Production Schedule

When - 9th and 14th of December after school
Where - Pocket park
What - Forest scene and party scene
What equipment/props/clothing - Camera, video camera, tripod, ketchup and dirty clothes.

Title Sequence continuation

Symbolism is important in the title sequence. Relating something in the title sequence to a theme in the film is effective at hinting the future of the film to the audience. The film 1408 does this by having the main character put a packet of cigarettes down and a close up of one, which hints at the cigarette's importance at the end of the film.

The title screen would have a large impact on the audience as it would be the first thing they see, so it has to be interesting, and a good title screen, like the rest of the title sequence, should be able to give the audience an idea of what the film is about. Title of the film written in pencil on lined paper in a film with journalists or hand prints and blood for a crime film.

Title Sequence in Horror Films

We all had to do some research on the conventions of horror films, like lighting, sound, editing etc. I decided to study how the title screen and the credits are displayed at the beginning of the film.

The first thing I noticed about opening credits is that plain black backgrouns with white text are commonly used. It seems that this is popular because black is a scary, mysterious colour, and hides everything behind it. White font is used because of the contrast, which means your eyes are immediately drawn to it. The font is sometimes basic, like Aerial, but the more effective film openings would have faded lettering or blood splattered lettering, which would make it scarier. Blank slides with text are not used throughout the whole opening sequence though. There could be photos or cuts inbetween the slides.

Location Photos

As we are going to film our own horror film soon, we had to look for a location to film it in. There were many different ideas, but we eventually settled on doing it outside in somewhere that look like a forest.

We decided on a forest because of the elements it can bring to a horror film. A forest can give the feeling of being closed in on, of being trapped. The trees would block out a lot of light, so it would create the dark, dusky effect we are after. Also, there could be animals living in the woods, so there may be rustling or bird calls to make it realistic.