The questionnaire result analysis allowed me to navigate the genre of horror in which my product would epitomize by applying the opinions of my target audience to my horror trailer. The result analysis strived to achieve a balance in age and gender to represent a more accurate view of society, hence handing my questionnaire equally in respect of gender resulted in my data collection to be more acute and consequently granted my finding reliability. Generally, my results reflected a positive light on my previous though of genre and thus firmed the fact that I was going to generate a media product in the supernatural sub-genre.
Collecting the results of my survey is imperative in being more efficient in my production but to also give my feedback evidence and hence reliability. Moreover, the survey results allows me to extract key perspectives from my target audience feedback, this was constructed on Microsoft Excel, which granted me the opportunity to structure my results in a cohesive manor which made the analysis process more precise and time efficient.
The Primary aim of conducting this survey is to create a microcosm, reflecting opinions on contemporary horror, but to also form a foundation and create the fundamentals to my media product, this questionnaire is designed to encourage my target audience of teenagers, to have an input on the content and overall perspective of my horror production hence, granting me insight into the potential content and form of my horror trailer.
Scream 3 is a 2000 American slasher film directed by the renowned Wes Craven, the trailer initiates with the main character picking up the phone, this is portray in greyscale which could connote that the horror trailer is misty. The horror goes straight into disequilibrium in the pace of the trailer speeds up hence creating tension and suspense. This is also supplemented by a range of screaming and non-degetic sound which increased as the trailer became more intense. Furthermore, the trailer has obscured the identity of the villain play placing a mask over his face this is a common feature of horror trailers leading the audience to anticipate futuristic events. The villain also used a weapon (knife) to be more of a threat to the victims but to also bring about the feeling of penetration through the sadistic approach conveyed by the theorist Roland Barthes.
As the trailer progresses the editors have implements a substantial degree of jumps cuts to place the audience on the edge of their seats but to also capture the emotions of the main characters through the use of close-up shots which depict fear and vulnerability. Moreover, the trailer intentionally changed the lighting to create gloomy effect, as the trailer is a thriller the use of explosions and a range of running scenes is effective method of instilling fear into the mind of the audience hence having a physiological effect on the way they interpret the trailer. Lastly, the editors have used montage editing meaning that the trailer has used a variety of different shots in which the audience have to digest.
Eden Lake is a British Thriller Horror Film, written and directed by James Watkins, in which a romantic couple take the weekend of to spend time around a peaceful lake. However, events soon change as the couple encounter a group of teenagers, who consistently made noise and distracted couple from their romantic companionship, as a result the boyfriend confronts the teenagers who then come back to haunt the couple. The trailer initiates with an establishing shot of a car driving into green land, as the brightness of the grass blossoms, this clear indicates that the trailer is in period of equilibrium according to the theorist Todorov, this is also depicted through the couple who seem to be in love illustrated through kisses and hugs shows closeness as they laugh consistently. However, the couple are interrupted by teenagers playing football and making noise which is complemented by the non-digetic sound of Dizee Rascal music in the background, stereotyping teenagers by suggesting that they listen to contemporary music.
The moment of disequilibrium occurs when the teenagers drive the four wheel drive towards the couple at speed causing the male to rescue the women which could connote gender representation, as he is seen as a hero. The teenagers also depict representation by swearing which could imply that teenagers are not law abiding citizens and hence immoral and unrighteous. The trailer has also followed conventions by implementing a knife which is a weapon used to penetrate, this suggest that the film is likely to encounter blood, as the trailer progresses the scenes become darker instigated by the main character crashing the car, this is followed by screaming and blood as the teenagers catch the trapped man, the film then focuses on the final girl theory by carol clover has the female takes on a heroic personality as she battles with the teenagers, this could also be linked in with Roland Barthes theory of sadistic as we the audience enjoy watching pain being inflicted on others.
Blair Witch Project is an American horror film produced in 1999; the narrative is presented in the form of a documentary pieced together from amateur footage, filmed in real time. The film is about three people who went to in the woods about someone called Blair Witch in which they were never seen again, the concept is that the footage after many years has been discovered and is presented as a film. On the contrary, to many supernatural and mystery horror films Blair Witch project has embarked upon the use of hand held camera which makes the film seem more realistic and interactive. The Blair Witch Project has used diegetic sound extensively through the use of dialogue, which suggests that the trailer has embarked upon the use of continuity editing.
The moment of disequilibrium is signified by the male character screaming at the female character (Heather) because they have lost a map. Consequently, the trailer shifts from being set in the light to be located in the dark surrounded by dense woodland implying isolation, the mood at this point is also captured with a variety of screaming and running which suggest that the characters are vulnerable, as the camera is shown in night vision. The camera then switches to a point of view shot of the Heather looking terrified as she explains why the teenagers have been placed in this situation, The trailer then ends in suspense as the camera drops on the floor and Heather running off to the wilderness screaming, this trailer moreover conforms to Todorovs theory and hence allows the trailer to be consumed in a logic manor rather than confusing the audience by making them figure out the narrative structure (Continuity).
