Thursday, 24 April 2014
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
The Demented: Final Cut (with annotations)
The Demented Annotations
Below are the annotations you can see in
the video for The Demented.
We used these to analyse and evaluate our
final product.
0.01
This shows the audience the film is rated
15, clearly indicating it is a psychological horror rather than a gory one.
0.07
Here we used a handheld camera which adds
to the sense of chaos.
0.18
We zoomed in on Frankie here to show a
close-up of her walking towards the house. The close-up adds to the emotion of
the moment, and tells us she’s walking towards somewhere important.
0.21
We filmed a point of view shot at this
moment, to establish that someone is behind the tree as if watching the car.
Seeing through the eyes of the antagonist is unsettling for the audience.
0.32
We panned the camera here to create a sense
of drama and scale to the enclosed location.
0.37
This shot shows the psycho/serial killer
peering behind a tree. Her black hair connotes evil, but her white gown
connotes innocence. This creates a conflict in the audience’s minds. Can she be
trusted?
0.42
For this shot we had the psychotic serial
killer on a swing. Reminiscent of similar shots from The Conjuring, this
again shows her child-like side.
0.56
A close-up of Libby’s face shows the
audience her terrified emotions. It also introduces the idea that the psychotic
killer is targeting the group of teenagers.
1.08
The psychotic killer smears blood on the
wall, connoting the sense of a murder and the general life threatening danger
of the narrative.
1.20
The heartbeat sound effect in the
background create a sense of urgency, and offsets the continuous shot to
maintain the energy and tension of the trailer.
1.25
This is the vital “jump scare” that
features at the end of all horror trailers. This utilises collision cutting –
moving from a lengthy, slow shot to a quick one – to suddenly shock the
audience.
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