'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
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
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
Monday, 25 October 2010
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
Friday, 22 October 2010
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
Natalie
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
Natalie
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