Monday, 30 June 2014
Music + Voice overs
Music is an important aspect to the overall mood of the movie trailer. I will need to have a fun, light melody to start as i am trying to create a happy joyful mood while showing Louis as a cute adorable dog. To contrast with this happy music, i will use a more threatening and darker song to convey the tension and conflict within the film. An obstacle i will need to overcome is that i cannot use copyrighted music meaning i must find royalty free music that is legal for use. I will do this by using the sound effects and music provided through imovie and after effects and also by finding music through the website http://incompetech.com. I will also add in voiceovers of screams and the sounds of a people in a threatening situation over top of the scary music. The use of voice overs will add dialogue and create a sense of jumpiness and fear upon the viewer. I want to do this by taking voice recordings of a pretend emergency 911 call and people screaming and yelling out, acted out by my sister and little cousins, and then editing it in.
Lighting + Camera Angles
LIGHTING:
The convention of Dark lighting is a commonly used convention in horror films and contributes to the overall mood of a scene. Dark lighting is generally used in horror films because fear is usually associated with darkness or the unknown. In the first scenes, Louis is going to be shown in a positive light and made to look cute and adorable. I will rely on natural lighting for these scenes, so i must film all these shots on a nice sunny day, in order to convey a light, joyful mood. As the mood begins to darken and we begin to see Louis in a negative light, the lighting of the scenes will become darker. I will do this by editing the shots on the editing software and also by shooting the scenes during dusk. My production plan will need to follow these requirements as the time of shooting is important in order to set the tone of the film.
CAMERA ANGLES
Camera angles are an important aspect when creating a film in any genre. In the horror genre, the use of certain camera angles have a particular purpose. I will use a variety of camera shots within my trailer. The use of high angle shots looking down on a subject is used to make the character or thing look weak and powerless. In my trailer, i will use high angles to make the victims of Louie look vulnerable. In the shots of Louie(villain), i will use low angle shots to make him seem threatening and powerful.
The convention of Dark lighting is a commonly used convention in horror films and contributes to the overall mood of a scene. Dark lighting is generally used in horror films because fear is usually associated with darkness or the unknown. In the first scenes, Louis is going to be shown in a positive light and made to look cute and adorable. I will rely on natural lighting for these scenes, so i must film all these shots on a nice sunny day, in order to convey a light, joyful mood. As the mood begins to darken and we begin to see Louis in a negative light, the lighting of the scenes will become darker. I will do this by editing the shots on the editing software and also by shooting the scenes during dusk. My production plan will need to follow these requirements as the time of shooting is important in order to set the tone of the film.
CAMERA ANGLES
Camera angles are an important aspect when creating a film in any genre. In the horror genre, the use of certain camera angles have a particular purpose. I will use a variety of camera shots within my trailer. The use of high angle shots looking down on a subject is used to make the character or thing look weak and powerless. In my trailer, i will use high angles to make the victims of Louie look vulnerable. In the shots of Louie(villain), i will use low angle shots to make him seem threatening and powerful.
LOCATION SCOUTING + MOOD
Location: My house and the street i live on
I have chosen to use my house and street as the main shooting location for my movie trailer. This will make it easy for me to shoot the scenes and i also wouldn't need to rely on anyone for transport. As the film is set in an ordinary house on a street, this is the perfect location for my trailer.
The mood of the film will be quite dark and gloomy. I will do this with lighting, dialogue, music and suspense.
Friday, 6 June 2014
Planning
Here i have plotted out some ideas for a new story line and shots for a film called Killer Dog. I have made the decision to change the overall concept of my trailer because i did not feel that many good ideas were coming to me with my initial concept.
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