Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Group prelim: Reasons for choosing horror clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHqQzF4JXdE&feature=player_embedded
The reason why we decided as a group that this was a great clip to analyse was due to the fact that it used a large variety of camera angles alongside many complex horror elements such as the supernatural, which we found was an easy task as the supernatural is the unseen so therefore, we were able to recreate the scene with close attention to detail because a lot of the scare elements within this clip were behind closed doors such as the banging and the appearing of the doll. This was key for our project as we only had six days to record and edit the clip and taking that into consideration, I believe we worked well as a group and productively.
Furthermore, another reason for choosing this clip was the fact that the scene fitted perfectly with Sophia's house, the layout of the rooms and corridor. In addition to this, Sophia's house was the best place for the group to gather at as it was free which made recording a whole lot easier and it is close for myself and our group to go to.
Moreover, the lighting for most of the clip was easy to obtain as we simply used our phone's flashlights and several room lights to create a dark effect as light and dark contrasted but the camera focus was on the dark which dimmed out a lot of the light. One problem we experienced with lighting was in the scene where Sophia through away the doll. We attempted to use the flash of the camera, however this did not sufficiently light her porch and so we asked Mariyam to hold the lamp near Sophia while Annamaria recorded the shot from an aerial view. This was another problem as Annamaria had to physically lean out the window as we did not have a drone for starters and we did not have any stand for the camera to stably be placed on.
We used one prop for this clip, which was the doll. Although it is not a copy of the original Annabelle doll, we applied makeup on the doll in order to create a horror effect to create anxiety within the audience. The reason we did not obtain an actual Annabelle doll was mainly because we had six days to complete this project and the prices online were rather expensive, ranging from £50.00-£100.00.
The reasoning behind the choice of this clip was due to the fact that, when we watched this movie as a group, it genuinely scared each and every one of us which meant that it had great elements as I personally aren't very interested in horror movie as they seem so predictable and don't place me on the edge of my chair. Also, this movie kept us engaged throughout the whole duration and it was the beginning of the haunting on Annabelle's behalf.
The one main difficulty we interacted with was as stated before, the time restrictions. The fact that there was such as lck of time, we were unable to recreate the complex angles to the standard which we could have if we had say for example, a week more. Also, the fact that time was so short, it didn't allow us to order the actual replica of the Annabelle doll and obtain props which could have been used to produce more interest for the audience.
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