant not only does a horror film have to comply with low lighting, but also have good input when it comes to sound as this will play a big part in setting the right mood.

If a film had a bad review , would you watch it?(if no why)
Yes No 

Of the multiple choice questions, the last asked was whether someone would see a film if it had bad reviews. This gave a very mixed outcome with results nearly 50/50. 8 saying yes and 7 saying no. the biggest reason for not watching the movie was “me and my friends/family have the same taste in movies and therefore I probably wouldn’t like it either.” And critics get paid to review films, so if they say something isn’t good they’re normally right”

Of the non-multiple choice questions many films kept being referenced to. These included Saw, Scream, Hostel and Freddy Krueger movies.

This shows that depending on what happens in the film, this can appeal and stick to the audience as considering how many horror films are out their many of the responses revolved around the same films.

StoryBoard Update

Our story boards were posted after the problem was solved.

Prelimanary Task.

Below is the first chance we had at getting used to the equipment used in our opening sequence. we had to get to grips with; 

1. the Hd camera (Sony HDVS)
2. the editing software ( Final cut 7, Apple i movie)
3. the time frames needed to film and edit.

Shot list

Shot                               Angle Movement                          Notes
1.  Establishing shot	Dolly	Of the college to show the setting
2. Medium long shot	Downwards tilt	In the classroom shows location of characters
3. POV shot	Left to right pan	Of teacher and board, main characters POV
4. Long shot	No movement	Students leaving the class
5. Medium shot	Right to left pan	Teacher rushing
6. Mid shot/POV shot	Upwards tilt	Teacher watching student walking down the corridor
7.  Two shot	No movement	Character walking down corridor
8.  Long Shot	Right to left pan	Leaving college
9.  POV Close up	High angle shot	Characters POV watching surroundings
10. Medium shot	Tracking	Following character
11. Over the shoulder shot	Eye level	Character checking behind
12. Medium shot	Tracking	Watching girl
13. Close up shot	Tilt downwards	Stalker watching the girl
14. Extreme close up	Pan right to left	Enhance characters emotions, scared
15. Medium shot	Tilt	Stalkers POV
16. Extreme close up shot	High Angle	Girl on the floor

Storyboard

Our groups storyboards have been completed but couldn't be uploaded due to college scanners not being available.

and will be uploaded at a later date

Equipment list

Equipment




Software


final cut 7
Apple I movie
Adobi Photoshop
Blog accounts
search engines (e.g to make newpapers)

Hardware


Apple mac
Still digital camera
Hdv video camera
Dv tapes
Tape deck
Headphones
Tripod
Props - weapons.

Location reece

This is where the stalker will follow the students out of college while making his selction of girls.

This is where the stalker will kill the girl

this is where the body is dumped

Script

"SECURED"

FADE IN

Starts with classroom scene, of students and the teacher/stalker.

Grant Clarke

“Ok guys, your free to leave.”

“Enjoy your weekend”

 CUTS TO 

girls leaving the classroom.(Calming music is played here.)

CUTS TO

the girl leaving the college premises.

CUTS TO

 the girl nearing the college exit.

CUT TO

The next scene is the girl being grabbed by Grant (teacher)

Grant Clarke 

"Stop moving, or i'll kill you." 

CUT TO

The girl is then dragged to the pond, where she is killed.(Here is where high tempo, thriller music shall be installed.)

FADE TO

The last scene shows a newspaper with the missing girl onit. (slow dramatic music)  

CUT TO

film title "secured"

Research of story ideas

Story Ideas on Prezi

Audience Research

for our audience research we devised a quiz/ questionaire for potential viewers to fill out.

Name:……………………………
Audience Research
Questionnaire



What would you prefer to watch?
Horror Thriller
What’s your favorite horror movie?
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What scares you the most?
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If a new film was to be made what would u like it to be based on?
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Your favorite character from your favorite film and why?
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Do you watch horror films in high volume?
Yes No
Do you keep the light on or off?
On Off
If a film had a bad review , would you watch it?(if no why)
Yes No
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Do you watch the trailer before the film and does it make you want to watch the full film?
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Most memorable moment of a Horror/Thriller?
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How would you expect death to occur?
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Would it put you off the film if the main character died before the plot happens?
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Research, Codes and Conventions

Normally a horror film is a genre that aims to create a sense of fear and panic for the audience. These films often rely on scaring the audience through a portrayal of their worst fears and nightmares. Horror films usually take the essence of a monster or beast (also the living dead). In general a big percentage of a horror film focuses on the chase, of the victim or victims, depends on the sub genre. Teen horrors and slasher’s most frequently features a group of teenagers/adults being killed one by one, as seen in the scream films.

Like with scream, another element of horror films is the iconography. People who may not even have seen the scream movies but will be familiar with the infamous mask used in all four films. This the case for the freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees films.

Common occurrences are
• Blood
• Death
• Murders
• Brutality
• Enigma
Examples of horror movies
• Saw
• Omen
• 28 days later

Roles and Responsibility

After our first meeting our group had decide on which field they would like to fortake for the production of our opening sequence. the outcome is as follows

Sam Rahman - Director/Producer
Leah ....... -Chief Editor
Kyle Fontenelle - Cinematographer


for the duration of the production part of this course we will prodominantly apply these roles, maybe with a few exceptions when necassary.

Opening Analysis 2

Sequence analysis

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