Creating a Horror film poster




This piece was created in paired work.
Here the the photograph we started with. we decided to use a mask for our monster because it produced thick shadows and also looked scarier then any attempts we made towards makeup. We used low key lighting to make the blood and the wrinkles more vivid. I also like how the the subject is taken slightly to the side of the photo; this made the monster seem intrigued with what it is looking at which in this case is the person looking at the poster.

After taking the photograph we used photoshop to edit our photos. In this case we brought out the reds in using the hue/satiation and the  colour balance. We also used the pen tool to select the light grey shirt and then darkened it. This was because we felt the shirt was to bright and took our eyes away rom the mask. We then lightened the areas around the subjects left eye. This is to emphasis the shadows and the blood on its face. 

We then copied the face and placed it in a cantered position over the bottom layer. We then changed opacity of the new layer so that its was slightly see through, this effect made it look like the subject was shaking its head from side to side. Overall, I like the effect we have created and how to we have made the subject seem dark, mysterious, and in my opinion, scary.

Analysing Editing from The City Of God

 Graphic Match

A graphic match is where a shot from one matches the shot in the next. For example, there is a lens flair in the middle of two sinister looking characters which then cuts to a flash of a camera, held by a boy, in the same place on the screen. Here the use of a graphic match has been used to show the link between the main character in this story and a ruff favela. The scene cuts from  disturbing images of chickens being brutally sliced and boiled by barbaric slum dwellers to a young venerably boy with an old camera. this makes the boy seem caught up and related to these characters.  

 Cross-cutting

A cross cut is used to relate two subjects from different scenes/shots to each other. For example, here there is a shot of parts of a chicken that has been sliced up, which then cuts suddenly to a chicken getting its throat sliced off. This cross-cut is used the show the violence that takes place in this favela and that everything, in some cases people are in danger. It also makes use fear for the boy that is connected to these cruel people. This edit also helps us to emphasis the harsh reality of living in the slums of Brazil.

  

This edit makes use feel very worried for the boy in this scene. This is because it shows the boy in a mid shot the quickly zooms out and as this happens a logo that resembles bars covers him making it seem the boy is trapped. The speed in which the camera zooms away from the boy shows use how easily the boys life can be threatened.  

Casino Royal - Mise-en-scene

 Here the Mise-en-scene is use to show the brutality of Bonds injuries. He is lit softly on the nose so that the shadows blur his eyes. The makeup shows that Bond has been in a fight or in a dangerous situation due to the fact he has black eyes. His expression shows that he is physically tired and weak from the dangers of his fight.

The Mise-en-scene in this shot is used to divide the two characters in the scene. The setting is in a very tropical, mountainous, beautiful area showing bond is very well looked after. The tree in the middle of the screen is use purposely to show the two characters have fallen out. The scene has been shot on bright sunny day to reinforce how amazing the area is. the props are used to show the brutality of his injures, he is sitting in a wheel chair with a blanket covering him. This makes him look weak and venerable.

The key part of the Mise-en-scene in this shot is the lighting. Although we can see lots of areas that give off light in this scene, the lighting is low key. This is to make scene seem dark and shows bond to be in a lot of danger. However, Bond is still lit very strongly making it seem he is still powerful in this situation. The setting makes the scene very thrilling because it makes Bond seem hopeless and abandoned due to the fact the shot takes place in an old, rustic, dark boat making is seem there is no chance for Bond.

 

 

Here a small group and I attempted to film and edit together a piece of dialogue from the film Finding Nemo. Overall I think it turned out terribly. We found that the footage we collected do not flow with each other, so when editing, the scene was jumpy and the sound levels were different in each shot. Also we decided to add music to the clip in an attempt to get rid of the background noise, but this just made it worse because the only music we had did not work with mood of the scene. In my next attempt to make a scene with dialogue I have learnt that it is better to keep it simple then to make the editing seem more dramatic and fast pace.