AS FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO Aaron Riley: February 2012

A promo I created for the film company: Supernova. I decided to go with this name as the word Supernova relates to the explosion of the sun in 6 billion years time. This is a huge burst of energy and heat waves and we thought it would tie in quite nicely with a film company name. The description of Supernova meaning that the company is on fire! And has lots of ideas, pumping with energy etc. Made By Aaron Riley

Intro Titles

An idea that I made for our titles in our two minute opening. The titles were based around an initial idea we had to set the film in a dark room. The music is also unsigned, and I feel it establishes the atmosphere we are after. Made By Aaron Riley

Monday, 6 February 2012

Base Camera Movement

PoV shot - moves fast (character looks around a room) Creates tension and puts the audience in the character position. Tracking – Usually at the beginning of the film, at a slow speed tracks into a midshot of the main character(s) Speed - Slow Paced during less action scenes. During action scenes the camera moves with the character, putting the audience in their position (great for “jump” scenes) Camera movement is sometimes limited, this creates an unknown atmosphere, as the audience nor the character knows whats around them. The audience can only see what the character can see. By Aaron Riley

Saturday, 4 February 2012

Voki (2)

Here is my second Voki. This time a male. He briefly describes his opinion on horrors. He represents our target audience which is teenagers and young adults. By Aaron Riley

Voki (1)

Here is a voki I created. She talks briefly about horror films. This will be our target audience which is teenagers and young adults. By Aaron Riley

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Location/Lighting/Colour

Here are some possible locations that can be used to generate the atmosphere found in horrors. Old houses, singular houses, huge buildings and hallways, are examples of locations. The film Wrong Turn was set in a forest, meaning they are excluded from the rest of the audience. The location plays a huge role within horrors, as it can help the audience identify the current situation within the characters. In addition the lack of space in a set location, for example a room may symbolise a trap, as there may be a lack of space if its being filmed in a bedroom. Filming during night time is more effective than filming during the day, as the dark setting combined with the environment of an old house generates the scary atmosphere. In addition the lack of light may symbolise a dark moment within the film, meaning that there is no escape for the main character. Combined with the dark atmosphere there is usually shades of dark to light of an individual base colour. There is not usually any bright colours that are included within horror films. By Aaron Riley