Website Plan - 'Insidious'

Website Plans - 'Dawn Of The Dead'

Investigate how these monsters reflect the fears and anxieties of their contemporary societies.

Reflecting on the kind of monsters you could use in my horror movie – what are the fears and anxieties I am trying to provoke in my audience

Research on Monsters

Analysis of ‘The Exorcism’

Analysis of ‘The Exorcism’

Representation:

* The girl is shown wearing a white dress showing purity and innocence. She also has blonde hair which is a generic convention for horror film and also creates innocence.

* Victim also shown as villain – possessed, hair covers face suggesting mystery.

* The girl’s father doesn’t appear a lot in the trailer, however when he is, he looks like a caring father but however looks like an easy target. He makes you care about the daughter and father because they seem close.

* Cat- Superstitions, the two are linked, girl and cat. Wild nature.  Made to look animalistic. White cat, reflecting pure.

* Reverend – dress is professional

* Location – simple, rural ‘could happen to anyone’

Sound:

* Music heard in a church which connects with religion

* The religious music then stops and then makes a low bang noise; The non diagetic sound which sounds to be the reverend  ‘if you believe in god then you have to believe in the devil’.

* Low drumming sounds, representing heartbeat, making you tense. Building up tension as the trailer goes on.

* When she becomes possessed, high pitch noises sound out.

* She laughs so suggests that the devil is enjoying what is happening.

* Diagetic sounds enhancing the breaking of her bones

* Low pitch bang when text comes in which draws our attention.

* Fast bangs speed up the trailer and create a more tense atmosphere.

* A lot of sounds to create tension.

* Non-diagetic, Narrator at the beginning of the trailer telling a story.

* Scratching sounds – Knives of nails scratching on glass. These sounds can make people feel very uncomfortable.

* Diagetic – Breathing of the girl to show how distressed she is.

Camera:

* Establishing shots to show the location – showing vulnerability making us feel sorry for the characters in the house.

* Rural location

* Rough camera work – not quite hand held, point of view shot. Uncertainty of fear.

* Obscure camera shots to make us feel uncomfortable

* Point of view shots to make you feel like you are actually there.

* A lot of shots to frame to look through a door, so you’re not just looking at them in the room.

* Documentary feel- real life. Making you feel like you’re with them.

* Close up shots of faces – limiting of what we can see. Rapid cuts. Glimpse of action.

* Panning – looking at the house through the car. Point of views. You are the person within the scene making it scarier.

Editing:

* Fade outs – eerie atmosphere

* Jump cuts- adds tension

Text:

* Time stamp (19 seconds in) telling the audience when and where the location is. News report font, accept the text is damaged.

* ‘Lionsgate’ (28 seconds in) showing the entertainment studio that helped create the film. Institutional information.