Friday The 13th Film Poster Anlaysis

The background of the poster is dark suggesting the film has got a sinister atmosphere. This will make the audience aware that the film poster is for a horror film. In the centre of the poster we see a dark figure. Their face is covered by a mask which could put the audience on edge as they will not know who the murderer is because their identity is hidden. This could also suggest that the villain pictured in the poster is unknown to the victims. In the villains hand is a weapon. This perhaps suggests that they are on a murderous rampage. From this, the audience can then establish that this person we see on the poster is the definitely villain in the film.
The title of the film 'Friday The 13th' is written in red. This connotes blood and gore. Also as the background is black the red title stands out and is eye catching to the audience.
From this poster we can also see that the villain is standing in dark woods. This suggests to the audience that the setting for the film is based here. This may make them more interested in the film because most successful horror films are located in the woods or other isolated locations like this to create a scarier atmosphere. This is due to the fact that the victims will be alone. 

Research and Planning

You have really worked hard and you have been very independant - a really positive approach to your studies this year, well done! In order to improve your response for this part of the course this year you need to show some leadership skills to move your group on. Improve your presentation of your storyboard!

Documenting Of Influences

In our clip we used a vast amount of extreme (high and low) and dynamic camera angles because of the enticement it can bring to our target audience. There were many reasons which influenced us to make the decision to choose horror as the genre for our film. In our trailer we used a multitude of camera angles but primarily used angles such as wide angle and mid shots on a good quality go pro camera. Firstly you see the group walking towards the camera which is panning backwards which is one of the most acquired/generic shots in horror films. After distributing a questionnaire around , the results showed that the majority of the people wanted us to do a horror film. This influenced us to stick by our idea of the genre being horror. After looking in more detail at the codes and conventions of horror films we analysed what shots and atmosphere to create in our film trailer i.e. extensive use of long and mid shots to emphasise the sinisterism of our film, some film examples used was cabin in the woods and Friday the 13th. We were influenced to use ideas from the horror films because using the correct sounds and music, you can Create a very effective film trailer as horror films have a very distinctive atmosphere which can be easily emphasised by sinister music and sounds.