Mock Ups

Mock Ups

                                                    

This was our original idea for our movie poster because we felt that it fit the narrative well. After analysing other supernatural movie posters, we began to discuss our mock up and decided that it did not fit our sub genre very well. After looking at the design closely we came to the conclusion that it looked to much like a promotion for a slasher movie and therefore we drew up a new design and decided to have a medium shot of the main antagonist.

Magazine Front Cover Mock Up

For our magazine front cover, we decided to use a medium shot of our main antagonist with a distorted look. After analysing other magazine front covers, we noticed that medium shots of the main antagonist or actor was the most common thing. We decided to carry this convention on, and we feel the image fits nicely on our front cover. We also decided to a halloween special on a normal film magazine, therefore the horror affect becomes more noticeable, we chose to do this because we did not want to make the magazine purely based around horror movies, such as fangoria. Our Masthead is also similar to many other magazine mastheads, because it is bold and placed above the main image, which is conventional in order for people to recognise the magazine. 

Movie Poster

For our film poster, we decided to use a similar image to our magazine front cover in order to keep a symbiotic link throughout our three pieces. The image is of the main antagonist looking into the mirror with a disorted look. We feel that this image is effective and will appeal to the target audience because it is a clever shot and is frightening. We also added 'based on true events' at the top of the poster which adds realism to our movie overall. The title and tagline are at the bottom of the page, which is a typical convention of  poster, so the main image stands our more.

Storyboard Of Film Trailer

Actors Featuring In Our Trailer

Name: Sonia Sharma
Age: 17
Occupation: Student
Character: Mary Wilson

Why we chose her: 

I decided to play the part of Mary Wilson who is the main antagonist in my horror movie trailer because i feel that with make up and costume, i looked the part. It is also very hard to find someone who is willing to take this seriously, especially if they are playing a part where they must be frightening and do strange things. Therefore I volunteered to play the part of Mary because I will take it seriously because it is my project, and I know that my trailer will be effective in the long run because when filming i will do what ever i need to do in order to create a trailer that is successfully scary. 

             
















Name: Charleigh Kirby
Age: 17
Occupation: Student
Character: Ella Garcia

Why we chose her:

Charleigh was chosen to play the part of our main protagonist because she is available to film on multiple days and she takes it seriously. We used many other females to film with, but unfortunately they dropped out of the project, and therefore we chose Charleigh because she is a reliable person. Charleigh is naturally very pretty, and dresses very casual with a modern look, which helps fit the modern feel to our film. We would not have to use any make up for Charleigh because we want the character of Ella to look very natural and pretty. 

                

Name: Stephen Yu
Age: 18
Occupation: Student
Character: William Garcia

Why we chose him: 

Stephen is a good looking and young male, who fits the character of William well. Although he is only 18, by dressing him modern and smartly, we are able to make him look mature and slightly older. Stephen is available to film with us on various days, therefore our filming will get done. 

Name: Jacob

Age: 11

Occupation: Student

Character: Logan Garcia

Why we chose him:

Jacob was a last minute decision to play the part of Logan who is the child of Ella and William. We struggled to find a child who was available to film on various days, or who was available to film the same days as our other actors. Therefore we asked around our sixth form and found someone with a little brother. Although Jacob is in year 7, he looks very young, which is what we need for our trailer.

Name: Nicole Broderick
Age: 18
Occupation: Student
Character: News Reporter

Why we chose her: 

Nicole was chosen to be in our trailer as the news reporter because she looks very mature and is also a media student, therefore she understands that taking it seriously is important. Nicole lives locally to where we were filming her scene therefore she could get there easily and stay for a long period of time in order to get it done. 

Name: Hayley Gorrod
Age: 18
Occupation: Student
Character: Police/Detective

Why we chose her:

The person we chose for playing this role was an issue because we preferably wanted a male who was slightly older. However we could not get an actor for this, therefore we chose Hayley because she lives down the street where we were filming and she looks a lot older then she is. We got her to dress in smart clothing, therefore she looked older and her face was not really seen int he shot. 

Practice Shots

These are a few practice shots we have taken for our film poster and magazine. The shots are very basic, without costume or make up, we took these shots to get a feel on which angle to take the photo from. We realised after taking various shots, that the mirror effect of the image works best with the light off, but using the flash on the camera. We found that the flash gave a gloomy effect to the photo, which allows the audience to see that we are trying to advertise a horror movie. With the make up and the costume, we feel as a group that our final photos will turn our to a high standard, and we feel that the type of shot we have used is really effective and will lure in the target audience. 

Reconaissance

This image is of the main hallway in the apartment where we are filming, The hallway is used a lot within our trailer because we feel it is a typical location for a horror based within a household. The hallway is used multiple times within our trailer, for example we see Ella running through the hallway, and we also get a shot of William walking down and seeing Mary in the bedroom. 

This image is in the far corner of the living room in the apartment we used to film. For our trailer we used this area for the mental hospital scene, where Ella comes to collect her mother who is now being released. Mary is sitting in a rocking chair facing this window when Ella comes to get her.

This image shows the bedroom in the apartment we are filming in. This bedroom is int he trailer a few times where we see Mary settling in to her new home. The bedroom is also significant in the trailer because it is the first place we see a disruption within the trailer. 

The kitchen is used within our trailer showing Ella and William discussing Mary, and how they think there is something seriously wrong with her. We feel that the kitchen is very modern which fits our modern horror movie. 

These are a few photos that we took of our main location, which is inside a house. Due to our trailer being based mostly in a house, we feel that it should be a modern day house, with a few antiques that give it that edge. There is a bedroom, which is important for our trailer because we have a really good scene to shoot in there, and we also feel that the hallway has a really creepy feel to it, because it is long and dark. The window view is a great shot, because this is where the main antagonist will be sitting, on her rocking chair as a part of the trailer. We still have more locations to explore, and we will be visiting these locations soon in order to photograph them. The bathroom is going to be used for our sting at the end of the trailer, we feel if we took all the colourful things out, it would be a good place to film.

This is a quick video of our schools hallway which we would like to use for the metal home's hallway. We would have to take off the colourful board sign, so that it looks less like a school and more of a hospital. we have chosen this area because there is a lot of iconography of horror such as the cross at the start of the video, the statue of Jesus and also the doors and hallway looks like a hospital.

This again is a quick shot of a hallway in our school, we can use this also for our horror trailer as the metal hospital hallway, it has colourful pictures but we can use it in the dark.

Tagline Ideas

Approaching the tagline for this film, we already had a clear idea for the narrative and film title, so the tagline had to tie in with both neatly. The primary idea was to have a theme of curing, healing and saving that is commonly tied to people with a possession; the idea of salvation. We also tried to connect the family aspect and came up with “How do you protect yourself from your own family?”, “Mother’s coming to visit. Forever.”, “Eternal damnation is hereditary.” and “A mother’s vendetta.”. After deliberating each of these, they were all ruled out though. The first, second and fourth seemed far too much like that of the slasher genre, and the third just did not fit in with our narrative as the possession does not pass down through generations. “The darkness wants you.” also did not quite fit the narrative as whilst the “darkness” is driving the mother to attack her daughter and her family, the tagline is slightly ambiguous in that it seems as if the daughter is in danger of being possessed, and that is not in the story-line. From that we came up with “They thought she was better, but she can’t be healed.”, but it seemed far too long as we wanted to keep the tagline short like the title. Upon that decision, we tried shortening it to just the last 4 words “She can’t be saved.”. As of there, we tried “cured” and “healed”, but decided that “cured” was in fact the best fit and so our tagline is “She can’t be cured.”

Film Magazine Name Ideas

The masthead of a magazine sets the standard for the entire magazine and also creates an opinion in the reader on the magazine and whether they would want to read it or not. Our magazine would appeal to our target audience, and would therefore need to contain aspects that would appeal to them. We created a brainstorm of potential mastheads in order to narrow down our ideas to a final decision. The options were varied, each trying to hit a certain target. Total Horror, whilst straightforward and powerful, it is to similar to an existing product, and therefore cannot be used. Now Horror, Movies 101, Box Office, Scene Stealer, Movie Galore and Blockbuster all seemed to be to cliche for our target audience. Frame was too ambiguous and could be mistaken for a photography magazine, as was Scene. This left us choosing between Shutter, Gore, and Shocker to choose from. Shocker seemed far too childish for our demographic, and so it was removed, however the choice between Gore and Shutter was more difficult. Gore would immediately connotate horror films, however Shutter encapsulates cinema as a whole. In the end, we decided to go with Shutter as it has a stronger connotation the film industry  and also provides us with a wide range of possibilities in regards to the design of the masthead. As Shutter is a film magazine, we decided to create a special Halloween edition to feature our film and focus on the genre specifically. This is so that we can play around with the fonts and colour schemes without having to adhere to codes and conventions as strictly as would be necessary with an average film magazine.

Film Name Ideas

To begin these brainstorms, we first looked over various existing film titles and observed the conventions that they contain. The titles can be split into two halves; one word titles and two or more word titles, each excluding “the”. The titles with 2 or more words tend to be limited to four words, and in some cases five as with “Last House on the Left” and those with one word have a single striking adjective that resonates with the audience. Essentially, the aim is to have a title that the audience will remember whether that is through its brevity, or the foreshadowing of terror that it gives. Whilst looking into titles, it became apparent to us that we mainly wanted a single word title, but none that we looked at fit our project properly. It was evident that we needed two words to do the narrative justice. However, forming coherent and effective two word titles proved challenging as our expectations for this title grew higher. In the end, we came up with three 2 or more word titles that were to be considered for our project. Overall, we found that “Darkness Within” had a much scarier connotation, as “Demon Within” was too obvious and “Last One Standing” seemed far more suited to an action movie. “Darkness Within” also has the connotations with possession, and therefore fits in with our narrative much more effectively.

Non Diegetic Sound Ideas

Non diegetic sounds

Typical non Diegetic sounds that feature in horror movie trailers tend to be big bangs, eerie sounds, added  music that creates tension, orchestra, piano, contrapuntal sounds and stabs. These non diegetic sounds are added in a horror movie to emphasise the moment of that scene. Music adds more tension to the scene because people get scared when there is a build up to a jumpy moment and so it gets us ready for something big. Usually the added music starts of slow and calm within the trailer then the pace gets faster as it goes on. A stab is one of the most effective types of non diegetic sound that is added in horror movies and its trailer, a stab is a short, sudden, burst of sound which is used to potentially make the audience jump. A stab is a crucial sound to have in the trailer since its one thing that the target audience always remembers. Stab sounds can coincide with a moment of drama and help to heighten the existing drama. Some sounds appear to add tension that matches the scene in the trailer/ movie, it just gives that extra fear factor that the audience want to hear since if it was only dialogue, it would not be as effectively scary. Eerie music is one main sound effect that is added to create tension. For example, in the grave encounters film trailer, sounds are used to create tension throughout, such as deep hums and then sudden stabs of sound. 

Our ideas

What we have decided to use for our non diegetic sounds are existing sounds from other movies and trailers. This will be an easy option since we would not have the high quality sound software to create these non diegetic sounds. We will use a range of sounds from contrapuntal music to stabs and eerie sounds.  We will use a range of sounds from other types of media like games, music and TV programmes. The soundtracks that we would consider using is from grave encounters, the devil inside, call of duty black ops zombie mode etc. We will also use sounds from websites that offer sound effects. All these would be added to the trailer to create a unique sound to it and effectively create a frightening trailer. We plan to use eerie and strange sounds for the beginning of the trailer, to build up the tension for the disruption in the trailer, these sounds will include a few stabs and deep hums. Contrapuntal sound will be used for our fast montage, because instead of using loud quick sounds throughout the fast montage we have decided to use the sound of a enhanced heartbeat which will get faster and then blend into eerie music, and then a stab of sound.

These are a few different sounds that we found on youtube that could be included into our horror movie trailer, because we feel that have that eerie factor to them. The first video is a sequence of eerier sounds which could be used at any point in our trailer, because it will create tension successfully and will lead up nicely to the build up of different sounds. The two game soundtracks include creepy piano music, which could be used at the start of the trailer for the narrative or at the end whilst the credits appear on screen. 

Lighting Ideas

One of the main elements of creating a movie, lighting can change the entire mood and perception of a scene. Horror movies utilize lighting to set the tone of a scene and also give foreshadowing of events to come. For example, if a girl is in a dark room with light only coming from her phone or natural lighting from an open window, then the audience sit in baited breath for something to jump out of the darkness. The reactions the audience have are also due to lighting conventions of horror such as profile lighting, back lighting, under lighting when the lights shine upwards, and ambient lighting. Each of these gives a specific tone to each scene that is unique.

Profile lighting is when light falls on only half of a person’s face. This gives a sinister tone to the scene and the character or it can highlight the shock on a victim’s face. Another use for this lighting is to highlight specific features that may be deemed grotesque, and this effect enhances that.  This image below is an example of profile lighting in Halloween.

Under lighting is also used for all of these reasons but is achieved by having a high angle light shine on a character from below them to make them seem menacing. These effects may be used in our trailer to bring focus to the protagonist’s shocked face as the protagonist attacks her.

Back lighting is the placement of a light in the background of the scene to create a silhouette of those in the foreground. This technique hides the features of those in the foreground and also gives a sinister effect.

Ambient lighting is the available lighting in a scene, such as the sun. This gives a more realistic and natural look to the scene. We will use this technique during the street scene as it will be outdoors and most styles of lighting will be rendered useless. Another example of ambient lighting is the moon, which is typical within the horror genre because it adds that eerie effect the the footage. Darkness is also something that could be used within a horror movie trailer because it is a typical convention of horror, using darkness instead of light will scare the audience further. Using shadow is also another option whilst filming, profile lighting is an example where shadow is used cleverly to create a sinister look to the antagonist. Half of the face is in shadow and half is in light therefore the antagonist is partially hidden. 

For my horror movie trailer, ambient lighting will be our main source available. We are filming the majority of our trailer within an apartment, therefore the lighting that we have will be used. For example, we have a shot of our main actress running down the hallway, and for this shot we turned all of the lights off, except one light to increase visibility, but also create an eerie effect. We decided to use ambient lighting throughout our trailer because we feel that supernatural horrors need to have a sense of realism in order to frighten to audience, and we feel that by creating this sense of realism, the audience will effectively be frightened. 

Camera Ideas

Camera shots

Trailer
The typical camera shots and angles that appear in a movie trailer range from long shots to extreme close ups. Generally they tend to start off with either an establishing shot of where the location is and where the whole horror scene is going to happen or a long shot of the protagonist. Throughout the trailer, we see a range of shots and angles to enhance a scene for example, a close up will be used in order to show the emotions of either the antagonist or protagonist, or to show us the demonic features and this can be shown in The Possession throughout. By using a range of angles it will give us an idea of how strong or weak the character at the certain scene, like a high angle shot looking down at the protagonist so represent that they are getting watched and make them seen vulnerable and weak. In Silent hill, high angle shots are used a lot which emphasises at the start that she is weak and vulnerable, but as the trailer goes on, low angle shots are used as she becomes stronger. 

Here are some examples of camera shots that are common within horror movie trailers:

Camera movement is also important in horror movie trailer because it improves the scene and adds fluidity to the trailer. Camera movements include tracking shots, crane shots, zoom in/zoom out, pan, tilt etc. In horror movie trailers, these movements are used frequently, which allows the transitions between shots to flow nicely. An example of a tracking shot is in the Amityville horror is to show how the house is, the environment and the area in which it is located. This is a good way of getting a lot of information in a small amount of time but yet it does not give out a lot of the narrative.

Poster/magazine
When analysing the posters and magazine covers, we have realised that there is a link between the main images and they usually are the same image but with less effects on the magazine cover. The shots that are used are usually long shots, mediums shots or a close up of the antagonist. A long shot is to show us the entire body and any deformities; it lets us see all of the it in one shot which gives us the idea of what is wrong with the antagonist. A close up is to show us the intensity of the demotic possession of the antagonist. These shots have been cleverly used to show the audience exactly what the story is about but they have disguised it well. An example where a long shot is used, is the Friday 13th poster, and this show allows us to see the whole of his body, and makes him look very dominating. The majority of supernatural movie posters include medium/close ups of the antagonist such as the possession and the devil inside and shown below.

Our ideas

We have decided to use a range of shots and movement within our trailer to attract and retain audience attention. If  we were to use only a single angle and technique of movement, the audience would soon become bored. To begin our trailer, we have decided to use an establishing shot of a house that pans to a medium shot of a reporter. We will use the movements to link our shots together to give the fluidity needed. We will also be using long shots and medium shots to show the antagonist throughout the trailer. Long shots are also being used to show Ella running down a hallway. We also plan to use a sequence of over the shoulder shots between Mary and Logan at the dinner table to lead up to a scene of possession and to create tension. Our magazine cover will feature a medium shot to show the audience the demonic possession of the antagonist. This links with the main poster that has the same medium shot but with a longer image that will be reflected in an old standing mirror. The poster will be shot in an over the shoulder fashion to show a contrast between her “normal” state and her possessed state. We have decided to use a medium shot for our ancillary tasks because after researching other posters and magazines, this seemed to be the most frequent shot used, therefore we agreed to stick to conventions. We also feel that our arrangement of the shot would not have worked if it was a close up, because the editing of the image would have become to obvious to the audience, but the medium shot is effective and also shows the mirror in the shot. 

Location Ideas

Location Ideas

The typical locations that tend to appear in horror movies are generally very isolated. These locations consist of isolated homes in a suburban setting, a forest, motels or a lake side area. These locations are used in horror movies to add to the effect of the victims not being able to get contact with anyone for help when they are in trouble. Isolated locations also allow vast building with a lot of rooms where the victim can be chased and it also created a maze like feel which adds more intensity to the chase. Amytiville horror is a key example as to where the location is an isolated house in a suburban area which allows the characters to have no contact. The strangers is another prime example where a couple are in an isolated house essentially in the middle of no where, and it is almost impossible to get help. These locations tend to be dark and dull areas which allow the audience to feel on edge when seeing these locations because they are typical areas where everyday people tend to be in. In supernatural horror movies a normal family home is used in order to scare the audience further because it is tainting the comfort of their own home, and they can no longer feel safe in their home. An example of a normal family home is Paranormal activity, although it may be a normal house, there is obviously something wrong within the house, and this scares the audience because they feel unsafe in the comfort of their own home. Locations in horror movies are key conventions which add to the movie’s success of scaring the audience. The location of a horror movie must be dark, and must be away from social contact; otherwise the audience would not feel scared. For example, a horror movie based in a forest makes the audience feel on edge because someone could be lurking in the trees, which gives a sense of someone watching them. Friday 13th is set in a cabin on the lake, which is in a forest, therefore is very isolated and a typical location for a slasher movie, because no one will find them and no one can help them except themselves. 

Our ideas

Taking into account existing locations for horror movies we have decided to use an isolated house for the majority of the trailer, because we feel that tainting the comfort of someone’s home will be key feature to scare our audience, some of the other scenes that we would consider using are an establishing shot of a mental hospital, a scene in the bathroom, and a hallway of a mental hospital. We feel that these locations are reasonably isolated which fits in the conventions of a horror movie. The establishing shot of the metal hospital will allow the narrative to become clearer for the audience because this will show them that there is something wrong with the character “Mary”. We would film these locations in available lighting to give it a dull atmosphere that creates more of horror movie feel. As we progress more through our portfolio, we will have images of these locations and we will get feedback from our target audience to see if these locations are effective to make our horror movie successful. 

Props Ideas

In any film, there is a selection of elements that make a movie work. These fundamental aspects are found in every movie and without them, the film is sure to fail. Supernatural horror movies generally keep to the same conventions of the elements of costume, props and locations of other horror movies but with subtle differences. 

An element that is important is props and within the horror genre, if chosen appropriately props can increase the terror in a scene, or destroy it. A useful facet of the supernatural genre in terms of props is that any object can look terrifying when supposedly possessed or cursed. The most commonly used are children’s toys or antiques as the innocence and the aged quality give it a creepy effect.

 Children’s toys have always been popular in the horror genre because, as previously mentioned, they portray innocence. The reason innocence is so scary in this case is because that quality is corrupted by a curse or an evil spirit and that resonates with the audience. Being a child is associated with being safe and secure, and by destroying that the horror is enhanced as the audience no longer feel the safety they expected from the objects. A prime example of this is in “The Woman in Black” when the toys are combined with the contrapuntal sound of a wind-up toy. 

Another example of this is seen in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining when young Danny rides around an empty hotel on his tricycle. The image of something so innocent paired with the tense music creates tension that raises questions in the audience's minds; "Where is he going?", "What's he going to run into?", and "What's behind that door?", and as Danny rides away quickly, the audience are left in wonder and fear at what lurks behind the door of room 237.




Antique items are always popular, and in some cases this is combined with children’s toys as seen in The Woman in Black, as they have a mysterious history that could hide all sorts of supernatural surprises. As well as that, previous centuries were deemed much more superstitious than present day and held séances, exorcisms and other events that seem out of place nowadays. One such antique item is the ‘Dybbuk Box’. This wine cabinet is said to be haunted by a Dybbuk, a restless, and malevolent spirit in Jewish folklore, that is said to haunt and possess the living and was the inspiration for the film “The Possession”.



The Dybbuk Box
Religious imagery is widely used and follows along the theme of superstition. The Christian faith is riddled with superstition, the main portrayal of that being exorcisms. Even before the movie of the same name, exorcisms have been seen as a terrifying event of pulling a demon from a person through religious ceremony. The presence of crosses has given the crucifix itself horrific connotations and now religious imagery is present in most horror movies.
Other conventions in the supernatural genre are Ouija Boards, Tarot Cards, Pentagrams and other Satanic Symbols that are all used to contact the deceased. Each of these inevitably led to a possession or bodily harm to the person exposed to it or using it. This all ties in to the human nature of superstition; most people will admit that they believe that there are unknown forces such as spirits or ghosts and many of those people would admit to doing certain things to avoid spirits etc. whether that is burning sage to ward off spirits or not looking in mirrors at night.

Witchboard from 1986 is an example as it uses a ouija board at the centre of it's storyline as a line of communication from a group of friends to a deceased friend on the 'other side'. The spirit they contact however is an evil spirit that is impersonating their friend and wants to possess the protagonist so that it can come back to life and soon friends begin dying in it's quest. 

Props that we plan to use within our horror movie trailer include:
-rocking chair
-curtains
-toys
-blanket
-table
-plates
-sketchbook

These props have been used within the filming of our trailer because we feel that they created an edgy feel to the trailer, and added to the effect of the antagonist.

Costume, Hair, Make Up Ideas

Slasher movies consist of very specific costume choices for example the antagonist usually wears a mask to hide his identity which delivers to the audience fear the unknown and to make the villain look demonic. Masks are also memorable, therefore the audience will feel haunted by them. To top of the mask the antagonist usually wears heavy black, dark clothing that just enhances the fear of the person, the colour of the costume are dull which reflects the horror genre and also makes them look more sinister.

The protagonist is usually female in horror movies, as well as most movie genres, as the audience are more likely to accept a female who is terrified and screaming as she battles against the antagonist, rather than a male. She usually wears sophisticated, unrevealing clothing which makes her stand out as the final girl, whilst her friends (the victims) tend to wear more provocative clothing like miniskirts and low cut tops which makes us think that they are an easy target for the antagonist. The protagonist generally tends to dress in a male fashion, but still maintaining her female qualities.  There clothing tends to be really plain and simple with dull colours as well which again reflects the horror genre.  

 In supernatural horror movies, the costume tends to be very modern as it is a more modern sub-genre. In "Paranormal Activity", the characters all wear average, every day clothing similar to that which the audience may wear so as to make the "found footage" seem much more realistic and therefore more terrifying. The characters within the movie are generally dressed very casually, however when the antagonist takes human form, the costume changes generally to all white, but the white tends to be tainted, which perhaps blood.   The colours of the general characters in horrors are often dull and muted to create a dark, mysterious and unsettling mood. In movies such as "The Devil Inside", the antagonist is dressed in an old fashioned grey gown, which makes her look ghostly and dull, which reflects the fact that she is possessed.

Our ideas for costume:
Our movie is a supernatural, based on a possession. Our costume ideas are similar to The Devil Inside, because we feel they created a frightening antagonist look. Our antagonist, Mary, for the majority of our trailer will be wearing a very Victorian white gown to make her seem ghostly and other worldly, along with an old, rag like cardigan on top that will add a human quality to her that reinforces that the antagonist is actually human, and actually the protagonist's mother, making her more scary. The white gown obviously ages her, but the main reason for the white gown is to make her seem pure and innocent which contrasts to the demon that has possessed her.  The rest of the family are a modern twenty first century family, therefore their costume within the trailer will be casual, everyday clothing, most likely winter clothing because weather patterns in horror movies tend to be dull and cold.
                       

Existing make-up in horror:


 Make-up in existing horror movies tends to be very basic for the general characters. The make-up is generally used to enhance their look for the camera, or to make them look older or younger. The antagonist usually has the most make up, to give them a distorted look, and to add flaws to their skins to add to the horror effect. Special effect make up is used in every horror movie, to create things such as cuts, bruises, scars, burns, blood etc. 

Our ideas for make-up:
Our make-up techniques will include ageing our main actress, in order for her to look very worn out and old. Other make up techniques are very minor within our trailer. For the beginning of the trailer, three photos of the murdered victims will be shown, and we plan to use make up techniques such as gun shots or slit throats. The other characters will just have basic make up, to enhance their features and generally look good on the camera.

Existing hair styles in horror:

Generally in horror movies, hair doesn't play a big part; this is because you can’t really do much about the hair. The protagonist has straight or wavy hair that is either tied up or if it is short it will rest on their shoulders.  This is because they want to create a plain look and so people don’t focus on the hair, they want to present a normal, everyday look. The antagonist usually has very scruffy thick hair; it is never groomed just to reflect the whole edgy side to them which again links with their overall look and the horror genre. In regards to hair colour, the main protagonist of horror movies tends to have brunette hair as brunettes are stereotypically smarter, and will therefore last until she is the "final girl". Darker hair also connotes a darker spirit, as those with blonde hair are seen as innocent and pure. Just as there are different connotation to hair colour, the state of the hair also says a lot about a character. Taking the two images above as examples, the image of Liv Tyler on the left shows her with well-groomed, straight hair, whereas the image of the antagonist in "The Devil Inside" has wild hair that is unkempt and straw like; the lifelessness of the characters hair often reflects the lifelessness of the characters soul. Drawing from this, we have decided to style our actress a hairstyle that is similar to that of the antagonist in "The Devil Inside".

Our ideas for hair styling:
We have decided to give our main antagonist a very rugged look, her hair would be a natural colour with streaks of grey. This is again to age our main actress and make her stand out from the main characters. The victims will have basic hair styles like pony tails or natural waves. We aim to have an actress with long hair which will allow us to use a range of hairstyles within the trailer for the protagonist. 

Make up techniques we found: