Period of equilibrium:
Drive with friends into woods
Gets our of the car,messes around whilst drinking
Car doesn't start
Finds house
Explores house
Moment of disequilibrium:
Girl under door and Flash back with teddy
Period of disequilibrium:
Mirror Bussing
Music Box- established
Appearing and disappearing
Music Box
Girl from cupboard
Girl crawling up the stairs
Shadow type bussing
Crawling from under bed
Rattling tea set
Dolls head moved
Dolls/teddies hung
Blood
Reaction shots, screaming
Dragged under bed
Burnt bear
Girl from dark
Dripping tap
Girl in corner/ dark
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Poster Analysis: Friday the 13th
-The title is placed at the bottom of the poster in red lettering, this relates to the ideas of red being a sign of danger and blood. The word “Friday” and the letter “13th” is put in bold so that it is emphasised to us, giving us the impression that this day and date is important to the film.
-The tagline is placed at the top “welcome to
-The credit block and the studio and distributors logos are placed at the bottom of the film poster.
Bleak Hill Lane Script:
Woods:
Exterior, establishting shot of woods panning into a car at dusk with three teenage girls in the car, listening to the radio and talking. Exterior shot of car stepping and girls getting out still talking. Shot of girl who was driving opening the boot and getting alcohol. Long shot of girls walking out into the woods messing around and drinking. Time passes and they get in the car to go home (montage.)Interior shot of girls in car, car doesn't start.Exterior shot of girls getting back out of the car, finds house, camera follows girls as they find a way into the house.
Emily:Did you hear about Lisa at Jo's party?
Saphie:Yeah she got with that guy Matt didn't she?
Emily: In Jo's mum's bed!!
Georgia: OMG! NO WAY!
*laugh*
Saphie: That's so wrong
Georgia: Yeah, but I heard that someone in this car got a bit busy themselves at the party.
*everyone looks at Saphie, Spahie blushes*
Emily: You didn't!
Exploring House:
Interior shot, inside house, starts to explore, long shot.Checks phone.Walks up th stairs long shot. Long shot, panning into door, tries to open it. Emily ducks and looks under the door and sees footsteps from the crack, close up on crack. Stand back up, pans up the door. Close up on keyhole, eye seen through. Mid-shot, jump backwards.
Saphie: Hello???
Emily: The phone's dead
Saphie: Hello?
Georgia: I think the house is empty.
Emily: AGGHHHHHH!
Flash back:
Interior- bedroom. Close-up on hand taking the teddy from the bed. Flash of white (exposure). Fade from white and series of cut. Exterior shot,long shot of girl in dress skipping, long shot of her playig in the park- camera pans with. Close-up of girl over the shoulder playing with the teddy, pan around POV shot of bear, slow motion of bear falling. Cut to long shot of two people standing at a grave. Interior- bedroom, close-up on face: reaction shot, Emily drops teddy.
Mirror bussing:
Long shot of Saphie walking to the covered mirror. Mid shot over the shoulder pulling the sheet off. Looking into mirror, touching her face. Little girl walks past in the mirror *screams*. long shot turning around and little girl not there.
Music Box establishing:
Long shot of the room, close up of girls exploring the room, some POV shots looking in/under things. Close-up focus of music box, girl (teen) walks into the close up and opens music box.
Appearing and disappearing:
Little girl in the corner twitching, long shot. Jump cut, extreme close-up of her face at the camera.
Music Box:
Interior- Living room. Conversation, silence, soudn of music box. Reaction shot, close-up.
Georgia: Looks all we need to do is stick it out for the night.
*music box sound*
Saphie: Shit! What the hell?
Girl from cupboard:
POV shot, complete darkness, diegetic sound of foot steps. Door creaks open slightly leaving a verticle beam of light, focuses and sees girls exploring room.
Girl crawling up the stairs:
Girl crawls backwards, low light, long t mid-shot of girl creeping/crawling up the stairs.
Shadow bussing:
Clear sheet covering something, mid-shot of Georgia walking past. The little girls is standing behind the sheet. Silouette.
Crawling from under the bed:
Establishing shot of girls room, panning in on bed, girl crawls out.
Rattling tea set:
Interior- bedroom. Long shot of tea set on table, starts to rattle.
Dolls head moved:
Dolls sitting on the girls bed. Head moves towards the camera (mid shot).
Dolls/Teddies hung:
Interior- bedroom. Long shot of teddies and dolls with noose around their necks swinging in low light. Hanging from celing.
Blood:
Close-up of blood dropping into a puddle of blood.
Reaction shots:
Interior shot. Close-up of reaction sock face. On each characters.
Screaming
Dragged under bed:
Close-up, panning out to a mid/long shot. Emily moving away from the camera, arms streched out nails scratching on the floor. Eyes looking at the camera. Screaming.
Burnt bear:
Interior-Living room. Mid-shot of bear on sofa, suddenly burnt and ragged, back to normal.
Girl from dark:
Long shot, maual focus, girl appears from darkness.
Dripping tap:
Close up on the tap dripping. Slow it down in editing. Shadow on the tap.
Girl from corner in dark:
Mid-shot, camera focuses on dark corner, girl comes into focus.
Exterior, establishting shot of woods panning into a car at dusk with three teenage girls in the car, listening to the radio and talking. Exterior shot of car stepping and girls getting out still talking. Shot of girl who was driving opening the boot and getting alcohol. Long shot of girls walking out into the woods messing around and drinking. Time passes and they get in the car to go home (montage.)Interior shot of girls in car, car doesn't start.Exterior shot of girls getting back out of the car, finds house, camera follows girls as they find a way into the house.
Emily:Did you hear about Lisa at Jo's party?
Saphie:Yeah she got with that guy Matt didn't she?
Emily: In Jo's mum's bed!!
Georgia: OMG! NO WAY!
*laugh*
Saphie: That's so wrong
Georgia: Yeah, but I heard that someone in this car got a bit busy themselves at the party.
*everyone looks at Saphie, Spahie blushes*
Emily: You didn't!
Exploring House:
Interior shot, inside house, starts to explore, long shot.Checks phone.Walks up th stairs long shot. Long shot, panning into door, tries to open it. Emily ducks and looks under the door and sees footsteps from the crack, close up on crack. Stand back up, pans up the door. Close up on keyhole, eye seen through. Mid-shot, jump backwards.
Saphie: Hello???
Emily: The phone's dead
Saphie: Hello?
Georgia: I think the house is empty.
Emily: AGGHHHHHH!
Flash back:
Interior- bedroom. Close-up on hand taking the teddy from the bed. Flash of white (exposure). Fade from white and series of cut. Exterior shot,long shot of girl in dress skipping, long shot of her playig in the park- camera pans with. Close-up of girl over the shoulder playing with the teddy, pan around POV shot of bear, slow motion of bear falling. Cut to long shot of two people standing at a grave. Interior- bedroom, close-up on face: reaction shot, Emily drops teddy.
Mirror bussing:
Long shot of Saphie walking to the covered mirror. Mid shot over the shoulder pulling the sheet off. Looking into mirror, touching her face. Little girl walks past in the mirror *screams*. long shot turning around and little girl not there.
Music Box establishing:
Long shot of the room, close up of girls exploring the room, some POV shots looking in/under things. Close-up focus of music box, girl (teen) walks into the close up and opens music box.
Appearing and disappearing:
Little girl in the corner twitching, long shot. Jump cut, extreme close-up of her face at the camera.
Music Box:
Interior- Living room. Conversation, silence, soudn of music box. Reaction shot, close-up.
Georgia: Looks all we need to do is stick it out for the night.
*music box sound*
Saphie: Shit! What the hell?
Girl from cupboard:
POV shot, complete darkness, diegetic sound of foot steps. Door creaks open slightly leaving a verticle beam of light, focuses and sees girls exploring room.
Girl crawling up the stairs:
Girl crawls backwards, low light, long t mid-shot of girl creeping/crawling up the stairs.
Shadow bussing:
Clear sheet covering something, mid-shot of Georgia walking past. The little girls is standing behind the sheet. Silouette.
Crawling from under the bed:
Establishing shot of girls room, panning in on bed, girl crawls out.
Rattling tea set:
Interior- bedroom. Long shot of tea set on table, starts to rattle.
Dolls head moved:
Dolls sitting on the girls bed. Head moves towards the camera (mid shot).
Dolls/Teddies hung:
Interior- bedroom. Long shot of teddies and dolls with noose around their necks swinging in low light. Hanging from celing.
Blood:
Close-up of blood dropping into a puddle of blood.
Reaction shots:
Interior shot. Close-up of reaction sock face. On each characters.
Screaming
Dragged under bed:
Close-up, panning out to a mid/long shot. Emily moving away from the camera, arms streched out nails scratching on the floor. Eyes looking at the camera. Screaming.
Burnt bear:
Interior-Living room. Mid-shot of bear on sofa, suddenly burnt and ragged, back to normal.
Girl from dark:
Long shot, maual focus, girl appears from darkness.
Dripping tap:
Close up on the tap dripping. Slow it down in editing. Shadow on the tap.
Girl from corner in dark:
Mid-shot, camera focuses on dark corner, girl comes into focus.
Risk Assessment:
Scene | Risk | Safety Measures. |
Drive to woods. | Car crash. | Careful driving. |
Getting out of car. | Trip/Open door on someone/Tripping over tree branch. | Look where we are going. Mark the route for the actors. |
Car doesn’t start. | The car doesn’t actually start. | Call the RAC |
Find house | Disturb someone’s house. | Do not trespass. |
Exploring house. | Trip over/Break things/Bump into things. | Take away dangerous objects/ Careful when moving around. |
Girl under door. | Get a splinter from the wood | Smooth down the door and carpet/floor. |
Flash back with teddy. | Girl running around could trip/Strangers in the parks. | Keep and eye on her. Point out dangerous objects so she avoids them. |
Mirror bussing. | Mirror could fall and smash. | Keep it safely attached to the wall. |
Music box establishing. | Close on your fingers. | Close carefully/Hold open. |
Appearing and Disappearing. | Tripping over. Knocks camera. | Be careful. Mark the spots where they are meant to be standing. |
Hearing the music box. | Too loud. | Keep and eye on the volume. |
Girl from cupboard. | Breaking the camera/ get locked in the cupboard/Sharp objects in cupboard. | Scan the cupboard before filming/Someone monitor the cupboard door/hold onto the camera. |
Girl crawling up the stairs. | Objects on the stairs/Tripping down | Scout the route of the stairs/clearing them. |
Shadow type bussing | Sheet doesn’t fall down/Suffocation. | Keep the sheet safely attached to something and at a safe distance. |
Crawling from under the bed. | Bump your head on the bed. Hitting something underneath the bed. | Clearing under the bed. Show the actor when they need to lift their head. |
Rattling tea set | Tea set breaks/Falls over | Secure the tea set/ place it not on an edge. |
Dolls head moving | Dolls head falls off and someone trips over it. | Monitor the head and clear the space around. Make sure the dolls head is secure. |
Dolls and teddies being hung. | Breaking parts of the toys. Falling on your head | Secure them. Don’t stand underneath them. |
Blood | Slipping on it. Staining something. | Clear the space around it. Make sure everyone knows its there. Use a substance that doesn’t stain. |
Shock face screaming. | Something flies into their mouth | .Call the ambulance. Make sure theirs no flies around. Be health and safety trained. |
Dragged under bed. | Splinters. Hitting head. | Clear mat underneath them. Keeping head down. |
Burnt bear. | Catching on fire. Burn from touching the bear. | Burn in a controlled environment. Wear gloves when touching the bear. |
Girl from dark. | Falling in the dark/Walking into things. | Clear the area. Mark where she needs to go before the light is off. |
Dripping tap. | Spill on the floor. | Monitor the tap. Keep towels on the floor around. |
Girl in corner/Dark | Hit something in the corner/walk into something. | Clear the space. Scout her route. |
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
"A Nightmare On Elm Street" (2010): Official Trailer
Narrative Timeline:
Period of Equalibrium:
The period of Equalibrium never really happens. The trailer goes straight into disequalibrium . The cafe is lighted by floresent signs and is diserted. The weather is cloudy and dark.
Moment of Disequalibrium:The main moment would be the clock ticking very slowly and stopping.
Period of Disequalibrium:
Not being able to sleep.
Seeing things.buildings changing around them.
Running.
Screaming.
Having the same dream as eachother.
A man attacking them.
Knives.
Shapes in the wall.
Dreaming while they are awake.Scared to sleep.
Film Review: Title: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Director: Samuel Bayer
Year: 2010
Paradigmatic Conventions:
Setting: America "Elm Street" and dreams.
Character: Children from a nursery who are now young adults.
Villan: Freddy Krueger
Props: Knives on his fingers.
Plot Synopsis: A man is killing children in their sleep as they start to remember their childhood. He is making them remember more so that he can torture them as they sleep. They are trying to stay awake but their loss of sleep is making them ill and if they stay awake for too long they could fall into enternal sleep, a coma.
Poster Analysis:
Director: Samuel Bayer
Year: 2010
Paradigmatic Conventions:
Setting: America "Elm Street" and dreams.
Character: Children from a nursery who are now young adults.
Villan: Freddy Krueger
Props: Knives on his fingers.
Plot Synopsis: A man is killing children in their sleep as they start to remember their childhood. He is making them remember more so that he can torture them as they sleep. They are trying to stay awake but their loss of sleep is making them ill and if they stay awake for too long they could fall into enternal sleep, a coma.
Poster Analysis:
- Key image is the villain with his face covered by a large hat. This allows us to see just enough of his body but not his total face so we are still intrigued.
We are shown a burnt man and just one knife on his hand sticking out again allowing us to still be intrigued. The knife also has a glimmer of light shining off it to give us the impression that it is sharp, Also so that some people can recognise him from the previous films.
- The title is below him in red which is a well down symbolization of blood and danger. The colour also matches the colour of the jumper on the villain allowing us to see the connection between them. He is dangerous. The words “Nightmare” and “Elm Street ” are bigger then the other words allowing us to see them first and get a sense of this film, where the horror will come from and where it is set.
-The tagline is “Welcome to your new nightmare” this communicates the idea that this is a nightmare no one has ever experienced before and that perhaps you cannot escape it.
-The credit block is again at the bottom of the poster as well as the Studio and distributors logos.
-The release date is at the very bottom again in red and bold font to enhance this idea of danger and to also grab the reader’s attention.
We are shown a burnt man and just one knife on his hand sticking out again allowing us to still be intrigued. The knife also has a glimmer of light shining off it to give us the impression that it is sharp, Also so that some people can recognise him from the previous films.
- The title is below him in red which is a well down symbolization of blood and danger. The colour also matches the colour of the jumper on the villain allowing us to see the connection between them. He is dangerous. The words “Nightmare” and “
-The tagline is “Welcome to your new nightmare” this communicates the idea that this is a nightmare no one has ever experienced before and that perhaps you cannot escape it.
-The credit block is again at the bottom of the poster as well as the Studio and distributors logos.
-The release date is at the very bottom again in red and bold font to enhance this idea of danger and to also grab the reader’s attention.
Sunday, 16 January 2011
Devil Poster and film reviews
- The Tagline lets us put together the idea of the Devil and being possessed if someone travelling in an elevator is not what they seem. Also playing on the fear of Claustrophobia, being trapped in an elevator with five people around you.
- The key image is the elevator doors slightly open with just enough gap to show an upside down cross. When we normally see a cross sign we are instinctively relate it to religion, god and Jesus, however because this cross is upside down it could be representing the opposite to God which would be the Devil. Also the 6 at the top of the elevator representing the level they are on, also symbolizes the Devils and his number, “666”.
-The Title is placed at the bottom of the poster which could relate to the Devil being beneath us, also the tip of the cross is in between the ”V” in the word Devil almost giving us the impression that the red flames are coming from the Devil.
-The Credit block is traditionally placed at the bottom of the poster.
-The Studio and distributors logos are again traditionally at the bottom of the poster.
- The key image is the elevator doors slightly open with just enough gap to show an upside down cross. When we normally see a cross sign we are instinctively relate it to religion, god and Jesus, however because this cross is upside down it could be representing the opposite to God which would be the Devil. Also the 6 at the top of the elevator representing the level they are on, also symbolizes the Devils and his number, “666”.
-The Title is placed at the bottom of the poster which could relate to the Devil being beneath us, also the tip of the cross is in between the ”V” in the word Devil almost giving us the impression that the red flames are coming from the Devil.
-The Credit block is traditionally placed at the bottom of the poster.
-The Studio and distributors logos are again traditionally at the bottom of the poster.
Devil - The Night Chronicles | Trailer #1 US (2010)
Narrative Timeline:
Period of Equalibrium:
Walking into a building.
Signing in.
Waiting for an elevator.
Moment of Disequalibrium:
When the elevator doors behind them open.
Period of Disequalibrium:
The elevator stops.
The weather is stormy and dark. ( The camera pans up from the bottom of the building to the top, giving us the impression they are stuck high up in the building)
Lights go out
Hearing sound.
A woman has been hurting, Bleeding.
Not trusting eachother.
Strange things flickering on the camera.
Police, Fire brigade, and security cant get into the elevator.
Fighting eachother, trying to protect themselves with glass.
Flickers of them lying on the floor dead.
Glass smashing.
Screaming.
Someone falling from a building.
Falling down an elevator sharft.
Shawdow of someone fitting.
Film Report:
Title: Devil
Directed By: John Erick Dowdle
Year: 2010
Paradigmatic Conventions:
Setting: America, Elevator.
Characters: Five People. Tony, Old Woman. Sarah. Ben and Salesman.
Villan: The Devil.
Props: The elevator.
Plot Synopsis:
Five people are stuck in an elevator and one of them is not who they appear, One of them is the Devil. Strange things start to happen and people get hurt and start to die. No one can get to them and they are running out of time. Their only way to save themselves is to see themselves as they really are.
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