Making Fake Blood

Fake Blood

As a class we experimented with different recipes for fake blood. This helped us explore different ways of making realstic looking blood with everyday ingredients. This will not only save us money but is fun to create.Ordinary fake blood is usually unedible , so in making our own we can use it in anyway we want.

Recipe 1                    

-Corn syrup
-Water
-Food coluring

Overall this recipe was a good , thick consistancy, however the colour was too bright and unrealistic. It is also extremely hard to wash off which can cause problems. The taste of this was really sweet but not terrible to put in your mouth.

Recipe 2

-Water
-Red and green food colouring

This was not a good recipe as it was far too watery. This causes problem making it look realistic on skin and being spat out.

Recipe 3

-•Ketchup•Water•Red food coloring•Corn syrup.
-Flour

Although this mixture looked most realistic , it did not taste good in thr slightest, due to the ketchup it also smelt disgusting. To conclude this was the most effective mixture and would be best if used in my film opeing, however will not be used in the mouth.

Jeepers Creepers opening

Jeepers Creepers Opening

Table of film openings

Ferris bueller's day off opening

Ferris Bueller's day off
Comedy
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Popular horror film moodboard

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Popular horror films
(IMDB)

Film-Scream (1996)

Sub-genre-Slasher

Director-Wes craven
Production company-Paramount pictures, Universal pictures ,Morgan creek pictures
About-A school girl living in Woodsboro becomes the target of the mysterious killer ,Ghost face.
Box office -$173,046,663


Film-Texas chainsaw massacre (1974)
Sub-genre-Slasher
Director-Tobe hooper
Production company-New line cinema
About-A group of friends fall victim to a family of cannibals with the disturbing character Leather face
Box office-$30,859,000

Film-Halloween (1978)
Sub-genre-Slasher
Director-John Carpenter
Production company-Compass international pictures
About- After killing his sister when he was a child , Michael myers escapes the hospital and goes after his family.
Box office-$70,000,000


Film-The Conjuring (2013)
Sub-genre-Supernatural
Director-James Wan
Production company-New line cinema
About-Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.(Imdb)
Box office-$316,700,141


Film-Insidious (2010)
Sub-genre-Supernatural/thriller
Director-James Wan
Production company-Film district , Momentum pictures
About-A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.(IMDB)
Box office-$97,009,150


Film-Sinister(2012)
Sub-genre-Supernatural
Director-Scott Derrickson
Production company-Lionsgate
About-A true-crime writer finds a cache of 8mm home movies films that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose career dates back to the 1960s(IMDB)
Box office-$87,727,807


Film-Child's play(1988)
Sub-genre-Thriller
Director-Tom Holland
Production company-United artists
About-A single mother gives her son a beloved doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed with the soul of a serial killer.(IMDB)
Box office-$33,244,684


Film-Woman in black(2012)
Sub Genre-supernatural
Director-James Watkins
Production company-Cross creek pictures, Hammer film productions
About-A young lawyer travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.
Box office-$54,322,273


Film-Dark skies(2013)
Sub-genre-Sci-fi /thriller
Director-Scott Stewart
Production company-Alliance films ,Blumhouse productions
About-s the Barret family's peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them.(IMDB)
Box office-$17,411,930 


Film-Paranormal activity (2007)
Sub-genre-Documentary/super natural
Director-Oren Peli
Production company-Paramount Pictures
About-After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.(IMDB)
Box office- $107,917,283 


Film-A Nightmare on Elm street(1985)
Sub-Genre-Slasher/Thriller
Director-Wes Craven
Production company-New line cinema
About-In the dreams of his victims, a spectral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him.
Box office-$26,505,000


Film-Dawn of the dead (2004)
Sub-genre-Action/horror/zombie
Director-Zack Synder
Production company-Strike entertainment
About-A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.)IMDB)
Box office-$108,275


Film-Dead Silence (2007)
Sub-genre-Mystery /Thriller
Director-James Wan
Production company-Universal pictures
About-A widower returns to his hometown to search for answers to his wife's murder, which may be linked to the ghost of a murdered ventriloquist.(IMDB)
Box office-$16,545,445


Film-Evil dead (2013)
Sub-genre-Action/thriller
Director-Fede Alvarez
Production company-Tristar Pictures
About-Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods. The evil presence possesses them until only one is left to fight for survival.(IMDB)
Box office-$54,239,856

Audience Profile

 

Audience Profile

Based on the results from my survey , I now have an idea of who would be most suitable as a target audience. Using the results will be more effective as we have a wider understanding of what an audience wants to see in a horror film. Knowing the target audience will ensure the film opening will be successful as it meets their needs.

Most relevant data to include:

The age specified was 15-17 year old. This shows that upper teens are our target audience . This is relevant as it will help determine what characters to include  and how it will be presented. This also specifies what age certificate the film will be , as this age range will not be allowed to watch an "18 certified film" , it will have to stay in the  "15 certified " range.
A 15 certified film can include
-strong violence
-some sexual activity, nudity and references
-drug use
-discriminating language or behavior
-brief scenes of sexual violence

However if the scenes are too violent/gory or disturbing the film will have to be certified as an 18.

Teenagers have many different interests that where not specified in the survey , so we will have to think about teenagers interests and thoughts. This will help us to create characters that will relate to them. This means the characteristics will have to share similarities between teenagers.

Our survey reveals that in the opening of a horror film people like mostly to see a murder. This is a good way to open the film as it creates suspense and reveals the genre.We can also incorporate a cliff hanger into the opening to grip and interest the audience.

The setting preferred by the survey are dark/scary woods.The woods is an effective setting as they are filled with shadows and plenty of places to hide Hiding a character behind various places creates tension as the audience will able to see him/her but the character will not.


The survey shows the victim should be traditionally female as women are seen as more vulnerable and targeted most. Female victims also produce a sinister scream which can be ear-piercing for the audience creating tension and fear.

The gender for a killer in this survey was very close in results , this means I could change the traditional male killer to a woman . This could be effective as there are hardly any female killers in horror films.

Survey results

Survey results

I surveyed fifteen people aged twelve and over to see what they find most effective in a horror film. These answers will help me to create an effective film opening. These answers will also help define a target audience for my film opening.

Sounds created

How sound is created in films

Sound effects are created to enhance the sound in which the character makes or hears. This is done so the audience can hear specific and important sounds. These are artificially created for various reasons such as footsteps to create tension. These sound effects are made in many different ways and recorded.These are made by using different objects and recording them being hit , bashed etc. to give of a desired effect Examples:

Alien Pod - the sound is made by using dog food. The sloppy , chunky mess makes a sucky sound when poured out.This is used for a alien like  pod being broken out of.

Bats- The sound of bats wings aggressively flaping is made by opening and closing an umbrella rapidly.

Being hit-In may films there includes a lot of violence. The "hit" sound can be made by rolling up a newspaper and hitting it with a stick.

Kung fu hits - Slapping a stick of celery against a counter makes a harsh hitting sound which sounds like being continuously hit .

Horse hooves- Taking to empty coconut halves and rhythmically hitting them together at however fast the horse will be walking//running will sound like it's hooves.

The way in which these sounds are created will help me with my project as it shows the different creative ways of making sound effects.

Audience Profile

 

Audience Profile

Based on the results from my survey , we now have an idea of who would be most suitable as a target audience. Using the results will be more effective as we have a wider understanding of what an audience wants to see in a horror film. Knowing the target audience will ensure the film opening will be successful as it meets their needs.

Most relevant data to include:

The age specified was 15-17 year old. This shows that upper teens are our target audience . This is relevant as it will help determine what characters to include  and how it will be presented. This also specifies what age certificate the film will be , as this age range will not be allowed to watch an "18 certified film" , it will have to stay in the  "15 certified " range.
A 15 certified film can include
-strong violence
-some sexual activity, nudity and references
-drug use
-discriminating language or behavior
-brief scenes of sexual violence

However if the scenes are too violent/gory or disturbing the film will have to be certified as an 18.

Teenagers have many different interests that where not specified in the survey , so we will have to think about teenagers interests and thoughts. This will help us to create characters that will relate to them. This means the characteristics will have to share similarities between teenagers.

Our survey reveals that in the opening of a horror film people like mostly to see a murder. This is a good way to open the film as it creates suspense and reveals the genre.We can also incorporate a cliff hanger into the opening to grip and interest the audience.

The setting preferred by the survey are dark/scary woods.The woods is an effective setting as they are filled with shadows and plenty of places to hide Hiding a character behind various places creates tension as the audience will able to see him/her but the character will not.


The survey shows the victim should be traditionally female as women are seen as more vulnerable and targeted most. Female victims also produce a sinister scream which can be ear-piercing for the audience creating tension and fear.

The gender for a killer in this survey was very close in results , this means I could change the traditional male killer to a woman . This could be effective as there are hardly any female killers in horror films.

Survey

Survey

(Circle one answer per question)

How old are you? 

12-14     15-17    18+

What horror sub-genre do you prefer?

Slasher    Supernatural    Thriller    Gothic    Other

(If other please specify)

What setting do you find most effective in a horror film?

Woods/Forrest    Tunnels    graveyard    School    House    Other

(If other please specify)

What gender is best suited for the victim?

Male    Female

What Gender is best suited for a killer?

Male    Female

What do you like to see in a horror opening?

Murder/death    Chase scene    Mystery/clues    Hook   Other

(If other please specify)

The devil inside finished

 

The Devil inside Remake

About:

 In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.

Why we chose this : 

I suggested this clip as I had seen the film before and new we only needed two female characters so we didn't need any extra actors or camera crew. This film is a documentary style horror so would be easier to film as it did not need to look too professional. Their is also no need for any extra blood or effects.

Actresses

Charlie (myself) - Maria's daughter

Rachel -             Maria

Georgia-             Camera operator

Original clip-

Script-

Charlie : Maria , I'm your daughter
Rachel: connect the cuts (repeatedly), Do you know how to connect the cuts (reveals arm)
Charlie: Did you do that to yourself?
Rachel:(shows lip and leans in) It's against gods will you know (nods and smiles) , Screams

Things needed-

• Camera -(teachers video camera)
• Clamp stand (for camera)
• Location (empty classroom)
• Red Pen-(For scars)

Schedule

 - We decided to film at school as the setting look similar to the one in the clip. As all three of us are in the same media class we were aloud to film this during the lesson. It was filmed in a free classroom so there were no distractions and roughly took 30 minutes.

Final film-

Editing-(Joint work)

Using 'Windows Live Movie Maker' we  imported the videos clips of the recreation by clicking on the add videos and images button. We added our video clips from the shared area and put them in order that they were filmed in .



                                                                                We then decided that the clip of Rachel saying "Connect the cuts" wasn't effective in the beginning because she was smiling before she said the dialogue. We split the clip just before she started to speak so it cut out the majority of the laughing so she looked more serious. We then deleted the section that we did not need.




 

The same thing then happened for the next clip because before the line she smiled. This didn't look effective because it gave off the impression that the line was supposed to be comical, meaning that we wouldn't get the reaction off of the audience that we wanted. We resolved this problem by splitting the clip.




The next clip then didn't follow the original scene because it started to follow up the arm before it was suppose to. We decided the cut the clip just after I  said my line so that the next clip followed on after and  it looked more effective. We did this the same way by splitting the clip and deleting the section we didn't need.

The next clip had my voice in the background as I did not realise the they started filming ,this made the clip less effective so we decided to mute the volume so the audience wouldn't hear what she was saying. This was done by clicking the volume button and putting it down to mute so that there was no sound in the clip.

 For the final clip we split Rachel screaming. We split this because we didn't want the clip to drag on and so decided to split it a few seconds after she started moving backwards and scream and then deleted it.

Evaluation - I believe under the pressured time and limited room to chose form we as a group produced an effective remake. I feel that the camera angles and editing made the clip look similar to the actual devil inside clip.

Camera shots.

Definition of Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene is the arrangement of scenery and stage properties of a play or movie. This is basically everything the audience can see in a frame. Mise-en-scene an important factor when creating a film as the audience will see everything in the frame , this means attention to detail is crucial as it contributes to the overall product and how the audience perceive it. Take a walk around the set below-