Special Effects Makeup

Model Consent Forms

Evidence of Test Shots

Test Shots

Production Company Final - 'Nocturnal Productions'

 This is our production company logo. We chose to use eyes as it links in with the name of our company - 'Nocturnal' - and having them flash to black links it in with this as it represents darkness and the night but also it is demonic which is a common convention used in horrors, and we have chosen to use this in our own narrative too. The colour of the font is white to contrast the black, typical horror-related colours, and the red glow on the outside helps give it an eerie feel but also insinuates danger or evil too.

Script

Storyboard

Protagonist Name

We decided to look up female names that can link to darkness or evil and therefore our narrative. The names we liked most that we found were Blake, Gracelynn and Lilith.

Meanings: 

Blake - Darkness/black

Gracelynn - Water, in reference to the fact that our villain is attracted to water

Lilith - Is the name of a demon 

Lilith got the most votes when we went around and asked peers which names they'd prefer for our narrative, we explained what each name meant so they'd have a better understanding. We decided to use Blake and Gracelynn for our supporting female roles.

Shot/Prop/Call List

Characters and Props from HollyRosa98

Narrative

Sub-Genre - Planning

Production company name/logo - Planning

Research - Findings/Analysis of Results

Research into Trailer Conventions

Trailers analysed:

Market Research: Don't Breathe (2016)

Audience Research - Reacting to Horror trailers and posters

Audience Research - Survey Results

Audience research – analysing my survey results from HollyRosa98

Research Rationale

PRELIM: Evaluation

PRELIM: Construction

Prelim - Construction and Editing from HollyRosa98

PRELIM: Clip

PRELIM: Shooting Schedule/Script

PRELIM: Planning

Storyboard of the takes we needed to replicate:

Analysis of a Horror Clip

Cabin in the Woods

Roland Barthes' Enigma Code Theory

Monstrous Feminine & Carrie

Clover's Final Girl Theory

Clover’s final girl theory from HollyRosa98

Audience Theories

Paul Well's Research & Stanley Cohen's Moral Panic

Well’s research and Cohen’s moral panic from HollyRosa98

'Psycho' (1960) vs. 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (1974)

Voyeurism and Laura Mulvey's Male Gaze

Camera Shots and Angles in Horror

Vampires Over Time

Vampires Over Time from HollyRosa98

Levi-Strauss' Binary Opposition

Todorov's Basic Narrative Theory

Propp's Narrative Functions Theory

Timeline of Horror

Horror Movie Conventions

Horror Film Poster Deconstruction

My Bloody Valentine - Tom Hanniger Deconstruction

Tom Hanniger, portrayed by Jensen Ackles, is the main villain/antagonist in the 2009 slasher horror film ‘My Bloody Valentine’ which is directed and edited by Patrick Lussier. Set in 2008, eleven years after the ‘Valentine’s Day Massacre’ committed by Harry Warden, the previous owner of the mines, gruesome murders start happening again and Tom Hanniger believes it is Warden although he is long dead. The result at the end of the film is that the murders were committed by Hanniger who was hallucinating and believed it was the man who nearly killed him all those years ago, Harry. 

Tom’s character goes after those who ditched him when he was almost murdered as well as anyone who happens to get in his way. Hanniger is suffering from mental illness and had developed a split personality between himself and Harry Warden, resulting in another murder rampage that mirror’s the events at the mines in 1997.

 

Tom is presented as a normal man who doesn’t appear to be in the wrong which can frighten audiences as it is a realistic idea as anyone could be suffering from what he is and you wouldn’t know. In the 2000s people were a lot more aware of mental illness and its effect whereas in the 1980s when the original film was made it wouldn’t because of the lack of awareness. Tom’s personality when he believes he is Harry Warden can be scary and extremely intimidating because he is dressed up in a full miner uniform and it is hard to tell who is inside due to the heavy duty protective wear. The outfit allows no expression or emotion to be shown from the killer which makes it even scarier as it almost dehumanises the killer making him seem more monstrous.

Introduction

Hi my name is Holly, I am 18 years old and I really enjoy horror films, TV shows and themes. Halloween is one of my favourite times of the year as I really enjoy the whole atmosphere and creepiness that comes with the celebrations. I really enjoy old horror movies as well as newer ones because they contain a lot more suspense and don’t rely on outlandish effects to create the atmosphere of a horror film, for example ‘Pyscho’ (1960) and ‘The Shining’ (1980). More recent horrors are also really enjoyable, although sometimes predictable, because the cinematography and effects used to create a scary atmosphere are a much higher quality. Some of my favourite new horrors are ‘The Conjuring’ (2013), ‘The Woman in Black’ (2012), ‘Crimson Peak’ (2015) and ‘Sinister’ (2012). I also love horror TV Shows, especially ‘The Walking Dead’ as well as ‘Supernatural’ and ‘The Enfield Haunting’ mini-series.

Sinister




                     





Crimson Peak

 The Walking Dead

 Psycho









The Shining