Organisation

Potential props: 

I think this large ornate mirror which is in my bedroom could prove to be the perfect prop for a horror movie, in a lot of horror films you see mirrors as they can show both the character and what is behind them all at once. A mirror shows the characters expression and the actuon behind them at the same time. There is a sense of vulnerability when there is use of a mirror. 

Organisation

  I have still only got 2 blog posts in the area of target audience. I need to compile the results of my Survey Monkey so that I have a bit of research which relates to what people think are the most effective aspects of horror films, the trailer, magazine covers, and posters. 

Target Audience

I have made a tweet which shows one of my blog posts showing the potential fonts. I did this so that I could receive feedback on social media because it is a quick way to communicate. The response I have received says that 'Corrupted Democrazy' is the most suitable font to use for a horror film based on a multiple personality disorder. 

Organisation

Making a mindmap of potential film names has helped me to gather a few ideas which I have had and evaluate the effectiveness of them all. I like 'Tormentor' and 'Deranged' however I want to try and develop something slightly more original as I feel like the majority of the names here are quite plain. The name of the film is one of the first things people look at and I therefore want it to be eye catching however I don't want it to reveal too much about the film. Hannah has also created a mindmap of names which she likes. We are going to make a smaller mindmap of all of the shortlisted/developed film names. 

Planning

This is the template I have created for my film poster. I am trying to keep to a theme throughout the trailer, the magazine cover and the film poster. I am going to use the same fonts throughout all three of the products to make sure that there is a link between them. I am going to attempt to use a colour scheme however this may differ between the cover and the poster.
My magazine cover does not have any cover lines apart from the main one so that there are no distractions from the compilation of photo's. My poster is going to be one image rather than a collage of multiple ones. I want the poster to portray a different atmosphere than the magazine cover.

Research into similar products

                                     

This edition of 'Dazed' magazine is similar to something which I intend to create. There are two different images which have been merged together to create one. This creates a sense of disorientation and confusion with the audience. There is a mixture of both a black and white image and a colour image which I think is effective however I will not be bringing this forward onto my magazine cover. There is again only the masthead and one simple cover line used which is similar to the edition of 'Little White Lies' and 'Film' magazine. 

Drafting

I have decided I am going to do an issue of 'Little White Lies' magazine for my cover. I have compiled a few idea as a result of my research into magazine covers. I have taken the idea of putting seperate smaller images which will fit together and create one. This is a rough idea of what I am going to try and achieve. The pink boxes will show the main character (the girl)'s face and the blue will show the "harrasser". This will hopefully come out to look like one face, half of it being the paranoid girl and half of it being the man she is paranoid about. I think this will be effective as it shows both of the main characters to the audience without revealing the main twist in the story line.

Drafting

Research into different words and sayings for paranoia has led me to coming across this. I feel like this would be a suitable name for the film as the main character is focused on the idea of a man stalking her. This relates to the first half of the definition of the word which makes a link between that and the theme of the film. 

Research

This cover is not particularly covered in cover lines or anything else however I really like the way the polaroid images have been merged together to create the cover. This is an idea which I would bring forward into my work as I feel that the idea of multiple pictures coming together as one reflects what I am aiming to achieve with my film. There are many different aspects of the film which all need to come together for it to make sense. Also this cover is not featuring a horror film however it can be adjusted. 

Planning

Fonts which would look effective for our ancillary products...

'Basic Scratch'

'Tripping on Acid'

'Corrupted Democrazy'

All of the fonts are quite distorted which would reflect the mood of the trailer, poster and magazine cover. 

Research

This magazine cover is similar to what I'm trying to achieve. I really like the way seperate pieces have been put together to create one image. I have decided I want to re-create something similar. I have had the idea that I am going to create a face which shows half the face of the paranoid girl and half of the imaginary "harasser". I think this will give the impression of slight confusion which reflects the theme of the film. Little White Lies magazine covers do not have cover lines or anything else to distract away from the main image which I quite like. This gives more space to create an effective image for the cover.

Drafting

Hannah and I have compiled our ideas for the ending of the trailer. These are things which we think will create a lot of tension and build up an atmosphere. A lot of these things we have picked up from existing horror films.

Organisation

In the creation of our trailer Hannah and I have decided to allocate seperate roles to each person so that their is an equal work load. 

Camerawork: Split between both 
Makeup: Caitlin
Lighting: Hannah
Directing: Caitlin
Costumes: Hannah 
Editing: Split between both 

Organisation

                                      

                                     

Looking at different areas of the house which provide potential shots for the trailer was something I found useful. For example the double doors reveal a lot and when it is dark you cannot see anything in the distance. This provides massive potential for us to create a mysterious shot of a figure or shadow close up the door. 

The front door is going to be shot from a few different angles as it opens and closes at different points. Again the glass parts of the door would allow us to shoot the dark figure standing in the doorway which may shock the audience. 

Drafting

I have been working on a title and when doing so I began research in multiple personality disorder as this is what our film is going to be based around. When reading about it it explained that people who have this disorder feel like they have multiple minds so I searched for synonyms of the words 'multiple' and 'many' coming across ....

 I then looked into popular horror films based on multiple personality disorder for inspiration...

None of these film names have a particular relation to the theme however they are all still effective and subtly show the intended message. 

The film title 'Dorothy Mills' stood out to me as it is very simple however reveals the identity of the main character. Using the characters name reveals that there is a lot of focus on the girl however we want the focus to initially be on the 'man/stalker' in her house.