Denotation and Connotation

Image	Denotation	Connotation
Still from Scream	A blonde girl, holding a phone to her ear looking at something/somebody through a window who is holding a knife and is wearing a white mask and a black cloak. She is dressed in a cream jumper, juxtaposition in clothes.	Innocent blonde girl in danger, is going to be killed by the person in the mask, they are dangerous.
Still from Psycho	A lady in a shower, wet, looking at something with a shocked expression on her face.	Something is scaring her/shocking her, signifying that danger is nearing.
Still from Gothika	A girl facing writing that is written on the wall, saying “Not One” in red writing. She is dressed in normal, plain clothing.	There is a message written in red which signifies blood, and danger suggesting death and murder.
Still from  Friday 13th	A blonde woman dressed in dark clothes stood in an empty car park, facing a man who is far away and blurred from our vision.	The man who is unclear seems mysterious as we cannot see who he is. The open space and the man suggest to us that there is danger ahead.
Still from The Exorcist	A girl with cuts all over her face, long red her, blood dripping from her mouth and eyes wide open that are just white and black with no colour. She is dressed in a white blouse.	The cuts on her face signify violence and blood. Her long red her suggests she is dangerous. Although she is dressed in the colour white which represents purity and innocence, there is a juxtaposition.
Still from The Ring	A young girl sat on a chair in an empty room, looks clinical. She has long black hair that covers her pale face. Wearing a very white, clean dress and little girls shoes. A wire is near her.	The young girl looking pale, suggests that she is ill, signifying that she could be possessed by something evil. Again there is a juxtaposition between this and her innocent clothing.

Still from Omen	A young boy stood in a black and white suit stood in between white crosses in a grassy field. He is wearing a black hat on his head, and he has his hands on his hips looking up towards this camera.	The stance that he is stood in shows us that he has confidence and power. There is a juxtaposition between the boys clothing and the white colours of the cross, signifying that he is evil, as white signifies purity.
Still from It	A person with a painted face and fang like teeth. Red hair and green eyes. Placed on a black background.	The painting on the face signifies the figure of a clown, there is a dominant use of the colour red signifying blood and danger. They have their mouth open looking as if they are ready to bite something.
Still from Halloween	A man looking over a staircase shot from a low angle, holding a knife and wearing a pale mask.	Him looking over the balcony and being shot from a low angle shows us that he is looking down at something and that he has the power and is superior. The knife suggests danger, and violence signifying that he is going to kill someone.
Still from H2O	A man with a very white, pale face who is looking through a hole/porthole and a woman with a terrified expression on her face. There is a blue colouring within the shot.	His pale face suggests to us that he is ill or dead, as it is juxtaposed with her rosy coloured face looking alive. The use of blue colouring and a porthole reinforces the fact that they are on a boat.

 Still From the film 'Scream

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Still from the film 'Psycho'

Still from the film 'Gothica'

Still from the film 'Friday the 13th'

Still from the film the 'Exorcist'

Still from the film 'The Ring"

Still from the film 'Omen'

Still from the film 'IT'

Still from the film 'Halloween'

Still from the film 'H20'

Mood Board...

I have created a list of things which I am afraid of  and this is what they are:

My car breaking down in the middle of the woods

Children in horro films- this is scary because children in horror films are usually evil and you would find that children are usually good therefore they are more scary.


Sharks- sharks are scary because they a known to be able to eat humans and also this was re- enforced by the film that was made...'Jaws'


Deep Sea- The deep sea is scary because there is a common fobia of people being scared of the open sea... this is backed up by the film 'open water'


Terrorists- people are scared of terrorists because they put your live to risk and everyone know what depressing things they can do.

Creepy houses- people are scared of creepy houses because something always bad happens in horror films hence why people are scared. 

 

Prelim Post production...

To get in to our footage we had to check into final cut server and our group had to make a name for it. Then we had to name every clip so we knew which one we wanted to use and not use. At the end of using final cut sever we had to save and then sign out of the sever to allow other users to sign in.

The purpose of the continuity editing is to make the film more believable and so we don’t notice the editing. It is important to follow a specific film language because it ensures that only the relevant story points are shown, to manipulate time and space in the narrative, to force the audience to identify with the right characters and to make sure the story makes sense to the audience.

 When logging our shots we choose a shot from every angle we have filmed to make it clear to make that scene as clear as possible to the audience. For example it could be a conversation between two people and showing all of these shot makes it clear where they are standing in the scene, and it also show what their reaction is to what the other person is saying. However it is not only to do with this, it is also to put the right shot in to get the right point across to the audience therefore making it the best fit.

We also needed to organise the shots to make it look like a story. This is why we have a thing called a storyboard. This could also make a decision on what side you want the audience want to be on. This will help by giving the person you want to be the most important in the scene, by giving them the most of the screen time and also giving them the privilege of close-ups.

Linking to organising the shots, choosing which shots you put in front of another helps with the flow of the film because it makes it look more continuous by lets say for example, if someone is walking through a door you want to film them walking in from outside and then you want a shot of the walking in form the inside. This helps when it comes to editing because it creates a smoother flow of the film. You would put a cut in-between the first clip and then link it onto the second so it looks like it is shot all at once.

When editing in final cut we cut from the MS of both characters speaking to the EUC of A’s mouth to create a dramatic build up on what they are saying rather than the action. By using an ECU on the mouth all focus is drawn to it rather that other actions in the room.

 Story Board

Today we started filming our first draft storyboard of which we practiced the shots that were in the storyboard. When we looked thought them we found out that we had broken the 180-degree rule and that we had got most of the shots wrong. It was quite annoying but it made us learn for next time.

The location we decided to film in was in a classroom. We filmed it in there because we felt like the Mise-en – scene suited the point we were trying to get across. The room worked really well because when we used the correct lighting with the two tier lighting system, it created the verisimilitude of a classroom.

Our roles in the task were rotated through our group. I was the cameraman, director and I also helped set up the scene. All of this will help me when I do my thriller later on in the course

Lighting and other important things we had to do.

We though about the lighting and we made it soft because it was the most effective. This was important to the scene because it made the room look more realistic. It was effective because it made the shot what we wanted it to be.

We also used all of the techniques and knowledge that we learnt on the blog below. We also needed to choose which shots we were going to do.