Planning for production: Screenplay for trailer

 This is our script we plan to use for our horror trailer, we created it using a software called Celtx which allows you to add notes to different parts of your script where additional information is to be added for the directors purpose. For example we have used the wardrobe note (shown below) to add an important item of clothing for our character Sarah (a blood stained white top). Another note we have made is the sound effects note (the brown highlighted text) in which we have decided to have howling sounds of treets and wind to create an eerie, chilling atmosphere.

We have also added actors and details about the characters:

Character profiles for our trailer

Possible idea for company logo

We chose the name 'Deceptive pictures' as it is fitting of the horror genre- the word 'deceptive' along side the dark colours and bleak image immediately suggests an element of horror and shows all the films made by this company are likely to be horror. Therefore, audiences can familiarise and recognise the logo when they see it as being part of horror genre.

Final idea for Film title

Possible fonts for our film name

I have been experimenting on photoshop with a variety of different fonts suitable for the horror genre to use for our ancillary texts (film poster, magazine cover)

We have decided on the name Excidium for our film trailer, which is Latin for destruction. The reason behind this is the fact we are focusing on split personality disorder and our protaganist (Cameron)'s mind is slowly being broken down and destroyed by the other side of his personality (the dark side) who is convinced everyone is out to get him and he unravels into a state of madness engaging in a killing spree along the way.

Semiotics terminology

Iconic signs and codes/ symbolic codes

In our storyboard so far we have employed certain codes in order to create the horror genre, for example the use of blood on the hand in the opening which is a typical iconic sign of a horror film as it suggests there has been some kind of violence/ attack or injury and symbolises life/ mortality of a person showing that they can go experience pain or death in their life.

Other technical codes used in our trailer is the low key lighting which creates a dark, mysterious atmosphere, the shot types; over the shoulder shots and fast pace shots starting from the development of the trailer which creates panic, thrill and leaves the viewer on the edge of their seat.

Indexal Signs
In terms of indexal signs we have used a shot of Cameron (protagonist) walking through a puddle in a jump cuit and then using a transition for the next shot to show him walking through the same puddle in a suit- the denotation of this is the fact he is wearing pyjamas, however what is open to interpretation is what he is getting up to in the night and why he is walking around at night, barefoot in pyjamas. This therefore suggests he is up to something. The use of the feet walking through the puddle in pyjamas is also an enigma code as although some viewers may realise it is the protagonist as the next shot is obviously him in his suit, people may wonder who and what the person walking through the puddle is doing.

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Shot types

Shots for our trailer on Prezi

Permission to use Mad world

We have recieved permission to use the song Mad world by Gary Jules in our trailer today!

Camera practice in The Void