Character surveys Since we have decided to make Plot 3 our focus for our film opening, I decided to do some research on the characters which will be in it. The Victim I...
Non-diegetic Sound Research Following my research on the use of sound in film, I've decided to test out some Non-diegetic sounds/soundtracks for our own film opening. Typical non-diegetic sounds found in horror films are dependant...
Plot Ideas Now that we have done some research into the horror genre, similar films, and conventions, codes, make-up and costume, we came up with several plot ideas which we've roughly storyboarded. We decided...
More Locations Before summarising our plot ideas, we decided to go out and search for more locations in London, usually associated with the horror genre. This would give us an guideline on how...
Horror movies often utilise colour symbolism (though not very apparent) for a variety of reasons. Whether it's for mise-en-scene or simply just the effect, many of these films rely on colour to evoke...
Title research Nosferatu-1922 *As one of the earliest horror films, Nosferatu's typography was very simple, using only red and yellow colours. This was a style which was common to German gothic movies of...
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