19 Nov 2009

what makes a good horror movie

For me, a good horror movie needs to be a cross between horror and thriller. I personally get confused sometimes between the horror and thriller genre because they are too similar sometimes, but it would be great if the two were mixed together so brilliantly, it made history. I think the audience need to have that tension, we need to have that chase, that gore, that torture, We like the adrenaline pumping through our body, making our heart race and reaching for the cushion. We all like a good scare. but most of all, the audience need to be convinced. If the film has a good plot, but the acting is poor, this makes the overall film a flop. Do I want monsters or zombies? Do I want a killer or a nice guy psychopath? Do I need to see the horror? These questions are hard to answer, and again, it's all down to personal choice, but for me, sometimes the 'horror' is best not to be seen, or never found out. When I am left guessing, I like it. What makes a good horror movie is all down to personal choice. The directors of certain horror movies think they have created an excellent horror movie that will scare all, but there are always people out there that have a special preference and that we aren't all scared of a man with a knife (although we would be if it was real), and we aren't all scared of a zombie coming out of the ground or a guy with a chainsaw. We all have different ideas of a worst nightmare situation, and for me, being trapped is probably the worst, which is why 'The Descent' and 'Saw' are excellent horror movies in my opinion.


6 Nov 2009

account of edditing prilimanary task

We recently edited our preliminary productions first to edit we had to access our footage from the final cut server. after we had done this we had to log our shots this is when we select the appropriate shots from our various takes on each angle we set up a log bin and put our best takes into the log bin i thought it was about finding the best fit of the takes rather than chopping up each one for the overall best example this is where continuity editing comes into play this is attempting to follow the general film language and has many different purposes to ensure that only the relevant story points are shown, to manipulate time and space in the narrative, to force the audience to identify with the right characters, to make sure the story makes sense to the audience. This was also important when we were organizing our chosen shots to do this we took them out of the log bin and put them in and order that would tell the story the best and to make the audience choose someone that is on their “side” by giving different characters different amounts of screen time or different shots like close ups to allow audiences to relate to emotions on the face of a character. We cut from the medium shots of both characters ……