Film Title Poll - Final idea

This is the poll that we carried out to help us finalise our title idea. From looking at this audience feedback, we have found that the most liked idea was 'Captive' and we will therefore be using this as our final title.

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Brief Story/Structural Outline

Brief opening outline:
A boy wakes up tied to a chair, disorientated and confused in an abandoned, derelict setting.
We watch him struggle and scream for help whilst lots of short 2-3 second flashbacks of him are shown, previously walking around the area taking photographs, constantly cutting back to the scene in the present. In the final flashback we discover how he has arrived in his current situation. We uncover this by seeing a shot of him looking into a stream and a black hood being put over his head in the reflection before cutting to black. There is darkness in the room. There are three quick flashes showing the boy in the chair. In the first flash a young girl appears behind him. In the two next flashes the girl gets closer to the boy in the chair. Cuts to the title.

Story outline/relevance to opening:
Following the opening we see a new group of teenagers arrive at the location on halloween intending to stay there for the night. The remainder of the plot follows the teenagers on their night out, each of them disappearing one by one. The goal is for the remaining teenagers to survive whilst trying to discover the whereabouts of their friends and to look for an escape route. The audience will realise that the person who is responsible for the disappearance of the teenagers is the boy who originally gets kidnapped in the opening of the film. Therefore we also realise that the young girl, who briefly appears in the opening, was also once a victim

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Certification of Films

U

U stands for Universal. This means that there is almost nothing deemed unsuitable for the viewing of children, and that the viewing will be fit for audiences of all ages.

Language: Only very mid bad language (e.g damn and hell)
Sexual nature: Only kissing and cuddling is permitted
Drugs: No references
Violence: Very mild fight scenes, scenes where character's are placed in danger 

PG

PG stands for Parental Guidance. This means that the film will 

be suitable for most audiences, however some scenes may be unsuitable.

Language: There may be mild bad language (e.g shit and son of a bitch.)

Sexual nature: Very unlikely, unless they are infrequent and undefiled.

Drugs: Illegal drugs may be referenced but not shown explicitly or in detail.

Violence: Very mild. May show some blood, but generally not how the injury was inflicted.

12/12A

A film that is classified as a 12 means that the viewer has to be of at least 12 years to view the film, whereas 12A means that they can view the film in a cinema if accompanied by an adult.

Language: The BFFC's guidelines suggest that strong language, such as 'f***' may be deemed suitable to appear in 12/12A films, but this is dependent on its delivery, the character using it, and the context in which it's delivered.
Sexual Nature:  Sex may be discussed or shown briefly, but not to an extent that would be unsuitable for young teenagers. Nudity may appear, but not in a sexual context.
Drugs: There may be an appearance of illegal drugs, but they will usually be portrayed negatively and will not be glamorised/detailed.
Violence: There may be some mildly violent scenes, although it will not be dwelled upon and will only be showed if it's contextually justified. Accessible weapons such as knives used in fight scenes will not be glamorised.

15

A film that is rated at 15 is considered unsuitable for viewing for anyone younger than 15 years old.

Language: Frequent use of strong language. There is no limit to the amount of strong language used (e.g 'f***'). There may be use of very strong language (e.g 'c***') but this would be rare and would have to be contextually justified.
Sexual Nature: Sexual scenes can be shown but not in overly explicit detail, although scenes can often be long. There may be strong sexual references.
Drugs: Illegal drug use may be shown, but the film as a whole must make sure to discourage use and show it in a negative manner.
Violence: Violence may be very strong, however the very strongest scenes of gore and violence may not be shown.

18

An 18 rated film is considered unsuitable to be viewed by those under 18.

Language: There is no limit to the amount of strong or very strong language.
Sexual Nature: There may be strong scenes detailed scenes of sex as long as it is not a sex works. There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual context.
Drugs: Drug taking may be shown extensively, but again mustn't promote use.
Violence: Violence may be shown strongly (even in a sadistic nature) and injury and infliction may even be dwelled upon. 

Production Company Animation/Ident 2

Production Company Animation/Ident 1

Production Team Logo Creation Process

Existing Logo Evaluations

Red Letter Studios

The first logo that i analysed was from the production company red letter studios. Immediately, when looking at this logo we can notice its simplicity, with just three words and a grapheme (cross/crucifix). Personally, i feel that this minimalist approach is hugely effective, as it conveys the main idea of the logo better, as there is less for the audience to focus on. Also, the typeface used resembles a typewriter, which carries the connotation of horror/thriller. I particularly liked this and therefore decided to incorporate something similar into some of my own logo creations.. Also, the use of a simple colour scheme is also effective, with the white contrasting against the black background and the red further connoting blood/horror genre. I have therefore decided to incorporate a similar colour scheme into some of my logo creations

Twisted Pictures

In contrast to the previous logo, Twisted Pictures have taken a much more complex approach to their company logo, as they have incorporated more complicated graphics, such as the barbed wire and dagger. However, although it contains iconography such as this specific to the horror genre, i feel that it hinders visibility of the text to some extent, making this logo less effective. Furthermore, i don't feel that the typography used is genre specific, also creating room for improvement in this logo. On the other hand, i feel that the use of a simple colour scheme works well, and this is further evidence to suggest i should incorporate one into my own logo. 

When looking at the company's ident (above) we can see that there is an extremely complex animation (the barbed wire twisting around the text). Although this illustrates the meaning behind the word 'Twisted' i once again feel that it is too complex and that Idents such as these should be simpler. However, i am particularly fond of the simple sound effects that have been added in to emphasise the movement on screen. These are small twists, winds, scrapes and bangs that are very subtle yet effective. I will therefore add similar impacting sounds into my production company's ident to emphasise movement.

Slasher Films

This was one of my favourites amongst the logos that i looked at. Once again, i favour this due to its very simplistic illustration. The main image is simply an outline of a top hat, produced with in a red colour with a jagged brush effect, creating the feel of an image drawn in blood, which is very suitable horror genre iconography. Furthermore, i also liked the typeface used as again it is similar to that of what a typewriter would produce conforming with horror genre conventions also. Again, the simple colour scheme is hugely effective, and i feel that i will use the same scheme of black, white and red predominantly in my own creations.

Blood Orange Productions (Own Creation)

We decided amongst our group that the best way to choose a logo for our production company would be to create many, using the basis of our research and then vote on our favourite - which turned out to be the first design. When creating these logos, we looked at many existing companies' and found that many logos are very simple and are largely text based, with less illustration. After this, we thought of an inventive name (suited to our genre) and then experimented with many different ideas, ensuring to incorporate the colour red, capitalised/rough fonts and a general theme of blood. 

Timed Analysis 3 - The Ring

0:00 - 0:04 - Tracking mid shot (head and shoulders) of girl holding drink in her kitchen.
0:05 - 0:12 - Close up of her head turning towards the camera.
0:13 0:20 - shot from the girl's Point of View. She slowly looks around the corner.
0:21 - 0:27 - Mid shot (waist up) of the girl looking around. She comes closer to the camera and then the shot turns into a close up, only showing her face.
0:28-0:29 - Mid shot, showing a TV remote on the sofa. This could also be from the POV of the girl.
0:30 - 0:31 - Mid shot - the girl bends down to pick up the previously shown remote from the sofa.
0:32 - Mid shot - showing the TV being turned off by the girl.
0:33 - 0:58 - Mid shot - shows the girl putting the remote down and turns round and walks off. As she gets further from the camera, the shot turns into a mid shot. We then see the TV turn back on in the reflection of the window. The camera slowly and steadily zooms in towards the girl, making her bigger. She then walks past the camera.
0:59 - 1:01 - Close up of the TV with the girl's face up against it.
1:02 - Close up of the girl pulling the plug from the mains, thus turning the power of the TV off.
1:03 - 1:09 - Returns to the close up of the TV with the girl's face against it. This time the TV is off and we can see her reflection in the screen (fish-eyed). The camera then tracks round behind her and something appears in the TV screen. The camera then pans round sharply 180 degrees to look behind her.
1:10 - 1:16 - Close up of her face. She then walks past the camera.
1:17 - 1:21 - Mid shot of an open doorway in her house. The girl then walks through the door, looking anxious.
1:22 - 1:25 - Long shot showing fridge door opening - looks like her POV.
1:26 - Returns to mid shot of her head and shoulders and shows her reaction.
1:27 - 1:29 - Returns to long shot of the fridge but this time she is in the shot. She shuts the fridge door.
1:30 - 1:42 - Close up showing inside the fridge door of the door being closed. As it's closed we see the girls face next to it. The focus point changes and the background becomes clear and she becomes blurred.
1:43 - 2:01 - High angle shot taken on the stairs looking down at the girl at the bottom of them. She then proceeds to walk up them
2:02 - Close up of her feet walking up the stairs
2:03 - 2:25 - Close up of a puddle of water on the floor. The girl appears in the background of the shot after coming up the stairs. The focus point then changes to her as the steps in the puddle, making it a long shot with a blurry foreground.
2:26 - 2:28 - Close up of her face against the door where the water appears to be coming from.
2:29 - 2:30 - Close up of her clutching the door knob.
2:31 - 2:32 - Close up of her face showing expression.
2:33 - Long shot of her opening the door from the other side of it. The camera begins to quickly zoom.
2:34 - A TV is shown with a well on the screen. The camera quickly zooms away from it.
2:35 - There is a fast zoom towards the girl until the camera is very close to her face.
2:36 - There is a variety of flashes and quick cut images.
2:37 - 2:38 - Close up of a grainy non-working television screen.

Timed Analysis 2 - Evil Dead

0:00 - Extreme close up of a graphic in an old book.
0:01 - Close up of old woman's face reading the book whilst talking.
0:02-0:03 - Extreme close up of the book pages again. We can see cursing and swearing on the pages whilst they are being turned.
0:04-0:05 - Low angle shot of a girl tied to a wooden pole. Very low key lighting
 0:06 - 0:08 - Close Up of the old woman's face again - turning.
 0:09 - 0:12 - Low angle shot of man walking towards the girl, he begins to put his hand out.
 0:13-0:17 - Action Match. Close up of the mans hand from his own POV. He takes the hood off of the girl tied up, exposing her face (all the in the same shot)
0:19-0:20 - Reverse shot close up of man's face.
0:21-0:22 Over the shoulder shot. Girl is blurred in foreground with man in focus. They both possess around half of the frame each.
0:23 - 0:24 - Over the shoulder shot. man is blurred in foreground with girl in focus. They both possess around half of the frame each.
0:25-0:26 - Over the shoulder shot. Girl is blurred in foreground with man in focus. They both possess around half of the frame each.
 0:27 - Low angle mid shot of group of deformed men.
 0:28 - Close up of one of their faces - another one blurred in foreground.
0:29-0:30 - Returns back to the girl. Close up of her face with blood on.
 0:31- - Close up of old woman's face. This time her shoulders are in the shot not just her head.
 0:32-0:36- Returns to the shot reverse shot process showing conversation between the man and girl. Over the shoulder shot. man is blurred in foreground with girl in focus. They both possess around half of the frame each.
0:37-0:41 - Close up of mans face whilst he talks. This time it is taken from a side angle rather than face on.
 0:42 - Close up of girl's face again.
0.43 - 0:51 - Close up of mans face. A very small section (probably 1/10th) shows the girl blurred in the foreground.
 0:52 - returns to a close up of the girl's face again.
 0:53-0:55 - Low angle close up of old woman's face
 0:56 - Another close up shot of pages in the book being turned by the old woman.
0:57 - Extreme close up of a graphic inside the book.
 0:58-0:59 - Returns back to close up of old woman. This time she is talking.
1:00 - Extreme low angle shot of the man. The camera then focusses on his hand unscrewing a bottle, turning the shot into a close up.
1:01-1:08 - Side view with both characters in shot. The man pours the contents of the bottle over the girl's head.
1:09-1:13 - Extreme close up of dripping from the girl's face. 1:14- The same shot but with the man, obviously there is no dripping.
1:15 - 1:18 - Close up of the girl talking again with man in foreground. 1:19 - Extreme low angle mid shot looking up at the old woman.
 1:20 - Action match as she moves her head. Close up of her face.
1:21- 1:26 - Low angle shot looking up at the man. The camera then changes the focus point again and focusses on matches in his hand. Turning the shot into a close up.
 1:27 - 1:29 - Close up of girls face again showing emotion.
1:30 - 1:34 - Close up of man striking match in foreground with his face blurred behind.
1:35-1:37 - same close up shot of girls face as used previously
 1:38-1:39 - Same close up shot of man's face as used - shows his emotion.
1:40- 1:41 - extreme close up of match being struck. Fast zoom into girls face. Her face fills the whole frame. She is now possessed.
 1:42-1:43 - Mid shot. The man stumbles backwards. dropping the match.
1:44-1:45 - Low level shot of fire around girl's feet.
1:46 - 1:55 - Shot reverse shot of girl and man (close ups of faces) she is hurling abuse, whilst he is looking frightened. The power has changed.
1:56 - 1:58 - Low level close up of fire.
1:59 - 2:02 - Low angle shot looking up at the girl now completely engulfed in fire.
2:03 - 2:04 - Mid shot of man (waist up) looking at the girl with fire i the foreground.
2:05 - 2:06 - Face of other deformed characters shown watching the murder. Side angle close ups of their faces.
2:07-2:08 - High angle shot looking down upon the fire engulfed girl. 2:09 -2:11 - Mid shot of man holding up shot gun.
2:12 - Shot showing the shaft of the shotgun with the girl blurred behind.
2:13 - 2:14 - Shot from behind the girl, focussing on the wall with everything else out of focus. The girl is shot.

Timed Analysis 1 - The Woman In Black

0:12 - 0:21 - Close Up shot of an empty tea pot pouring into empty small cups. Eerie music is introduced.
0:22 - 0:25 - Close Up of a childs hand pretending to pouring the contents of the previously seen cups into a dolls mouth.
0:26 - 0:28 - The same shot as the previous, but showing a different china doll.
0:29 - 0:32 - An establishing shot - showing three young girls in a bedroom environment appearing to be playing with their dolls. From their costume, it appears it was set in the 20th century.
0:33-0:35 - Close up of a doll's hair being brushed. Depth of field is used.
0:36-0:37 - Close up of hands tucking another doll into a small bed.
0:38-0:39 - Mid Shot showing two characters (waist upwards) - they are smiling whilst still playing with their dolls.
0:40 - 0:42 - Mid shot of the other girl in the room, also smiling.
0:43 - 0:44 - The camera is placed low to the ground, on the level with the dolls. We can see the hands of the children once again playing with their toys, but this time from a different perspective
0.45 - 0:51 - A high angle shot is used and looks down upon the three girls in the room, making them appear vulnerable. The three girls look directly into the camera as if they have seen something. There is a change of music - which is even more eerie.
0:52-0:54 - A Long shot is shown of the three girls sitting down, encapsulating all of their bodies into the frame. They look around from where they were previously looking to the other side of the room.
0:56 - 0.57 - A Mid shot of the window. The camera zooms incredibly slowly and steadily, and it is almost not noticeable.
0:58-0:59 - Mid shot of the girls staring (assumably out of the window) They begin to get up.
0:59:1:00 - Action match. The camera is now slightly closer to one of the girls who is still standing up.
1:01 - Close Up of the one of the girls feet as her dress rises, indicating that the is still in the process of standing - these shots are in slightly slower motion.
1:02-1:04 - Close Up of one of the girls hands who is holding a cup in it, which she drops at the end of the shot
1:04-1:05 - Action match. Camera is at a low angle and shows a close up of the cup smashing.
1:06 - 1:07 - Close up of two of the girls' feet as they begin to walk towards the window.
1:07 - Extreme close up of a doll's head being stood on
1:08-1:09 - Extreme close up of another doll's head being stood on
1:10 - 1:16 - A mid shot of all three of the girls walking towards the camera whilst it slowly zooms out, ending up outside of the window.
1:17 - 1:20 - Long Shot. The camera reverses and is now behind the girls watching them walk towards the window and step onto the ledge.
1:21 - 1:23 - Close up of a hand opening the latch on the window and then pushing open the window itself.
1:24 - 1:36 - The same shot as previously from the behind of the girls. They stand up on the window itself and in slow motion they jump out, in synchronisation with one another. . At the end of the shot their is another slow, steady zoom out.
1:37 - 1:39 - Close up of one of the dolls faces. Slow zoom out again.
1:40 - 1:43 - a High angle shot is shown of the empty room. Fades to white.

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