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Prop’s List:

Prop’s List:

-Mask

-Fake Knife

-Fake Blood

We used a mask, as is typical of the genre as we thought it would initially aid an air of mystery to the character and thus make for more of an impact upon the reveal. We use a fake knife for the murder scene and reveal as it too is typical of the horror genre, falling in line with Schatz theory. And we also used fake blood so at to make the piece realistic and aesthetically pleasing for the audience. The rest of props were simply the clothing worn, which we kept consistent throughout re-shooting so as to not ruin the investment in characters.

Stereotypical Horror Fan

John Smith is an 18 year old student form a working class background. He is a reformer. He wears dark comfortable clothes, and is not too bothered about fashion. He doesn’t take life to seriously and is a laid back guy. He works hard at college as he tries to get the grades for university. He watches a ton of horror films and is part of the cult classics. He also plays videogames listens and plays rock music on his guitar and reads a lot of fantasy. He socializes a lot, often frequenting the local pub where he chills out. He isn’t physically sportive, instead spending his time working a part-time job to pay for films and his social life. He likes mainstream horror films, but researches the more gritty stuff for when he is alone.

Focus group screening

What did you like about the trailer?

Effective intertitles x11

Variety of shots/angles x8

Good editing x2

Jump scare at the end x12

Storyline was clear x3

Good pacing x3

Good angles

Creepy killer character x3

Creepy setting of forest 

What did you think could be improved in the trailer?

Lacked variety of settings

Needs music x15

Needs more scenes x4

Focus more on killer-not victims 

Close ups of how scared the victims are

Needs more editing (lighting/sound FX) x3

More dialogue x2