First Draft of Film Poster

 This is the first draft of the poster for my film. I going to take another picture as the one that I am using currently is quite grainy and could be a lot better. There are also a few other things I might change like some of the fonts.

  

Horror Film Poster Deconstructions

First Rough Cut

I showed the first rough cut of my film to my audience and collected some feedback with parts that I need to improve on. From these notes I have made a list of what I need to change/improve in the film.

Film Improvements

• Re-do shots with water on the lens
• Narrative needs to be clearer
• Use actual game footage of the screen for variety
• Change POV shots (remove most of the effects)
• Fade between POV and feet/head shots slower
• Get a higher variety of shots of protagonist gaming
• Get some shots of antagonist looking at house, seeing what number it is, with protagonist visible in the window.
• Give the antagonist a phone with address on
• Put in shot of protagonist from outside through the window
• Shot from inside with antagonist’s face in window (Downstairs bathroom)
• POV shots are too dark and grainy (maybe re-do when lighter)
• Shot of antagonist with knife of some sort to build suspense
• Make sure there aren’t any household items/ bins in shots which may ruin mise-en-scene
• Power failure- Antagonist breaks power box on outside of house (explains why power wont work)
• Get downstairs light to turn off in sync with power going off
• Increase volume level of sound effects

Shots to do

(Remove items that might be bad for mise-en-scene before doing any shots)

• All of the shots of Protagonist gaming (Over the shoulder, close up of hands, close up of face etc.), Film game footage (at the same time as filming the other shots for continuity)
• POV shots outside (Walk for a longer distance, show him looking through window, looking on phone.)
• OTS of antagonist looking at house address on phone
• Protagonist trying to turn light on, scared face when it doesn’t turn on
• Shots of antagonist looking at door number

Filming Schedule

This is filming schedule that I made for the 2nd day of filming. I decided to make this because when filming the first session I struggled a lot with remembering with shots I need to do and whether any props were needed. This schedule helped a lot because whenever I wasn't completely sure what had to be done next I could just look at the sheet.

180 Degree Rule

It is very important to remember the 180 degree rule when shooting my film. This rule is when you visualise a line passing through both of the actors, and stay on one side of this line with all of your shots, as you can see in the picture below. Ignoring this rule is known as crossing the line or jumping the line. The main purpose of obeying this rule is to keep good continuity editing.  I also found this video on YouTube which explains the rule very well.