The Dare
A group of teenagers decide to spend their halloween playing truth or dare. One dare leads them into the local graveyard where they suspect they're being followed. The further they venture the more they lose their way, one by one they slowly go missing, will the remaining few get out alive? ...
Monday, 17 October 2011
Saturday, 15 October 2011
'Scream' - Personal Response.
I think that the film 'Scream' is not the best film that I have seen. I think this because of it's sheer predictability and cheap budgeting.
The costumes and SFX look cheap and tacky compared to other films in the same genre as this one. The events that we see unfold seem too predictable as we can almost guess what is about to happen before it does. This could however be done delibrately as the two killers were obsessed with horror movies themselves and so they use the most predictable situations to find in a horror movie.
The events that happen are not very scary as the tense classical music gives the scenes more of a sense of tension and scare. The film is reliant on the music as the storyline is pretty weak: Girl gets left home alone, murderer tries to kill her, she escapes near-certain death about five-six times, watching her friends and neighbours being killed off in the process but only cares about getting away herself... etc.
The characters we do meet are relatively irritating and have personalities that grate on you as an audience leaving us wanting them all to die - there is no sob story making us feel for the characters.
I would much prefer to watch a high budget recent horror film with modern SFX and a better rated cast list.
The costumes and SFX look cheap and tacky compared to other films in the same genre as this one. The events that we see unfold seem too predictable as we can almost guess what is about to happen before it does. This could however be done delibrately as the two killers were obsessed with horror movies themselves and so they use the most predictable situations to find in a horror movie.
The events that happen are not very scary as the tense classical music gives the scenes more of a sense of tension and scare. The film is reliant on the music as the storyline is pretty weak: Girl gets left home alone, murderer tries to kill her, she escapes near-certain death about five-six times, watching her friends and neighbours being killed off in the process but only cares about getting away herself... etc.
The characters we do meet are relatively irritating and have personalities that grate on you as an audience leaving us wanting them all to die - there is no sob story making us feel for the characters.
I would much prefer to watch a high budget recent horror film with modern SFX and a better rated cast list.
'Scream'
The film begins with the sounds of screams and a heartbeat as the title of the film is displayed. These are typical sounds in a horror film.
The starting sequence is set at night in an isolated house which has been separated with the rest of the town; inside of the house is a young, blonde and good looking female she appears to be alone. This is a typical horror movie character as she is a vulnerable teenager home alone which makes her easier for the killer to get too.
The girl is about to watch a horror movie when she her phone starts to ring. The caller does not reveal his name and keeps asking the girl questions this creates a sense of mystery. There is tense non diegetic piano music that is played when she realises that the caller is watching her, this build suspense.
When the boyfriend is revealed tied up in the garden there is fog and mist which enhances the eerie-ness. There are diegetic sound effects when the boyfriend is killed of blood dripping and him being stabbed.
Close-ups are used to show the emotion on the characters faces.
The editing pace is dramatic and fast paced.
The murderer wears a mask which enforces the mystery and also creates an Enigma as the audience are left guessing who the murderer could be.
The audience are pulled into a false sense of security when the police are at the school, it creates a sense that the school cannot be touched by the killer; it is a safe place for the teenage characters. However, when the head teacher is murdered the audience know that he will stop at nothing and that the characters are still in danger.
Point of view shots are used to show that the two girls are being watched as they talk on the porch.
Heavy dark rock music is used to represent the genre of the movie.
The horror movie being shown on the TV at the teen’s party reflects the events that are happening in the film.
When the policeman gets injured it creates a sense of lack of security which enhances the feeling of suspense.
The starting sequence is set at night in an isolated house which has been separated with the rest of the town; inside of the house is a young, blonde and good looking female she appears to be alone. This is a typical horror movie character as she is a vulnerable teenager home alone which makes her easier for the killer to get too.
The girl is about to watch a horror movie when she her phone starts to ring. The caller does not reveal his name and keeps asking the girl questions this creates a sense of mystery. There is tense non diegetic piano music that is played when she realises that the caller is watching her, this build suspense.
When the boyfriend is revealed tied up in the garden there is fog and mist which enhances the eerie-ness. There are diegetic sound effects when the boyfriend is killed of blood dripping and him being stabbed.
Close-ups are used to show the emotion on the characters faces.
The editing pace is dramatic and fast paced.
The murderer wears a mask which enforces the mystery and also creates an Enigma as the audience are left guessing who the murderer could be.
The audience are pulled into a false sense of security when the police are at the school, it creates a sense that the school cannot be touched by the killer; it is a safe place for the teenage characters. However, when the head teacher is murdered the audience know that he will stop at nothing and that the characters are still in danger.
Point of view shots are used to show that the two girls are being watched as they talk on the porch.
Heavy dark rock music is used to represent the genre of the movie.
The horror movie being shown on the TV at the teen’s party reflects the events that are happening in the film.
When the policeman gets injured it creates a sense of lack of security which enhances the feeling of suspense.
Sunday, 9 October 2011
Horror Film Trailers: Don't be afraid of the dark.
The plain black screen gives off the impression that you are sat in the dark. This relates to the film title of 'Don't be afraid of the dark' and also darkness is a typical feature of a horror film.
There is non-diegetic sound from the creep whispering voice over which creates an eerie feel to the movie and accompanied by the dark screen gives off a sense of not knowing and isolation. It also creates a tense atmosphere.
The title of this film appears suddenly with a loud drum and violin like sound and the clip used at the end of the trailer with the screamer zombie is used to make the audience jump to give them a taster of the adrenaline rush they will get from being scared.
All the clips used in this trailer have low key lighting.
There is non-diegetic sound from the creep whispering voice over which creates an eerie feel to the movie and accompanied by the dark screen gives off a sense of not knowing and isolation. It also creates a tense atmosphere.
The title of this film appears suddenly with a loud drum and violin like sound and the clip used at the end of the trailer with the screamer zombie is used to make the audience jump to give them a taster of the adrenaline rush they will get from being scared.
All the clips used in this trailer have low key lighting.
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