Editing on Photoshop - Teaser Poster

This is some of the editing we have done for out teaser poster. We darkened the background and also brought out the colour in the face.

Location: Prime Areas for Shooting!

The kitchen- one of the murders takes place here so  its a prime shooting area within our trailer. The lighting is good due to the big window and it has the right vibe for our teaser trailer.

The front of the house is a good for establishing shots, and when we shoot in the dark the house looks effective due to the low lighting and freaky atmosphere which it creates.

Outside the front of the house is good for shooting, we have used it for a shot where someone is running away. In the evening its pitch black so creates a scary atmosphere.
Also outside of the house is traffic noise as its next to a motorway which is effective within the trailer.

The stair case is a good place to shoot as we are having one of the murders take place on the stairs. The shape of the stairs means we can get a good range of shots.

This is an example shot of something we may use in our trailer, where the victim is dead on the stairs.














This is another example shot we may use, where the victim looks as if she has been pushed or thrown down the stairs.

Point of View Shot Plans

These are some of the point of view shots we first planned. The first shot with the killer coming back to the tent, we thought this shot would be sinister and creepy and a good shot to use for out horror trailer.

The second shot of the first girl getting strangled is supposed to be scary and morbid as the audience cant see the killer but can see the victim. The use of sound and the victim asking 'whats wrong' should add an extra scary feel to the shot.

The last shot of the first victim with a lipstick kiss on her cheek should add a creepy edge as a kiss is the sign for love or affection which we've turned into sign for death. So it should add an unexpected twist.

Establishing Shot Plans

These are the shots that we originally chose when we were planning our trailer, we thought that using a tent scene would be really effective, but when the planning progressed we found it was going to be more difficult than we previously anticipated, so we decided we'd use the tent as a story-line not as a prop.

The laptop shot, was going to be based around the killer having a mental illness, and the killer witnessed a clip on the internet which triggered her illness out of proportion. But again as it progressed we decided against the idea of using the laptop, as the storyline of the killer having a mental illness has faded and if we bring it up in the trailer we fear that it may start to make things confusing for the audience.

The use of the flash between faces whilst the girls are in a huddle i think will still be used, because i think it'll be very effective in the trailer just to have a flash of everyones face, a bit of a "who's done it?" not for the viewers, but for the characters. I also think it'll be effective because it'll give the audience a chance to see all of the characters in the film.

Empire Cover Creation Stages

Small tweaks and recently acquired knowledge of Adobe Photoshop has allowed us to make slight technical adjustments to the relationship between masthead and image. Empire is a well known film magazine and therefore we could establish a way of placing the image in the foreground of the cover rather than her head disappearing behind the text! This minor change made a drastic impact to the look and professionalism of the cover. This means big things for marketing and establishment for PARANOIA!

Outlining the masthead text also helped change the feel of the cover. It makes more of a bold statement when outlined in black at 4pt thickness. It also made it better for us to make a connection with our audience as its direct. This links to the connotations of the image as she has direct eye contact with the camera providing the audience with a personal interaction. 

After studying some existing Empire magazine covers, we took ideas and examples to collectively start our cover for PARANOIA. The image was initially the main focus as it had to represent our main character and also determine a pose that worked to emphasize the tag line - 'Pushing the boundaries of modern horror'. This image was the best from a wide selection that we'd taken and once applied it became apparent that this worked to our advantage. 

Our first filming.

We had our first session of filming, on Wednesday 30th and over all it went really well, there were a few problems with, running out of time so we weren't able to get all of the footage. But we did start Kath's death and Ellie's death including make-up. And also some effective little snippets of footage to create tension throughout the trailer.

There was also a couple of problems with props, due to being no tent which was a major part in our trailer, and also having no laptop which is also featured, but we managed to carry on and complete the scenes that we were able to complete.

Paranoia! Makeup Test

This is our Make up test that we made into a small film clip. It shows our make up ideas and practicing cuts and bruising on hands and arms.