CJ- Concept Development

Horror (basic ideas):

• Fast cutting rates creating tension.
• Set at night in low key lighting to anchor the visuals to the genre.
• Frames containing photographs adding to the mystery.
• A shot of a shadow to build suspense
• Tracking shot of someone running
• Studio sound e.g gravel under the car wheel. Amplifying the sound (selective sound).
• Flashes throughout the sequence
• Fast frames of a man in a mask.
• Creepy font relating to the genre.
• Shallow and deep focus (pull focus).
• (Tension building) a masked man in the background, leading to a shot-reverse-shot in which he's not there anymore.
• Location: Middle of nowhere. Dark, wet, creepy etc.
• Sound bridge (radio)
• Establishing shots (props e.g knives, blood etc.)
• Montage
• Dates, Time etc.
• Drained colour/ High contrast.
• Text interacting with scene.
• Partial visuals, split screen.
• Layers.
• Reflexion on the glass shows figure.
• Mirror closes to reveal man standing behind.

Inspirations:

The Strangers (2008)

• The Strangers is a perfect example of the sequence we would like to create. The whole story is about the confusion of the couple being hunted by "strange" figures, but not knowing. The film shows many shot-reverse-shots allowing the audience to see the "strangers" but not the couple in the film. This is the main tension building factor within the film, making it the perfect example for  the development of our production concept.
• The use of up-beat music is used to juxtapose with the action in the scenes, adding to the confusion and nerves of the audience.

Texas chain saw massacre (2003)

• The texas chainsaw massacre is another inspiration in the making of our production due to its physcho twist and creepy main character.
• The introduction to the film is a perfect example of what we would like to achieve with our intro. The frames include props such as knives, blood, pictures, literature etc. which all add to the build up of tension and mystery.
• The main character is also the type of figure we would like to feature in our production due to his  famous history and link to horror & gore.