Initial Ideas for our video

Sound effects & Music

For our film trailer, we used two different songs, one for the fast paced section - 'Mein Teil by Rammstein' and for the slow paced section, a song called 'Fear 2 Project Origin'. I have included both these songs on my blog. Also inbetween the final transition, we used a banging scream sound. The music and sound effects are important as the pace and style of a song really projects the ambience of current affairs in the trailer. It helps the audience understand how the mood changes throughout. The use of two completely different songs fits the conventions of a horror film trailer.

Special Effects

We will not use any special effects as we do not have the time or equiptment (eg, a green screen) but some of the editing tools we used gave a really special effect kind of feel. For example, one of the end shots is the whole shot in reverse. It looks really out of the ordinary.

Dialogue (If necessary)

Dialogue is not used in the majority of horror film trailers so we did not use it. It didn't fit the conventions of a horror trailer. We planned to use dialogue at the start however it may not not look right. I think we will make our decision to include dialogue when we are at the editing process.

Camera Angles

A variety of camera angles is key to a successful trailer, it keeps the target audience interested. We will use lots of shakey hand held shots as they were shots to help the audience understand how scared the main characters are. We will also use a tripod when filming 80% of our shots as it stabilizes our footage. We will use a variety of shots, lots of long shots, medium long shots and close ups of the protagonists.

Editing

The first half of our trailer will be slow paced with each shot fading into one another with quite a smooth feel. The captions will not be that scary to start with until the pace increases. The music will link with the feel of the footage and clip being played. To make this clear, we will edit the clips to the music, having the beats fall on new clips. We would also like to use the sped up effect at some point in our trailer to create panic and rushing.

Mise En Scene

We will use mise en scene to show the different between the characters. The two young girls will be wearing dresses and going out clothes to show where they have just been. The killer will be wearing 'normal' clothes (trainers, jeans etc) and a hooded cloak type. We will film down a country lane and in woods as it portrays being trapped and unable to escape. The branches are like gates so the characters cannot leave. Our most important prop is the pram we will use, it's a modern pram to fit with the period of the trailer. We will direct the girls to project their awkward body language in the trailer to show their fear and how out of place they feel on a dark night in the woods.