In this shot we were experimenting with the camera and how effective a fast pan would be to add tension whilst someone runs down the stairs as opposed to a low angle of the whole body. However we decided the mid shot from the side of the stairs allows a juxtaposition between the imminent danger and a seemingly neutral angle as opposed to an oblique angle which will instantly impose fear on the audience.
An initial idea for the plot was to have a stalker in her house so we decided to see what it looks like to record her bed from the mirror. Not exactly sure how well it would work due to the small size of the room and no way of seeing the mirror through the door we scrapped the idea as it would be obvious they were in the same room and she should be able to see the killer.
Fun flickering light...was supposed to add suspense for the final scenes but it did not come out as planned. Could be edited post production though.
For our film opening, we decided to firstly test the types of cuts and bruises that will be used in the killing scene. We brought and used the following products and researched on YouTube tutorials that would help us in this process:
Liquid latex
Fake blood
Face paint
Paint
Foundation
Eye shadow
Bronzer
Make up brushes
Thread/string
The following videos were extremely helpful to us when we were trying out the types of wounds that would look good:
These were some of the few that were extremely helpful as they were easy to understand with the step by step guides. The video below is an example of what our experiments turned out like, there you can see some of the bruising make up and an open wound. The open wound was created by adding a mixture of liquid latex, foundation and tissue in order to create the 'scar' effect.
Masks
We decided quite early on that we were going to have a masked killer, and for our initial inspiration, we looked at the typical masks that the successful slasher movies had. These included masks from Scream and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, here are some of the masks that we took inspiration and ideas from:
From research, we found that masks were typically white so we decided that our background colour of the mask would be painted in a thick layer of white acrylic paint. We purchased the base of our mask which was made from hard card and papier mache, this look extremely realistic.
Our mask:
We did several trials on the masks, including a black version, however we decided that the mask looked extremely amateurish and was not completed to a high enough standard. Therefore we stuck to the white idea and added splashes of red and black. The eyes were covered with thread and painted red also. The colour red is extremely symbolic and is a colour that is always associated with horror movies.
The final product
This is our final product, we decided to add a 'mouth' like feature which would grab the attention of the audience further. The white contrasts greatly with the dark and sinister red and black colour scheme.
Costume Girl - jumper, girly colours preferably pink, with hair down, black jeans, slippers (as the character is at home, they need to relax)
Boy- jumper, jeans, trainers
Villan - black jeans, plain and simple t-shirt, dark coloured hoodie
Villain
As a technological horror film we would like to keep common conventions of dark coloured clothing but we think by clothing the killer in more recognisable clothing for the modern theme of technology.
The mask the villain is wearing says ignotus which is Latin for unknown, we chose this as the whole essence of a mask is to cover someones faces and conceal identity.
The more recognisable clothes of the killer helps add to the mise en scene of technological the Killer is using it very well
Costume
There are three main characters in our horror film opening. These are a villain, a young teenage girl and finally a young teenage boy who plays the teenage girl's boyfriend.
The villain- the main costume feature for the villain will be his mask. When researching we came across these masks which we will purchase off of amazon and decorate ourselves. We also researched videos such as the below one, to see how we could possibly create our own paper Mache mask.
