'NIGHT BEFORE FILMING' VODCAST

'NIGHT BEFORE FILMING' VODCAST YOUTUBE LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU5ULEm3zCg

Tangerine Media Productions make a vodcast about next day filming; talking all about plans, props and people.

Written by: Becky Crisp

Trailer Analysis: AN AMERICAN HAUNTING TRAILER

What? The Legend of the Bell witch.
Who? Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, James D'Arcy and Rachel Hurd-Wood. It's directed/Produced/written by Courtney Solomon, She's basically the films production.
Where? The film is set on the Bell Farm, which like the legend is set in Southern United States, Tennessee.
Genre? Ghosts/ Poltergeist/entity's
Why? The events in the film are based on the American legend of the bell witch. The film switches from the 19th century to the 21st, and features a side story about a girl who is going through the same experience as Betsy Bell.

Could this be featured in the trailer?

Nothing starts a good horror trailer like eerie music. This music would be perfect for the tangerine trailer because it is high pitched and almost sounds like someone screaming; it also creates the horror atmosphere from the beginning of the trailer.

Written by: Becky Crisp

Trailer Analysis: SCREAM 4 TRAILER

What? A fourth installment of the Scream series and first of a new trilogy!
Who? Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox are the only returning main cast members from the previous films.
Where? Were going back to the same spot as 10 years ago!
Genre? Blood/ gore/ thriller
Why? Well, good old Ghost face is back. Returning for another stab at our old friend Sidney Prescott. Will she survive, won't she? In the years that have passed there have been no "real life" Ghostface murders but have been numerous sequels to the movie-within-a-movie Stab. Sid's done her best to move on from the events that occurred in the previous films, even releasing a successful book. The main characters have to figure out where the horror genre is in current days to figure out the modern events happening to and around them. It was reported that the actors were not given the script past page 75 in order to protect the identity of the ghostface killer. Basically... New decade. New rules.

Could this be featured in the trailer?

The film trailer starts with the typical 'black out phone rings "Hello Sidney...'. This one liner tells the audience 'Yes Scream is back and it's better'. By using this it throws the audience straight into the storyline. Even though Tangerine Productions trailer won't be carrying on from another, we can open the film with a short, snappy 'one liner' that will draw the audience into the story immediately.

This trailer also features cuts which lead onto written screens, 'One movie redefined fear'. This gives the audience more information that can not be explained via a voice offer or through the film shots itself. Tangerine could use this written feature to describe or give extra information which will help the plot become clear to the audience. It will also engage the audiences focus more because the will have to be more involved in the trailer.

SCREAM 4 TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlaZfOiGaCU&feature=channel

Written by: Becky Crisp

IDEAS FOR FILM NAME

The previous films are similar to ours. I will generate ideas from studying the names of these films and looking at what makes them work well.

- Case 39
- The ring
- The grudge
- The exorcist
- The others
- Lake mungo
etc

The common theme in all of these titles is the use of 'The' and then a noun. The use of two words is effective because it is catchy yet attractive and incises the audience. As for our film I think that we should a similar technique which doesn't reveal too much of the storyline yet still attracts a large audience. Ideas include:

-Missing
-Stolen
-Kidnapped
-Playing with food
-The doll house
-Taken

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Poster Ideas

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This is the original photo. Using www.fotoflexer.com I was able to make many varieties of it. Here are some ideas for the poster image.






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This is a possible song choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avOWoocql7c
The beginning is soft and melodic yet it builds up to a grungy fast pace. This would be good for our trailer because we want slow, soft music to introduce the girl, but I think that if it went into the grungy music then that could be good for the montage.
Natalie

The search for Porcelain dolls commences. Charity shops, young relatives, and ebay...

BASIC TRAILER PLOT: EXCLUSIVE!

BASIC TRAILER PLOT: EXCLUSIVE
(Sorry about the screen shot guys: Blogspot only loads JPEGS Pfft!)

Basically....
Where: Normal suburban neighborhood. Most of scenes shot in the woods, family home or church graveyard.
This gives the impression that anything can happen to a 'normal' person in a familiar environment. Audience can relate to the reality which makes them feel it could happen to them!
When: Day and night. Even in the day things can get scary!
Who: Young girl goes missing, but how will her mother survive?
What: Just wait and see!



OPEN SHOT> Young girl is walking and walks into a wood
she finds a doll and picks it up > hear her screams CUT TO blackout.

At the moment we are discussing camera angles, shots and appropriate cuts. Tangerine productions feel it is important to create as much dramatic effect as possible and feel it will be created by camera direction. We are also consulting music and sound ideas. This enhances suspense and creates a horror atmosphere.

Horror plots usually have a theme. So, Tangerine have brainstormed classic horror themes that could continue from this open scene:

---Vampire
--- Frankenstein
--- Werewolf
--- Mummy
--- Invisible Man/ entity
--- Ghost/haunting
--- Witchcraft/satanic/religious
--- Zombie
--- Slasher/psycho/homicidal maniac
--- Monster/creature feature/Godzilla
--- Mockumentary
--- Revenge
--- Possession
--- Killer/evil doll
--- Killer/evil animal
--- Killer/evil child

Tangerine Productions are discussing all outcomes and are sure the final theme will be 'bloody' brilliant. What do you think should happen next?

Written by: Becky Crisp

Trailer Analysis: THE LAST EXCORCISM TRAILER

What? The film is the last of the excorcist films.
Who? Patrick Fabian, Iris Bahr and Louis Herthum
Where? It's set in Louisiana, America on a family farm.
Genre? Horror/Thriller
Why? The trailer shows the traditional exorcist traits i.e. abnormal body movements, possessed girl, devil crushing. However, it has a more audience to action relationship by the way it's filmed as a documentary. This makes the audience feel really in the action. The trailer sets the story in the first 10 seconds so the audience know it's an exorcist film with a whole new direction.

Could this be featured in the trailer?

The Last Exorcism is a mockumentary (mock documentary) horror film, we could incorporate this filming technique into our trailer so that the audience feel like they are the cameraman, witnessing the events close up. This makes the film more edgy and frightening because the audience feel like they are apart of the action. This mockumentary style will give a more audience involved response.

Tangerine also like the simple theme to all the exorcist plots where the girl becomes possessed.It gives an explanation for supernatural events e.g. things dying, abnormal events. Including strange happenings into the trailer in a montage will build up suspense, because of it features fast pace cuts and rising dramatic music. In The Last of Exorcism trailer there is a fast paced montage (beginning at 1:41) which features short, cut clips such as the girl making her body disjointed,very in various possessed states and elements of fire. This adds suspense which will make the audience curious to see more and therefore go to the cinema and watch it. Engaging the audience into what they want to see, makes a trailer successful and will guarantee the film to be a success.

THE LAST EXORCISM TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmrSR5O9QXc


Written by: Becky Crisp

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Written by: Becky Crisp