Let the right one in

The blurry, scratched and faded background, is an idea that i liked, the distorted effect is something i am planning too try out. Also the idea of the shadow of the main character too make one of the letters up, is also an idea i will try out. This fits with the genre and atmosphere of my film. Both this poster and the poster below, play with the idea of the unknown and what you can't see, which again is very similar to the atmosphere of my film/trailer.




This is similar to one of my ideas, in the way that you can see the silhouette or the shadow, of the main girl to one side, however my idea develops in that you can see a shadow or silhouette of a man standing way behind her. I like the hand print on the sheet of glass, and the slight tint of red on parts of the glass- suggesting blood, the girl is standing in a way that implies that she is helpless, desperate and scared. All of these features together show clearly that this is a Horror, however without saying it outright.
However, the actual title is not that clear which in a film poster is quite a vital thing, if the title is clear that it is hard for it to be that memorable because of the fact that there are so many around.

Wolfman Film Poster

Again, i like the idea of seeing what she can't see. Despite the fact that this film has a supernatural theme, the forest and her persona gives the idea that she is obviously scared and alone (given the forest is empty) which is the same as the main character in my trailer. The figure moving towards her where she's hiding is good as again it plays with the idea of the unknown.

Final Destination Film Poster

This poster, obviously shows that this is a thriller/ horror, although it is not exactly clear what will be involved in the film , however it seems some what obvious what we should expect. This is a similar theme i am going for in the film poster also.

I liked the smashed glass effect, which splits up the face, so you cannot exactly see what you are looking at, an idea i had was to develop this by having a face in the top left hand corner looking down on her.

The Road Film Poster

This film poster gives no clue as too what will happen in the film, gives an idea of what genre we are expecting because of the colors and the fact that the whole scene is derelict and the atmosphere, which is tense.

I like the completely still and spooky effect you get from this, which is mostly from the colors and the emptiness.

Hide and Seek

This film poster rather than a lot of the other film posters i have looked at, it is not paying with the unknown. A simple but effective shot of the girl looking out the window. The thrill from this poster mostly comes from the tag line 'you can run but you can't hide.' The font is also something that works, I like the way in which it looks like a child has drawn this. Also, this is much more bold and stands out a lot in comparison to the title, which is in a simple white. Although, my focus will be on the images and the title, rather than the tag line.

Font ideas

The different fonts chosen, all have a scratchy and uncomfortable effect. I specifically like the fourth font, as the effect is that someone has written this. The third font, has only particular letters that work, and others that don't work.

Sound

The majority of my sound will be specific sound effects, to build tension; this is very vital in a trailer like this, especially within the montage. This sound will be non-diegetic and will be short sounds, rather than a specific soundtrack, although similar to ‘the strangers,’ I am planning on experimenting with a soundtrack, some sort of classical music, to give a tense and uncomfortable feel to the trailer.

Throughout, there are planned to be three main phone calls, and therefore it is harder to have a soundtrack with there being to much layering of sound. An idea of the sound i could use, is the soundtrack from the film 'Shifty,' the musical director gave us the rights too use this sound, and the whole track has many layers, including simple melodies, however conjoined with my footage, this has potential to increase the tension of the trailer.

Another idea, is too use classic up beat music, not only using sound effects, but also using an uptempo sountrack, which builds up throughout, especially throughout the montage, finally with a big and dramatic ending. This is similar too the trailer, the 'Disappearance of Alice Creed.'

In terms of getting the sound, there are various sounds from Final Cut that I am planning to use, however, on the Internet there are many sound websites, including: 'Freeplay music.'

http://freeplaymusic.com/

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